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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craven Pressley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rampage Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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183 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Craven Pressley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rampage Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pressley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson slips a straight right by Pressley.
Pressley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pressley's calf.
Pressley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Pressley. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Johnson tries to move into range but Pressley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pressley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pressley thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Nice jab there from Pressley.
Pressley misses the shot to the body.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Pressley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Pressley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pressley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pressley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pressley misses with a hook.
Pressley misses with a body shot.
Pressley looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Pressley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Pressley throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
Pressley moves out of range of the leg kick from Johnson.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pressley.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pressley checks a leg kick.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pressley is able to avoid easily.
Pressley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pressley.
Johnson tries a low kick but Pressley avoids it.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pressley misses with a body kick.
Pressley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pressley blocks a low kick nicely.
Pressley looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Pressley throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Pressley finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pressley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Pressley misses.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pressley.
Pressley is looking to score with low kicks.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Pressley avoids it well.
Pressley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pressley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Pressley throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Pressley checks a leg kick.
Pressley scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Pressley catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pressley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Craven Pressley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pressley missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Pressley's leg. Pressley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Pressley moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pressley misses the shot to the body.
Pressley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pressley is out of range and Johnson settles back down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pressley throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
Pressley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Pressley swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Pressley tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pressley.
A combination from Pressley does no damage.
Pressley misses with a body shot.
Pressley looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pressley to score with a decent uppercut.
Pressley is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice shot lands for Pressley.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Pressley.
Pressley lands a right hook to the body.
Pressley misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pressley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson throws a series of punches but Pressley moves out of range.
Pressley throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pressley throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craven Pressley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Pressley's knee but Pressley avoids it well.
Pressley just misses with a punch to the body.
Pressley blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnson misses with the combination.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Johnson has eaten all the pies!
Pressley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Rampage Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pressley misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Pressley catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Pressley misses with a body shot.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Pressley avoids nicely.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Craven Pressley is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Pressley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pressley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Pressley avoids them all with ease.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pressley connects with a crisp jab.
Pressley connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pressley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pressley. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pressley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Pressley blocks the leg kick.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnson wants to slow Pressley down by chopping away at his legs.
Pressley checks the leg kick nicely there.
A right-left combo lands from Pressley.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Pressley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pressley.
Pressley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Pressley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pressley.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Johnson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pressley has got the better of the exchanges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pressley slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Pressley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pressley throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Pressley misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pressley throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pressley checks a leg kick.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Pressley's leg. Pressley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Pressley throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pressley. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pressley looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pressley works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Pressley lands with a good body shot.
Pressley jabs at Johnson's body.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pressley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A clash of legs there as Johnson blocks the low kick.
Pressley lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pressley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Pressley pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Johnson back to the cage. Pressley follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pressley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pressley throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pressley, as that shot connected.
Pressley tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Pressley just misses with a punch to the body.
Pressley misses the shot to the body.
Johnson slips under a jab from Pressley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pressley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pressley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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!
Pressley misses with a low kick.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body punch from Pressley.
Pressley misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Pressley. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Pressley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pressley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Pressley's knee but Pressley avoids it well.
Pressley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pressley throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craven Pressley dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Pressley throws a body shot but no joy.
Pressley misses the shot to the body.
Pressley misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Pressley is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pressley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Pressley swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Pressley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pressley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Pressley moves out of range.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Pressley checks it.
Pressley throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson throws a low kick but Pressley moves out of range easily.
Pressley misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Pressley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pressley.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Pressley checks it.
Pressley lands an overhand right.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pressley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with an inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Pressley as he connects with a hook.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Pressley scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Pressley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pressley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pressley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pressley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pressley lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Pressley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pressley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pressley scores with a jab to the body.
Pressley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Pressley.
A telegraphed right hand from Pressley misses the target.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Pressley.
Pressley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pressley loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Pressley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Pressley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pressley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
A punch combination from Pressley misses.
Pressley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Pressley.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pressley's sensitive parts.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pressley takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Pressley throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pressley lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Pressley jumps back.
Pressley looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
A leg kick checked by Pressley.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Pressley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pressley misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pressley.
Pressley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pressley misses with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pressley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pressley. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pressley just misses with a punch to the body.
Rampage Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pressley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craven Pressley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pressley 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craven Pressley!
Craven Pressley spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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