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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinn Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magne Midgard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes into the arena with Ice Cube - It Was a Dood Day blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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215 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quinn Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magne Midgard!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Midgard.
Midgard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Midgard gets the takedown into side control.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.
Johnson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Midgard off and has taken his back!
Johnson is trying to stick to Midgard's back but Midgard is turning into Johnson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Johnson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Midgard.
Midgard won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Midgard stands up and waves to Johnson to follow him.
No luck for Midgard with that takedown attempt.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Johnson lands a with a good body shot.
Midgard clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Midgard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Midgard prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Knees to the body from Midgard.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Midgard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Midgard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Midgard has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Midgard.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Midgard.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Midgard won't allow it.
Johnson works on Midgard's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Midgard prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Midgard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Midgard misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Midgard.
Johnson wants to stall.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Midgard has double underhooks.
Midgard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson catches Midgard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Midgard swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Midgard moves away and avoids it.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Midgard avoids it well.
Midgard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson wants to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Midgard.
Midgard clinches up against the cage.
Midgard landing knees to the head.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Midgard won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midgard is stalling here.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson wants to break free but Midgard has control.
Midgard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Midgard landing knees to the body.
Midgard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Midgard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Midgard.
Midgard manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A knee to the head by Midgard.
Knees to the body from Midgard.
Midgard cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Midgard landing knees to the body.
Midgard scores a nice knee to the body.
Midgard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Midgard lands a nice knee to the body.
Midgard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Midgard won't allow it.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Midgard won't allow it.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Midgard has double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
A short uppercut from Midgard.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Midgard won't allow it.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Midgard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Midgard has double underhooks.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Midgard is keeping busy.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Midgard keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Midgard keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Midgard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Midgard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Midgard missing with knees to the body.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Midgard keeps him there for the moment.
Midgard cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magne Midgard dominated that 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Midgard.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Midgard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Midgard tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Midgard thinking.
Midgard looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Nice body kick from Midgard.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Midgard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Midgard shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Midgard darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Midgard landing knees to the body.
Midgard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Midgard gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
Midgard lands a knee to the head.
Midgard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Midgard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Midgard lands a knee to the body.
Midgard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Midgard prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Midgard is controlling the position.
Midgard keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Midgard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Midgard tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Midgard counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinn Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Midgard misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Midgard with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Midgard's head but Midgard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a with a good body shot.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Midgard avoids nicely.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Midgard circles away and keeps his distance.
Midgard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Horrible takedown by Midgard or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Midgard lands with a slapping head kick.
Midgard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Midgard fails to land the takedown.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Midgard counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Midgard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Midgard counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Midgard sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big head kick from Midgard and Johnson is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Johnson is rocked!
It looks like Quinn Johnson has been cut.
Midgard decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Johnson, up you get!
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A good leg kick by Midgard.
Midgard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson closes the distance but Midgard moves to the side
and Midgard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.
Midgard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Midgard tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Midgard with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Midgard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midgard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Midgard.
Midgard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Midgard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Midgard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Midgard has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Midgard won't be happy with that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Midgard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Midgard some visible discomfort.
Johnson working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magne Midgard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Quinn Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Midgard dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Midgard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.
Midgard rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Midgard trying to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johnson.
Midgard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Midgard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Midgard's defenses.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Midgard counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johnson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Midgard counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Midgard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Midgard moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Midgard throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Midgard to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midgard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Midgard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Midgard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
Midgard tries to escape but Johnson is in control.
Midgard taking punishment in the form of punches.
Midgard struggling a bit here.
Johnson trying to control the action but Midgard is working from the bottom.
Midgard sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Midgard gets back to full guard.
Midgard pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Midgard is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Midgard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Midgard looking for a sweep. Not yet Midgard, not yet.
Midgard trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Midgard's head.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johnson gets to his feet. Midgard looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson swings for the body but Midgard moves out of range.
Midgard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Midgard throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Midgard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Quinn Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quinn Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magne Midgard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midgard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Johnson has his feet on Midgard's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Midgard shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Midgard pushes Johnson away with a front kick.
Midgard scores with a nice body kick.
Midgard throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
and Midgard counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Nice body punch from Midgard.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Midgard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midgard shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Midgard finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Midgard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnson will feel that in the morning.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Midgard counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johnson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Midgard throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Midgard tries to clinch up.
Johnson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Midgard counters with a body kick that stops Johnson in his tracks momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Midgard counters with a thumping low kick.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Midgard slips the punch.
Magne Midgard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Midgard saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magne Midgard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Midgard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight for Magne Midgard!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Magne Midgard!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Magne Midgard!
Magne Midgard wins by unanimous decision!
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