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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Johannes (ranked 4404 p4p, 3526 weight class) and Bender Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bender Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mohammed Johannes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bender Jones!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Johannes pushes him off.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johannes pinned against the cage. Johannes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johannes is looking to counter the offense by Jones and move into the clinch.
Johannes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johannes lands a nice short elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johannes content to control rather than advance.
Johannes prevents Jones from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannes throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Johannes thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Johannes decides to return to a standing position.
Johannes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Johannes shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Johannes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johannes clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Johannes pulls guard.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Johannes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johannes throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones trying to strike off his back.
Jones lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jones wants to get up but he can't break Johannes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Johannes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johannes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Johannes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Johannes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Johannes trying to control the pace.
Johannes works his way into side control.
Johannes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four 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.
Johannes just content to control the position.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johannes decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jones shoots in but Johannes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mohammed Johannes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bender Jones.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johannes forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Johannes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bender Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johannes clinches up against the cage.
Jones tries to pull guard but Johannes holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johannes to keep the fight standing.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mohammed Johannes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bender Jones.
Johannes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Johannes.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Johannes tightens his grip and picks Jones up, before dumping him to the ground. Jones manages to land in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johannes postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jones is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Johannes, into his guard.
Jones trying to control but Johannes is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannes has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jones off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johannes pinned against the cage. Johannes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Johannes instigates a clinch.
Johannes tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johannes is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Johannes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Johannes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johannes tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Johannes tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johannes's elbow.
Johannes pulls Jones into guard.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Johannes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johannes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johannes gets to his feet. Jones looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but Johannes is having none of it.
A nice combination there by Jones.
It looks like Mohammed Johannes has been cut.
Jones thows a body kick. Johannes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johannes is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Johannes circles away and we're back to standing.
Johannes goes for a double leg but Jones avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jones continues to drive forward.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Johannes manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johannes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Johannes looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johannes pulls Jones in to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Johannes is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Johannes dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones shoots in but Johannes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johannes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Johannes persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Johannes moves into the clinch successfully.
Johannes has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jones uses from the top position.
Johannes has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones trying to control but Johannes is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johannes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johannes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Johannes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Johannes clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Johannes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johannes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones wants to clinch up but Johannes keeps it at a distance.
Mohammed Johannes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johannes has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammed Johannes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johannes tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Johannes, which made it look bad.
Johannes drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Jones gets control of Johannes's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jones will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Johannes stands and steps away. Jones gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johannes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to clinch but Johannes is avoiding it.
Jones darts in and clinches Johannes up against the cage.
Johannes goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johannes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johannes has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Johannes throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
Johannes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Johannes works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johannes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mohammed Johannes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Johannes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johannes is taking a breather. Jones says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bender Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mohammed Johannes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mohammed Johannes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johannes, 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohammed Johannes!
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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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