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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alain Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Joans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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273 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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269 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alain Johns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikey Joans!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joans blocks a head kick by Johns.
Johns wants to clinch.
Joans drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johns wants to stand and escape but Joans is having none of it.
Johns throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Johns is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johns wants to stand and escape but Joans is having none of it.
Johns trying to keep a closed guard but Joans is proving a slippery customer.
Joans working some strikes from top position.
Johns working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joans.
Joans postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joans stops Johns from standing up.
Joans throwing strikes but missing.
Joans won't allow Johns to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joans postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Joans sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Joans pushes down on Johns's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Joans prevents Johns from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joans prevents Johns from standing back up.
Joans slips a nice elbow through Johns's hands, connecting with Johns's forehead.
Johns wants to get back to full guard but Joans has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joans looking to finish Johns with some ground and pound. This is bad for Johns!
Johns squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Johns is looking to get to half guard.
Joans lands a nice shot to the head.
Johns really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johns takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Joans with good strikes from the mount here!
Johns working to try and regain half guard.
Joans punishing his opponent with strikes.
Joans looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joans lands a nice shot to the head.
Joans controlling from the full mount.
Johns taking shots to the head.
Joans connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Joans looking to control but Johns is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johns is trying to stand.
Johns is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Joans connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Johns throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Joans is landing with some decent strikes but Johns is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Johns swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Joans putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Joans connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Johns is working to get back to half guard.
Joans looks gassed!
Johns is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Joans has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Johns's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johns really wants to buck Joans off and get back to his feet.
Joans has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Joans looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Joans dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Joans shoots for a takedown but Johns saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Joans closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mikey Joans has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johns works his way to full guard. Good work.
Johns looking to hit a scissor sweep but Joans is one step ahead there.
Johns wants to stand up but Joans is controlling him.
Joans preventing the sweep.
Johns is looking to stand up but Joans isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johns being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joans advances to half guard.
Johns moves into full guard.
Johns keeping moving, preventing Joans from controlling successfully.
Johns is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johns tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johns will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Johns is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Joans with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johns wants to get back to his feet but Joans is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Joans fails with the takedown.
Johns lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Mikey Joans has been cut.
Johns throws a sloppy head kick and Joans moves out of range easily.
Joans fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johns looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joans lands with a right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Johns. Joans shrugs it off though.
A jab from Johns finds it's way through Joans's defenses.
Johns throws a sloppy head kick and Joans moves out of range easily.
Joans avoids the head kick by Johns.
Joans looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joans trying to control but Johns is working from the bottom.
Joans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johns is keeping the position for now.
Johns looking to hit a scissor sweep but Joans is one step ahead there.
Joans prevents Johns from getting back to his feet.
Johns trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Joans works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Joans moves into full mount! Johns won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johns is looking to get to half guard.
Joans with a couple of short strikes.
You get the feeling that Johns really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Joans looking to control but Johns is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Joans landing strikes, looking to finish!
Johns wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Johns tries to lock up and control but Joans gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mikey Joans will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mikey Joans's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Joans avoids the head kick by Johns.
Johns is looking to clinch but Joans is avoiding it.
Joans 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.
Johns wants to get back to his feet but Joans is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Joans slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Joans cracks Johns with a solid left hand.
Johns is wriggling around but Joans manages to pass to half guard.
Joans trying to mount his opponent but Johns defends it.
Johns is refusing to be controlled, as Joans sits in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns looking for submissions off his back.
Joans looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Joans stalling.
Johns is trying to stand.
Johns trying to control but Joans postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Joans avoids the head kick by Johns.
Johns throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Joans's head.
A combination from Johns does no damage.
That's two 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.
Joans feints and as Johns raises his hands in defense, Joans changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johns wants to stand and escape but Joans is having none of it.
Joans controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Johns wants to get back to his feet but Joans is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Joans postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Joans postures up in Johns's guard and throws a big left but Johns blocks it.
Joans stops Johns from standing up.
Johns controls Joans momentarily but Joans frees himself.
Joans is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johns doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Joans counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Johns looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Joans controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Joans working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johns's head.
Johns throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Joans stops Johns from standing up.
Joans postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns wants to stand but Joans is controlling the position.
Joans won't allow Johns to sweep him here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Joans closes the distance and clinches up with Johns, looking for a takedown. Joans pushes Johns against the cage but Johns circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alain Johns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joans misses with the combination.
Johns drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Alain Johns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joans parries the strikes from Johns easily there. Johns is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Joans to escape.
Mikey Joans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johns misses with the ground and pound.
Joans can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Joans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Joans 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikey Joans!
Mikey Joans is the new heavyweight champion!
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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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