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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josue Bigorilho (ranked 3833 p4p, 4011 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josue Bigorilho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigorilho looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bigorilho is standing up over Johnson. Johnson looks to escape but Bigorilho dives into side control.
Bigorilho tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Bigorilho moves into full mount!
Bigorilho looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BOOM! Bigorilho connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johnson is in a horrible position here. Bigorilho smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bigorilho has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigorilho with good strikes from the mount here!
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Bigorilho has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Johnson pushes Bigorilho off looking to stand but Bigorilho dives back in and keeps control.
Bigorilho trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Bigorilho.
Bigorilho stalling.
Bigorilho looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Bigorilho is controlling well.
Bigorilho looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Johnson is not content to let Bigorilho control the position.
Bigorilho tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Johnson.
The fighters are battling for position here. Johnson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigorilho sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
Bigorilho wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Bigorilho drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Bigorilho could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Bigorilho sits in half guard.
Bigorilho is really struggling to control Johnson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Johnson wants to control but Bigorilho is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bigorilho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bigorilho gets a double leg takedown into Johnson's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigorilho trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bigorilho controls the pace.
Bigorilho stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Bigorilho seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bigorilho's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Josue Bigorilho dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bigorilho bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Josue Bigorilho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bigorilho staying calm.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
Bigorilho tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bigorilho tries to stand but Johnson is controlling his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigorilho in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bigorilho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Bigorilho works to advance to full mount. Johnson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Johnson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bigorilho tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bigorilho sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigorilho breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bigorilho trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bigorilho prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Bigorilho connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bigorilho fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bigorilho in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigorilho pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Bigorilho pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bigorilho tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bigorilho looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bigorilho breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Bigorilho tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigorilho has hold of Johnson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Johnson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bigorilho working the ground and pound effectively.
Bigorilho is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Johnson is surviving well by controlling Bigorilho's body position as best he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bigorilho lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bigorilho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bigorilho content just to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Josue Bigorilho dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Bigorilho dives in and scores a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Bigorilho from controlling successfully.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Bigorilho postures up.
Johnson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bigorilho puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bigorilho is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bigorilho moves into full mount! Johnson won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bigorilho putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bigorilho working for a submission but Johnson is keeping him at bay.
Bigorilho trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bigorilho looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bigorilho raining down shots from the mount!
Bigorilho sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigorilho avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Bigorilho lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bigorilho can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
Bigorilho pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to hold on but Bigorilho pushes him away.
Bigorilho looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Bigorilho gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Bigorilho has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Johnson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Bigorilho is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Johnson taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Bigorilho.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josue Bigorilho!
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