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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dave Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houston is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Here Comes the Pain. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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150 lbs
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154 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Houston!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Houston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Houston connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Houston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Houston scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Houston throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Houston.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Houston throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Houston fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Houston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson works over Houston with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Houston's head.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Johnson distracts Houston with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Houston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Houston's brow.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Houston's head.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Houston looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Houston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson is working Houston over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Houston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Houston's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Houston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Houston trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson works over Houston with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Houston's brow.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson is in close to Houston's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson is in close to Houston's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson is in close to Houston's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Houston is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
Houston can't keep his opponent in guard - Johnson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Houston!
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Johnson lands a couple of good shots and Houston has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Houston covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Johnson throwing damaging strikes from the back! Houston could be in trouble here!
Houston is covering up but some of the strikes from Johnson are getting through and doing damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Houston is rocked!
Johnson scores with punches and elbows.
Houston is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson punches Houston on the ear.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Houston seems to have recovered his senses.
Houston misses with a two punch combination.
Houston throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Houston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Houston.
Houston misses with a few strikes there.
Houston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Houston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Houston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mike Houston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Houston.
Houston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Houston misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Houston's guard now.
Houston 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.
Houston is breathing heavily.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Houston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Houston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Houston is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Houston's head.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Houston.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dave Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson is working Houston over with some ground and pound from side control.
Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Houston to see if he's OK.
Johnson lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Johnson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Johnson lands a nice forearm strike.
Johnson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Johnson scores with punches from side control.
Houston on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Johnson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lands some shots froms side control.
Johnson cracks Houston with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Johnson immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Houston is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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