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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between JJ Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cage Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnston might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shackler's Revenge - Guns N Roses. On his way into the cage it seems that JJ Johnston has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily JJ Johnston seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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132 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JJ Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cage Nichols!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nichols tries to clinch there but Johnston circles away.
Johnston tries for a takedown but Nichols circles away easily
and Nichols connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cage Nichols seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nichols lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like JJ Johnston has been cut.
Nichols avoids the head kick by Johnston.
Sloppy strikes from Nichols. Those never looked like landing.
Nichols throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnston throws a sloppy head kick and Nichols moves out of range easily.
Johnston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nichols.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nichols counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Johnston as Nichols shoots in.
Nichols lands with a nice body punch.
Nichols lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnston backs up against the cage.
Nichols throws a hook to the side of Johnston's head but Johnston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nichols.
Johnston slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Nichols throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nichols shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnston tries to sprawl out of it but Nichols keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnston manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nichols throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnston.
Nichols takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnston dives in and scores a takedown into Nichols's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nichols is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnston wants to get back to full guard.
Nichols wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnston is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nichols is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnston doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nichols.
Nichols is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Johnston makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johnston.
Nichols trying to control but Johnston is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nichols passes Johnston's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nichols thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnston's head.
Nichols seems to be working for a kimura but Johnston defends the submission attempt.
Johnston wants to control but Nichols is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nichols is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nichols is working for a kimura but Johnston is defending it quite comfortably.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nichols is working for a kimura but Johnston is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cage Nichols dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JJ Johnston's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nichols throws a leg kick
and Johnston counters with a solid body kick.
Nichols lands a jab.
Johnston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnston misses with a lunging right hand
and Nichols counters with a series of strikes. Johnston will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnston tries a low kick but Nichols avoids it.
Johnston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nichols.
Johnston throws a head kick that misses
and Nichols counters with a series of strikes. Johnston will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Johnston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nichols shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnston but Johnston pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cage Nichols seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnston gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnston trying to mount his opponent but Nichols defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nichols looking for subs from the bottom but Johnston mounts him!
Nichols throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Johnston trying to control but Nichols is having none of it.
Nichols is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston controlling the pace for now.
Nichols bucks up and throws Johnston to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Johnston connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nichols throws a head kick but Johnston moves out of range.
Nichols lands the left hand.
Johnston throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nichols's waist but Nichols gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnston off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston walks into a stiff left hand from Nichols.
Johnston avoids the body shot from Nichols.
Nichols takes a kick to the side of the head.
Johnston shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nichols pinned against the cage. Nichols gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnston misses with a shot to the body
and Nichols counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nichols thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nichols swings around for an armbar but Johnston sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Nichols's guard.
Nichols looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nichols's guard.
Johnston controlling the pace.
Johnston works his way into side control.
Johnston is staying tight to Nichols's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Nichols can't do much from the bottom here.
Nichols throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nichols stops Johnston from passing to mount.
Nichols struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cage Nichols will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on JJ Johnston's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Nichols lands with a right hand.
Nichols misses with a series of wild punches.
Nichols swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnston looks to clinch
and Nichols counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnston shoots in for a double leg but Nichols sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nichols connects with a solid leg kick.
Nichols throws a right and a left that Johnston avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nichols misses with the combination.
Johnston doesn't manage to clinch there - Nichols circles away.
Nichols lunges at Johnston with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnston's hand.
Johnston closes the distance but Nichols moves to the side
letting Nichols counter with a right hand.
Nichols closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston moves in looking to clinch but Nichols pushes him off.
Johnston shoots in for a takedown but Nichols shows good takedown defense.
Johnston takes one on the button.
Nichols keeps the fight on the outside.
Nichols connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnston moves to clinch but Nichols breaks away
and Johnston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nichols blocks a head kick by Johnston.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Nichols.
JJ Johnston's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nichols rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nichols looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnston is fending him off so far but Nichols persists. Nope, Johnston circles away and we're back to standing.
Nichols misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnston.
Nichols keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
JJ Johnston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nichols dodges the punch combination from Johnston.
Cage Nichols is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnston shoots in for a takedown but Nichols shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JJ Johnston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnston blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Nichols as Johnston shoots in.
Johnston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nichols scores with a jab. Johnston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnston closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nichols throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nichols throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnston's waist but Johnston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nichols off to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnston misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cage Nichols comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nichols has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cage Nichols!
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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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