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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Stewart (ranked 1325 p4p, 969 weight class) and Marcus Johnson (ranked 141 p4p, 110 weight class). Stewart comes to the cage accompanied by Tupac - Hit 'Em Up. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Johnson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart misses the jab.
Stewart seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Stewart throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stewart misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Stewart lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
It looks like Marcus Johnson has been cut.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Stewart blocks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Stewart tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Stewart avoids it.
Jab by Johnson.
Stewart misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Stewart throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Stewart misses the body punch
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Stewart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Stewart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Stewart takes one to the chin there.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stewart throws a body shot but no joy.
Stewart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stewart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Stewart is out of range.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stewart takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Danny Stewart has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stewart drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Stewart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Stewart moved out of range.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Stewart.
A punch lands to the side of Stewart 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stewart wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Stewart.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stewart.
Johnson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Stewart looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Stewart walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stewart is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stewart moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Stewart on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stewart drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Stewart's belly button to the back.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Stewart. Stewart maintains the clinch.
Johnson letting Stewart take a breather here.
Stewart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stewart swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stewart blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stewart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stewart misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stewart holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stewart throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Stewart was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stewart had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Stewart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson moves forwards but Stewart connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stewart scores with a body shot.
Stewart with a nice cross.
Stewart throws a shot to the body.
Johnson cracks Stewart with an open hand slap.
Stewart avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Stewart takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stewart.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stewart tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Good shot there by Stewart.
Stewart moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stewart throws out a powerful jab.
Stewart connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stewart at a distance.
Stewart takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stewart was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stewart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Stewart misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Stewart moved out of range.
Stewart throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Stewart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Stewart moves into the clinch.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Stewart is controlling him.
Stewart blocking some punches.
Stewart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stewart pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Stewart.
Stewart misses with the head strike.
Stewart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stewart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stewart.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stewart misses with some punches.
Stewart lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Stewart working aggressively here.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stewart misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stewart misses with the head strike.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stewart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Stewart's head back.
Danny Stewart's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stewart throws a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson defending well as Stewart loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Stewart throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stewart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stewart throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stewart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Stewart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stewart moves into the clinch.
Johnson stalling in the clinch.
Johnson pushes Stewart back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Stewart lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Stewart.
Johnson tries a body shot but Stewart blocks it.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Stewart avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Stewart.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Johnson digs a right hand into Stewart's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stewart's gas tank.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcus Johnson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Stewart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stewart.
Johnson tries to bum rush Stewart with a series of wild strikes but Stewart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Stewart was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson throws a hook but Stewart blocks it.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stewart. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stewart has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Stewart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marcus Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stewart on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stewart lands with a cross.
Stewart misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Stewart's head but Stewart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stewart on the side of the head.
Stewart throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson throws a counter combo.
Stewart swinging wildly here.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stewart lands with a cross.
That has opened up Marcus Johnson's cut even more.
Johnson scores with a jab. Stewart acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Stewart seems unphased.
Stewart moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Stewart jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stewart moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Stewart was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.
Stewart blocks the body kick.
Stewart is looking to counter the offense by Johnson and move into the clinch.
Stewart takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stewart looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Stewart saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Stewart on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stewart.
Stewart lands with a cross.
Stewart ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Stewart loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stewart scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stewart is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Stewart.
Stewart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stewart misses with a looping left.
Stewart just misses with a punch to the body.
Stewart misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stewart.
Stewart looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stewart.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stewart takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stewart's head backwards.
Stewart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stewart throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson throws a jab when Stewart was well out of range.
Stewart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stewart takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Stewart counters with a straight right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stewart throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Stewart checks a low kick from Johnson.
Stewart throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson sizes up Stewart with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stewart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
A punch lands to the side of Stewart 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big right from Stewart misses.
Stewart lands a nice looking body shot.
Stewart is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson cracks Stewart with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sloppy strikes from Stewart. Those never looked like landing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Stewart.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stewart misses with a wild body shot.
Stewart looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Stewart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stewart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stewart was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Stewart moves out of range.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stewart is looking for a counter combo.
Stewart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Stewart.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Stewart moved out of range nicely.
Stewart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Stewart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson throws a body punch but Stewart moves out of range.
Stewart throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Stewart takes one to the side of the head.
Stewart lands a jab.
Johnson slips under a jab from Stewart.
Stewart throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Stewart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stewart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stewart.
Stewart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stewart works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The cut above Marcus Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stewart uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stewart lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stewart lands with a shot to the body.
Stewart throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stewart just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Stewart moved out of range.
Stewart cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson throws a low kick but Stewart moves out of range easily.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stewart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Stewart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcus Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stewart.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Stewart checks it.
Stewart misses with an uppercut.
Stewart throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Stewart throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Stewart counters with a nice uppercut.
Stewart misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Johnson.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stewart.
Stewart checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson keeps Stewart at a distance using the push kick.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stewart moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Stewart was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Stewart misses.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Stewart fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Stewart misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Stewart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Stewart missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stewart momentarily.
Johnson misses the jab.
Stewart swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stewart takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Stewart slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stewart lands a lovely overhand right.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Danny Stewart's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Stewart walks into a left hand.
Stewart is rocked!
A slow jab from Stewart misses its intended target.
Oh Stewart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stewart seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Stewart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stewart walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stewart was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stewart throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Stewart misses the shot to the body.
Stewart scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Marcus Johnson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Stewart scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stewart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stewart swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stewart throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stewart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson works over Stewart's head and body with a nice combination.
Stewart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stewart looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
A big left from Stewart misses.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Stewart's ribs.
Stewart scores with a jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A punch lands to the side of Stewart 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Stewart misses with a few strikes there.
Stewart ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
A big right from Stewart misses.
Stewart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stewart throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Stewart knows he should have avoided that one.
Stewart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stewart misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Stewart tries to clinch up.
Stewart throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stewart walks into a jab.
Jeez, Danny Stewart's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Stewart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a crisp right that sends Stewart to the canvas! Johnson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Johnson!
In his post fight interview, Marcus Johnson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Danny Stewart stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well shit...'.
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