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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Wan Soo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's entrance music is Voodoo Child by Jimi Hendrix. A fine choice. Wan Soo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rise of the Northstar - Welcame. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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160 lbs
5 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very quick |
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Good low kicks
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Wan Soo!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Chris Dean and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wan Soo avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Wan Soo.
Wan Soo scores with a nice strike.
Wan Soo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Curtis Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Wan Soo's head back.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Wan Soo saw that one coming.
Wan Soo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Johnson blocks it well.
Wan Soo moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wan Soo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Wan Soo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wan Soo drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Wan Soo as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wan Soo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Wan Soo throws an elbow that misses.
Wan Soo gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Wan Soo - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wan Soo.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Wan Soo won't allow it.
Wan Soo is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wan Soo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wan Soo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wan Soo keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wan Soo lands an uppercut.
Wan Soo struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wan Soo.
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 takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wan Soo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wan Soo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Wan Soo ducks down to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wan Soo, right into the meat.
Wan Soo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Jon Wan Soo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wan Soo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wan Soo looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Wan Soo tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Wan Soo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Wan Soo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wan Soo fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
letting Wan Soo counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Wan Soo misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wan Soo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Wan Soo off balance momentarily.
Wan Soo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson tries to counter with a takedown but Wan Soo is quick to defend against it.
Wan Soo darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Wan Soo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wan Soo scores with a shoulder strike.
Wan Soo blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wan Soo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wan Soo has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wan Soo lands with a left to the head.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wan Soo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson has picked Wan Soo up - he's going for a ride! Johnson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wan Soo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wan Soo has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wan Soo wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Johnson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wan Soo wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wan Soo wants to get back to his feet.
Wan Soo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Wan Soo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wan Soo takes one to the side of the head.
Johnson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wan Soo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wan Soo on the side of the head.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wan Soo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wan Soo checks a low kick from Johnson.
Wan Soo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Wan Soo counters with a left to the body.
Wan Soo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Wan Soo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Wan Soo.
Johnson attempts a counter takedown but Wan Soo avoids it well and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wan Soo throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Jon Wan Soo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wan Soo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson moves out of range as Wan Soo strikes.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Wan Soo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wan Soo is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnson.
Wan Soo wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wan Soo wants to get back to full guard.
Wan Soo is still trying to improve position.
Wan Soo is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wan Soo is looking to get back to full guard here but Johnson has managed to pass to side control instead.
Wan Soo has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson trying to control the action but Wan Soo is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Johnson stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wan Soo is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wan Soo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Wan Soo is looking for a sweep.
Wan Soo wants to get back to his feet.
Wan Soo is not content to let Johnson control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wan Soo is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Johnson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johnson working Wan Soo over with strikes here.
Wan Soo regains half guard.
Johnson is controlling the pace.
Johnson wants to free his trapped foot but Wan Soo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wan Soo wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Johnson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson dives in and grabs Wan Soo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wan Soo pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Johnson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Wan Soo!
Wan Soo is looking for a sweep.
Wan Soo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Johnson's best efforts.
Johnson wants to control but Wan Soo is keeping him busy.
Johnson is pressing down on Wan Soo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wan Soo is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is trying to control. Wan Soo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wan Soo is in trouble now - Johnson has advanced to mount!
Wan Soo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking to finish Wan Soo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wan Soo!
Wan Soo wants to try and get back to his feet.
Wan Soo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johnson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wan Soo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wan Soo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson lands a big shot there that rocks Wan Soo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Johnson dominating with strikes here.
Wan Soo is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Wan Soo taking shots to the head.
Wan Soo tries to buck Johnson off but he can't manage it.
Johnson breaks from Wan Soo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Curtis Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wan Soo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wan Soo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wan Soo trying desperately to get to his feet.
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wan Soo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Wan Soo is bucking up trying to escape but Johnson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Johnson trying to control but Wan Soo is having none of it.
Wan Soo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wan Soo wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wan Soo tries to buck Johnson off but he can't manage it.
Wan Soo is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Johnson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wan Soo's face.
Johnson scoring with strikes but Wan Soo is staying in there.
Wan Soo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wan Soo is looking to escape.
Wan Soo is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Johnson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wan Soo looks a forlorn figure.
Johnson drops a big elbow. That's hurt Wan Soo! More shots from Johnson and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Curtis Johnson!
Curtis Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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