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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Mike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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135 lbs
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180 cm
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Red Mike!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Mike throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Mike avoids nicely.
Mike is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mike to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mike controlling from the top position.
Mike wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Mike is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Mike has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Mike closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnson to the mat! Johnson manages to get full guard.
Mike stops Johnson from standing up.
Mike stands and steps away. Johnson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Mike bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mike closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Johnson did well to prevent Mike getting side control.
Mike works his way into full mount!
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson is in a horrible position here. Mike smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mike controlling from mount.
Mike trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
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.
Mike throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mike looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Johnson is trying to stand up.
Mike avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Mike trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mike scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
Mike thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mike trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mike scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Mike dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mike fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mike takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Dan Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson stalks Mike and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mike's face. Mike staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left lands for Johnson.
Mike dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good work by Mike as he checks the leg kick.
Johnson leaves Mike with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dan Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mike slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Mike closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mike wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Mike uses his free foot to push down on Johnson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Johnson.
Mike has control of Johnson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Johnson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Mike wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mike stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mike shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mike is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mike is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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 wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson is staying active underneath Mike, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Red Mike has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Red Mike.
Mike shoots in but no luck this time.
Mike gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson feints a jab promting Mike to slip. Johnson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mike slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Mike fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dan Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Mike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mike misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mike is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Mike is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mike.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dan Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Johnson looks to land a combination but Mike avoids it well.
Mike seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mike doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson tries to bum rush Mike with a series of wild strikes but Mike uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Mike.
Mike shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Mike does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Mike drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is looking to stand back up but Mike counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Johnson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson pushes Mike off looking to stand but Mike dives back in and keeps control.
Mike throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mike is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mike is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mike is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mike.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Mike has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to escape.
Mike scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mike is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike content to control rather than advance.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Mike pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson tries to break free but Mike pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson letting Mike take a breather here.
Mike is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnson to keep the fight standing.
Dan Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Mike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mike looking for a takedown.
Mike is looking for a takedown.
Johnson is trying to push Mike away but Mike has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mike fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Mike jumps into guard, dragging Johnson to the mat.
Johnson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Mike is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Red Mike comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mike 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Mike!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
76% |
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