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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dre Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franky Young will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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137 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dre Johnson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franky Young!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fails with the takedown
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
Young tests Johnson 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Young counters with a slapping leg kick.
Young drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Young prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Young wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Young prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Young trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young stops Johnson from standing up.
Young slips nicely into half guard.
Johnson is looking to escape.
Young keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Young wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.
Young is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Young.
Young takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Young scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Young prevents Johnson from standing back up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Young is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Young thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young controlling the action here.
Johnson pushes Young off but Young dives into side control.
Johnson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Young has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Young postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Young working the ground and pound.
Johnson is not content to let Young control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johnson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Young dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Young lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Young counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Young finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson 's head.
Young lands a jab to Johnson 's midsection.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Young finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Young connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Young cracks a nice hook into Johnson 's ribs.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dre Johnson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Young finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Young counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Young listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Young scores with a leg kick.
Young clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Young moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Young with a hook.
Young scores with a leg kick.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Young shoots in and gets a takedown into Johnson 's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Young wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young slips nicely into half guard.
Young seems to be looking for submissions.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Young stalling away here and it's allowed Johnson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Young throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Young 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.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Young passes into half guard.
Young has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Franky Young has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Young is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Johnson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Johnson is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Young. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Young lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Young has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
Young lands a right hand.
Young stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Young manages to break the clinch.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Young counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson 's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dre Johnson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Young connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson 's side.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice body kick from Young.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Johnson . He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Young counters with a right hand to the body.
Dre Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Young closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Young digs a right hand underneath Johnson 's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Young lands a body punch.
Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Young is defending well.
Franky Young is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Young is looking for a takedown.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
Nice body punch from Young - that landed with a thud.
The referee is keeping an eye on Young - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Young.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Young gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Young pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Young.
Young breaks the clinch.
Young bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Franky Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Young scores with a kick to the midsection.
Young shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Young buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Young sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Young scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Young as he connects with a hook.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Young counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Young.
Young lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Young counters with a left to the body.
Young thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson 's side.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Young avoids it really well and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A good leg kick by Young.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franky Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Young has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franky Young!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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