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UCLA 20: Lermontov vs Johnson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dempsey Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dempsey Junior has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dempsey Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ace Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels shoots in but Junior avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Junior is looking to land body kicks.
Dempsey Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Michaels 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Junior jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Junior misses with the combination.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Junior as he jumps to the side.
Michaels misses with the combination.
A jab from Junior does it's job there.
Michaels avoids the body shot from Junior.
Michaels tries to clinch up but Junior circles away and keeps his distance.
Junior thuds his right hand into Michaels's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Junior throws out a loose jab but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Junior throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Junior.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Junior. Michaels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Michaels scores with a leg kick.
Junior misses with a leg kick.
Junior with a hook.
Michaels gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Junior.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Michaels.
Junior avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Michaels.
Junior is trying to control Michaels's posture but Michaels avoids it.
Junior is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Junior regains full guard. Nicely done.
Junior is looking to stand up but Michaels isn't so interested in that idea.
Michaels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior pulls Michaels in close to prevent any damage.
Michaels passes Junior's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Junior controlling the position well.
Michaels is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Junior is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels drops an elbow to the side of Junior's head.
Junior is defending against the submission attempts here by Michaels.
Michaels has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Junior wants to get back to his feet.
Michaels not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Michaels is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Michaels is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Michaels looks gassed!
Junior keeping control of the position.
Junior trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dempsey Junior dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Michaels fails with a takedown attempt.
Junior dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Michaels. That did some damage!
Junior throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Michaels lands a nice hook to Junior's body. Junior takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Junior looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Junior misses with a series of wild punches.
Junior misses with an uppercut.
Michaels swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Junior jabs at Michaels's body.
Jab by Junior.
Junior shoots for a takedown but Michaels saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Michaels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Junior.
Junior shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior stands and steps away. Michaels gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Michaels fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Junior looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dempsey Junior is winning the standup battle so far.
Junior is trying hard to land a takedown here. Michaels sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Michaels checks a leg kick nicely.
Michaels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Junior cracks a nice hook into Michaels's ribs.
Junior wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Junior there.
Michaels lands a body shot.
Junior delivers a nice body kick.
Michaels takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Junior will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Junior shoots in for a double leg but Michaels sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dempsey Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels fails with a takedown attempt.
Junior moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dempsey Junior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Michaels takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Junior feints and then cracks Michaels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Michaels down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior cracks the inside of Michaels's front leg.
Michaels stuffs the takedown attempt from Junior. Junior gets slowly back to his feet.
Junior moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Junior changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Michaels tries to avoid it but Junior manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Michaels to the ground. Michaels escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Michaels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Junior as he connects with a hook.
Junior lands a nice looking body shot.
Junior lands a with a good body shot.
Michaels tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Junior lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Junior.
Junior lands with a shot to the body.
Junior dips to his left and cracks Michaels with an uppercut!
Junior shoots for a double leg takedown but Michaels sprawls well. He's pushed Junior's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but Michaels is just out of range.
Junior lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michaels just misses with a punch to the body.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch but Junior swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Junior lands a glancing blow to the side of Michaels's head.
Michaels swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Junior cracks a nice hook into Michaels's ribs.
Junior thows a left - swing and a miss!
Junior scores with a jab to the jaw.
Junior fails to land with a series of punches.
Junior misses with a straight right.
Michaels is trying hard to land a takedown here. Junior sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Junior lands a lovely overhand right.
Junior scores a takedown into full mount!
Junior content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Michaels working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior tries to control but Michaels wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dempsey Junior dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Michaels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Junior.
Michaels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Junior.
Michaels thumps Junior with a low kick.
Michaels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Junior misses with a looping left.
A jab from Junior finds it's way through Michaels's defenses.
Junior throws a hook but Michaels avoids it easily.
Michaels lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good exchange - Junior coming out on top.
Michaels misses with a takedown attempt - Junior sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Michaels wants to clinch.
Junior swinging wildly here.
Michaels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Junior thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Junior misses with an uppercut. Michaels saw that one coming.
Michaels tries to clinch there but Junior circles away.
No joy there for Junior, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Junior shoots in and drives through. Michaels sprawls well.
Michaels blocks a jab.
Michaels ducks under a wild hook from Junior.
Junior keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dempsey Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ace Michaels.
