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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Johnson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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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
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Steve Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cox pinned against the cage. Cox gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Cox, which made it look bad.
Johnson gets a takedown into half guard.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a head shot. Cox uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cox is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Cox blocks nicely.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cox trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson stands up over Cox, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cox escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cox is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cox is trying to control the position from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson distracts Cox with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cox shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson pulls Cox in close to prevent any damage.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cox.
Johnson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cox tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Johnson has Cox pulled in close to control his posture.
Cox trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cox with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Cox from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Johnson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cox!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ground and pound from Johnson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cox dodges the ground and pound from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dave Johnson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cox defends well and Johnson ends up having to push Cox into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Johnson misses with the body kick
and Cox counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
Cox wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Cox throws a big right hand that misses.
Cox is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cox trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson postures up in Cox's guard and throws a big left but Cox blocks it.
Cox lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox throws a big elbow that misses.
Cox throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson pulls Cox in to control the position.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cox.
Cox lands a couple of digs.
Cox throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cox looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cox trying to hold on to Johnson's head to control him but Johnson postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cox to regain full guard.
Cox wants to improve his position but instead Johnson has moved into half guard.
Johnson is nestled in close to Cox, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cox looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cox on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cox on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cox regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Johnson.
Johnson throws a strike but Cox rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cox is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson pulls Cox in close to his closed guard and prevents Cox from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Cox from controlling successfully.
Cox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson has his hands on Cox's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Cox dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Cox misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Cox.
Cox is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Johnson.
Johnson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cox did well to prevent Johnson getting side control.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Cox's head.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cox looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson with the ground and pound but Cox uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cox has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Cox's legs - danger averted.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Cox.
Cox has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
Cox escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Cox looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Johnson has picked Cox up and slammed him! Cox can't keep hold of the triangle and Johnson manages to pass to side control!
Cox regains half guard, as Johnson was trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox trying to control from the bottom.
Cox on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson with the ground and pound but Cox uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Cox has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox blocks the body kick.
Johnson tries to work over Cox's front leg with a kick but Cox checks it.
As Johnson tries to get set, Cox tries to push him back and clinch up but Johnson manages to avoid the attempt.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cox defends it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Cox misses the target.
Cox throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.
Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cox was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cox is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dave Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cox throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cox looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson throws a strike but Cox rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Johnson!
Dave Johnson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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