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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between jeremey Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan BARBARIAN (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jeremey Johnson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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175 cm
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200 lbs
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205 cm
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, jeremey Johnson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conan BARBARIAN! The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! BARBARIAN fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage. BARBARIAN fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from BARBARIAN.
Johnson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics BARBARIAN uses from the top position. BARBARIAN trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. BARBARIAN is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Johnson is trying to keep BARBARIAN in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Johnson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. BARBARIAN is aware though and is defending well. BARBARIAN 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 trying to control but BARBARIAN is working from the bottom. BARBARIAN wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson wants to get up but he can't break BARBARIAN's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. BARBARIAN keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass. Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but BARBARIAN is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Johnson won't allow BARBARIAN to sweep him here. BARBARIAN pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Johnson shoots in but no luck this time. BARBARIAN has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. BARBARIAN lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
BARBARIAN trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away. Johnson regains full guard. Nicely done. Johnson keeping moving, preventing BARBARIAN from controlling successfully. Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Johnson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. BARBARIAN trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. BARBARIAN wants to get up but he can't break Johnson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. BARBARIAN gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Johnson is breathing heavily. BARBARIAN is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows. Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far. BARBARIAN trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. BARBARIAN manages to get himself to full guard.
BARBARIAN is trying to keep Johnson in close.
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. Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but BARBARIAN is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. BARBARIAN manages to escape and get back to his feet.
BARBARIAN rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily. BARBARIAN gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. BARBARIAN didn't expect that. jeremey Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conan BARBARIAN. Johnson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Johnson stands and steps away. BARBARIAN gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jeremey Johnson dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A head kick misses from BARBARIAN. Johnson misses with a takedown and BARBARIAN counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard. Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
BARBARIAN stands and steps away. Johnson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. BARBARIAN throws a head kick that half lands.
BARBARIAN throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
BARBARIAN tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. BARBARIAN moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off. Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch. Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but BARBARIAN circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round. BARBARIAN connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. BARBARIAN gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. BARBARIAN lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards. Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from BARBARIAN.
BARBARIAN gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
BARBARIAN breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
BARBARIAN shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. BARBARIAN fights it but they end up in guard. Johnson stops BARBARIAN from standing up. BARBARIAN lands a good elbow from the bottom. BARBARIAN seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. BARBARIAN tries to land a sweep but no joy. jeremey Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johnson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. BARBARIAN utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Johnson is pushing down on BARBARIAN's leg trying to pass to half guard. BARBARIAN is fighting to maintain full guard but Johnson has managed to sneak the leg through. BARBARIAN tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg. Johnson is keen to just control but BARBARIAN is a slippery customer. Johnson prevents BARBARIAN from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johnson stops BARBARIAN from getting back to his feet.
Johnson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
BARBARIAN tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. BARBARIAN feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down. BARBARIAN wants to clinch and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. BARBARIAN fights it but they end up in guard. Johnson lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round. BARBARIAN keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully. Johnson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because BARBARIAN is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. BARBARIAN is striking but Johnson is not phased and passes to half guard. Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. BARBARIAN knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. 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 jeremey Johnson will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
BARBARIAN tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. BARBARIAN tries to clinch and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into half guard. BARBARIAN trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Johnson manages to pass to mount!
BARBARIAN keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Johnson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of BARBARIAN's face.
BARBARIAN sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though. BARBARIAN won't allow Johnson to pass to mount. BARBARIAN kicks off Johnson and gets to his feet. Nice straight punches there by BARBARIAN. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of BARBARIAN. Johnson dives in and grabs BARBARIAN's left leg, looking for a takedown. BARBARIAN pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson tries to clinch up and BARBARIAN counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by BARBARIAN. BARBARIAN wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving. BARBARIAN decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Johnson, up you get! BARBARIAN shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Johnson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in BARBARIAN's guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! BARBARIAN trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round. A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. Johnson working the ground and pound but BARBARIAN is defending the strikes. Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. BARBARIAN wants to control but Johnson postures up. BARBARIAN is trying to work for a sweep but Johnson has mounted him! BARBARIAN tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. BARBARIAN is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action. Johnson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… BARBARIAN turns into him and now he's in Johnson's guard.
Johnson controls BARBARIAN momentarily but BARBARIAN frees himself. BARBARIAN is fighting to break Johnson's control of his arms but Johnson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Conan BARBARIAN has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Johnson working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. BARBARIAN is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. BARBARIAN throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but BARBARIAN is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. BARBARIAN is keeping the position for now. jeremey Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. BARBARIAN throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to jeremey Johnson. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27 Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27 Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jeremey Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
57% |
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