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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Lafeyette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 lbs
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189 cm
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170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamal Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Lafeyette!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson cracks Lafeyette with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lafeyette steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Lafeyette backs away looking to recover.
Lafeyette gets a clinch.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Jamal Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lafeyette tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Lafeyette uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Lafeyette gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lafeyette prevents it.
Lafeyette being controlled against the cage.
Johnson decides to pull guard.
Lafeyette with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lafeyette thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Lafeyette is having none of it.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lafeyette can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson wants to stand but Lafeyette is controlling the position.
Lafeyette thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lafeyette slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Lafeyette closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lafeyette slows the pace down.
Johnson wants to control but Lafeyette postures up.
Lafeyette in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lafeyette working away.
Lafeyette is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Johnson is trying to buck Lafeyette off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafeyette goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Johnson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lafeyette but great work by Johnson.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lafeyette has escaped the position, nice work there.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Lafeyette is trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson wants to control but Lafeyette is keeping him busy.
Lafeyette is looking to regain half guard here but Johnson keeps moving and retains side control.
Johnson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Lafeyette's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafeyette sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lafeyette moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lafeyette is on top in guard.
Lafeyette avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lafeyette preventing the sweep.
Lafeyette drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Johnson dives on top into guard.
Lafeyette looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Lafeyette is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lafeyette working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson stands and steps away. Lafeyette gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Lafeyette takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lafeyette walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jamal Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lafeyette.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson takes a swing at Lafeyette's ribcage but misses.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Lafeyette knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lafeyette circles away quickly and effectively.
Lafeyette takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson shoots in and bounces Lafeyette off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lafeyette looking for a sweep. Not yet Lafeyette, not yet.
Lafeyette has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson wanted to stand there but Lafeyette had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson drops back looking for a leg! Lafeyette is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lafeyette manages to kick Johnson off! Johnson jumps back into Lafeyette's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lafeyette keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Lafeyette escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson gets to his feet - Lafeyette follows without any prompting.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lafeyette is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
Lafeyette is looking for a sweep.
Johnson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lafeyette regains half guard.
Lafeyette looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Lafeyette's head.
Lafeyette looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lafeyette is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lafeyette avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to control. Lafeyette wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lafeyette tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Johnson is working for a submission of some sort.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lafeyette's hands.
Lafeyette avoids a punch combination nicely.
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.
Lafeyette blocks a head kick by Johnson.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Lafeyette avoids them all with ease.
Jamal Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Lafeyette fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Johnson 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.
Lafeyette trying to strike off his back.
Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Johnson dominated that second round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lafeyette shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Lafeyette's body.
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Lafeyette looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lafeyette is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lafeyette makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lafeyette.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lafeyette escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lafeyette working for submissions but it's allowed Johnson to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Lafeyette is having none of it.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lafeyette is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lafeyette looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson prevents Lafeyette from improving his position.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lafeyette does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lafeyette looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Lafeyette is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lafeyette avoid being mounted?
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lafeyette.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Lafeyette off the cage and back into rage.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lafeyette doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Lafeyette moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafeyette has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lafeyette takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lafeyette closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson is trying to trip Lafeyette. He has hold of a leg but Lafeyette is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Johnson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lafeyette wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
Lafeyette 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.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lafeyette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Lafeyette is retaining full guard.
Lafeyette is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson wants to stand but Lafeyette is controlling his posture from full guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lafeyette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lafeyette is proving hard to escape from.
Lafeyette not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson wants to stand but Lafeyette is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight for Jamal Johnson!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Jamal Johnson!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Jamal Johnson!
Jamal Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
34% |
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