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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peters has chosen the Ong Bak theme as his entrance music. James Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jordan Peters!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peters throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peters gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Peters wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Peters is keeping the position.
Peters pushes Johnson off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson shoots in but Peters avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Peters buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peters throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Peters throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Jordan Peters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peters tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Peters.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Peters.
Peters throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Jordan Peters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peters takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Peters misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Peters avoids nicely.
Peters scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Peters circles away.
Peters plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Johnson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Peters defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Peters.
Peters slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Peters throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Peters throws a nice head kick!
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Peters lands with a slapping head kick.
Peters throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Peters fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson is standing up over Peters. Peters looks to escape but Johnson dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Peters to his feet.
Peters throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Peters.
Peters throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.
Peters scores with a nice head shot.
Peters throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Peters goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Peters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Peters misses.
Johnson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Peters. That one must have hurt.
Peters lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson rushes Peters and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson works on Peters's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson has Peters pressed against the cage, preventing Peters from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson jumps guard and drags Peters to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Peters gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Peters circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peters moves away.
Peters tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Peters is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James Johnson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peters throws a head kick that misses.
Peters connects with a high kick.
Peters thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson's side.
Peters throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Peters wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peters is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the action but Peters is working from the bottom.
Johnson uses his free foot to push down on Peters's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Peters.
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johnson with shots to the head and body - Peters looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Peters is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters wants to try and get back to his feet.
Johnson lands a heavy elbow.
Johnson is landing with some decent strikes but Peters is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Johnson stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Peters looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Peters is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Peters is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Peters trying to remain calm as Johnson controls from the top position.
Johnson prevents Peters from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Johnson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Peters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid body kick from Peters.
Peters thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson is trying to drag Peters to the mat but Peters just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice elbow from Peters.
Peters using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peters is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Peters wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Peters tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters working hard to break the clinch.
Peters working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Peters pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Peters gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Peters gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Peters thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Peters circles away.
Peters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Peters manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
James Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Peters.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Peters.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson pushes Peters up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Peters gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Peters breaks from the clinch.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Peters. Peters obviously looking to wear him down.
Peters swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Peters throws a lazy head kick
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right from Johnson.
Peters's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peters misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Peters sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peters scores with a kick to the body.
Peters thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johnson if he has to take too many more of those.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Peters moves out of range easily.
Peters throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Peters circles away.
Peters throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
Johnson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Peters blocks nicely.
Johnson trying to control but Peters is working from the bottom.
Jordan Peters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws and elbow that misses. Peters uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Peters!
Peters decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Johnson, up you get!
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Peters throws a head kick that misses.
Peters looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
James Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peters pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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