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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolf Spicer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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177 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
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196 lbs
3 - 10 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rolf Spicer!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spicer doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Spicer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spicer misses with a wild combination.
Spicer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spicer with a hook.
It looks like Mike Johnson has been cut.
Spicer swinging wilding here.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spicer misses with a wild combination.
Spicer moves into the clinch.
Spicer has Johnson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Johnson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Spicer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson keeps control of Spicer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Spicer tightens his grip and picks Johnson up, before dumping him to the ground. Johnson manages to land in guard.
Spicer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Spicer from controlling successfully.
Spicer postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Spicer wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Spicer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Spicer cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Spicer postures up.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A jab lands there for Spicer.
Spicer tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spicer to score with a decent uppercut.
Spicer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Spicer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Spicer.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Spicer.
Spicer throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Spicer circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spicer is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Spicer sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spicer lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Rolf Spicer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spicer is looking to clinch.
Spicer scores with a jab to the head.
Spicer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ground and pound from Spicer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Johnson is trying to control Spicer's posture but Spicer avoids it.
Spicer tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
Spicer lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Spicer scores with a couple of short elbows.
Spicer is putting a hurting on Johnson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Johnson is trying to control Spicer's posture but Spicer avoids it.
Spicer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson misses with an elbow from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolf Spicer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike 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.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spicer!
Spicer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnson sprawls well initially but Spicer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson trying to control but Spicer postures up.
Spicer thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Spicer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Spicer lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnson wants to control but Spicer is keeping busy.
Nice strikes from Spicer there.
Spicer is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spicer tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Spicer with a hook.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Spicer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Spicer lands an overhand right.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Spicer sprawls well.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spicer can pounce on him.
Spicer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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.
Spicer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Spicer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
so Spicer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Spicer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Spicer is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Johnson working for a triangle but Spicer defends it easily.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spicer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson is trying to keep Spicer in close.
Spicer throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Spicer chips away with some ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Good shot there by Spicer.
Spicer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spicer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
A jab from Spicer does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spicer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spicer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Spicer doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spicer.
Spicer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Spicer counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spicer is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spicer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Spicer pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolf Spicer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Spicer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
Spicer decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spicer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnson's guard.
Spicer is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Johnson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Johnson has escaped and now he's on top!
Spicer keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Johnson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Spicer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Spicer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Spicer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Spicer with a nice head shot there.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spicer is one step ahead there.
Spicer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spicer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spicer postures up.
Johnson 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Spicer feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Spicer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controls Spicer momentarily but Spicer frees himself.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Spicer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rolf Spicer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spicer stands and steps away. Johnson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Spicer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Spicer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Spicer throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Spicer.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Spicer.
That's four 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.
Spicer is looking to clinch.
Spicer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Spicer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Spicer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spicer misses with a body kick.
Spicer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Spicer counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spicer controlling from mount.
Mike Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Let's hope that Spicer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rolf Spicer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spicer 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolf Spicer!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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