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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ashton Eaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eaton comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Berzerk. Johnson has chosen Can't Hold Us as his entrance music. Ashton Eaton had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ashton Eaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Bradley Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eaton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Johnson!
Eaton working the ground and pound but Johnson is defending the strikes.
Eaton lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Johnson down.
Johnson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Eaton trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Eaton is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The strikes coming from Eaton are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Eaton wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Eaton working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ground and pound from Eaton seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Johnson is not content to let Eaton control the position.
Eaton working the strikes but Johnson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eaton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johnson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Eaton seems content to control.
Eaton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Eaton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Eaton 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.
Eaton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Eaton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Eaton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Eaton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Eaton is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
Eaton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Eaton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Eaton.
Johnson slips a jab from Eaton.
Eaton shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Eaton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Eaton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eaton wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Eaton landing with the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eaton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashton Eaton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Eaton wants to clinch.
Johnson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ashton Eaton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eaton moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Eaton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnson is trying to defend but Eaton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Eaton wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Eaton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Eaton wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson is controlling Eaton's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Johnson is staying active underneath Eaton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnson wants to control but Eaton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Eaton is working for a submission of some sort.
Eaton with the ground and pound but Johnson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Eaton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Eaton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eaton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Eaton throws a big right hand that misses.
Eaton trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Eaton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Eaton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson can't get the takedown.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Eaton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Eaton pulls guard.
Ashton Eaton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Eaton managing to control the position.
Eaton working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Eaton keeps moving.
Eaton throws his legs up looking for a submission but Johnson uses it to pass to side control.
You can see the frustration on Eaton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eaton trying to control but Johnson flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Eaton trying to control the hands but Johnson won't let him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eaton is holding onto Johnson's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
I really don't envy Eaton right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashton Eaton dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eaton.
Johnson with the counter takedown but Eaton avoids it easily.
Eaton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ashton Eaton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eaton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Eaton decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eaton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eaton is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Eaton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Eaton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Eaton wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.
Eaton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Johnson is looking to control Eaton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Johnson is not content to let Eaton control the position.
Eaton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
Eaton seems to be looking for submissions.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Eaton sits in half guard.
Eaton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Johnson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Eaton fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice uppercut there from Eaton.
Eaton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eaton misses with a body kick.
Eaton throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eaton throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Eaton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnson to the mat! Johnson manages to get full guard.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Eaton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Johnson pulls Eaton in to control the position.
Johnson is continuing to stall.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eaton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eaton wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Eaton swinging wildly here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eaton misses with a series of wild punches.
And Johnson tries to counter it with a takedown but Eaton pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ashton Eaton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Eaton 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ashton Eaton!
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