The crowd cheers as Junior lands an impressive looking overhand right. Michaels doesn't seem phased though.
Michaels takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Junior waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Michaels.
Michaels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Michaels throws a lazy body kick
and Junior counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Junior throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Michaels needs to keep his hands up - Junior had a free shot at his head there.
Michaels tries to bum rush Junior with a series of wild strikes but Junior uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Junior 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Junior finds it's way round the side to connect with Michaels's head.
Junior cracks the inside of Michaels's front leg.
Junior lands a jab-cross combination.
Michaels moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Junior moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Junior lands a really nice looking cross but Michaels seems unphased.
Junior lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Junior.
Nice straight punches there by Junior. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Junior.
Horrible takedown by Michaels or perhaps it was just good defense by Junior which made him look bad.
Junior misses with a few strikes there.
Junior lands a right hook to the body.
Junior is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michaels can do to turn this around?
A slapping leg kick lands for Junior.
Junior lands a nice shot to the body.
Junior throws a head kick that half lands.
Junior cracks Michaels with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Junior can pounce on him.
Junior tries a head kick but it misses.
Junior scores with a nice right hand.
Junior lands with an uppercut that bounces Michaels off the cage and back into rage.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Junior lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Michaels drops his hands momentarily and Junior takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Michaels swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Michaels shoots for a double leg takedown but Junior sprawls well. He's pushed Michaels's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Michaels gets the takedown into side control.
Junior is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Michaels has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Junior dodges the ground and pound from Michaels.
Junior gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Michaels wants to pass the guard but Junior is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ace Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michaels seems to be working for a kimura but Junior defends the submission attempt.
Junior wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michaels throws a strike but Junior avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Michaels with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dempsey Junior is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Michaels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Junior is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dempsey Junior showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Junior has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dempsey Junior!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cod Captivating (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cod Captivating!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ortiz.
Ortiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Captivating.
Ortiz avoids the head kick by Captivating.
Nice sprawl there from Captivating as Ortiz shoots in.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown but Captivating shows good takedown defense.
Cod Captivating has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Ortiz.
Ortiz fails to land the takedown.
Captivating pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ortiz has a takedown stuffed.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Captivating lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A combination from Ortiz does no damage.
Captivating throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Captivating throws a head kick that Ortiz semi-blocks.
It looks like Mike Ortiz has been cut.
Captivating swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ortiz counters with a takedown into side control.
Captivating being controlled for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Captivating is not content to let Ortiz control the position.
Captivating is trying to improve his position.
Ortiz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Captivating is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ortiz throws a strike aimed at the side of Captivating's head but Captivating avoids it well.
Captivating tries to escape but Ortiz is in control.
Ortiz has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Captivating is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Ortiz yanks on the arm and Captivating is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Ortiz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Ortiz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix. Liddell has chosen Crying Like a Bitch as his entrance music. Chuck Liddell is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Chuck Liddell has been cut.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Liddell is just out of range.
Jones blocks a head kick by Liddell.
Liddell on the wrong end of 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!
Liddell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like David Jones has been cut.
Liddell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Liddell is rocked!
Jones connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Liddell to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). David Jones!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Larry Luutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luutch comes to the cage accompanied by job2 do - doo doo doo. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that William Wallace was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry Luutch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Wallace!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Wallace scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Larry Luutch has been cut.
Luutch tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wallace swivels and escapes.
Wallace drives through and clinches with Luutch against the cage.
Luutch tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wallace gets underhooks to prevent Luutch's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Luutch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luutch changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wallace fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wallace grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Luutch takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Wallace cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). William Wallace!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jozy Altidore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koo Kuhrimao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jozy Altidore could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Koo Kuhrimao's chin.
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jozy Altidore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Koo Kuhrimao!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuhrimao is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Altidore's half guard.
Altidore wants to get back to full guard.
Altidore is controlling Kuhrimao's trapped leg to prevent Kuhrimao from advancing to side control.
Kuhrimao is looking for a kimura here.
Kuhrimao has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Altidore defend it? Kuhrimao steps over the head and cranks it - Altidore is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Kuhrimao!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Koo Kuhrimao!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otis Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gein comes to the cage accompanied by Puritania. Herman Lang acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Otis Gein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herman Lang!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Lang as Gein shoots in.
Lang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lang doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gein holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lang wants a takedown.
