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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herra Ylppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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200 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamal Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Herra Ylppo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ylppo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ylppo pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Ylppo breaks from the clinch.
Ylppo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Ylppo.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Ylppo shows good takedown defense.
Ylppo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ylppo closes the distance and clinches.
Ylppo scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jamal Johnson has been cut.
Ylppo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ylppo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Herra Ylppo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ylppo moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ylppo.
Johnson wants to stall.
Ylppo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johnson avoiding damage as Ylppo throws knees to the body.
Ylppo lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ylppo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Ylppo manages to break the clinch.
Ylppo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ylppo missing with knees to the body.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Ylppo, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ylppo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from Ylppo fails to land.
Ylppo is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ylppo down to the mat. Ylppo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamal Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ylppo tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Ylppo.
Ylppo clinches but Johnson breaks the clinch
and Johnson counters with a big head kick but Ylppo shrugs it off.
Ylppo moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Ylppo misses with a body kick.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Ylppo which made him look bad.
Ylppo wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ylppo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ylppo looks gassed!
Ylppo tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Ylppo will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ylppo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ylppo moves into the clinch.
Ylppo misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ylppo.
Ylppo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ylppo stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ylppo up against the cage.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Ylppo improves position.
Ylppo misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ylppo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Ylppo, against the cage.
Ylppo managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ylppo throws an elbow but misses.
Ylppo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ylppo trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Ylppo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ylppo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ylppo darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ylppo misses with a knee strike.
Ylppo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ylppo breaks from the clinch.
Ylppo darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ylppo!
Ylppo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ylppo tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Ylppo is squirming around nicely.
Johnson looking to finish Ylppo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ylppo!
Ylppo is rocked!
It looks like Herra Ylppo has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson working the ground and pound effectively.
Ylppo is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Johnson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnson is working for a guillotine from mount but Ylppo frees his head quite easily.
Johnson takes Ylppo's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Ylppo is in trouble.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ylppo is trapped and Johnson is scoring with shots to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jamal Johnson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ylppo tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Ylppo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ylppo trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson drags the fight down to the ground.
Ylppo seems to have recovered his senses.
Ylppo is looking to stand up but Johnson won't let him.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Ylppo isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ylppo trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Ylppo is breathing heavily.
Johnson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Johnson wants to stand but Ylppo is controlling the position.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ylppo looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson pushing down on Ylppo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johnson wants to advance to full mount but Ylppo doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ylppo has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ylppo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ylppo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets to his feet. Ylppo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
Johnson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ylppo tries to buck Johnson off but Johnson is having none of it.
Ylppo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johnson wants to control but Ylppo is keeping him busy.
Ylppo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ylppo wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ylppo trying to control here.
Johnson stands up from half guard.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Ylppo sprawls well.
Ylppo wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ylppo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ylppo holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Johnson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ylppo throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Ylppo tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ylppo closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ylppo has him pressed against the cage.
Ylppo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ylppo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
Ylppo trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Ylppo misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Ylppo lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ylppo breaks the clinch.
Johnson works Ylppo's body with a nice hook.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ylppo is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Ylppo circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamal Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ylppo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ylppo won't allow it.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ylppo tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ylppo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ylppo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Ylppo tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Ylppo fails to pull guard.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ylppo keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ylppo has Johnson pressed against the cage.
Ylppo landing knees to the body.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ylppo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ylppo lands a knee to the body.
Ylppo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ylppo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ylppo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Ylppo has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Ylppo lands a nice elbow.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ylppo misses with a knee to the head.
Ylppo lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Ylppo misses with a knee to the head.
Ylppo lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ylppo fails to land.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ylppo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ylppo wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. Ylppo didn't expect that.
Johnson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ylppo wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Ylppo is pushing Johnson's head away, looking to escape. Johnson manages to hold on to the position though.
Ylppo manages to get back to half guard.
Ylppo is trying to control but Johnson passes into side control!
Ylppo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ylppo wants to control but Johnson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ylppo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Johnson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ylppo can't do much from the bottom here.
Ylppo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Johnson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ylppo stops Johnson from passing to mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ylppo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ylppo lands in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Ylppo tries to pass.
Herra Ylppo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ylppo gets to his feet. Johnson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ylppo pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ylppo with a knee to the head.
Ylppo landing knees to the body.
Ylppo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Ylppo circles away.
Johnson shoots in but Ylppo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ylppo tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herra Ylppo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Johnson!
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hype
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