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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rath Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Magana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rath Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santiago Magana!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magana shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Magana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Magana is avoiding it.
Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Magana pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Magana has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Magana keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Magana is retaining full guard.
Magana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Magana is keeping the position for now.
Magana keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rath Johnson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magana lands a body shot.
Magana fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Magana circles away and keeps his distance.
Magana throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magana moves away.
Magana dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Magana's head and hops out.
Rath Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Magana.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Magana circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magana leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Magana shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Magana gets slowly back to his feet.
Magana fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Magana to the mat! Magana manages to get full guard.
Magana has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magana had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Magana looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Magana is keeping the position.
Magana controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Magana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Magana gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Magana is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Magana stands up and waves to Johnson to follow him.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Magana manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Magana looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Magana is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
Magana misses with an elbow from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rath Johnson 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.
Magana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Magana dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Magana's head and hops out.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Magana shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rath Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Magana.
Magana darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Magana has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Magana content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Magana tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Magana pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Magana is working from the bottom.
Magana is wriggling around but Johnson manages to pass to half guard.
Magana is breathing heavily.
Magana gets full guard.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson trying to control but Magana is working from the bottom.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Magana working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Magana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magana keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Magana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rath Johnson.
Magana shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Magana keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson stands up and waves to Magana to follow him.
Rath Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magana throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Magana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magana shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Magana tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magana is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Rath Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Johnson in particular looking to stall.
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but Magana defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magana looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Magana is not content to let Johnson control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rath Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Magana.
Magana shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Rath Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Magana.
Johnson gets a double leg takedown into Magana's guard.
Magana is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Johnson won't allow Magana to get back to his feet.
Johnson wanted to stand there but Magana had control of the position.
Magana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson trying to control but Magana is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magana is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Magana tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Magana to the ground. Magana escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Magana's half guard.
Johnson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Johnson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Magana.
Magana is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Johnson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Johnson's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magana working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Johnson tries to roll but Magana sticks to his back.
Johnson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Johnson trying to control the position but Magana manages to sink in the hooks.
Magana looking for the choke but no joy.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Magana's guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magana has a closed guard, preventing Johnson from standing up.
Magana keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Magana is proving hard to escape from.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Magana gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Magana postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magana is stalling in the full guard.
Magana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Magana defends well.
Magana trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson is trying to keep Magana in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rath 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rath Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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