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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dontaey Paige (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimbo Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Amos Moses - Jerry Reed as his entrance music. 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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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dontaey Paige!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimbo Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Paige.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paige.
Paige just misses with a punch to the body.
Paige lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson tries to clinch but Paige is having none of it.
Paige throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Paige. That one must have hurt.
Paige misses with a wild combination.
Nice jab there from Paige.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Paige lands a right hook to the body.
Paige avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paige throws out a powerful jab.
Dontaey Paige seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Paige misses with a few strikes there.
Paige throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Paige misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paige.
Dontaey Paige is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Paige.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Paige sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Paige avoids nicely.
Paige displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Paige throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson shoots in and bounces Paige off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Paige trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Paige manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Paige stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Paige throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paige misses with a double jab.
Paige fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Paige.
Paige throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Paige sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paige throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Paige gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dontaey Paige has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimbo Johnson.
Paige escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paige throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A shot to de liver by Paige. Beautiful body shot.
Paige throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Paige tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch but Paige moves out of range.
Paige throws a one two combo.
Paige is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Paige tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Paige sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Paige sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura but Paige is defending well.
Johnson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Paige avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dontaey Paige 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.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Paige counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Paige to acknowledge the strikes.
Paige misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson pulls guard successfully.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Paige controlling him for the moment.
Paige has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Paige avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Paige decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Johnson, up you get!
Paige uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Paige scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Paige throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Dontaey Paige is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paige will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paige circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Paige lands with a slapping head kick.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Paige really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Paige throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Paige misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paige connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Paige throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dontaey Paige has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimbo Johnson.
Paige breaks from the clinch.
Paige throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Paige.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Paige looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Paige counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paige misses with a wild combination.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Paige pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paige misses with a double jab.
Paige falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Paige is keeping the position.
Johnson won't allow Paige to sweep him here.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Paige keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Paige controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Paige wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paige pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
Paige looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Paige misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Paige.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Paige counters with a slapping leg kick.
Paige tries a head kick but it misses.
Paige digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Paige misses with a head kick.
Dontaey Paige is winning the standup battle so far.
Paige throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Paige gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jimbo Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Paige lands a slapping body shot.
Paige misses with a wild body shot.
Paige lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Paige tries a head kick but it misses.
Paige swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Paige misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Paige counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Paige swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Paige throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Paige swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Paige sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paige tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Paige checks a low kick from Johnson.
Paige misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A combination from Paige does no damage.
Paige swinging wilding here.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paige swivels and escapes.
Dontaey Paige has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimbo Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Paige rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Paige misses with a series of wild punches.
Paige tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Paige.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paige throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Paige, who protects the arm well.
Johnson in side control, throwing shots but Paige defends.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Paige has escaped the position, nice work there.
Johnson tries for a kimura but Paige is defending well.
Johnson scoring with punches and elbows.
Paige takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paige tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson works to advance to full mount. Paige defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Johnson trying to control but Paige is having none of it.
Johnson wants to finish this one by submission but Paige is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Johnson.
Paige is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Paige is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimbo Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimbo Johnson!
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hype
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