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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dusty Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Talib Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Talib Singh will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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188 lbs
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dusty Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Talib Singh!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Singh looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Johnston looks up at the clock and then as Singh takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Johnston smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Johnston cracks Singh with a big right hand but Singh just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Johnston landing a few strikes.
Singh trying to remain calm as Johnston controls from the top position.
Johnston seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Singh for as long as he can get away with.
Johnston has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Dusty Johnston just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Johnston shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Singh's guard.
Johnston with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnston scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnston slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Singh has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Johnston off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Johnston drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Singh trying to remain calm as Johnston controls from the top position.
Johnston has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Johnston unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston with good strikes from the mount here!
Johnston lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnston in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Johnston content just to control the position here.
The referee warns Singh that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnston controlling from the full mount.
Johnston lands a big elbow.
Johnston scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Johnston looking for a guillotine from mount but Singh is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Johnston connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Johnston unloading with bombs!
Singh is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnston has hold of Singh's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Singh manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Johnston takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Johnston postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Singh looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Johnston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Johnston controlling the position easily from mount.
Singh is looking to get to half guard.
Johnston lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johnston content just to control the position here.
Johnston with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dusty Johnston dominated that round.
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.
Johnston shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Singh manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Johnston sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Johnston has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Singh has momentary wrist control but Johnston slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnston scoring with punches to the head and body.
Singh will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Johnston scoring with some ground and pound.
Singh is breathing heavily.
Johnston slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnston cracks Singh with a solid left hand.
Singh can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnston controls the pace.
Johnston with a nice head shot there.
Johnston landing with the ground and pound.
Singh has momentary wrist control but Johnston slips an elbow through the middle.
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.
Johnston stops Singh from standing up.
Johnston stands and steps away. Singh gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Johnston throws a push kick but Singh slaps the foot to one side.
Talib Singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnston drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Johnston lands a nice forearm strike.
Johnston tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Johnston takes a little break here. Singh wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Singh tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Johnston.
Singh is looking to get to half guard.
Johnston looking to control and managing it successfully.
Singh swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Johnston tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Singh is in a horrible position here. Johnston smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Johnston fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Singh is in a horrible position here. Johnston smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Johnston tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnston looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnston looking to control and managing it successfully.
Johnston lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dusty Johnston dominated that second round.
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!
Johnston shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Singh's guard.
Johnston is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Dusty Johnston just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Johnston closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Singh did well to prevent Johnston getting side control.
Well, if Johnston is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johnston connects with a nice short shot to Singh's temple.
Singh is trying to stand back up but Johnston is controlling him
Singh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnston is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Singh with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnston working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Johnston works his way into side control.
Johnston is putting a hurting on Singh here, landing some big shots from side control.
Johnston cracks Singh with a big elbow.
Singh trying to remain calm as Johnston controls from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johnston connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Singh some visible discomfort.
Johnston lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Johnston scores with a couple of short elbows.
Johnston cracks Singh with a big elbow.
Singh trying to remain calm as Johnston controls from the top position.
Singh is trying to control Johnston's posture but Johnston avoids it.
Singh striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnston working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Singh is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Johnston is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Singh some visible discomfort.
A lull in the action here as Johnston stalls from top position.
Johnston looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Johnston tries to advance to mount but can't.
Singh is trying to strike from the bottom but Johnston has passed into full mount.
Talib Singh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Singh tries to reverse the position but Johnston maintains control.
Johnston with good strikes from the mount here!
Johnston controlling from mount.
Johnston lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Singh throwing hammer fists to the chest of Johnston. What's that going to do exactly?
Johnston with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Johnston cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Johnston scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Singh?
Johnston controlling the position easily from mount.
Dusty Johnston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnston connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dusty Johnston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnston 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dusty Johnston!
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energy
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hype
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