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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Revell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenny Revell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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260 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyrone Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenny Revell!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Revell.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Revell moves into full guard.
Revell should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Revell is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Johnson throws and elbow that misses. Revell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Revell!
Johnson trying to strike off his back.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Revell from controlling successfully.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Revell is proving a slippery customer.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Revell has eaten all the pies!
Johnson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Revell tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Revell as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Revell with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Revell looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Revell trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Revell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Revell has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson prevents Revell from standing back up.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Revell wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson with the ground and pound but Revell uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Revell wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Revell keeps moving.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Revell on the ground.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Revell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Revell looking for a sweep. Not yet Revell, not yet.
Johnson stands up over Revell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Revell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Revell circles away easily
and Revell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Johnson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Revell with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. Revell didn't expect that.
Tyrone Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Revell wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Revell controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Revell is on top in guard.
Revell won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Revell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Revell from controlling successfully.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Revell is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Revell stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Revell wants to stand but Johnson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Johnson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Johnson working the ground and pound.
Johnson landing a few strikes.
Revell gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson winds up and cracks Revell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson working over Revell with some ground and pound. Revell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson working Revell over with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are battling for position here. Revell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Revell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Revell is breathing heavily.
Johnson looking to control.
Johnson lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Revell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Revell from controlling successfully.
Johnson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Revell won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson cracks the inside of Revell's front leg.
Johnson throws a head kick but Revell moves out of range.
Revell wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Revell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Revell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Revell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Revell is positioning himself well to prevent Johnson advancing to mount.
Revell is trying to stand.
Revell is trying to control but can't.
Revell manages to get to full guard.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Revell's head.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson won't allow Revell to get back to his feet.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Revell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Revell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Revell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Revell blocks nicely.
Revell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Revell is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Revell blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Revell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
Revell is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Revell keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Revell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Revell from controlling successfully.
Johnson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Johnson trying to strike off his back.
Johnson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Johnson trying to strike off his back.
Johnson throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Johnson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Revell misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revell is pushing Johnson's head away, looking to escape. Johnson manages to hold on to the position though.
Johnson scoring with punches from side control.
Revell on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Revell manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Johnson is pressing down on Revell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Revell is holding on for now.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Revell's head.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Revell wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Kenny Revell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Tyrone Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Revell has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Johnson!
Tyrone Johnson is the new heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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