Gein lands with a short shot to the head.
Lang tries for a takedown. No joy.
Otis Gein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herman Lang.
Lang looking for a takedown.
Gein works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gein doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gein manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gein lands a couple of digs.
Gein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gein distracts Lang with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gein with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gein loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lang is pulling down on Gein's head. It's preventing any offense from Gein, at least for the moment.
Gein trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gein's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gein chips away with some ground and pound.
Gein lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gein keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lang's head.
Gein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gein working some strikes from top position.
Lang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gein trying to control but Lang is working from the bottom.
Lang is trying to control the position but Gein postures up.
Gein slips nicely into half guard.
Gein lands with a punch from half guard.
Lang is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein working over Lang with some ground and pound. Lang looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lang kicks Gein off and gets back to his feet.
Lang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gein tries a head kick but it misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gein.
Lang looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gein lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
No luck for Gein with that takedown attempt.
Gein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lang shoots and misses
letting Gein counter with a right hand.
Lang moves out of range as Gein strikes.
Gein lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang has his takedown stuffed
and Gein counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gein counters with a takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Gein's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gein scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lang to see if he's OK.
Gein tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lang is not content to let Gein control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gein lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lang down.
Gein is trying to get an arm triangle but Lang is defending well.
Gein working the body and head with strikes.
Lang is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gein working the body and head with strikes.
Gein scores with a couple of short elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gein trying to control the position but Lang is working away.
Gein lands a nice forearm strike.
You can see the frustration on Lang's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otis Gein dominated that round.
That's time! Gein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No joy there for Gein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gein counters with a two punch combo.
Lang moves out of range of the strikes.
Lang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gein misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut lands for Gein. That snapped Lang's head back.
Lang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gein throws out the jab.
Lang tries to clinch up
and Gein counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein feints and as Lang raises his hands in defense, Gein changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gein's guard.
Gein managing to control the position.
Gein is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gein stalling away here and it's allowed Lang to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Otis Gein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lang has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gein can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lang is breathing heavily.
Gein controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein cracks Lang with a solid left hand.
Lang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gein is one step ahead there.
Gein thows a big elbow that misses.
Lang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gein is one step ahead there.
Gein lands a couple of elbows.
Lang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gein connects with a couple of short punches.
Gein working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gein is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein with a nice head shot there.
Lang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lang can do to turn this around?
Gein is pushing down on Lang's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lang is fighting to maintain full guard but Gein has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gein slips a nice elbow through Lang's hands, connecting with Lang's forehead.
Lang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gein scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gein looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lang has hold of Gein's hands but Gein slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gein landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gein working over Lang with some ground and pound. Lang looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gein not doing much here.
Gein scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein prevents Lang from improving his position.
Lang pushes Gein off and gets back to his feet.
Gein throws a series of punches but Lang avoids them all with ease.
Lang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gein misses with a straight right.
Gein scores with a jab. Lang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gein tries for a takedown but Lang circles away easily
and Lang counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lang.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gein looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gein scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otis Gein dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lang misses with a takedown
and Gein counters with a good, hard body kick but Lang shrugs it off.
Gein wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lang fails with the takedown
and Gein counters with a nice body kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gein.
Gein works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gein lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang is not content to let Gein control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gein tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gein has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lang is trying to improve his position.
Lang takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lang takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gein wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lang keeps working.
Gein working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Check out the look on Gein's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gein working the body and head with strikes.
Lang is trying to control Gein's posture but Gein avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein scoring with punches and elbows.
Gein working the head with strikes.
Lang tries to buck Gein off but Gein is having none of it.
Gein is working Lang over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lang on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gein lands a few punches from side control.
Gein scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gein lands a few punches from side control.
Lang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gein lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lang down.
Gein working the ground and pound from side control.
Gein scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein lands some shots froms side control.
Gein scoring with punches and elbows.
Lang pushes Gein away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gein gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gein landing strikes.
Lang is looking for a sweep.
Lang is trying to control Gein's posture but Gein avoids it.
Gein lands a nice forearm strike.
Gein wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lang keeps working.
Gein scoring with punches from side control.
Gein is putting a hurting on Lang here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gein working the head and body with strikes.
Gein controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Herman Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gein working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Otis Gein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lang is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gein's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lang trying to control from the bottom.
