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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Izreal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Izreal has chosen In The Morning as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Dan Izreal enters the cage!
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155 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Izreal!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izreal lands a left and a right that send Johnson crashing to the mat, dazed. Izreal thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Nick Johnson has been cut.
Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Izreal is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Izreal looks like he's trying to stand up.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Izreal looks like he's trying to stand up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Izreal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Izreal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izreal swinging wilding here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Izreal!
Izreal lands a two punch combo.
Izreal closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Izreal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Izreal was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Izreal is keeping the position.
Johnson trying to control but Izreal is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stops Izreal from standing up.
Izreal has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Johnson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Izreal 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.
Dan Izreal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izreal throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Izreal misses with a series of wild punches.
Izreal is working the combinations to good effect here.
Izreal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Izreal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Izreal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Izreal tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Izreal scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Izreal looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Izreal throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
Izreal fails to land with a series of punches.
Izreal throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Izreal.
Izreal throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izreal misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Dan Izreal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Izreal throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Izreal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Izreal gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Izreal is retaining full guard.
Izreal wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Izreal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Izreal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Izreal fails to land with a series of punches.
Izreal looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Izreal lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Izreal.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Izreal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Izreal avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A punch combination from Izreal misses.
Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Izreal tries to escape but Johnson is in control.
Johnson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Izreal tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Izreal to the mat! Izreal manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Izreal keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izreal wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
Izreal is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Johnson dives into side control.
Izreal is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson stands up.
Izreal fails to land with a series of punches.
Izreal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Izreal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson pushes Izreal up against the cage in a clinch.
Izreal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Izreal is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Izreal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Izreal keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Izreal manages to break the clinch.
Izreal tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izreal misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Izreal.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Izreal misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson is trying to drag Izreal to the mat but Izreal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Izreal wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Izreal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Izreal scores with a jab to the jaw.
Izreal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Izreal throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Izreal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izreal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dan Izreal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Izreal stuffs the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Izreal cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Izreal scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Izreal is avoiding it.
Izreal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson slips a straight right by Izreal.
Izreal lands a two punch combo.
Izreal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Izreal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nick Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Izreal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Izreal slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Izreal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Izreal lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Izreal sprawls well. Izreal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Izreal lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Izreal looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Izreal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Izreal goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Izreal cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izreal lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Izreal tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
Izreal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Izreal pinned against the cage. Izreal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Izreal tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Izreal to the ground. Izreal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Izreal lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Nick Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Izreal.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Izreal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two 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.
Izreal misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Izreal.
Izreal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Izreal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Izreal is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Izreal can't break the clinch.
Izreal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Izreal lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Izreal throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Izreal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Izreal defends it nicely.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Izreal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izreal keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Izreal had a free shot at his head there.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Izreal.
Izreal connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Izreal avoids it really well and circles away.
Izreal throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Izreal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Izreal misses with a two punch combination.
Izreal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Izreal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Izreal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Izreal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Izreal misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Izreal.
Izreal misses with a double jab.
Izreal defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Izreal lands a lovely overhand right.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Izreal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Izreal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Izreal misses with a few strikes there.
Izreal missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Izreal gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Izreal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Izreal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Izreal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Izreal!
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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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