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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cock Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Havener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Havener is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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164 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cock Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Havener!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Havener has Johnson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Johnson avoiding damage as Havener throws knees to the body.
Havener lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Havener manages to get underhooks.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cock Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Havener is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Havener is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Havener avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Havener.
Havener scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Havener wants to stall.
Havener throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson avoiding damage as Havener throws knees to the body.
Havener looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Havener tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Havener is defending well against a takedown attempt.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Havener.
Havener tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Havener landing knees to the head.
Johnson avoiding damage as Havener throws knees to the body.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Havener leaning against his opponent.
Havener misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson is trying to drag Havener to the mat but Havener just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Havener obliges.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Havener tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Havener misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Havener utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Havener, against the ropes.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Havener prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Havener shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Havener scores with a knee to the head.
Havener using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Havener pulls his leg out and moves away.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Havener wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Havener slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Havener fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havener wants to clinch.
Johnson shoots in but Havener avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Havener scores with a punch to the head.
Havener closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the ropes.
Havener tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
Havener has Johnson pushed against the ropes.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Havener manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has Havener pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Havener manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Havener lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Havener manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Havener putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short left from Havener.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Havener prevents it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Havener.
Havener using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Havener dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Havener tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Havener tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Havener stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Havener wants it to stay on the feet.
Cock Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Havener fails in his attempt to clinch.
Havener tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Andrew Havener seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Havener throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Havener tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Havener to the ground. Havener escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cock Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Havener counters with a stiff right hand.
Havener tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Havener clinches up against the ropes.
Havener is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Havener using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Havener scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havener connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Havener.
Havener tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Havener.
Havener landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Havener lands a nice knee to the body.
Havener lands a nice elbow.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Havener.
Havener lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Havener working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Havener lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Havener wants a takedown.
Havener digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Havener with a knee to the head.
Havener has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havener has Johnson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Johnson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Havener gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Havener is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Johnson to keep the fight standing.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Havener lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Havener connects with a knee to the head.
Havener wants to stall.
Havener lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Havener lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Havener throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havener pushes Johnson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Havener lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Havener obliges.
Havener unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Havener scores a nice knee to the body.
Havener crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Havener lands a nice knee to the body.
Havener landing knees to the body.
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Havener after a bit of a struggle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Havener landing knees to the body.
Havener working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Havener crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Havener lands a knee to the head.
Havener lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to drag Havener to the mat but Havener just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Havener landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Havener.
Havener working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Havener pulls Johnson into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Havener is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnson is aware though and is defending well.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Havener looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Johnson stops Havener from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Havener showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Havener's guard.
Havener escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Havener is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson stops Havener from standing up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson stands up over Havener, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Havener really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Havener is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnson is aware though and is defending well.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Havener can do anything to dispel that myth.
Havener throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Havener's head.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
Johnson distracts Havener with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Havener is rocked!
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Havener is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson postures up.
Johnson distracts Havener with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnson loads up on a big left hand. Havener felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Johnson looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Havener can't hide his disappointment, as Johnson celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cock Johnson!
Cock Johnson is the new lightweight champion!
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hype
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