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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Iron Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iron Tyson's entrance music is Baha Men-Holla. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 cm
24
149 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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175 cm
22
150 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shogun Iron Tyson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Johnson! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Iron Tyson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Iron Tyson. Iron Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss. Iron Tyson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Iron Tyson takes one on the button. Iron Tyson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Iron Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson thinks about the counter body kick. Iron Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab. Johnson scores with a nice strike. Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming. Iron Tyson lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
A left lands for Iron Tyson. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Johnson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Iron Tyson if he has to take too many more of those.
Iron Tyson moves out of range of the strikes. Iron Tyson blocks the body kick.
Johnson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Iron Tyson's head. A right-left combo lands from Iron Tyson. Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Iron Tyson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react. A jab lands there for Johnson. Johnson avoids the body shot from Iron Tyson.
A big right from Iron Tyson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Iron Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson. Iron Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Johnson misses. Iron Tyson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Iron Tyson there as he acknowledges the shot. Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming. Iron Tyson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Iron Tyson tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot. Iron Tyson missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Johnson misses with a body kick. Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Iron Tyson is out of range. Jab from Iron Tyson. Iron Tyson connects with a looping right hand.
Iron Tyson connects with a body shot. Johnson misses with a body kick. Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Danga de danga de dang - Iron Tyson scores with a four punch combination! Iron Tyson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Iron Tyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Iron Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A nice side step and Johnson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Iron Tyson is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Iron Tyson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Iron Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab. Johnson connects with an inside leg kick. Iron Tyson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Iron Tyson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Iron Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Johnson throws a series of punches but Iron Tyson moves out of range. Nice body kick there by Johnson. Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iron Tyson manages to avoid it. Iron Tyson looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well. Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Iron Tyson misses with the combination.
Iron Tyson jabs at Johnson's body. Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Iron Tyson slips under a jab. A head kick misses from Johnson. Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Iron Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Johnson. Iron Tyson lands a two punch combo.
Iron Tyson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Iron Tyson. Iron Tyson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Iron Tyson throws a big shot that misses. Iron Tyson looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely. Johnson with the counter takedown but Iron Tyson avoids it easily. Iron Tyson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Iron Tyson drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Johnson lands a jab to the nose. Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Iron Tyson shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Iron Tyson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Johnson misses with a looping left. Iron Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson. Iron Tyson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, jab by Iron Tyson - just one landing. Iron Tyson moves out of range of the strikes. Johnson misses with an uppercut. Iron Tyson saw that one coming. Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iron Tyson moves away. Johnson feints and then cracks Iron Tyson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Iron Tyson down. Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Johnson cracks Iron Tyson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Iron Tyson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Johnson takes a shot to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shogun Iron Tyson dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Iron Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Iron Tyson. Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Shogun Iron Tyson is winning the standup battle so far. Iron Tyson scores with a punch to the head. Iron Tyson throws a big shot that misses. Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Iron Tyson. Iron Tyson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Iron Tyson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around? Iron Tyson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. A punch combination from Iron Tyson misses. Iron Tyson blocks a jab. Johnson throws the left hand but Iron Tyson avoids the punch easily. Iron Tyson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Shogun Iron Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Iron Tyson. Iron Tyson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Iron Tyson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Iron Tyson digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Johnson lands with a nice body kick. Johnson works Iron Tyson's body with a nice hook. Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Iron Tyson is looking to counter punch. A left lands for Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round. Left hook, right uppercut from Iron Tyson. Iron Tyson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson. Johnson misses with a straight right. Iron Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it. Johnson slips a jab from Iron Tyson. Iron Tyson misses with a looping right. A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target. Johnson misses with a low kick as Iron Tyson jumps back. Iron Tyson looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range. Good shot there by Iron Tyson. Iron Tyson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands. Iron Tyson moves out of range of the body kick. Iron Tyson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Iron Tyson's head. Iron Tyson tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range. Iron Tyson throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range. Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here. 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! Iron Tyson lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Iron Tyson. Iron Tyson throws a big shot that misses. Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson slips under a jab. Iron Tyson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Iron Tyson is just out of range. Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Iron Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it. Iron Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Iron Tyson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Johnson. Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Johnson throws a series of punches but Iron Tyson avoids them all with ease. Iron Tyson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Iron Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Iron Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Iron Tyson avoids it. Iron Tyson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way. The fighters circling - Iron Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Iron Tyson avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Iron Tyson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
A slow jab from Iron Tyson misses its intended target. Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here. A big right from Johnson misses. Johnson swings for the body but Iron Tyson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Iron Tyson moves out of range easily. Iron Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Johnson. Iron Tyson slips under a jab. Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Iron Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson. Iron Tyson throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely. Iron Tyson slips under a jab. Iron Tyson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Johnson misses with a body kick. Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson. Iron Tyson lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. A looping hook to the body misses from Iron Tyson. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Johnson misses with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Iron Tyson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A combination from Iron Tyson does no damage. Iron Tyson blocks the body kick.
Good shot there by Johnson. Johnson is looking to slow Iron Tyson down with leg kicks. Iron Tyson throws a body shot but no joy. Iron Tyson tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance. Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Iron Tyson's body. Iron Tyson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Iron Tyson clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Iron Tyson lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Iron Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss. Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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 Shogun Iron Tyson will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Iron Tyson moves his leg out of the way. An attempted straight right counter from Iron Tyson misses the target. Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson pushes Iron Tyson away with a front kick. Iron Tyson blocks a leg kick. Iron Tyson catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Iron Tyson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Iron Tyson misses with a looping left. Iron Tyson throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range. Iron Tyson avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Nice shot by Iron Tyson. Left hook, right uppercut from Iron Tyson. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Iron Tyson checks a low kick from Johnson. Iron Tyson misses with a double jab.
A jab from Johnson misses. Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson misses with a low kick.
Iron Tyson tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Iron Tyson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Iron Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Johnson moves away from the strike by Iron Tyson. Iron Tyson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Iron Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss. Iron Tyson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands. Iron Tyson with a nice cross. Iron Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Nice body punch from Johnson. Iron Tyson throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range. Iron Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iron Tyson. This has been an exciting period of action! Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Iron Tyson.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Iron Tyson cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs. Johnson stuns Iron Tyson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Johnson misses with a looping right. Iron Tyson throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand. Iron Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Iron Tyson checks a leg kick. The crowd cheers as Iron Tyson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though. Iron Tyson drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Johnson tries to bum rush Iron Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Iron Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Johnson cracks Iron Tyson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Iron Tyson is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Iron Tyson throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease. Johnson scores with a push kick. Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Iron Tyson on the side of the head. Johnson throws a front kick that sends Iron Tyson stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johnson with a hook. Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Iron Tyson's shoulder, as Iron Tyson tries to avoid the shot. Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Iron Tyson!
Iron Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Iron Tyson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Iron Tyson misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely. Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Iron Tyson cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head. A thudding body kick lands there by Johnson!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Johnson throws out a loose jab but Iron Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it. Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iron Tyson. Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Iron Tyson throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Iron Tyson avoids it. Johnson staying out of range there. Iron Tyson moves away from the strike by Johnson. Iron Tyson defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand. Iron Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson. Iron Tyson scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Good shot there by Iron Tyson. Shogun Iron Tyson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Johnson misses with the combination.
Iron Tyson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Iron Tyson throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily. Iron Tyson scores with a nice head shot. Dave Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Johnson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Iron Tyson scores with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shogun Iron Tyson. Well Iron Tyson 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27 Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27 Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shogun Iron Tyson! During a confident post fight interview, Shogun Iron Tyson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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