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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Liam Henney (ranked 4057 p4p, 3251 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Liam Henney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Henney shoots in.
Henney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson works his way into full mount!
Henney in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
Johnson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Henney is holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Henney is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Henney is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson fails to take his opponent's back.
Henney wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Henney sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Johnson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Henney knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Henney.
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Henney knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Henney is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henney looking for a kimura from the bottom but Johnson passes into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controls the position.
Let's hope that Johnson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Henney tries to escape but Johnson is in control.
Johnson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Henney tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson moves into full mount!
Henney tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Henney on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Henney tries to get out of the position.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Henney tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson lands a big shot there that rocks Henney but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Johnson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henney is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Henney's hands, connecting with Henney's forehead.
Johnson controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Henney is looking to get back to is feet but Johnson passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Henney!
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Johnson.
Henney tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
John Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henney is trying to escape the mount.
Johnson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Henney is surviving well by controlling Johnson's body position as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Henney tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Henney is rocked!
It looks like Liam Henney has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henney slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Oh Henney is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson controlling the action here.
Henney trying to control from the bottom.
Henney seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson stops Henney from getting back to his feet.
Henney trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Johnson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henney is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Henney tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Henney tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Henney wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson lands with some strikes.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Liam Henney's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Henney.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henney circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henney tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and Henney ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Johnson successfully pulls guard.
Henney won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Henney pushes his legs off easily.
Henney trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is controlling Henney's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Henney is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Henney controlling him for the moment.
Henney is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Johnson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Johnson has escaped and now he's on top!
Johnson is standing up over Henney. Henney looks to escape but Johnson dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henney trying to remain calm as Johnson controls from the top position.
Johnson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Henney can't do much from the bottom here.
Henney is trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson has hold of Henney's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Henney tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Johnson cranks the arm and Henney screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Henney, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). John Johnson!
After winning the bout, John Johnson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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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