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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Johnson (ranked 4857 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Hori (ranked 4297 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takanori Hori!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in but Hori avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Hori wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hori wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Hori is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Johnson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Johnson keeps control of Hori 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's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hori throws a head kick that misses
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Hori looks winded!
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hori tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson decides to pull guard.
Johnson looking for a guillotine here but Hori defends easily.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hori off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Johnson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnson lands in his opponent's guard.
Hori keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Hori keeps moving.
Hori wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson stands up from Hori's guard - Johnson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hori sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Hori unleashes a big counter combination but Johnson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Johnson prevents Hori from breaking the clinch.
Hori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hori gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hori's guard.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Hori keeps moving.
Hori wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hori is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Johnson dives into side control.
The ground and pound from Johnson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hori wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hori is not content to let Johnson control the position.
The ground and pound from Johnson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hori wants to get back to his feet but Johnson drags him back down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hori tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A head kick misses from Hori.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Hori is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Hori throws a counter combo.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Hori.
Hori blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hori gets caught flat footed, as Johnson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hori keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson prevents Hori from getting back to his feet.
Hori is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Johnson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Hori is trying to break free.
Hori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson has Hori pressed against the cage, preventing Hori from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Hori holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hori wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hori is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Hori won't allow it.
Hori breaks the clinch.
Hori lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hori gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hori is wriggling around but Johnson manages to pass to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hori tries to kick Johnson off in order to stand up. Johnson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Johnson trying to control the position but Hori is working away.
Hori bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hori manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hori looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hori bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Hori gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hori looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hori wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hori bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Nice takedown defense from Hori. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Hori tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Hori gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Takanori Hori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hori tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Hori working hard to break the clinch.
Hori tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
Hori looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hori was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hori wants to get back to his feet but Johnson passes into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hori pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson stands up from half guard.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Hori shows good takedown defense.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hori pinned against the cage. Hori gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hori unleashes a big counter combination but Johnson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hori swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takanori Hori is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson clinches up with Hori and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hori wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hori prevents it.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hori tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hori has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hori and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Hori counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Hori to acknowledge the strikes.
Hori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Hori as Johnson shoots in.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hori is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hori gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
Hori working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Hori is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Hori won't allow it.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hori's efforts to push away.
Hori breaks from the clinch.
Hori throws a head kick that misses.
Aaron Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Hori has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hori wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson stalling against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Horis head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aaron Johnson.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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