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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Johnson (ranked 4823 p4p, 4319 weight class) and Rufus Sheek (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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191 cm 18 205 1 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm 24 220 0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Counter fighter Likes comics |
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BJJ Blue Belt Decent boxing Heavy handed |
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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, Jimmy Johnson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rufus Sheek! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sheek throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Sheek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sheek as he jumps to the side. Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Johnson is looking to land body kicks. Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Sheek's leg but Sheek calmly moves out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Johnson misses with the body kick letting Sheek counter with a right hand. Sheek should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Sheek throws a right and a left that both miss. Sheek lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. A punch combination from Sheek misses. Sheek connects with a jab. Sheek misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sheek won't be happy with that. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sheek is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Johnson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Sheek is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jimmy Johnson!
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A |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
41% |
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