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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phil Sprintin (ranked 1918 p4p, 1886 weight class) and James Johnson (ranked 169 p4p, 166 weight class). Sprintin comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Bad Man. James Johnson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Sprintin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Sprintin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Sprintin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sprintin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've been told by Sprintin's head coaches at Gonzasco Hydropathy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sprintin throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Sprintin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big left from Sprintin misses.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sprintin under the eye.
Sprintin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sprintin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sprintin manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Sprintin misses its intended target.
Sprintin misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Sprintin misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprintin swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Sprintin misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Sprintin lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
It looks like James Johnson has been cut.
Sprintin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson works Sprintin's body with a nice hook.
Sprintin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sprintin throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sprintin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Sprintin misses the target.
Johnson misses with a body punch
and Sprintin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
James Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sprintins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sprintin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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 pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sprintin was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Sprintin's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Sprintin throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Sprintin throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sprintin. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sprintin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson moves out of range as Sprintin strikes.
Sprintin misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Sprintin is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Sprintin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sprintin.
The fighters circling - Sprintin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sprintin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sprintin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Sprintin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sprintin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sprintin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sprintin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sprintin misses the jab.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sprintin.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Sprintin fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Sprintin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johnson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sprintin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sprintin throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sprintin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Sprintin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sprintin.
Sprintin swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Sprintin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnson with a nice cross.
A big right from Sprintin misses.
A punch combination from Sprintin misses.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Sprintin saw that one coming.
Johnson throws the left hand but Sprintin avoids the punch easily.
Sprintin wants to clinch.
Johnson sizes up Sprintin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Sprintin ducks down to avoid it.
Sprintin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Sprintin misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sprintin. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sprintin lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from Sprintin misses.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Sprintin's head but Sprintin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sprintin throws a big shot that misses.
Sprintin throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sprintin thinking.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sprintin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sprintin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sprintin throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Sprintin's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sprintin defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Sprintin counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sprintin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sprintin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprintin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson stalks Sprintin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sprintin's face. Sprintin staggers backwards, shaken.
Sprintin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sprintin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sprintin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sprintin throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sprintin manages to avoid it.
Sprintin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sprintin cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sprintin.
Sprintin tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Sprintin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sprintin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sprintin.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sprintin is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Sprintin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice cross by Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin scores with a nice head shot.
James Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Sprintin's ribs.
Sprintin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A swing and a miss from Sprintin.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sprintin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sprintin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Sprintin misses with a straight left.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Sprintin's ribs.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Sprintin misses.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson defending well as Sprintin loads up on a big left hand.
Sprintin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Sprintin avoids them all with ease.
Sprintin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Sprintin misses.
Despite the aggression on Johnson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jab by Johnson.
Sprintin just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Sprintin off the cage and back into range.
Sprintin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sprintin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Sprintin lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Sprintin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sprintin throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sprintin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sprintin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Johnson lands a jab.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Sprintin is out of range.
Sprintin lands a nice looking body shot.
Sprintin throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Sprintin throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sprintin at a distance.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sprintin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sprintin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Sprintin loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Sprintin misses with a looping left.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sprintin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson throws a body punch but Sprintin moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sprintin misses the target.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sprintin throws out the jab.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sprintin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sprintin just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Sprintin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Sprintin throws a big shot that misses.
Sprintin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Sprintin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sprintin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Sprintin.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sprintin counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sprintin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Sprintin throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson moves out of range as Sprintin strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson misses the body punch
and Sprintin counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Sprintin counters with a huge left! Johnson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Sprintin isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Johnson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Sprintin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Sprintin!
After the fight, Phil Sprintin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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