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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geraldo Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Theme from The Tick. Johnny Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Geraldo Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Rivera moves out of range easily.
Rivera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Rivera scores with a four punch combination!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivera. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Rivera looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rivera.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Rivera checks it.
Rivera misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Rivera misses the shot to the body.
Rivera blocks a leg kick.
Rivera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rivera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera misses with a wild body shot.
Rivera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Rivera blocks the leg kick.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Geraldo Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera takes one to the side of the head.
Rivera thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Rivera checks it.
Johnson misses with a body punch
and Rivera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rivera misses with an uppercut.
Rivera misses with a wild body shot.
Rivera throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Rivera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rivera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rivera takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Rivera.
Rivera closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rivera keeps the fight on the outside.
Rivera misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rivera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rivera walks forward, straight into a front kick from Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rivera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Rivera tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Rivera jumps back.
Rivera throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a solid body kick.
Rivera looks gassed!
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A low kick from Johnson misses
letting Rivera counter with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Rivera throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rivera has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rivera checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Rivera avoids a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rivera checks it well.
Johnson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Geraldo Rivera has been cut.
A shot to the body from Rivera misses
and Johnson counters with an inside leg kick.
Rivera takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rivera throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Geraldo Rivera's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rivera throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
A big right from Rivera misses.
Johnson lands with a nice body kick.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Rivera's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rivera's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rivera is out of range.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rivera's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson jabs Rivera right on the nose. Rivera blinks but takes it well.
Rivera is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnson.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Rivera's leg. Rivera is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but Rivera saw it coming and moves away.
Rivera is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rivera's head.
Nice body kick from Johnson.
Rivera ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Rivera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivera.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Rivera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Rivera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Rivera misses
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rivera takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Rivera on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rivera.
Johnson motions for Rivera to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rivera's calf.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rivera can do to turn this around?
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Johnson jabs Rivera right on the nose. Rivera blinks but takes it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Johnson!
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnson.
Nice body kick from Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
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 Rivera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rivera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rivera throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Rivera's front leg but catches the back leg as Rivera tries to avoid it.
Johnson fakes the leg kick and cracks Rivera in the body.
Rivera takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnny Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Rivera with an uppercut!
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rivera checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Geraldo Rivera's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rivera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
Rivera misses with a body shot
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Rivera checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rivera has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Johnson.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rivera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson wants to slow Rivera down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson cracks the inside of Rivera's front leg.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Rivera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Rivera's front leg but catches the back leg as Rivera tries to avoid it.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rivera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rivera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Jab by Johnson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rivera. That did some damage!
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Rivera off balance momentarily.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rivera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson feints and then cracks Rivera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rivera down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Rivera off balance momentarily.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Rivera moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson is looking to slow Rivera down with leg kicks.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rivera.
Rivera takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson feints and then cracks Rivera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rivera down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rivera's sensitive parts.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivera manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rivera.
Rivera misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a thumping low kick.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rivera's sensitive parts.
Johnson feints and then cracks Rivera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rivera down.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Rivera moved away.
Rivera has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Johnson.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson clinches up with Rivera and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivera.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Rivera's ribcage. Rivera let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Geraldo Rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rivera blocks an uppercut.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Rivera into the cage.
Rivera misses with the head strike.
Johnson presses Rivera against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rivera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:25
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Johnson!
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