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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques St Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Revenge by Danger Mouse. Jacques St Croix acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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157 lbs
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168 cm
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152 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques St Croix!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Croix attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
St Croix turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson trying to control the action but St Croix is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson tries to move to mount but St Croix blocks the move with his legs.
St Croix sneaks out the side door and pushes Johnson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Jacques St Croix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. St Croix sprawls well.
Johnson shoots in but St Croix avoids the takedown attempt easily.
St Croix avoids the body shot from Johnson.
St Croix finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
St Croix tries a head kick but it misses.
St Croix connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but St Croix sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by St Croix there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
St Croix throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Croix throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
St Croix looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
St Croix throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Johnson checks a low kick from St Croix.
St Croix just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St Croix.
St Croix dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Johnson looks for a takedown but St Croix sprawls well.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
St Croix connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Brian Johnson has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Croix.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Croix connects with a solid leg kick.
St Croix with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
St Croix throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Croix. St Croix obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Croix turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Croix.
St Croix tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by St Croix.
St Croix throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Croix, right into the meat.
St Croix will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
St Croix lands a high kick!
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St Croix.
St Croix chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St Croix wants to clinch.
Jacques St Croix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. St Croix tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag St Croix to the ground. St Croix escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
St Croix pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnson is out of range and St Croix settles back down.
St Croix clinches up against the cage.
St Croix scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
St Croix lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by St Croix.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from St Croix.
St Croix landing some nice looking knees to the body.
St Croix lands a knee to the body.
The referee calls for St Croix to work.
St Croix lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
St Croix scores a nice knee to the body.
St Croix missing with knees to the body.
Johnson letting St Croix take a breather here.
St Croix landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for St Croix.
St Croix content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on St Croix's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
St Croix landing some nice looking knees to the body.
St Croix landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Croix just leaning against Johnson, taking a breather.
St Croix scores a nice knee to the body.
Come on St Croix - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jacques St Croix.
St Croix shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Croix. That's going to slow Johnson down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by St Croix there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
St Croix throws a quick inside leg kick.
St Croix tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Croix throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
St Croix lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St Croix throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
St Croix moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. St Croix tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. St Croix manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
St Croix misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St Croix.
St Croix is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
St Croix connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St Croix scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques St Croix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
St Croix throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Croix cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but St Croix shows good takedown defense.
St Croix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Croix looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St Croix has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson blocks a head kick by St Croix.
St Croix connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
St Croix moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Johnson is trying to drag St Croix to the mat but St Croix just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
St Croix trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed St Croix into the cage.
St Croix crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Croix stalling in the clinch.
St Croix landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stalling in the clinch from St Croix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jacques St Croix.
St Croix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Nice takedown defense from St Croix. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Croix misses with a low kick.
St Croix throws a nice outside leg kick.
St Croix thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson's side.
St Croix tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Croix. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Good leg kick by St Croix there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
St Croix lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St Croix dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
St Croix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Croix misses the shot to the body.
St Croix lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
St Croix tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Croix can pounce on him.
St Croix tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
St Croix tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab by St Croix.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Croix tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Croix connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
St Croix fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from St Croix.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with St Croix, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes St Croix against the cage but St Croix circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St Croix.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St Croix.
St Croix thows a left - swing and a miss!
St Croix scores with a nice body kick.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St Croix.
St Croix lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
St Croix feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Jacques St Croix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Croix pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Croix throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
St Croix buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Croix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
St Croix lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnson will feel that in the morning.
St Croix looking to land some kicks to the body here.
St Croix closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson jumps guard but St Croix stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as St Croix tries to tie him up.
St Croix stalling in the clinch.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but St Croix is controlling the position.
St Croix lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. St Croix is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stalling in the clinch from St Croix.
St Croix is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
St Croix lands a damaging elbow.
St Croix unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from St Croix.
St Croix lands a knee to the body.
St Croix landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Croix slowing the pace effectively.
St Croix continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jacques St Croix.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
St Croix misses with a kick to the body.
St Croix keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
St Croix buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St Croix walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
St Croix throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by St Croix.
St Croix stuffs the takedown.
St Croix scores with a leg kick.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St Croix throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
St Croix lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
St Croix tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St Croix scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques St Croix showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Johnson's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
St Croix takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
St Croix prevents a takedown attempt there.
St Croix lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from St Croix.
St Croix effectively controlling the action here.
Knees to the body from St Croix.
St Croix scores a nice knee to the body.
St Croix looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but St Croix pulls his leg out and moves away.
A good leg kick by St Croix.
St Croix throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.
Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Croix throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Croix, right into the meat.
St Croix thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
St Croix moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Croix displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson avoiding damage as St Croix throws knees to the body.
St Croix trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed St Croix into the cage.
St Croix has Johnson pressed against the cage.
St Croix stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson letting St Croix take a breather here.
Johnson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, St Croix regains guard.
Johnson is fighting to break St Croix's control of his arms but St Croix is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
St Croix is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Croix gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St Croix smiles and moves away.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
St Croix buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St Croix throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
St Croix is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can St Croix avoid being mounted?
Johnson wants to pass the guard but St Croix is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Croix moves into full guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but St Croix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Croix wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
St Croix is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
St Croix pushes Johnson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
St Croix wants to clinch.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from St Croix.
Jacques St Croix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
St Croix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Croix lands a high kick!
Johnson blocks a head kick by St Croix.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
St Croix throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
St Croix scores with a kick to the body.
Nice sprawl there from St Croix as Johnson shoots in.
St Croix misses with a low kick.
St Croix chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Croix fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
A good leg kick by St Croix.
St Croix clinches up against the cage.
Brian Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St Croix smiles and moves away.
St Croix scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques St Croix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got St Croix 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 25:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 25:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques St Croix!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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