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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Houston Mosley (ranked 5502 p4p, 4102 weight class) and Giancarlo Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giancarlo Johns will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Houston Mosley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Giancarlo Johns!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johns scores with a one two! Mosley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Houston Mosley has been cut.
Mosley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mosley trying to control but Johns is working from the bottom.
Mosley is standing up over Johns. Johns looks to escape but Mosley dives into side control.
Mosley tries to advance to mount but Johns denies him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johns tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mosley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mosley thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johns is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mosley avoids the strikes from the bottom by Johns.
Johns is trying to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johns takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mosley scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosley passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Johns!
Johns really wants to buck Mosley off and get back to his feet.
Mosley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mosley fails to move to back control.
Mosley is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Johns can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mosley is trying to take his opponent's back.
Mosley tries to control but Johns wriggling away.
Mosley fails to take his opponent's back.
Johns is squirming around, avoiding Mosley's attempts to control the action.
Johns squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Mosley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosley mounts Johns! Really nice guard pass there!
Johns is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johns can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mosley jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Johns manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Johns lands with an elbow strike from the bottom.
Johns is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Johns wants to get back to his feet but Mosley is dominant here and he's now got Johns's back!
Mosley missing with punches from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns wants to get back to his feet.
Johns is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johns manages to escape to his feet.
Johns scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Johns slips a nice elbow through Mosley's hands, connecting with Mosley's forehead.
Johns lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mosley looking for submissions off his back.
Mosley is breathing heavily.
Johns lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mosley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johns scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johns lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johns working Mosley over with strikes.
Johns working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johns lands a nice short elbow.
Mosley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johns scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johns scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johns drops an elbow to the side of Mosley's head.
Johns looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mosley is rocked!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johns lands a nice short elbow.
Oh Mosley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mosley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johns pulls his head out easily.
Mosley seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice strikes from Johns there.
Johns scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johns lands strikes from half guard.
Mosley taking some punishment here, with Johns in his half guard.
Mosley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johns scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johns winds up and cracks Mosley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giancarlo Johns dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Houston Mosley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johns rushes Mosley and presses him up against the cage.
Johns cracks Mosley with a nice body shot.
Johns is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mosley can't fight it off and eventually Johns manages to take the fight to the floor. Mosley looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Johns postures up in Mosley's guard and throws a big left but Mosley blocks it.
Mosley lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Johns throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Johns wants to stand and escape but Mosley is having none of it.
Mosley drops back looking for a leg! Johns is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johns manages to kick Mosley off! Mosley jumps back into Johns's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johns is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johns looking for a sweep. Not yet Johns, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosley forces his way into half guard.
Johns is trying to stand up here but Mosley is controlling him well.
Johns tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Johns is looking to escape.
Johns pushes Mosley off but Mosley dives into side control.
Johns wants to get back to his feet but Mosley is dominant here and he's now got Johns's back!
Johns is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Mosley is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Johns is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Houston Mosley!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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