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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fred Antunes (ranked 5484 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demitrious Johnson (ranked 5486 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fred Antunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Demitrious Johnson !
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Antunes throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Antunes works over Johnson 's head and body with a nice combination.
Antunes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Antunes sets himself, and Johnson steps forward looking for the clinch! Antunes avoids it this time.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Antunes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antunes misses with a wild combination.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Antunes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Antunes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Antunes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Antunes counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson is rocked!
Antunes throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Antunes circles away.
Antunes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Antunes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Antunes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Antunes holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Fred Antunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demitrious Johnson .
Antunes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Antunes has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnson has Antunes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Antunes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson wants to stall.
A short right from Antunes on the inside.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
Antunes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johnson .
Antunes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson manages to pull guard.
Antunes wants to get up but he can't break Johnson 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Antunes postures up.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Antunes controlling him for the moment.
Antunes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.
Antunes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Antunes wanted to stand there but Johnson had control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Antunes clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Antunes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Antunes's efforts to push away.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson has Antunes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Antunes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from Antunes as the two fighters clinch.
Antunes scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Antunes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Antunes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Antunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Antunes misses with the combination.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Antunes circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fred Antunes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Antunes feints a jab promting Johnson to slip. Antunes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Antunes rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Antunes keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Antunes prevents it.
Johnson jumps guard but Antunes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The referee calls for Antunes to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fred Antunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demitrious Johnson .
Johnson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Antunes up against the cage.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Antunes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Antunes is struggling to control the position.
Antunes is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fred Antunes is winning the standup battle so far.
Antunes has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Johnson is trying to drag Antunes to the mat but Antunes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Antunes just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Antunes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fred Antunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Antunes does no damage.
Antunes throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Antunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Antunes misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Antunes as he avoids it easily.
Antunes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Antunes misses.
Johnson shoots in but Antunes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As Johnson looks to move away, Antunes throws a big counter combo but Johnson just gets out of the way.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Antunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Antunes instigates a clinch.
Antunes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson 's efforts to push away.
Antunes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Antunes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Come on Antunes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Antunes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson leaning against his opponent.
Antunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fred Antunes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson jumps guard but Antunes stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Antunes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson jumps guard but Antunes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Antunes dominated that second round.
That's time! Antunes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson .
A punch combination from Antunes misses.
Johnson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Antunes swinging wildly here.
Antunes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antunes throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Antunes throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson .
As Antunes backs off Johnson throws a huge counter combo but Antunes manages to avoid it all.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Antunes throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Antunes avoids it really well and circles away.
Antunes throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Antunes moves out of range easily.
Antunes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Antunes throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antunes.
Johnson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Antunes lands an overhand right.
No joy there for Antunes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Antunes avoids the body shot from Johnson .
Johnson tries to clinch but Antunes is having none of it.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Antunes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Antunes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fred Antunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Antunes tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antunes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Antunes throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Antunes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fred Antunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demitrious Johnson .
Antunes misses with a two punch combination.
Antunes fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Antunes looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Antunes misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Antunes misses.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Antunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Antunes circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antunes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Johnson wants a takedown.
Antunes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Antunes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Antunes won't allow it.
Johnson has Antunes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Antunes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Antunes lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Antunes to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Antunes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Antunes.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Antunes has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Antunes keeps him there for the moment.
Antunes is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Antunes stalling the fight.
Antunes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Antunes tries to tie him up.
Demitrious Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Antunes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Antunes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Fred Antunes!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Fred Antunes!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Fred Antunes!
Fred Antunes wins by unanimous decision!
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