PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lloyd Blue (ranked 1622 p4p, 2151 weight class) and Marcus Johnson (ranked 198 p4p, 242 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blue might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to HonestKey- When I Wake Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blue
vs
Johnson

187 cm
23
192
8 - 6 - 1

192 cm
23
190
10 - 7 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lloyd Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Blue misses.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blue seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Johnson throws a head kick but Blue moves out of range.
Blue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blue throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Johnson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Blue is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blue.
Blue throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Blue misses the target.
Blue throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Blue only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blue manages to avoid it.
Blue swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blue checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blue throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blue wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A cross from Blue lands.
Blue walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
A head kick by Blue misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Blue thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Blue misses with a head kick.
Blue tries to clinch up
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Blue lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Blue throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Blue misses its target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson scores with a jab.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Blue's defenses.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blue moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Blue doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blue slips under a jab.
It looked like Blue was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Blue throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Blue throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Blue looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Blue does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blue lands a high kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Blue does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blue chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blue has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Blue's head.
Blue throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Blue takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Blue counters with a big head kick but Johnson shrugs it off.

It looks like Marcus Johnson has been cut.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Blue moved out of range nicely.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue connects with a single shot there.
Blue lands with a good body shot.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Blue moves away and avoids it.
Johnson misses the jab.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blue on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blue throws a head kick that misses.
Blue throws a body kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Blue cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Blue moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Blue tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blue avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blue steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Blue avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blue lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Blue throws a big shot that misses.
Blue swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson misses the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Blue misses with a kick to the body.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Blue fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Blue throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Blue looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blue.
Johnson misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crunch! Blue slams his shin into Johnson's torso.
Blue ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blue lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Blue sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blue checks the leg kick.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blue tries a head kick but it misses.
Blue connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Blue lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blue doesn't seem bothered though.
Blue bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blue is looking to counter punch.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Blue moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blue on the wrong end of a kick 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!
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blue.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blue has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Blue's head.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Blue takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blue lands with an overhand left.
Blue connects with the punch.
Blue slips a straight right by Johnson.
Blue is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Blue on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blue fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Blue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Blue counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blue lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Blue's head but Blue sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Blue looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blue throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blue paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Blue moves out of range easily.
Blue throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Blue has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marcus Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sloppy strikes from Blue. Those never looked like landing.
Blue explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Blue misses the shot to the body.
Blue throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blue tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blue looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blue. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blue looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue slips a jab from Johnson.
Blue pushes Johnson away with a front kick.

Blue clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Blue misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blue.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blue landing knees to the body.
Blue landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blue lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blue creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blue lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
Blue lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blue lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blue lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blue just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Blue misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Blue takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Blue moved out of range.
Blue finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Blue tries to counter by clinching up but Johnson breaks away and moves out of range.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blue counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Blue's shoulder, as Blue tries to avoid the shot.
Blue takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blue steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Good work by Blue as he checks the leg kick.
Blue throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Blue turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blue throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson throws a hook but Blue avoids it easily.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Blue is just out of range.
Johnson throws a body punch but Blue moves out of range.
Blue looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blue slips under a jab.
Blue is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Blue slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Blue gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blue misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blue.
Blue avoiding damage.
A nice left hand lands by Blue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blue blocks a body shot from Johnson.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blue looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Blue throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Blue ducks down to avoid it.
Blue misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blue.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blue is looking to land body kicks.
Blue tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson cracks Blue with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blue misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Blue has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Johnson lands a jab.
Johnson throws a right hand that Blue ducks under and follows up with a left that Blue also avoids with ease.
Blue looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blue fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson thumps Blue with a low kick.
Blue tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blue takes one to the chin there.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Blue misses with a head kick.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Blue jumps back.
A head kick misses from Blue.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Blue.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Blue slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marcus Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blue misses with a head kick.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blue looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Blue feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Blue. Blue maintains the clinch.
Blue connects with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Marcus Johnson's cut even more.
Blue swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson works on Blue's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Blue.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Blue is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blue obliges.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blue misses with some punches.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Blue is controlling the position.
Blue landing knees to the head.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Blue moves away and avoids it.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Blue takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Blue!
Blue avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blue is out of range.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blue's head.
Blue throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Blue uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Blue looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blue darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blue throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blue throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lloyd Blue will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnson throws a jab when Blue was well out of range.
Blue slips under a jab from Johnson.
Blue wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Blue blocks a jab.
Blue is looking to counter the offense by Johnson and move into the clinch.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blue tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson slips a straight right by Blue.
Sloppy strikes from Blue. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson tries to bum rush Blue with a series of wild strikes but Blue uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blue.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blue's head.
Blue thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blue throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blue does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blue takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blue defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson punishes Blue's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blue ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Blue throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blue was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Blue was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blue looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blue lands a nice looking body kick.
Blue scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blue throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blue tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Blue moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice looking body kick.
Blue throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blue misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A clash of legs there as Blue blocks the low kick.
Blue tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnson avoided it.
Blue lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Blue.
A jab from Blue misses.

Blue has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Blue looking to slow down the pace here.
Blue throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a hook but Blue blocks it.
Blue looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blue looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blue throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blue pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blue throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blue lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blue tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blue counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blue tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Blue throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson misses with a hook. Blue ducked under it nicely.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blue throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blue tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson throws a jab when Blue was well out of range.
Blue wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Blue is looking to score with low kicks.
Blue chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Blue avoids nicely.
Blue seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Blue misses with a straight left.
Johnson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Blue takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blue thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson moves out of range as Blue throws a body kick.
Good shot there by Blue.
Blue looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Blue misses.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blue lands a head shot.
That kick from Blue tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blue throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Blue.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blue. Blue obviously looking to wear him down.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blue moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Blue seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Blue moved out of range nicely.
Blue throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blue takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blue takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blue slips a straight right by Johnson.
Blue avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Blue bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blue connects with a leg kick.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Blue's head but Blue sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Blue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blue works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blue connects with a crisp jab.
Johnson throws a body punch but Blue moves out of range.
Blue wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blue was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Blue tries to clinch
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Blue throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Blue chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blue throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blue seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Johnson!
Marcus Johnson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Lloyd Blue spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks for this opportunity, and I wanna give a special shout out to my gym Triumph Over Fear, to my sponsor Honest Apparel, and most of all to True Octagon Fighting!'.