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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Remi Johnson (ranked 2530 p4p, 19766 weight class) and Lamont Banner (ranked 285 p4p, 449 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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World class boxer
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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 12 - 9 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Remi Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 26 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lamont Banner !
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Johnson with a jab.
Banner ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
It seemed like Banner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Banner sprawling to the canvas! Banner rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Johnson finish him?!
Banner is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
Banner is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Banner seems to have recovered his senses.
Banner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson sends Banner crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Johnson is motioning to the referee to let Banner up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Banner off balance momentarily.
The fighters circling - Banner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Banner 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Banner duly obliges.
It looks like Remi Johnson has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Banner is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Johnson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Tank Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Banner moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Banner counters with a crisp one two that drops Johnson! Banner thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Johnson to his feet! Johnson is in big trouble!
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson misses with a body shot
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson throws a jab when Banner was well out of range.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Banner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Banner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Banner counters with an outside leg kick.
Banner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Remi Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner connects with a leg kick.
Banner has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Banner throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Banner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Banner lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnson takes a step back to recover.
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 doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Remi Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Remi Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big right from Johnson misses.
Decent striking displayed by Banner there.
Johnson cracks Banner with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Banner looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Johnson finish him?
Johnson lands the left hand.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Banner counters with a crisp one two that drops Johnson! Banner thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Johnson to his feet! Johnson is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banner throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson works Banner 's body with a nice hook.
Banner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Banner counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson lands a nice looking body kick.
Banner looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Banner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Banner can do to turn this around?
Banner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Banner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Banner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Banner 's shoulder, as Banner tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Banner ! But no joy.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
Banner lands a jab to the head.
A shot to the body from Johnson misses
and Banner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Remi Johnson's cut is getting worse.
The fighters circle momentarily. Banner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Banner walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banner .
Banner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Banner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson misses with a leg kick
and Banner counters with a nice right hand that sends Johnson toppling to the canvas! Johnson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Banner finish him?!
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!
Banner ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Banner throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Remi Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Remi Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Banner counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lamont Banner !
Our winner, Lamont Banner , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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