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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pasquale Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Van Der Pooji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pasquale Johnson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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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Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 1 - 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, Marius Van Der Pooji!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Pooji fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Der Pooji misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson jumps guard and drags Van Der Pooji to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Van Der Pooji is proving a slippery customer.
Van Der Pooji wants to stand but Johnson is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Van Der Pooji gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van Der Pooji pulls Johnson into guard.
Van Der Pooji wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Der Pooji utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Van Der Pooji is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Van Der Pooji holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Van Der Pooji gets control of Johnson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Van Der Pooji will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson prevents Van Der Pooji from getting back to his feet.
Van Der Pooji wriggles free and stands up.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Der Pooji rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson drags the fight down to the ground.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Van Der Pooji wants to stand but Johnson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Pooji decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Johnson, up you get!
Van Der Pooji throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Van Der Pooji moves into the clinch.
Johnson jumps guard but Van Der Pooji turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Van Der Pooji holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pasquale Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Van Der Pooji has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Der Pooji looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Van Der Pooji won't allow it.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Van Der Pooji turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Pasquale Johnson has been cut.
Van Der Pooji is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Der Pooji just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from Van Der Pooji.
Van Der Pooji lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
A bit of stalling here from Van Der Pooji.
Van Der Pooji throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Pooji darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Van Der Pooji lands an uppercut.
Van Der Pooji jumps guard and drags Johnson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Van Der Pooji is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Van Der Pooji has his feet on Johnson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marius Van Der Pooji dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pasquale Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Van Der Pooji looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Van Der Pooji!
Van Der Pooji throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Van Der Pooji has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Der Pooji tries for a takedown. No joy.
Van Der Pooji stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Der Pooji pulls guard effortlessly.
Van Der Pooji is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Johnson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Van Der Pooji wants a takedown but no success here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Der Pooji lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van Der Pooji comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson jumps guard but Van Der Pooji stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Van Der Pooji manages to pull guard.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van Der Pooji has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Johnson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Van Der Pooji throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Van Der Pooji pulls guard successfully.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Der Pooji has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Johnson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Van Der Pooji lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Van Der Pooji breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Der Pooji lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Van Der Pooji.
Van Der Pooji moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Van Der Pooji is breathing heavily.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pasquale Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Van Der Pooji.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Der Pooji just stands there and leans against the cage.
Van Der Pooji breaks from the clinch.
Van Der Pooji throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a big counter combination but Van Der Pooji scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Pooji stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Van Der Pooji misses with a two punch combination.
Van Der Pooji has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Der Pooji has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johnson after a bit of a struggle.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Van Der Pooji manages to get underhooks.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Van Der Pooji has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson is pressed up against the cage. Van Der Pooji has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Van Der Pooji clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Der Pooji blocks an uppercut.
Van Der Pooji gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Der Pooji jumps into guard, dragging Johnson to the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Der Pooji wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Van Der Pooji is proving hard to escape from.
Marius Van Der Pooji has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Van Der Pooji blocks nicely.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Van Der Pooji gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to keep Van Der Pooji in close.
Van Der Pooji must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Van Der Pooji stands and steps away. Johnson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Van Der Pooji instigates a clinch.
Van Der Pooji connects with a knee to the head.
Van Der Pooji is trying to pull guard but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
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 Van Der Pooji walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Van Der Pooji throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Van Der Pooji.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Der Pooji.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Van Der Pooji has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Van Der Pooji holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Van Der Pooji holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Van Der Pooji's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Van Der Pooji manages to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marius Van Der Pooji showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pasquale Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Van Der Pooji moves into the clinch.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Van Der Pooji has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Der Pooji has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Van Der Pooji pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pasquale Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Van Der Pooji pulls Johnson into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Pooji wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Van Der Pooji keeps moving.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Van Der Pooji blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Pooji has his feet on Johnson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Van Der Pooji clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Der Pooji goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Der Pooji.
Johnson tries to circle away but Van Der Pooji has him pinned against the cage.
Van Der Pooji keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson tries to circle away but Van Der Pooji has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Der Pooji.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Der Pooji has him pressed against the cage.
Van Der Pooji lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Van Der Pooji shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Pooji prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Van Der Pooji closes the distance and clinches.
Van Der Pooji gets control of Johnson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Van Der Pooji will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson prevents Van Der Pooji from getting back to his feet.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Van Der Pooji has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Der Pooji wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Pooji keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Van Der Pooji avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Van Der Pooji rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Van Der Pooji manages to break the clinch.
Van Der Pooji with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Der Pooji moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson has Van Der Pooji pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Van Der Pooji manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Van Der Pooji 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 missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Van Der Pooji keeps moving.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Van Der Pooji blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stops Van Der Pooji from standing up.
Van Der Pooji has his feet on Johnson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Van Der Pooji lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Van Der Pooji closes the distance and clinches.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice elbow from Van Der Pooji.
Van Der Pooji lands a nice elbow.
Van Der Pooji blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pasquale Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marius Van Der Pooji is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Van Der Pooji pulls guard successfully.
Johnson won't allow Van Der Pooji to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marius Van Der Pooji comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Der Pooji 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marius Van Der Pooji!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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