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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grzegorz Bomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's entrance music is Will T. Bear - For a Few Dollars More. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bomba's choice of entrance music: Dreadlock Holiday. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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179 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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192 cm
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180 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grzegorz Bomba!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Bomba counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bomba.
Johnson throws a body punch but Bomba moves out of range.
Bomba tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bomba misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bomba sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bomba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bomba avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bomba tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Bomba.
Bomba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Bomba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bomba moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Bomba makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Bomba is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Bomba.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Bomba's ribs.
Bomba misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bomba is just out of range.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Bomba's ribs.
Bomba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bomba to the mat! Bomba manages to get full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bomba is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johnson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Johnson wants to control but Bomba is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson trying to control the action but Bomba is working from the bottom.
Bomba is being controlled here.
Bomba prevents Johnson from improving position.
Johnson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Johnson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to control but Bomba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bomba can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson trying to control but Bomba is having none of it.
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bomba keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
It looks like Grzegorz Bomba has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomba manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Bomba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Bomba defending well.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bomba does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bomba trying to hold on to Johnson's head to control him but Johnson postures up.
Johnson wants to pass to mount but Bomba is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grzegorz Bomba's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bomba tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Bomba misses.
Bomba swinging wildly here.
Bomba slips under a jab.
Johnson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson is looking to wear down Bomba with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Bomba.
A combination from Bomba does no damage.
Bomba displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bomba staying out of range there.
Grzegorz Bomba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bomba's hands.
Bomba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Bomba misses.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bomba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Bomba saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomba looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Grzegorz Bomba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
Johnson gets a takedown into half guard.
Johnson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bomba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bomba won't allow Johnson to pass to mount.
Johnson works his way into full mount!
Bomba avoids a series of strikes thrown by Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to finish Bomba with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bomba!
Bomba squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Johnson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bomba?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson is landing with some decent strikes but Bomba is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bomba tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bomba hang on?
Bomba can't escape the position.
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
Johnson lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bomba is trying to escape the mount.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Luke Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson trying to control but Bomba is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomba manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Johnson is looking to stall here but Bomba recovers full guard.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bomba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bomba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bomba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Grzegorz Bomba's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bomba throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bomba misses with a two punch combination.
Grzegorz Bomba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bomba throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bomba. That one must have hurt.
Johnson checks a low kick from Bomba.
Bomba slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson swings for the body but Bomba moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Bomba sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bomba was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is pushing down on Bomba's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bomba is fighting to maintain full guard but Johnson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bomba is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bomba defending well though.
Bomba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bomba is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Bomba is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomba taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Johnson uses his free foot to push down on Bomba's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bomba.
Johnson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Johnson tries to control but Bomba wriggling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson working Bomba over with strikes here.
Johnson punching from mount but Bomba doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bomba tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson trying to control but Bomba is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomba wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Johnson breaks from Bomba's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Johnson unloading with bombs!
Bomba is rocked!
Johnson cracks Bomba with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bomba is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Johnson! Bomba is hurt baaadly! Johnson is firing away with more strikes - Bomba is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Johnson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Luke Johnson made sure he mentioned STEEL PENN'S - STEEL TERROR: Video Proven 160Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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