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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur King (ranked 1840 p4p, 1750 weight class) and Marcus Johnson (ranked 224 p4p, 214 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
King throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and King only half commits.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by King.
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
King pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnson is out of range and King settles back down.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson throws out a counter right but King avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
King throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a leg kick
and King counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by King.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
King scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
King postures up.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
King scoring with punches to the head and body.
King prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
King trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
King lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Johnson pulls King in close to prevent any damage.
King's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
King throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
King engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
King working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
King won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
King has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
King won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King connects with a couple of short punches.
King is fighting to break Johnson's control of his arms but Johnson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
King won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
King might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson has his foot on King's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. King works his way back into a safe position though.
King trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Marcus Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King blocks the body kick.
King appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows King to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Johnson holds on and takes a little breather.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but King can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
King wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
King postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
King is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
King won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
King with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
King keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
King controls from within his opponent's guard.
King works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
King working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
King is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King sitting in guard here, content to control.
King is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst King is controlling him.
King stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
King sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
King prevents Johnson from improving his position.
King throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
King is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson works his way to full guard. Good work.
King wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
King distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
King distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
King slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
King creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
King takes a little break here. Johnson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson is working to avoid the ground and pound but King connects with a decent elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur King dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
King with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
King throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
King changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped King's head back.
King misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
King is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.
King content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
King is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
Johnson is adopting a defensive guard.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
King slips nicely into half guard.
Arthur King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
King slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is not content to let King control the position.
King scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
King wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson has hold of King's hands but King slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson is pressing down on King's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
King keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
King working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
King not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson is adopting a defensive guard.
King is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
King is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but King is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
King wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but King slips an elbow through the middle.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
King throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marcus Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson throws a counter combo.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
King darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson pushes King off but King dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Johnson!
King lands a couple of good shots and Johnson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Johnson is really stuck here.
King working for the choke.
King softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Johnson is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by King.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
King is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. King gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. King gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. King apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Johnson slips a straight right by King.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
King appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
King throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
King swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
so King counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Johnson kicks King off and gets to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
King looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
King fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
King throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
King misses with a leg kick.
King backing away here, and Johnson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Johnson 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.
A big left from Johnson misses.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jab, jab by King - just one landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Arthur King will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
King shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed King's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
King is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Johnson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
King shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing King's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
King punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson lands a jab to King's midsection.
Johnson throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Johnson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
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.
King thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
King trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
King seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
King stalling.
King looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
King perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
King wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Johnson misses.
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice straight punches there by King. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of King.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
King fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Johnson to the ground. King is now in Johnson's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Johnson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from King.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
King throws a head punch that misses.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
King wants a takedown.
King is looking to take this one to the mat.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from King.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
King tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King is looking to take this one to the mat.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but King steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
King 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 King off to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. King takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King takes one on the button.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
King sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
King throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King misses with a straight left.
King moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
King shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Johnson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
King shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
King takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson moves away from the strike by King.
King takes one to the chin there.
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
King drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick King off! King jumps back into Johnson's guard.
King wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
King postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
King stands and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think King has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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RATING
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