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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kit Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael The Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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135 lbs
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169 cm
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kit Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael The Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Hawk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Hawk closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
The Hawk jumps guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The Hawk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Hawk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Hawk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The Hawk has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Johnson is on him like a limpet, forcing The Hawk back against the cage.
Kit Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael The Hawk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Hawk gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The Hawk trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
The Hawk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is not content to let The Hawk control the position.
The Hawk 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 not content to let The Hawk control the position.
Johnson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. The Hawk keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Hawk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
The Hawk fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. The Hawk will be more careful next time no doubt.
The Hawk looks winded!
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Hawk holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Johnson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson drives through and clinches with The Hawk against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Hawk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Hawk as he avoids it easily.
The Hawk tries to counter with a clinch but Johnson shakes him off and moves away.
The Hawk shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Hawk circles away.
The Hawk tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. The Hawk didn't expect that.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Hawk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets to his feet - The Hawk follows without any prompting.
The Hawk misses with a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
Johnson tries to advance to mount but can't.
The Hawk can't do much from the bottom here.
The Hawk is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Johnson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Johnson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down The Hawk's shoulder. That is not cool.
Johnson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Hawk tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Hawk to the ground. The Hawk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Hawk circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Hawk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The Hawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The Hawk stands up from Johnson's guard - The Hawk perhaps looking for a knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Hawk tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kit Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson moves into the clinch.
The Hawk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Hawk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Hawk goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
The Hawk tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Johnson.
The Hawk stalling against the cage.
The Hawk fails to pull guard.
Kit Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael The Hawk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson has hold of one of The Hawk's legs. The Hawk is fighting the takedown attempt but Johnson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The Hawk is breathing heavily.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hawk is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Johnson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Hawk can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
Johnson wants to control from the top but The Hawk keeps moving.
The Hawk scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Michael The Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Hawk clinches.
The Hawk blocks an uppercut.
The Hawk manages to break the clinch.
The Hawk swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Hawk shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but The Hawk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson throws a big counter combination but The Hawk scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from The Hawk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson goes for a double leg but The Hawk avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as The Hawk continues to drive forward.
Kit Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Johnson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but The Hawk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The Hawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Hawk might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Johnson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Johnson wants to stand up but The Hawk is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kit Johnson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
The Hawk throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. The Hawk will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Hawk can do to turn this around?
The Hawk is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The Hawk.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Hawk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Hawk wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Hawk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. The Hawk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kit Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael The Hawk.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for The Hawk on that attempt.
The Hawk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Hawk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hawk has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Hawk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson drives through and clinches with The Hawk against the cage.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. The Hawk is trying to keep an underhook but Johnson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Johnson controlling the action here.
The Hawk flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Johnson passes to side control.
The Hawk is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Johnson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Johnson unloading with bombs!
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson looking to finish The Hawk with some ground and pound. This is bad for The Hawk!
Johnson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnson scoring with strikes but The Hawk is staying in there.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
Johnson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down The Hawk for as long as he can get away with.
Johnson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Johnson cracks The Hawk with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
Kit Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kit Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
Michael The Hawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kit Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kit Johnson!
Kit Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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RATING
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