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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carl Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Theilulaia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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140 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good in bed |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mister Theilulaia!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theilulaia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Johnson gets to his feet - Theilulaia follows without any prompting.
Johnson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Theilulaia tries to improve position but can't.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Theilulaia down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Johnson working away.
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.
Johnson happy to just control the position for now.
Johnson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theilulaia is letting Johnson control him for a moment.
Johnson working the body and head with strikes.
Theilulaia defending against the ground and pound.
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.
Theilulaia wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Johnson happy to just control the position for now.
Johnson tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets to mount! Theilulaia was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Johnson stands up from mount. Strange move.
The fight stays on the outside here - Theilulaia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Theilulaia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mister Theilulaia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Theilulaia wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
so Johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Theilulaia is trying to keep Johnson in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mister Theilulaia.
Theilulaia tries to clinch up
and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Theilulaia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Theilulaia scores with a knee to the head.
Theilulaia looks winded!
Theilulaia is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Theilulaia looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson is stalling here.
Johnson jumps guard but Theilulaia turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theilulaia missing with knees to the body.
Theilulaia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Theilulaia looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Theilulaia misses with a knee strike.
Theilulaia is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Theilulaia has his back to the cage.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Theilulaia to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Theilulaia smiles and moves away.
Theilulaia tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Theilulaia is trying to control but Johnson manages to pass to mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Johnson dominated that round.
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.
Theilulaia moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Theilulaia's guard.
Carl Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Theilulaia keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Theilulaia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Theilulaia is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Theilulaia is breathing heavily.
We're going to have a standup here because Carl Johnson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Theilulaia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Theilulaia looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Theilulaia's head.
Theilulaia looking for a sweep. Not yet Theilulaia, not yet.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We're going to have a standup here because Carl Johnson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Theilulaia tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Johnson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Theilulaia thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Theilulaia throws a knee to the head but misses.
Theilulaia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theilulaia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson is looking to control Theilulaia's arms but Theilulaia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnson has his back to the cage.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Theilulaia tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson is looking for a takedown.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Theilulaia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Theilulaia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Theilulaia controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theilulaia misses with a knee strike.
Theilulaia working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Johnson stalling against the cage.
Johnson tries to circle away but Theilulaia has him pinned against the cage.
Theilulaia throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson jumps guard but Theilulaia stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Theilulaia avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Theilulaia won't allow it.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Theilulaia walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Johnson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Theilulaia tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Theilulaia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Theilulaia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Theilulaia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Theilulaia napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Johnson tries to move to mount but Theilulaia blocks the move with his legs.
Johnson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Theilulaia is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
Theilulaia is trying to get back to his feet.
Theilulaia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Theilulaia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson swings around for an armbar but Theilulaia sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Johnson's guard.
Johnson kicks Theilulaia off and gets to his feet.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Theilulaia as he jumps to the side.
Theilulaia tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson slips under a jab from Theilulaia.
Theilulaia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Theilulaia gets caught napping as Johnson dives in and scores a takedown. Theilulaia manages to retain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson prevents Theilulaia from getting back to his feet.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Johnson forces his way into half guard.
Theilulaia wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Theilulaia is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Johnson jumps into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slows the pace down.
Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Theilulaia to see if he's OK.
Johnson scoring with punches and elbows.
Theilulaia is being controlled here.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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