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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Charcoal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: It's A Fight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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180 cm
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169 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Charcoal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charcoal swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Charcoal connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Charcoal moves out of range easily.
Charcoal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Charcoal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Charcoal throws a quick inside leg kick.
Charcoal lands a jab.
Charcoal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Charcoal tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Charcoal fails to land.
Charcoal is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnson to keep the fight standing.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Charcoal pulls his leg out and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Charcoal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charcoal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mr Charcoal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Charcoal looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Charcoal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Charcoal misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Charcoal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Charcoal cracks Johnson with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Charcoal ducks down to avoid it.
Charcoal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charcoal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charcoal avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Charcoal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charcoal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Charcoal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Charcoal is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Charcoal struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Charcoal ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Charcoal no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Charcoal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson won't allow Charcoal to sweep him here.
Charcoal trying to control the position.
Charcoal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
Charcoal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Charcoal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Charcoal's legs - danger averted.
Charcoal wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Charcoal has wrist control.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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 lands a couple of digs.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Charcoal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Charcoal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Charcoal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Charcoal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Charcoal dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Charcoal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Charcoal cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Charcoal moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Charcoal.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Charcoal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson pushes Charcoal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Charcoal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Charcoal misses with the head strike.
Charcoal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Charcoal improves position.
Johnson tries a body shot but Charcoal blocks it.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson has Charcoal pressed against the cage, preventing Charcoal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charcoal is trying to pull guard but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Charcoal controls his hands.
Charcoal misses with a punch to the body.
Charcoal tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Charcoal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Charcoal manages to break the clinch.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Charcoal.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Charcoal in a clinch.
Charcoal is struggling to control the position.
Charcoal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Charcoal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson gets a double leg takedown into Charcoal's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Charcoal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Charcoal's head.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Charcoal looking to control.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Charcoal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnson is aware though and is defending well.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson being controlled here momentarily.
Charcoal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnson is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Charcoal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Charcoal is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson works over Charcoal with some ground and pound from guard.
Charcoal keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Charcoal trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Andy Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson stands up over Charcoal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Charcoal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Charcoal wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Charcoal has wrist control.
Charcoal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Charcoal is looking to sweep but instead, Johnson has passed into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charcoal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Charcoal with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab lands there for Charcoal.
Charcoal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charcoal misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson scores a takedown into full mount!
Charcoal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Charcoal is bucking up trying to escape but Johnson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Johnson trying to control but Charcoal is having none of it.
Charcoal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Charcoal is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson trying to control but Charcoal is having none of it.
Charcoal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charcoal is working hard here to advance position.
Charcoal is in a horrible position here. Johnson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Johnson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Charcoal is rocked!
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
Oh Charcoal is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson lands a heavy elbow.
Johnson working the ground and pound effectively.
Charcoal is bucking up trying to escape but Johnson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controlling from mount.
Johnson prevents Charcoal from getting the reversal.
Johnson trying to control but Charcoal is having none of it.
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Charcoal is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Charcoal hang on?
Charcoal is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson lands a big shot to the head and Charcoal winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Andy Johnson!
Andy Johnson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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