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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jameel Johnson (ranked 1001 p4p, 1338 weight class) and Lloyd Blue (ranked 125 p4p, 157 weight class). Blue has chosen HonestKey- When I Wake Up as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 cm 27 192 15 - 12 - 1 |
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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jameel Johnson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lloyd Blue! The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Blue takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Blue looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Blue's coach down at Triumph Over Fear was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Blue's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Johnson cracks Blue with a good jab. Johnson thows a body kick. Blue tries to catch it but that hurt him. Blue throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a leg kick. Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blue is out of range and Johnson settles back down. Blue is trying to counter with his kicks. Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blue's head. Johnson gets off balance looking for a body kick and Blue counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Blue displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab. Blue tries to counter by closing the distance. Blue thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson's side. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Johnson throws a lazy head kick and Blue counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Johnson throws a leg kick and Blue counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Blue looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blue slips under a jab. Blue takes a body punch but keeps moving. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blue. Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Blue follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Johnson staying out of range there. Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Johnson misses with a hook. Blue throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Blue takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blue clinches. Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Blue controls his hands.
Blue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A short uppercut from Blue. Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Blue.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Blue throws a head kick that half lands.
Blue throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily. Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Blue ducks down to avoid it. Blue wants to clinch. Blue throws a half hearted mid kick. Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blue wants to counter with a clinch but Johnson pushes him away. Blue misses with an uppercut. Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blue is clearly looking to counter with head kicks. The fighters circle momentarily. Blue darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Johnson throws a big shot that misses. Blue steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. Blue on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Blue. Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab. Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab. Johnson throws a body punch but Blue moves out of range. Blue thinks about the counter body kick. Johnson misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blue takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blue takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Johnson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Johnson misses with a head kick.
Blue on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Johnson throws a right hand that Blue ducks under and follows up with a left that Blue also avoids with ease. Blue throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a big head kick but Blue shrugs it off. Johnson scores with a jab. Blue throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Blue lands a nice looking body kick. Blue pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Blue fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it. Blue takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Johnson misses with the body kick and Blue makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Johnson throws a hook but Blue blocks it. Johnson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Blue misses with a body kick. Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Blue's shoulder, as Blue tries to avoid the shot. Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blue slips under a jab from Johnson. Blue lands a nice looking body shot.
Blue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Blue cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Johnson misses with a straight right. Blue jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Blue uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson. Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Blue moves into the clinch. Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch. Blue misses with a knee strike.
Blue taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch. Nice body punch from Blue - that landed with a thud.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Blue displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the cage. Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Blue counters with a flying knee. Nice. Blue thows a left - swing and a miss! Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Johnson scores with the left hand. Blue knows he should have avoided that one. Johnson scores with a kick to the body.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Blue tries to counter with a clinch but Johnson shakes him off and moves away. Blue moves out of range of the leg kick from Johnson. Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jameel Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Johnson looks to throw a body kick and Blue counters by clinching up. A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson. Blue pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Blue controls his hands.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Blue tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow. With the fighters up against the cage, Blue throws an elbow but misses. Blue pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Johnson is trying to break free. Blue misses with the head strike.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Blue lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Johnson lands a lovely overhand right. Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Blue counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Johnson lands with a short shot to the head. Blue creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Blue has him pressed against the cage. Johnson wants to break free but Blue has control.
Blue leaning his opponent against the cage. Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jameel Johnson will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Johnson looks to land a left hand but Blue moved out of range nicely. Johnson 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 misses with a body kick. Blue connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Blue goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Johnson throws a head kick that misses. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Johnson catches Blue with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Johnson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blue's head. Blue staying out of range there. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Johnson gets off balance looking for a body kick and Blue counters with a left to the body. Blue throws a front kick that sends Johnson stumbling back into the cage. A lazy left from Blue finds it's target. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Blue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Sloppy strikes from Blue. Those never looked like landing. Blue moves out of range of the body kick. Blue takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blue throws a body shot but no joy. Johnson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Blue avoids it. Blue throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily. Johnson thumps Blue with a low kick. Blue misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blue throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily. Nice body kick from Blue. Blue fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it. Johnson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Blue keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson. This has been an exciting period of action! A low kick lands for Johnson.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson misses with a left hand and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Johnson cracks Blue with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Johnson moves out of range as Blue throws a body kick.
