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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Agron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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171 lbs
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180 cm
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170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Agron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Craig!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craig circles away from the clinch attempt.
Agron tries to close the distance and clinch up but Craig swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Agron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Craig was well out of range. Poor timing from Agron.
Agron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Craig tries to close the distance and clinch but Agron swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Craig misses with a jab, cross combination.
Agron lands a nice looking body shot.
Agron stuffs the takedown attempt from Craig. Craig gets slowly back to his feet.
Craig walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Agron checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Agron pushes Craig up against the cage in a clinch.
Agron looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Agron is trying to break the clinch but Craig has him pressed against the cage.
Agron stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Craig has had enough of the clinch but Agron keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Agron.
Agron lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Agron.
Agron works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Agron pushes Craig back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Craig looks gassed!
Agron manages to pull guard.
Agron pushes Craig off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agron fails in his attempt to clinch.
Craig fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Agron gets a clinch.
Agron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Craig uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agron.
Craig swats away the attempt to clinch by Agron.
Craig swats away the attempt to clinch by Agron.
Johnny Agron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agron throws a combination that misses
and Craig counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Agron controlling the position for now.
Agron wants to control but Craig is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agron is looking to escape.
Craig is looking for a kimura but Agron is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Craig to get the leverage.
Agron on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Agron tries to get out of the position.
Agron is controlling Craig's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Agron wants to improve his position but Craig is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agron is controlling Craig's trapped leg to prevent Craig from advancing to side control.
Agron pushes Craig off and gets back to his feet.
Agron has taken the fight to the clinch.
Agron manages to break the clinch.
Craig staying out of range there.
Agron bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Agron clinches.
Agron lands a right hand.
Agron pressing his opponent against the cage.
A body shot lands from Agron.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Agron wants to clinch up but Craig keeps it at a distance.
Craig misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnny Agron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Craig.
Craig slips under a jab from Agron.
Craig avoids the body shot from Agron.
Agron misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Craig counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Craig wants to control but Agron is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Craig seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Agron dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Agron fails with an attempt to clinch.
Agron stuffs the takedown attempt from Craig. Craig gets slowly back to his feet.
Craig fails with a takedown attempt.
Agron looks to score with a jab to the body but Craig is just out of range.
Agron drives through and clinches with Craig against the cage.
Agron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Agron tries to close the distance and clinch up but Craig swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Agron takes the fight into the clinch.
Agron lands a right hand.
Craig tries to pull guard but Agron won't allow it.
Johnny Agron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Craig.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Craig stalling in the clinch but Agron improves position.
Craig wants to break free but Agron has control.
Agron tries to circle away but Craig has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agron lands a nice uppercut.
Agron lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Agron breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Agron closes the distance and pushes Craig back into the cage.
Agron makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Agron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Craig wants to clinch.
Agron misses with a body punch
and Craig counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Agron is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Craig swats away the attempt to clinch by Agron.
Agron shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Craig as he avoids it easily.
Agron tries to clinch up.
Craig tries to score a power double leg takedown but Agron sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Craig somewhat.
Craig circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craig fails to land the takedown.
Agron fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Craig, pushing him back against the cage.
Agron breaks the clinch.
Craig tries to clinch but Agron is having none of it.
Agron moves into the clinch successfully.
Agron is trying to force a seperation but Craig has the dominant position.
Agron lands a hook to the side of the head.
Agron looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Agron pushes Craig back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Agron on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Agron working hard to break the clinch.
Craig tries to break free but Agron pushes him back against the cage.
Agron is trying to force a seperation but Craig has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig tries to break free but Agron pushes him back against the cage.
Craig goes for a takedown in the clinch but Agron prevents it.
Craig is trying to break free.
Agron breaks from the clinch.
Craig shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Agron but Agron pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Agron misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Craig counters with a series of strikes. Agron will be more careful next time no doubt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Craig.
Craig fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Agron closes the distance and pushes Craig back into the cage.
Agron lands a hook that snaps the head of Craig backwards.
Nice body punch from Agron.
Craig tries to pull guard but Agron holds him up against the cage and eventually Craig drops back down to his feet.
Agron looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craig jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Agron walks away with a smile on his face. Craig gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Agron loads up on a big right hand but Craig slips the punch.
Craig has a takedown stuffed.
Agron stuffs the takedown.
Agron moves into the clinch successfully.
Agron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Craig uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Agron.
A shot to the body from Agron misses
and Craig counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Agron slaps away a takedown attempt from Craig, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Agron misses with a body punch
and Craig connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Agron is trying hard to land a takedown here. Craig sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Agron tries to clinch up but Craig circles away and keeps his distance.
Agron tries to clinch but Craig is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Agron dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Craig.
Horrible takedown by Craig or perhaps it was just good defense by Agron which made him look bad.
Agron tries a head kick but it misses.
Craig shoots in for a takedown but Agron shows good takedown defense.
Johnny Agron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Craig.
Agron gets a clinch.
Craig drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Agron gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Agron lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Craig ducks under a wild hook from Agron.
Agron comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Agron clinches up against the cage.
Agron jumps into guard, dragging Craig to the mat.
Craig won't allow Agron to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agron is controlling Craig's posture.
Agron has a closed guard, preventing Craig from standing up.
Agron wants to stand and escape but Craig is having none of it.
Agron can't keep his opponent in guard - Craig advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Agron wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Craig is trying to control the action in half guard but Agron is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Craig seems to be looking for submissions.
Agron kicks Craig off and gets back to his feet.
Craig avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Craig fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig swats away the attempt to clinch by Agron.
Agron circles away from the clinch attempt.
Agron jabs Craig right on the nose. Craig blinks but takes it well.
Agron misses with a hook.
Craig tries to clinch there but Agron circles away.
Johnny Agron is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Agron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Craig sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Agron throws a combination that misses
and Craig counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Craig trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Craig drops back looking for a leg! Agron is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Agron manages to kick Craig off! Craig jumps back into Agron's guard.
Agron kicks Craig off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Agron.
Craig throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Agron's waist but Agron gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Craig off to one side.
Agron digs a good body shot into Craig's ribs.
Agron forces Craig back against the cage and clinches.
Craig is working for takedown but Agron is calmly controlling the position for now.
Agron breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nick Craig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Agron connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Agron closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Agron showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Agron, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Agron!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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