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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Johnson (ranked 175 p4p, 333 weight class) and Kittisak Khemkhaeng (ranked 20 p4p, 33 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kittisak Khemkhaeng!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Khemkhaeng counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khemkhaeng throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson throws a hook but Khemkhaeng avoids it easily.
Khemkhaeng tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khemkhaeng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khemkhaeng on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Khemkhaeng wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Khemkhaeng connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like James Johnson has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Nice shot by Khemkhaeng.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng blocks a jab.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khemkhaeng lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khemkhaeng chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khemkhaeng moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Khemkhaeng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson defending well as Khemkhaeng loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick by Johnson misses
and Khemkhaeng counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khemkhaeng throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khemkhaeng throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Khemkhaeng throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Khemkhaeng connects with a jab.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Khemkhaeng fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Khemkhaeng blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khemkhaeng fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson slips a jab from Khemkhaeng.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Khemkhaeng's knee but Khemkhaeng avoids it well.
Khemkhaeng scores with a hook.
James Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Khemkhaeng steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khemkhaeng takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Khemkhaeng tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Khemkhaeng gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khemkhaeng tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khemkhaeng walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson moves out of range as Khemkhaeng strikes.
Johnson is looking for a counter combo.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Khemkhaeng's front leg but catches the back leg as Khemkhaeng tries to avoid it.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Khemkhaeng is just out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Khemkhaeng works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Khemkhaeng manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Khemkhaeng with an uppercut!
Khemkhaeng misses with a body shot
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnson defending well as Khemkhaeng loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khemkhaeng on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Khemkhaeng misses with a head kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Khemkhaeng lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khemkhaeng tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khemkhaeng misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khemkhaeng wants to clinch.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick but Khemkhaeng moves out of range.
Khemkhaeng waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Khemkhaeng looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Khemkhaeng throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Khemkhaeng darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Khemkhaeng swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khemkhaeng moves into the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to work over Khemkhaeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Khemkhaeng misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Khemkhaeng throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Khemkhaeng thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson tried to counter with a leg kick but Khemkhaeng avoided it.
Khemkhaeng throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khemkhaeng misses with a hook
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. Khemkhaeng catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Khemkhaeng's head back.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson cracks Khemkhaeng with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good work by Khemkhaeng as he checks the leg kick.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Khemkhaengs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Khemkhaeng is rocked!
James Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Khemkhaeng tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khemkhaeng scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Khemkhaeng. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khemkhaeng.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Khemkhaeng.
A punch lands to the side of Khemkhaeng 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khemkhaeng feints a counter leg kick.
Khemkhaeng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khemkhaeng misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a body kick that stops Khemkhaeng in his tracks momentarily.
Khemkhaeng throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khemkhaeng wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a head kick that drops Khemkhaeng to the mat! Khemkhaeng scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Khemkhaeng is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Khemkhaeng misses.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Khemkhaeng seems to have recovered his senses.
Khemkhaeng throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Khemkhaeng manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Khemkhaeng to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Khemkhaeng saw that one coming.
Johnson throws a jab when Khemkhaeng was well out of range.
Khemkhaeng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khemkhaeng throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Khemkhaeng tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Khemkhaeng looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson throws a head kick but Khemkhaeng moves out of range.
Johnson wants to slow Khemkhaeng down by chopping away at his legs.
Khemkhaeng throws an off balance right hand
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson digs a good hook to Khemkhaeng's body.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
James Johnson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Khemkhaeng moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Khemkhaeng should have avoided that one.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khemkhaeng rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khemkhaeng tries a head kick but it misses.
Khemkhaeng fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khemkhaeng misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Khemkhaeng has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Khemkhaeng looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Khemkhaeng walks into a left hand.
Khemkhaeng misses with a looping right.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Johnson scores with a nice body kick.
Johnson lands a big head kick that sends Khemkhaeng tumbling to the mat! Johnson takes a step backwards and waves Khemkhaeng back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Khemkhaeng to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Khemkhaeng just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Johnson!
James Johnson retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, James Johnson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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