Johnson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blue connects with a single shot there. Johnson connects with an inside leg kick. Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Blue. Blue maintains the clinch. I was talking to Johnson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Blue controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson. Johnson throws a head punch that misses. Blue has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Blue landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Johnson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Blue.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A head punch blocked on the inside by Blue. Blue tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Blue back against the cage. A shot in the inside from Blue. Blue makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Johnson avoiding damage as Blue throws knees to the body.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Blue fails to land. Lloyd Blue seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Blue uses good head movement to avoid it. Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Blue has him pressed against the cage. Blue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blue throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Blue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Johnson throws a right hand that misses
enabling Blue to counter with a crisp jab. Blue looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As Blue looks to move away, Johnson throws a big counter combo but Blue just gets out of the way. Blue staying out of range there. Johnson missing with a left hand there. Blue was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Blue 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 takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blue throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson counters with a straight right hand. Johnson takes a swing at Blue's ribcage but misses. Blue keeps Johnson at a distance using the push kick. Johnson misses with an uppercut. Blue saw that one coming. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blue! But no joy.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Johnson misses with a body shot
and Blue counters with a nice body kick. A big left from Blue misses. Johnson throws a big counter combination but Blue scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Johnson throws a big shot that misses. Johnson throws a lazy head kick and Blue holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A quick uppercut on the inside from Blue. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Blue tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson is trying to push Blue away but Blue has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Blue trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Blue.
Blue scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head. Blue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blue misses with the head strike.
Johnson blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land. Johnson is trying to break free. Blue lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Blue stalls. Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Blue swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Blue throws a body shot but no joy. Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blue moves away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Blue gets off balance looking for a body kick and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand! Blue throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it. Blue lands with a right hand. Johnson misses with a kick to the body and Blue counters by clinching up. Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Blue.
Blue tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Blue tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Blue avoids the body shot from Johnson.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Johnson blocks the body kick.
Johnson is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Blue listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Johnson wants to slow Blue down by chopping away at his legs. Blue has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Johnson. Blue avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Blue moves out of range easily. Johnson throws a body kick that misses and Blue counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Blue moves into the clinch. Blue lands a nice uppercut. A short right from Blue on the inside. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lloyd Blue showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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. This is the final round! Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Blue looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range. Blue throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range. Johnson feinted there with a counter leg kick. Johnson misses with a body kick. Johnson misses with a kick to the body and Blue cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Johnson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Blue moves out of range easily. Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Blue has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blue wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Johnson misses the body punch and Blue counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt. Jameel Johnson is winning the standup battle so far. Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blue tries to counter by closing the distance. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Blue misses with a body kick. Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blue in his tracks. Blue closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Blue slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson blocks a jab. Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson. Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Blue avoids the head kick by Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Blue takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson. Blue takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses. Johnson lands with a hook. Blue tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Johnson 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. Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blue misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson works over Blue's head and body with a nice combination. Blue gets in close and instigates a clinch. Johnson blocks an elbow strike. Blue missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blue throws an elbow that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson. Johnson misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Blue.
Blue lands a nice elbow. Blue struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Johnson blocks an elbow strike. 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. Blue lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those. Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blues head. A knee to the head by Blue.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head. Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blue lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land. Blue can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Blue uses good head movement to avoid it. A right hook to the body lands for Blue.
Blue misses with a punch to the body.
Blue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Knees to the body from Blue.
Blue pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Blue moves away and avoids it. Johnson sets himself, and Blue steps forward looking for the clinch! Johnson avoids it this time. Blue misses with a looping right. Johnson throws a right hand that Blue ducks under and follows up with a left that Blue also avoids with ease. Blue ducks under a wild hook from Johnson. Johnson sets himself, and Blue steps forward looking for the clinch! Johnson avoids it this time. Johnson misses with a looping left. Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a hook
enabling Blue to counter with a crisp jab. Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blue.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Johnson misses with a body kick. Jab by Johnson. A decent looking body kick lands there for Blue. Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Johnson misses with a hook. Johnson misses with a looping right. A head kick misses from Blue. Blue works the jab nicely. Blue steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Johnson. That one must have hurt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Johnson misses with an uppercut. Blue tries to counter with a clinch but Johnson shakes him off and moves away. Johnson throws a wild body kick that Blue sees coming a mile off. Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Blue tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blue crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Johnson - the referee stops the clock and Blue gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Johnson. Blue manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Blue moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Blue is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot. Blue blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Blue misses with a body kick. Blue misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a solid body kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Johnson. Blue tries to counter with a clinch but Johnson shakes him off and moves away. Blue shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blue scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one. Blue listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blue is out of range and Johnson settles back down. Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blue throws out the jab. Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Johnson throws a low kick but Blue moves out of range easily. Blue steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Johnson.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Blue misses the target. Blue on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Blue lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Blue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
A head kick misses from Blue. Johnson is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Blue uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson. Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Blue moves away and avoids it. Blue misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Blue stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson. Johnson cracks Blue with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight! Jameel Johnson showed his dominance in that final round. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28 Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28 Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jameel Johnson! A less than humble Jameel Johnson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. 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!'.
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