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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes into the arena with BJ Penn blaring out of the sound system. Bj Penn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148 lbs
31 - 22 - 0 |
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159 lbs
36 - 21 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bj Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn.
A shot to the body from Penn misses
and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penn's efforts to push away.
Penn is stalling here.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Penn swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Bj Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Penn misses
and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Penn is trying to stall.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
A big right from Penn misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Penn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Penn takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
Penn misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Penn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Penn is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Penn misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penn throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Penn is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Johnson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Penn throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Penn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Penn is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Penn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bj Penn dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Penn misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Penn is trying to pull guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Penn misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Penn is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
John Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Penn throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Penn misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penn misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Penn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Penn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Penn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Penn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Penn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penn misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Johnson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Penn misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penn misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Penn tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to the body from Penn misses
and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Penn misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson slips a jab from Penn.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Penn.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Penn misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
Penn is trying to work for a sweep but Johnson has mounted him!
Penn wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Penn trying to control the hands but Johnson won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson stands up.
Bj Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson slips a straight right by Penn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penn throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Penn swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
John Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Penn throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Penn misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Penn manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Penn misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Penn swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penn misses the jab.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Johnson.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Johnson!
An out of breath John Johnson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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