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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rebel Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriano Cassimiro Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, If you want blood, you got it by AC/DC . The crowd seem to be enjoying Andrade's choice of entrance music: Baauer - Harlem Shake. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rebel Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adriano Cassimiro Andrade!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrade closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Johnson's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Andrade gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Andrade stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson pulls Andrade in close to prevent any damage.
Andrade trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Andrade preventing the sweep.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Andrade's guard.
Johnson passes into half guard.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is thwarting Andrade's attempts to control the position.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Andrade is working away.
Andrade manages to get to full guard.
Andrade looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Andrade punching from the bottom - just letting Johnson know he's still in a fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Andrade has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Andrade's legs - danger averted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrade working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Andrade trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Andrade looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson cracks Andrade with a solid left hand.
Johnson trying to control but Andrade is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andrade is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Andrade is retaining full guard.
Andrade preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Andrade working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Andrade wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Johnson works over Andrade with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stands up over Andrade, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Andrade controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Andrade keeps moving.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Andrade has wrist control.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson wants to control from the top but Andrade keeps moving.
Andrade is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rebel Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Andrade gets a takedown into half guard.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johnson.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Andrade can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Andrade preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Andrade from controlling successfully.
Johnson has his foot on Andrade's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Andrade works his way back into a safe position though.
Andrade tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Andrade looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson cracks Andrade with a solid left hand.
Johnson trying to control but Andrade is working from the bottom.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Andrade is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Andrade is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Andrade 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrade working a defensive guard but Johnson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.
Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Andrade knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Andrade is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Andrade's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johnson advances to mount.
Johnson dominating with strikes here.
It looks like Adriano Cassimiro Andrade has been cut.
Andrade tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Andrade tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Andrade is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
Andrade is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrade regains half guard.
Andrade has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Andrade looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Andrade is breathing heavily.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Andrade is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson works his way into side control.
We've been hearing that Johnson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Johnson trying to control the action but Andrade is working from the bottom.
Andrade striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrade takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rebel Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adriano Cassimiro Andrade's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Johnson misses.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson tries to clinch but Andrade moves out of range.
Andrade closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Andrade lands in his opponent's guard.
Andrade throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson is working an open guard so Andrade takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Andrade is holding on to half guard well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Andrade keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Andrade's head.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson wants to control but Andrade is keeping him busy.
Andrade throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Andrade defending well though.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Andrade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson is really struggling to control Andrade but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson blocks the strikes from Andrade.
Andrade moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrade 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.
Andrade is looking for a triangle here but Johnson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Andrade takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Andrade tries to improve position but can't.
Andrade wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Johnson is putting a hurting on Andrade here, landing some big shots from side control.
Andrade takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Johnson trying to control the position but Andrade is working away.
Johnson landing a few strikes.
Johnson scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Andrade knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Andrade can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson lands a nice forearm strike.
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Andrade takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Andrade is rocked!
Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Andrade knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Andrade is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Andrade taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rebel Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Andrade seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson wants to control but Andrade is keeping him busy.
Andrade wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andrade keeps working.
Andrade on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Andrade is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Andrade is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson scoring with punches and elbows.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andrade keeps working.
Adriano Cassimiro Andrade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson tries to move to mount but Andrade blocks the move with his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rebel Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rebel Johnson!
As Rebel Johnson got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I'll make you famous. Come be with a real man.'.
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