Gein is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gein scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gein working over Lang with some ground and pound. Lang looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otis Gein showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gein has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otis Gein!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonidas Spaticus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawne Merriman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spaticus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Invaders Must Die. This should be fireworks!
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26
264 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonidas Spaticus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawne Merriman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merriman swings for the body but Spaticus moves out of range.
Merriman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Merriman.
Nice sprawl there from Spaticus as Merriman shoots in.
Spaticus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Merriman fails with the takedown.
Leonidas Spaticus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawne Merriman.
Spaticus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Merriman circles away quickly and effectively.
Spaticus swinging wildly here.
Merriman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Spaticus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Spaticus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Merriman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merriman in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Merriman wants to take a breather but Spaticus manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Merriman.
Merriman throws a strike but Spaticus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Spaticus forces his way into half guard.
Merriman wants to get back to full guard but Spaticus has mounted him!
Merriman is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Spaticus looking to isolate an arm here. Merriman doesn't see it coming and as Spaticus extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Spaticus!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leonidas Spaticus!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicholi Papalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damiano Jacara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicholi Papalov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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214 lbs
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196 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicholi Papalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damiano Jacara!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Papalov.
Papalov misses with a few strikes there.
Jacara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Papalov drops Jacara with a nice combination! Papalov dives into Jacara's guard, looking to finish!
Jacara is rocked!
It looks like Damiano Jacara has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papalov loads up on a big left hand. Jacara felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Papalov looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Jacara can't hide his disappointment, as Papalov celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicholi Papalov!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Fadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Miss Me Blind - Culture Club. Fadden has chosen Walk as his entrance music. Kyle Johnson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Fadden!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Jack Fadden has been cut.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Fadden's head back.
Fadden shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson leaves Fadden with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson scores with a jab. Fadden acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fadden has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fadden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fadden tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnson smiles and moves away.
Kyle Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Fadden.
Fadden avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Fadden closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Fadden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fadden tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Fadden thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Johnson throws a head kick but Fadden moves out of range.
Fadden closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Fadden pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fadden shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kyle Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Fadden counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.
Fadden is posturing up here but Johnson has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Fadden tries to roll out but it's too tight and Fadden has to tap! Slick submission there by Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kyle Johnson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fiyero Lermontov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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21
164 lbs
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26
162 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
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KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fiyero Lermontov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lermontov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Lermontov keeps it at a distance.
Lermontov misses with a low kick.
A big left from Lermontov misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lermontov finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lermontov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lermontov ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Lermontov scores with a jab to the head.
Lermontov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lermontov lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Lermontov is out of range.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lermontov.
Lermontov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a low kick but Lermontov avoids it.
Lermontov throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Lermontov.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Lermontov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lermontov throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lermontov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Lermontov.
Johnson misses with a combination
letting Lermontov counter with a right hand.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Lermontov is out of range.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson gets caught flat footed, as Lermontov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lermontov stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
Lermontov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lermontov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lermontov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fiyero Lermontov dominated that round.
That's time! Lermontov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lermontov misses with a double jab.
Lermontov avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Lermontov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson tries to clinch but Lermontov is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lermontov scores with a hook.
Johnson throws a head kick but Lermontov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lermontov counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Lermontov to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lermontov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Lermontov circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Lermontov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lermontov loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Lermontov jabs at Johnson's body.
Lermontov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Lermontov lands a lovely overhand right.
Fiyero Lermontov is winning the standup battle so far.
Lermontov throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Johnson blocks the low kick.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Lermontov had a free shot at his head there.
Johnson clinches but Lermontov breaks the clinch
and Lermontov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lermontov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lermontov misses with a straight right.
Lermontov 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.
Lermontov scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
Lermontov lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fiyero Lermontov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lermontov is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Johnson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lermontov throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Good shot there by Lermontov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lermontov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab from Lermontov.
Johnson misses with a takedown
letting Lermontov counter with a right hand.
Johnson walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Lermontov moves away and avoids it.
Lermontov scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
Lermontov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lermontov off to one side.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lermontov.
A jab from Lermontov does it's job there.
Lermontov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lermontov is out of range and Johnson settles back down.
Lermontov scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lermontov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lermontov.
Fiyero Lermontov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lermontov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jason Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fiyero Lermontov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lermontov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fiyero Lermontov!
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