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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Justin Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Rich Johnston enters the cage!
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145 lbs
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170 cm
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Johnston!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnston throws a body punch but Page moves out of range.
Page throws a head kick that misses.
Johnston pushes Page up against the cage in a clinch.
Page wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnston works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Johnston stopping the sweep attempt from Page.
Johnston wants to control from the top but Page keeps moving.
Johnston controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Page is trying to keep Johnston in close.
Page wants to control the position but Johnston says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Page on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Page tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston is taking a breather. Page says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Page tries to kick Johnston off but Johnston keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johnston takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Johnston tries to pass the half guard into mount. Page knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Page knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnston on the ground.
Johnston stalling away here and it's allowed Page to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Johnston slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Johnston prevents Page from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Page is looking for a sweep.
Page is breathing heavily.
Page sneaks back into half guard.
Page is doing well to control the position and prevent Johnston from advancing to side control.
Johnston moves nicely into side control.
Page tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston is trying to get an arm triangle but Page is defending well.
Page is looking for a sweep.
Johnston stands up and beckons Page to his feet.
Page displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johnston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page looks to clinch
and Johnston counters with a shoot takedown. Page fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnston preventing the sweep.
Page working a defensive guard here.
Page wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Johnston advances to half guard.
Johnston stops Page from getting back to his feet.
Page is not content to let Johnston control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Johnston dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Page darts in trying to clinch
and Johnston counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnston.
Johnston won't allow Page to sweep him here.
Johnston decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Johnston swats away the attempt to clinch by Page.
Page defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnston.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Page moves in looking to clinch but Johnston pushes him off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good shot there by Page.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston fails with a takedown attempt.
Page lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnston backs up against the cage.
Page fails with an attempt to clinch.
Page is looking to clinch but Johnston is avoiding it.
Page moves in looking to clinch but Johnston pushes him off.
Page looks to land a combination but Johnston avoids it well.
Page closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnston counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnston.
Page fails to pull the fight into his guard.
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.
Page lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnston backwards.
Johnston wants a takedown but no success here.
Justin Page has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Johnston.
Page has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johnston avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Page missing with knees to the body.
Page can't break the clinch.
Page is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnston has double underhooks.
Page tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Page tries a knee to the head but Johnston blocks it.
Johnston tries to score a body lock takedown but Page shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Page is trying to break free.
Page manages to break the clinch.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Page tries to clinch
and Johnston counters with a nice kick to the body.
Page tries to clinch up but Johnston circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page looks to land a combination. Johnston sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Page looks to land a combination. Johnston sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Page misses with a wild combination.
Page clinches but Johnston breaks the clinch
and Johnston counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnston.
A frustrated look appears on Page's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Page misses with a knee strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Page tries to pull guard but Johnston holds him up against the cage and eventually Page drops back down to his feet.
Page tries to pull guard but Johnston won't allow it.
Page can't break the clinch.
Page jumps guard but Johnston stands there with Page around his waist. Page gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Page lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnston is pressed up against the cage. Page has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnston down to the mat. Johnston avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No joy there for Page, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Page misses with a head kick.
Page blocks a head kick by Johnston.
Page scores with a hook to the body. Johnston takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Page lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No joy there for Page, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Page fails with an attempt to clinch.
Justin Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnston counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Johnston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnston is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Page.
Page throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Johnston counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Page looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Page looking for a sweep. Not yet Page, not yet.
Johnston tries to stand but Page is controlling from the bottom.
Johnston preventing the sweep.
Page keeping full guard, as Johnston tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston stays in close to Page's body and controls the position.
Page looking for a sweep. Not yet Page, not yet.
Rich Johnston has got the better of the ground game so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnston closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Page tries to roll over but Johnston keeps him under control.
Page is trying to maintain the position but Johnston is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston tries to pass the half guard into mount. Page knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Page missing with punches from the bottom.
Page wants to get back to full guard.
Johnston is working for a submission of some sort.
Page tries to kick Johnston off but Johnston keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston is just content to waste time from the top position. Page takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Page clinches but Johnston breaks the clinch
and Johnston finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Page shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnston sprawls well. Johnston wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Page gets slowly back to his feet.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Page tries to clinch up
and Johnston counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Page!
Page is squirming around, avoiding Johnston's attempts to control the action.
Page is trying desperately to improve position.
Page tries to lock up and control but Johnston gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Johnston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnston winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Johnston!
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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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