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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yegor Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Fuck. Yegor Klitschko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 cm
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228 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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200 cm
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248 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Johnson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yegor Klitschko! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The fight moves into the clinch position. Klitschko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Klitschko just stands there and leans against the cage. Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Klitschko has the dominant position. Klitschko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Klitschko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Klitschko tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Klitschko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Klitschko connects with a jab. Johnson keeps the fight on the outside. Klitschko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson takes the fight into the clinch. A shot in the inside from Klitschko. Klitschko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head. Klitschko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. The referee calls for Klitschko to work.
Klitschko prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch. Klitschko misses with a body punch.
Klitschko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage. Klitschko pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johnson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Klitschko closes the distance and clinches. Klitschko lands with a short head shot on the inside. Klitschko breaks the clinch.
Klitschko throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range. Klitschko clinches with his opponent.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Klitschko won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Klitschko presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Johnson is trying to break free. Johnson prevents Klitschko from breaking the clinch. Klitschko wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Klitschko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Klitschko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away. Klitschko is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him. Klitschko tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position. Johnson jumps guard but Klitschko turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Klitschko can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Klitschko has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment. Johnson breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Klitschko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Klitschko clinches with his opponent.
Johnson pulls guard effortlessly. Klitschko wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Klitschko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Klitschko looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Johnson gets to his feet. Klitschko looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Klitschko as he jumps to the side. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yegor Klitschko dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Klitschko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Klitschko moves into the clinch. Klitschko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klitschko misses with a looping right. Klitschko has managed to clinch.
Klitschko taking a breather. Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Klitschko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Klitschko throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Klitschko. Klitschko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Klitschko clinches with his opponent.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Klitschko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Klitschko manages to break the clinch.
Klitschko tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Johnson scores with a takedown into Klitschko's guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Klitschko pushes Johnson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Klitschko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Klitschko backing up. Klitschko nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes. Klitschko instigates a clinch. Klitschko looks to throw an elbow but misses. Klitschko lands a body punch in the clinch. Klitschko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Klitschko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yegor Klitschko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Klitschko just stands there and leans against the cage. Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Klitschko shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Klitschko tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it. No joy there for Klitschko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Klitschko throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease. Klitschko tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
A combination from Klitschko does no damage. Klitschko tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it. Klitschko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klitschko clinches. Klitschko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Klitschko tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Klitschko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Klitschko is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position. Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Klitschko has him pressed against the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Klitschko is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Klitschko.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Klitschko lands a nice shot to the body. Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yegor Klitschko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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. This is the final round!
Klitschko misses with a wild combination.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick. The fight stays on the outside here - Klitschko looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Johnson keeps the fight on the outside. Klitschko wants to clinch. Klitschko closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage. Klitschko is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Klitschko tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage. A shot in the inside from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Klitschko working aggressively here.
Klitschko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Klitschko fails in his attempt to clinch. Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yegor Klitschko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Klitschko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Klitschko moves into the clinch. Klitschko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage. Klitschko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Johnson tries for a takedown but Klitschko manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Klitschko manages to break the clinch.
Klitschko is looking to clinch. Klitschko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Klitschko tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance. Klitschko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson. Johnson gets the takedown into side control. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Johnson working away. Klitschko takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The strikes coming from Johnson are missing the target in this wave of attacks. A lull in the action here as Johnson stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johnson with the ground and pound but Klitschko regains half guard under the barage of strikes. Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Klitschko's head. It looks like Johnson is going to stand back up.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Klitschko won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Klitschko pushes Johnson off and gets back to his feet. Johnson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Klitschko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Klitschko takes the fight into the clinch. Klitschko tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Johnson is trying to pull guard but Klitschko has him pressed against the cage. Klitschko breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jon Johnson. I think Klitschko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Yegor Klitschko! Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Yegor Klitschko! Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Yegor Klitschko!
Yegor Klitschko wins by unanimous decision! Yegor Klitschko thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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