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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saul Singer (ranked 4399 p4p, 5444 weight class) and Zander Johnson (ranked 403 p4p, 463 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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saul Singer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zander Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Johnson wants to control but Singer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnson is controlling Singer's trapped leg to prevent Singer from advancing to side control.
Singer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson wants to control but Singer is keeping busy.
Singer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Johnson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Singer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Singer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Singer is proving a slippery customer.
Singer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson pulls Singer in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singer is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Singer trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Singer pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Singer's guard.
Singer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Singer wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Singer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson 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 throwing strikes but missing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Singer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pushes Singer away with a front kick.
Singer looking to score a takedown here. Johnson is defending well but Singer drives through and ends up in Johnson's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Singer throws an elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Singer's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Johnson prevents Singer from getting back to his feet.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson trying to control but Singer is working from the bottom.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson trying to control but Singer is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Singer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson cracks Singer with a solid left hand.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Singer keeps moving.
Johnson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Singer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson throws a strike but Singer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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 Saul Singer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Singer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Johnson did well to prevent Singer getting side control.
Johnson landing strikes from the bottom.
Johnson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Johnson trying to control but Singer postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is pressing down on Singer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson trying to control but Singer is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson prevents Singer from getting back to his feet.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson is working Singer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Singer blocks nicely.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Singer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Singer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Johnson is pressing down on Singer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Singer throws an elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Singer's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Johnson throws an elbow that misses. Singer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Singer!
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Singer is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson managing to control the position.
Johnson is trying to keep Singer in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson is working Singer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singer keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Singer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Singer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Singer has wrist control.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zander Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Johnson looks for a takedown but Singer sprawls well.
Singer gets the takedown into side control.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Singer because Johnson loaded up on that one.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Johnson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Johnson punching from mount but Singer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The referee warns Singer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johnson cracks Singer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount and Singer is in trouble!
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Singer is looking to escape.
Johnson thowing shots but they're missing.
Johnson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Singer taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Singer is bucking up trying to escape but Johnson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Johnson throws some wild stikes that Singer manages to avoid easily.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Singer is looking to escape.
Johnson thowing shots but they're missing.
Singer is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Johnson with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to finish Singer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Singer!
Singer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Singer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Johnson.
Singer wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson looking to control but Singer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zander Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zander Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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