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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carter Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman by Metallica. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jet Black enters the cage!
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276 lbs
25 - 10 - 0 |
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240 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jet Black!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black gets caught napping as Johnson dives in and scores a takedown. Black manages to retain guard.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Black blocks nicely.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Black keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carter Johnson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Black avoids the head kick by Johnson.
A thudding body kick lands there by Johnson!
Johnson dives in and scores a takedown into Black's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Black is keeping the position.
Johnson controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Carter Johnson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Black manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson catches Black with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Black sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson scores with a head kick. Black tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Black.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Black is out of range.
Black misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Black lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Black blocks a jab.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Black takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Black.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Black can pounce on him.
Black misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Black blocks a jab.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Black swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Black at a distance.
Black misses with a double jab.
Jet Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Black looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Black throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
Black pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Black misses with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Black blocks the leg kick.
Johnson is looking to wear down Black with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Black tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Black falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Black at a distance.
Black is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Jet Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
Carter Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Black goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Black cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Black moved out of range.
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Black, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Black wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Black avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Black prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Black is blocking nicely.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Black working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Johnson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
Black throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Johnson throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
Black takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a strike aimed at the side of Black's head but Black avoids it well.
Check out the look on Johnson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Johnson is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black keeps working.
Black 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.
Black dodges the ground and pound from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black keeps working.
Johnson working the ground and pound but Black is defending the strikes.
Black is not content to let Johnson control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ground and pound from Johnson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson looking to control but instead Black has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Black dodges it nicely.
Carter Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Black won't allow Johnson to pass to mount.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Black dodges it nicely.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Black's head.
Johnson not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson stalling away here and it's allowed Black to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Jet Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson distracts Black with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carter 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carter Johnson!
Carter Johnson took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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