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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pasquale Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pasquale Johnson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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214 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pasquale Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Cain!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson blocks a head kick by Cain.
Cain clinches up against the cage.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson jumps guard but Cain turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson is trying to push Cain away but Cain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cain successfully pulls guard.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson is in close to Cain's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cain's head.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cain pulls Johnson in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cain keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Cain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cain working a defensive guard but Johnson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Cain is looking to reverse the position.
Johnson with the ground and pound but Cain regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Cain wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Johnson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cain is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Cain 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.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cain keeps working.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johnson connects with a nice short shot to Cain's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stops Cain from getting back to his feet.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Cain has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Cain throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson passes into side control, despite Cain's attempt to control the position.
Johnson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cain takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson trying to control the position but Cain is working away.
Johnson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cain to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Cain blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson leaves Cain with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Johnson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cain looks winded!
Cain darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cain wants a takedown but no success here.
Cain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasquale Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cain closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cain can do to turn this around?
Cain shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cain clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cain tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Pasquale Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Cain.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Johnson gets underhooks to prevent Cain's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cain looking for a takedown.
Cain is breathing heavily.
Johnson jumps into guard, dragging Cain to the mat.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Cain controlling him for the moment.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cain's head.
Cain working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Cain's brow.
Cain is working an open guard so Johnson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cain shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cain's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Cain shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Cain's leg. Cain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cain looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Cain persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson is looking for a counter combo.
Cain goes for a double leg but Johnson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Johnson continues to drive forward.
Johnson throws a counter high kick but Cain was just alert enough to avoid it.
Cain tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson has Cain up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cain walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Cain has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cain tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson digs a right hand into Cain's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cain's gas tank.
Cain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Johnson gets underhooks to prevent Cain's takedown attempt.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Cain has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cain misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasquale Johnson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Johnson pushes Cain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cain.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cain or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cain with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pasquale Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Cain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Cain drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Johnson defends it well.
Cain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cain was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Cain takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cain tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and Cain ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pasquale Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Johnson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pasquale Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson is controlling Cain's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Cain wanted to stand there but Johnson had control of the position.
Johnson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Further stalling from Johnson.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain clinches up against the cage.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Cain turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Cain has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Cain circles away.
Cain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Cain won't allow it.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Cain has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jumps guard but Cain turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cain has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Johnson uses from the top position.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cain looking to control.
Cain looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Cain's brow.
Brandon Cain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pasquale Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that's the end of the fight!
Pasquale 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pasquale Johnson!
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