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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Th final countdown as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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173 cm
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176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Noel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Noel pinned against the cage. Noel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Matt Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noel stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jay Noel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Johnson.
Noel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Noel circles away.
Noel stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Noel tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Noel to the ground. Noel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Noel shows good takedown defense.
Nice sprawl there from Noel as Johnson shoots in.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Noel avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Noel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Jay Noel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Noel as he avoids it easily.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Noel.
Noel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Noel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Noel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Noel.
Noel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Noel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Noel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Noel circles away.
Noel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
Noel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Noel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Noel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Noel lands a jab.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Noel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Noel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Noel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Noel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Noel as Johnson shoots in.
Noel is working the combinations to good effect here.
Noel lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Noel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel misses with a wild combination.
Noel lands a jab-cross combination.
Noel fails to land with a series of punches.
Noel misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Noel.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Noel swivels and escapes.
Noel lands an overhand right.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Noel avoids it really well and circles away.
A nice combination there by Noel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Noel dominated that round.
That's time! Noel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Noel stuffs the takedown.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Noel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Noel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Noel stuffs the takedown.
Jay Noel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Johnson.
Noel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Noel is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Johnson.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Noel to score with a decent uppercut.
Noel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Noel as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Noel.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Noel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Noel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Noel leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Noel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Noel misses with a series of wild punches.
Noel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Noel here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Noel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Noel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Noel throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Noel sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Noel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Noel dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Noel as he jumps to the side.
Noel scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
Noel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Noel keeps it at a distance.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Noel swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Noel sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Noel sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Noel circles away.
Noel lands an overhand right.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jay Noel is winning the standup battle so far.
Noel misses with a wild combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Noel stuffs the takedown.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Noel pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Noel dominated that second round.
That's time! Noel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Noel as he jumps to the side.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Noel stuffs the takedown.
Jay Noel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Noel circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Noel misses.
Noel looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Noel stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Noel keeps the fight on the outside.
Jay Noel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Noel.
Noel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Noel wants it to stay on the feet.
Noel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Noel as he jumps to the side.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Noel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Noel sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Noel tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Noel to the ground. Noel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Noel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Noel.
Nice sprawl there from Noel as Johnson shoots in.
Johnson shoots in but Noel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Noel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
No joy there for Noel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch but Noel moves out of range.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Noel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Noel avoids it really well and circles away.
Noel swinging wilding here.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Noel is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Noel circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Noel swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Noel tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Noel to the ground. Noel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Noel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Noel wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Noel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Noel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson shoots in but Noel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Noel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Noel 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Noel!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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