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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between CJ Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 2pac & Dr.Dre - California Love. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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144 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
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147 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, CJ Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Williams!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson wants to slow Williams down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Williams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Williams tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson throws a combination. Williams tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson throws a push kick but Williams slaps the foot to one side.
Williams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Johnson throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
CJ Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Williams.
Williams slips a jab from Johnson.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Johnson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Williams looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson sneaks back into half guard.
Williams trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Williams wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johnson.
Williams's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Williams trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Austin Williams wasn't active enough on the ground.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams checks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
Williams throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Austin Williams will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
CJ Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Williams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crunch! Johnson slams his shin into Williams's torso.
Williams shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Williams trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams forces his way into half guard.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Williams wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Williams is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Williams scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Williams.
Williams is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Williams looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Williams is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson wanted to stand there but Williams had control of the position.
Williams isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Johnson stacks Williams on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Johnson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Williams lands with an overhand left.
Williams throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Williams checks it well.
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
A big left from Williams misses.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Williams throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and Williams finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Williams is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Williams wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Williams throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Williams lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Williams has a good base and remains in mount.
CJ Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams looking to control and managing it successfully.
Williams throwing strikes here but Johnson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Williams misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johnson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Williams is looking to stall here but Johnson recovers full guard.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson 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.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Williams has gone for a leg lock! Johnson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Williams's guard.
Johnson trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Johnson has passed into half guard!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Austin Williams.
I've got Williams winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Williams!
Austin Williams seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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