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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 3973 p4p, 22743 weight class) and Jas Drop (ranked 57 p4p, 185 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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3 - 7 - 0 |
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200 cm
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2 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jas Drop!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drop misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Drop.
Johnson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Jas Drop has been cut.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drop defends it nicely.
Drop throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Drop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Drop. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson goes for a double leg but Drop avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Drop continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Drop sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drop.
Drop should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Drop throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Drop saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drop counters with a nice uppercut.
Drop slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
A little jabbing left from Drop on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Drop just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Drop's body. Drop takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Drop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drop cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Anthony Johnson has been cut.
Drop connects with the punch.
Johnson tries to clinch but Drop moves out of range.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Drop tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Drop to the ground. Drop escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drop scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Drop scores with a shot to the body.
Drop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Drop.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson is looking to slow Drop down with leg kicks.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Drop connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jas Drop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Drop misses.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drop avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drop misses the jab.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Drop sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drop.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Drop shows good takedown defense.
Drop is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Drop sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Drop changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Drop lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Drop sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson throws a head kick that half lands.
Drop lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson feints a jab promting Drop to slip. Johnson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Drop slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drop misses with a looping left.
Johnson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Drop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Drop to the ground. Johnson is now in Drop's guard.
Johnson trying to control but Drop is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jas Drop dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Drop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Drop looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Drop stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Drop wants it to stay on the feet.
Drop takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Johnson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Drop.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Drop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drop looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson throws a head kick that half lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Drop to the mat! Drop manages to get full guard.
Drop throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Drop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drop is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Drop looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson pushing down on Drop's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drop keeps working.
Johnson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Drop is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Drop is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
We've been hearing that Johnson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Drop wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Johnson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Johnson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Drop turns into him and now he's in Johnson's guard.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Drop is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drop really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drop is aware though and is defending well.
Drop looking to pass the guard.
Johnson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drop is striking off his back. Johnson thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Drop wants to get back to his feet.
Drop is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Johnson jumps into side control!
Johnson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Drop has escaped the position, nice work there.
Johnson trying to control the action but Drop is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson dominated that second round.
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.
Drop lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Drop sprawls well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drop! But no joy.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Drop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drop throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson pulls guard successfully.
Johnson has his foot on Drop's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Drop works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drop looking to pass the guard.
Drop stands up and waves to Johnson to follow him.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Drop.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Drop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drop lands with a good body shot.
Drop sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Drop circles away.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Drop misses its intended target.
Drop throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Drop listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Drop's belly button to the back.
Drop throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Drop takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Drop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Drop manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Despite the aggression on Drop's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Anthony Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Drop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Drop misses the target.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drop's waist but Drop gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drop.
A big left from Drop misses.
Johnson clinches.
Drop is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Drop avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Drop is defending well.
Drop wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson has Drop pressed against the cage, preventing Drop from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jumps into guard, dragging Drop to the mat.
Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drop is aware though and is defending well.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Drop tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Drop is proving a slippery customer.
Drop is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Drop is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jas Drop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Drop has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jas Drop!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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