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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Johnson (ranked 4594 p4p, 4928 weight class) and Lil Jon Jones Ii (ranked 257 p4p, 272 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lil Jon Jones Ii!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones Ii darts in looking for a takedown but Johnson gets double underhooks and turns Jones Ii into the cage.
Jones Ii takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson throws the left hand but Jones Ii avoids the punch easily.
Jones Ii will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones Ii 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.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jones Ii makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones Ii drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones Ii jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones Ii working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson has Jones Ii pulled in close to control his posture.
Jones Ii throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Jones Ii from controlling successfully.
Jones Ii trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones Ii postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Jones Ii won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Jones Ii is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Jones Ii throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Jones Ii from controlling successfully.
Jones Ii loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Jones Ii saw that one coming.
Jones Ii shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones Ii gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Jones Ii manages to avoid it.
Ricardo Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lil Jon Jones Ii.
Jones Ii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson cracks Jones Ii with a good jab.
Jones Ii takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones Ii on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones Ii shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Jones Ii's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Ii tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson takes a swing at Jones Ii's ribcage but misses.
Ricardo Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Jones Ii.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Jones Ii throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Jones Ii closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Jones Ii pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Jones Ii slips a straight right by Johnson.
Jones Ii blocks a jab.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Jones Ii moved out of range.
Jones Ii feints the counter takedown.
Jones Ii shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Jones Ii fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Jones Ii with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Jones Ii's head but Jones Ii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones Ii changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Jones Ii on that attempt.
Jones Ii shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones Ii's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've been informed that Jones Ii has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jones Ii takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones Ii shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones Ii on the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Jones Ii on that attempt.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones Ii on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Johnson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones Ii.
Jones Ii throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones Ii tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones Ii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones Ii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones Ii throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones Ii can do to turn this around?
Jones Ii clinches.
Jones Ii jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Jones Ii around his waist. Jones Ii gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones Ii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones Ii throws a head punch that misses.
Jones Ii misses with a knee strike.
Johnson works on Jones Ii's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones Ii is looking for a takedown.
Jones Ii missing with knees to the body.
Jones Ii being controlled against the cage.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones Ii walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones Ii doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Ricardo Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lil Jon Jones Ii.
Jones Ii throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones Ii off to one side.
Johnson throws a hook but Jones Ii avoids it easily.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones Ii stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jabs Jones Ii to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones Ii is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Jones Ii's head but Jones Ii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones Ii takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones Ii throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Jones Ii slips under a jab from Johnson.
Ricardo Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones Ii's hands.
Jones Ii shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson throws a right hand that Jones Ii ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones Ii also avoids with ease.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Jones Ii slips the punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Jones Ii's head back.
Johnson tries to bum rush Jones Ii with a series of wild strikes but Jones Ii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones Ii has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jones Ii is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Ii with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones Ii is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
so Jones Ii counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jones Ii seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jones Ii postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones Ii throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones Ii drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones Ii jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones Ii is one step ahead there.
Jones Ii keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Ii in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones Ii thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones Ii trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones Ii stops Johnson from standing up.
Jones Ii drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Jones Ii off! Jones Ii jumps back into Johnson's guard.
Jones Ii trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Johnson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Jones Ii slips the punch.
Jones Ii 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 misses with a double jab.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Jones Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones Ii dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Jones Ii's head and hops out.
Jones Ii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Jones Ii misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones Ii ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Jones Ii with the counter takedown but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Jones Ii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Jones Ii ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Ii defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Jones Ii is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.
Jones Ii has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones Ii sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Jones Ii is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson trying to control but Jones Ii postures up.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones Ii on the ground.
Jones Ii is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lil Jon Jones Ii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Jones Ii sits in half guard.
Johnson trying to control but Jones Ii postures up.
Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones Ii.
Johnson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to control Jones Ii's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Jones Ii is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Johnson sees it coming and defends easily.
Johnson is looking to control Jones Ii's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Jones Ii is looking for a kimura here.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Lil Jon Jones Ii has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Ii is looking for a kimura here.
Jones Ii is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lil Jon Jones Ii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Johnson!
Ricardo Johnson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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