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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Myles O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Donnell comes to the cage accompanied by Anti by Mayhem. Johnson has chosen Blood of Heroes! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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191 lbs
33 - 19 - 0 |
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168 cm
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200 lbs
24 - 21 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Myles O Donnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Donnell tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as O Donnell is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Donnell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
O Donnell closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but O Donnell avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from O Donnell.
Johnson is leaning against O Donnell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
O Donnell throws an elbow that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from O Donnell.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson prevents a body shot from O Donnell.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Donnell's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by O Donnell.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson takes a swing at O Donnell's ribcage but misses.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Donnell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
O Donnell with a hook.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
O Donnell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Craig Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Donnell manages to avoid it.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson works O Donnell's body with a nice hook.
O Donnell is breathing heavily.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Donnell moves away.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Donnell moves away.
O Donnell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and O Donnell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson swings for the body but O Donnell moves out of range.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Donnell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but O Donnell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Donnell tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
O Donnell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
O Donnell lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Donnell.
O Donnell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Donnell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
O Donnell misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Donnell on the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Johnson.
Johnson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnson works on O Donnell's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Donnell misses with a straight left.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down O Donnell rather than just go for the knockout.
Johnson lands a body shot.
O Donnell keeps the fight on the outside.
O Donnell is looking to counter the offense by Johnson and move into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and O Donnell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from O Donnell.
O Donnell throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
O Donnell fires out a quick counter leg kick but Johnson just manages to avoid it.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by O Donnell. O Donnell maintains the clinch.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
O Donnell tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
O Donnell has Johnson pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson is trying to push O Donnell away but O Donnell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as O Donnell controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Donnell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Donnell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
O Donnell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of O Donnell's head.
O Donnell taking a breather.
O Donnell prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
O Donnell misses with a body punch.
O Donnell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
O Donnell lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson throws a body punch but O Donnell moves out of range.
O Donnell dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
O Donnell connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Donnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Donnell appears to be looking for a big counter.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson avoids the body shot from O Donnell.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
enabling O Donnell to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and O Donnell counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at O Donnell to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Donnell.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
O Donnell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
O Donnell has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Johnson misses with a hook. O Donnell ducked under it nicely.
O Donnell is looking to counter the offense by Johnson and move into the clinch.
O Donnell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but O Donnell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Donnell connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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!
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
It looks like O Donnell has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
O Donnell dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Donnell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
O Donnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Donnell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Johnson throws a low kick but O Donnell moves out of range easily.
Craig Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Donnell scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Johnson misses
and O Donnell counters with a left to the body.
O Donnell throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Craig Johnson has been cut.
O Donnell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Donnell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Donnell cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a push kick but O Donnell slaps the foot to one side.
O Donnell thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and O Donnell finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
O Donnell lands a body shot.
O Donnell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Donnell drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
O Donnell digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
O Donnell jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
O Donnell rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Myles O Donnell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but O Donnell has double underhooks.
O Donnell misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Donnell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Donnell backwards.
O Donnell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Donnell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Johnson eats them both and turns towards O Donnell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Johnson swings for the body but O Donnell moves out of range.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Donnell manages to avoid it.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but O Donnell is just out of range.
O Donnell fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Donnell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O Donnell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Donnell moves into range and connects with a jab.
O Donnell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Donnell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
O Donnell misses the shot to the body.
As O Donnell backs off Johnson throws a huge counter combo but O Donnell manages to avoid it all.
O Donnell fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
O Donnell is rocked!
Johnson connects with a body shot.
O Donnell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh O Donnell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Donnell backwards.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks O Donnell out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Craig Johnson!
Craig Johnson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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