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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sol Dier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adrian Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sol Dier!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dier just misses with a punch to the body.
Dier misses with a wild body shot.
Dier takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson slips under a jab from Dier.
Dier moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dier misses with a straight left.
Dier catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dier. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Dier moves out of range of the leg kick from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dier throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dier's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dier scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Dier.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dier throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Dier.
Dier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dier scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dier misses with a looping right.
A jab from Dier misses.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Dier loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Dier misses with a straight left.
Dier misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Dier didn't see that one coming.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Dier cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dier misses with a hook
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dier throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Sol Dier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dier momentarily.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Dier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dier throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dier digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dier looks winded!
Dier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson slips under a jab from Dier.
Dier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
Dier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dier takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dier throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson 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.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dier on the side of the head.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson lands a jab to Dier's midsection.
Johnson cracks Dier with a good jab.
Johnson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Dier throws a big shot that misses.
Dier scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson tests Dier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dier on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Johnson cracks Dier with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dier.
Dier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson lands a jab.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dier was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Dier misses with a hook
and Dier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Dier counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Dier throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dier. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson 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.
An inside leg kick from Johnson misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Dier.
Johnson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson moves out of range as Dier strikes.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dier throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Dier.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Dier.
Dier misses with a straight left.
Johnson scores with a jab. Dier acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dier looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Dier has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice defenses there by Dier.
Dier gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dier. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dier throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dier thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dier moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Dier sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dier connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dier lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson cracks Dier with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dier misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Dier misses.
No joy there for Dier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dier misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dier thinking.
Dier avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Dier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dier lands a nice looking body shot.
Dier swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dier swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Dier misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dier.
Dier ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Dier throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
A jab from Dier finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Dier throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
It looked like Johnson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dier.
Dier smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sol Dier will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dier throws out the jab.
Dier's corner calls for a 1-2. Dier obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Adrian Johnson has been cut.
Dier throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dier throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Dier.
Dier jabs at Johnson's body.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dier swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Dier takes one on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dier throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dier doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Dier takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dier throws a one two combo.
Dier takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dier was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Dier missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Dier knows he should have avoided that one.
Dier misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Sol Dier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Adrian Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dier was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Dier connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson cracks Dier with a good jab.
Dier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Dier throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Dier takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson 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.
Dier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Dier misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dier connects with a jab.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dier misses with a looping right.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dier finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Dier throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson moves out of range as Dier strikes.
Dier takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dier on the side of the head.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dier throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Dier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dier connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dier. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Dier.
Dier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Dier.
Dier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dier misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Dier.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sol Dier.
I think Dier 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight for Adrian Johnson!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Adrian Johnson!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Adrian Johnson!
Adrian Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
Adrian Johnson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Spartan Nutrition , into his post fight interview.
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