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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vern Vurris (ranked 2510 p4p, 3876 weight class) and Martin Johnston (ranked 291 p4p, 430 weight class). Johnston comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dacw 'Nghariad kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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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 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vern Vurris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin Johnston!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston misses with a double jab.
Johnston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vurris.
Johnston misses with a wild body shot.
Johnston throws a left that rocks Vurris and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Johnston dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Vurris regain composure!
It looks like Vern Vurris has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnston working away.
Johnston wants to stand but Vurris has his arm trapped.
Vurris struggling a bit here.
Johnston decides to stand back up.
Johnston throws a right and a left that Vurris avoids nicely.
Martin Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnston 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.
Johnston just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston misses with a wild body shot.
Johnston misses with a wild combination.
Johnston misses with a straight left.
Johnston tries to bum rush Vurris with a series of wild strikes but Vurris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good standup being displayed there by Vurris as he connects with a hook.
Johnston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vurris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnston walks into a straight right hand from Vurris.
Vurris staying out of range there.
Vurris gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnston prevents Vurris from moving into mount.
Vurris trying to control the position but Johnston is working away.
Vurris definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vurris tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vurris goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Johnston has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Vurris but great work by Johnston.
Johnston wants to stand but Vurris has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Vurris has his foot on Johnston's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnston works his way back into a safe position though.
Vurris pulls Johnston in close to his closed guard and prevents Johnston from doing any damage or advancing position.
Vurris working a defensive guard but Johnston manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vurris tries to improve position but can't.
Johnston wants to stand but Vurris is controlling his arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnston decides to stand back up.
Johnston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vurris circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vurris.
Johnston drops his hands momentarily and Vurris takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vurris looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vurris counters by clinching up.
Johnston working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurris swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnston uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Johnston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vurris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnston throws a right and a left that Vurris avoids nicely.
Martin Johnston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vurris scores with a nice head shot.
Johnston misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Johnston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vern Vurris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnston throws an off balance right hand
enabling Vurris to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnston misses with a hook
and Vurris counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Johnston misses its intended target.
Johnston misses with a double jab
and Vurris counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnston misses with a wild combination.
Vurris throwing a counter right hand but Johnston manages to avoid it.
Jab by Vurris.
Johnston misses with a hook to the body
and Vurris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnston misses with an uppercut. Vurris saw that one coming.
Vurris scores with a spinning back kick!
Vurris is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnston missing with a left hand there. Vurris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Johnston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vurris is defended easily by Johnston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vurris counters with a right hand to the body.
Vurris is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Johnston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnston misses with a combination
and Vurris counters with a thumping low kick.
Martin Johnston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnston misses with a double jab
and Vurris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vurris scores with a jab. Johnston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnston misses with a two punch combination.
Vurris seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vurris looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnston is just out of range.
Vurris slips a jab and a cross from Johnston.
Vurris changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vurris circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnston avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vurris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vurris counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vurris throws a big counter combination but Johnston scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnston scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vurris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnston lands with a nice body punch.
Johnston throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vurris counters with a body kick that stops Johnston in his tracks momentarily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Johnston. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Johnston is breathing heavily.
Johnston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vurris drops down looking for a counter takedown but Johnston sprawls and moves away.
Vurris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnston tries to bum rush Vurris with a series of wild strikes but Vurris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vurris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnston.
Johnston throws a sloppy body shot
and Vurris counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnston throws a right and a left that Vurris avoids nicely.
Johnston swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vurris counters with a series of strikes. Johnston will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston throws a big shot that misses.
Vurris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vurris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnston throws a series of punches but Vurris moves out of range.
Johnston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vurris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vurris counters with a two punch combo.
Vurris closes the distance and clinches.
Vurris manages to break the clinch.
Martin Johnston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnston misses with a double jab
and Vurris counters with a straight right hand.
Vurris avoids the body shot from Johnston.
Vurris tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnston manages to circle out of the way.
Vurris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vurris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vurris counters with a three punch combo that has Johnston backing up. Johnston nods at Vurris to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vurris counters with a single leg into guard. Johnston didn't expect that.
Vurris looking to sit in guard and control but Johnston gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vurris working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Johnston has passed into half guard!
Vurris gets back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vurris looking for a guillotine here but Johnston defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vern Vurris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vern Vurris's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vurris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnston misses with a jab to the body
and Vurris counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnston throws a hook but Vurris blocks it.
Johnston looks to score with a jab to the body but Vurris is just out of range.
Vurris displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johnston fails to land with a series of punches.
Vurris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vurris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnston's knee momentarily.
A jab from Johnston does it's job there.
Johnston throws a combination that misses
and Vurris counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vurris.
Johnston is looking to stand back up but Vurris counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Johnston.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnston looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurris is looking to pass Johnston's guard but actually Johnston recovers to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vurris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnston is keeping the position for now.
Vurris won't allow Johnston to get back to his feet.
Vurris connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnston wants to get back to his feet but Vurris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vurris sitting in guard here, content to control.
Johnston keeping moving, preventing Vurris from controlling successfully.
Johnston wants to stand but Vurris is controlling the position.
Johnston being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnston misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston swinging wildly here.
Johnston swinging wildly here.
Johnston tries to bum rush Vurris with a series of wild strikes but Vurris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vurris throws a combination. Johnston tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vurris lands a body shot.
Johnston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Vurris to counter with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Vurris.
Vurris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnston tries to break free but Vurris pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick from Vurris, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnston has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnston misses with a combination
and Vurris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnston's knee momentarily.
Johnston throws a poor cross that misses
and Vurris counters with a leg kick.
Vurris defending well as Johnston loads up on a big left hand.
Johnston throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnston throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johnston throws a combination that misses
and Vurris counters with a left to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vern Vurris showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vurris has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vern Vurris!
Vern Vurris thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Martin Johnston had this to say: 'I just want to apologise to all the boys back home. I let you down. I'll be back, bigger and better I promise you.'.
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