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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Johnson Jr (ranked 25268 p4p, 5511 weight class) and Bobby Backland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Backland will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Johnson Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Backland!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Backland fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson Jr misses with a hook.
Backland tries to clinch there but Johnson Jr circles away.
Backland wants to clinch up but Johnson Jr keeps it at a distance.
James Johnson Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Backland.
Backland tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson Jr misses with the combination.
Backland darts in looking for a takedown but Johnson Jr gets double underhooks and turns Backland into the cage.
Johnson Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big right from Johnson Jr misses.
Backland lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Bobby Backland has been cut.
Backland throws a low kick but Johnson Jr avoids it.
Johnson Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Backland connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Backland has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Backland.
Johnson Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Backland slips a jab and a cross from Johnson Jr.
Johnson Jr blocks a head kick by Backland.
Backland lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson Jr looks to land a right hand but Backland moved out of range.
Backland lands a high kick!
Backland dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson Jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
James Johnson Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Backland.
Johnson Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Backland doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson Jr circles away.
Johnson Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Backland looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson Jr takes a swing at Backland's ribcage but misses.
Backland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson Jr throws out the jab.
Backland changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Backland tries to clinch up but Johnson Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr with a jab.
Johnson Jr checks a leg kick.
Johnson Jr throws a nice looking combination but Backland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson Jr throws out a loose jab but Backland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson Jr misses with a looping right.
Johnson Jr throws out a loose jab but Backland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Backland wants to counter with a clinch but Johnson Jr pushes him away.
Backland is looking to clinch but Johnson Jr is avoiding it.
Johnson Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Backland moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Backland changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Backland!
It looks like James Johnson Jr has been cut.
Johnson Jr throws a hook but Backland avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Backland. Those never looked like landing.
Backland tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Backland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr throws a looping overhand right but Backland ducks down to avoid it.
Backland dodges the punch combination from Johnson Jr.
Johnson Jr misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Backland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Backland smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Backland misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Backland lands a two punch combo.
Backland tries to clinch up but Johnson Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Backland fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Backland tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson Jr swivels and escapes.
Backland closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson Jr, looking for a takedown. Backland pushes Johnson Jr against the cage but Johnson Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Backland throws a right and a left that both miss.
James Johnson Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson Jr lands a nice hook to Backland's body. Backland takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Backland looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Backland tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson Jr. Backland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson Jr misses with a wild combination.
Johnson Jr misses with an uppercut. Backland saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Johnson Jr dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Backland scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
James Johnson Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Backland wants to counter with a clinch but Johnson Jr pushes him away.
Johnson Jr swings for the body but Backland moves out of range.
A cross from Johnson Jr lands.
Johnson Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Backland lands a jab.
A jab from Johnson Jr misses.
A combination from Johnson Jr does no damage.
Backland changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson Jr tries to avoid it but Backland manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson Jr to the ground. Johnson Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson Jr swings for the body but Backland moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Backland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson Jr.
Backland tries to clinch up but Johnson Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Backland, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A punch combination from Johnson Jr misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Backland 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 Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Backland tries to land a front kick but Johnson Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Backland counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson Jr.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Backland might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Johnson Jr has got the better of the exchanges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Backland throws a head kick but Johnson Jr moves out of range.
Backland tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson Jr defends well and Backland ends up having to push Johnson Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
James Johnson Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Backland.
Backland swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Backland tests Johnson Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Backland throws a half hearted mid kick.
Backland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Backland.
Johnson Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Backland shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson Jr defends it nicely.
James Johnson Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Backland moves forwards but Johnson Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Backland can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr avoids the head kick by Backland.
Johnson Jr throws a right hand that Backland ducks under and follows up with a left that Backland also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson Jr. No joy for Backland on that attempt.
Johnson Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Backland.
Backland dodges the punch combination from Johnson Jr.
Backland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Backland shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson Jr sprawls well. Johnson Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Backland gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson Jr misses the shot to the body.
Johnson Jr misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr lands with a good body shot.
Backland tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson Jr swivels and escapes.
Backland is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Backland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson Jr.
Backland is looking to clinch but Johnson Jr is avoiding it.
Johnson Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Backland tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johnson Jr looks to land a combination but Backland avoids it well.
Johnson Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Backland dives in and grabs Johnson Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson Jr pushes down on Backland's head and hops out.
Johnson Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Backland.
Johnson Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Backland wants to clinch up but Johnson Jr keeps it at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Johnson Jr dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Johnson Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Backland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson Jr.
Backland throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Johnson Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Backland looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No luck for Backland with that takedown attempt.
Johnson Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Backland scores with a shot to the body.
Backland darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson Jr misses with a double jab.
Jab from Johnson Jr.
Johnson Jr throws a right and a left that Backland avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Backland.
Backland looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
James Johnson Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Backland.
Backland takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Backland slips under a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Backland.
Johnson Jr throws a body punch but Backland moves out of range.
Johnson Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Backland.
Backland wants to counter with a clinch but Johnson Jr pushes him away.
Johnson Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Backland shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson Jr looks to throw the jab but Backland is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Backland.
Johnson Jr lands with a cross.
Johnson Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson Jr throws a hook to the side of Backland's head but Backland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Backland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson Jr.
Johnson Jr takes a swing at Backland's ribcage but misses.
Johnson Jr blocks a head kick by Backland.
Backland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson Jr.
A shot to the body from Johnson Jr misses
and Backland connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Backland throws a head kick but Johnson Jr moves out of range.
Johnson Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Backland.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backland throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Backland shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Backland's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Johnson Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Backland darts in looking for a takedown but Johnson Jr gets double underhooks and turns Backland into the cage.
Johnson Jr swings for the body but Backland moves out of range.
A big left from Johnson Jr misses.
Backland wants to counter with a clinch but Johnson Jr pushes him away.
Johnson Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnson Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Backland tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson Jr throws a series of punches but Backland moves out of range.
Backland shoots in and drives through. Johnson Jr sprawls well.
A swing and a miss from Johnson Jr.
Backland slips under a jab from Johnson Jr.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr throws a looping overhand right but Backland ducks down to avoid it.
Backland shoots for a takedown but Johnson Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Backland changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson Jr tries to avoid it but Backland manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson Jr to the ground. Johnson Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson Jr lands with a nice combination. Backland backs away looking to recover.
Johnson Jr takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Backland moves away from the strike by Johnson Jr.
Johnson Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Backland.
Backland is looking to clinch but Johnson Jr is avoiding it.
Backland is looking to clinch but Johnson Jr is avoiding it.
Backland shoots in and drives through. Johnson Jr sprawls well.
Bobby Backland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Johnson Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Backland 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 Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Johnson Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Johnson Jr!
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