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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jens Pulver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Johnson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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145 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jens Pulver!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pulver in his tracks.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson throws a hook but Pulver avoids it easily.
Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pulver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pulver is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Johnson, into his guard.
Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pulver has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson is looking for a triangle here but Pulver uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Johnson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pulver's best efforts.
Pulver tries to stand and escape but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
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 looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Pulver pulls his head out easily.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pulver darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Pulver is trying to stall.
A knee to the head by Pulver.
Pulver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johnson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johnson fails to take his opponent's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Pulver has worked his arm free - good work by Pulver!
Johnson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johnson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pulver is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Johnson is controlling him well.
That's four 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.
Johnson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pulver has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Johnson but great work by Pulver.
Pulver really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pulver stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pulver swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pulver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Pulver.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Pulver avoids it well.
Jens Pulver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pulver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pulver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pulver trying to land knees to the body.
Pulver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pulver looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Pulver misses with a knee strike.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pulver will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
Pulver throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Johnson dominated that round.
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.
Johnson shoots in but Pulver avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pulver connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pulver wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Pulver slips the punch.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Pulver's shoulder, as Pulver tries to avoid the shot.
Nice takedown defense from Pulver. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Pulver closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pulver tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Pulver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pulver pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pulver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pulver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pulver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Pulver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pulver tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Pulver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pulver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulver takes a shot to the head.
Pulver throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pulver fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pulver clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pulver regains guard.
Johnson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pulver manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Johnson has Pulver in his guard.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pulver gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pulver can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Pulver is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Johnson.
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pulver wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pulver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Pulver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Pulver clinches with his opponent.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Pulver shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pulver lands a nice elbow.
Pulver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pulver manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Pulver controls his hands.
Pulver connects with a knee to the head.
Pulver misses with a knee strike.
Pulver tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Pulver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson tries to pull guard but Pulver holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Pulver blocking some punches.
Pulver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson is working for takedown but Pulver is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pulver looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson wants a takedown.
Johnson wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jens Pulver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pulver avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pulver swivels and escapes.
Pulver closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
A short right from Pulver on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pulver is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pulver misses with a knee strike.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Pulver's head.
Pulver tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Pulver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pulver smiles and moves away.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Pulver.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Pulver saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pulver is looking to clinch.
Pulver wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pulver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Pulver avoids it well.
Pulver moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pulver.
Johnson decides to pull guard.
Johnson keeping busy on the bottom but Pulver has passed one foot through into half guard.
Johnson is looking to get back to full guard here but Pulver has managed to pass to side control instead.
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulver controlling his opponent.
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Pulver has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pulver stands up from mount. Strange move.
Pulver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Pulver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pulver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pulver forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pulver takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pulver misses with a knee strike.
Pulver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Pulver.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Pulver.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jens Pulver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pulver has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jens Pulver!
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energy
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