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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Lozada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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193 cm
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 New York, Joey Lozada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Lozada. Lozada gets slowly back to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Lozada shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lozada stops Johnson from standing up.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Lozada from controlling successfully.
Johnson wants to stand up but Lozada is controlling him.
Johnson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Lozada misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Lozada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson is looking to slow Lozada down with leg kicks.
Ray Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
Johnson stalks Lozada and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lozada's face. Lozada staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lozada moves out of range of the leg kick from Johnson.
Lozada avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Lozada avoids it well.
Lozada shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson scores with a hook.
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Lozada shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lozada showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to kick Lozada off but Lozada keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lozada is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
Lozada is breathing heavily.
Johnson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lozada not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lozada thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lozada is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. Lozada eventually gives up the hold.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lozada.
Lozada stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Lozada takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lozada has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Lozada's front leg but catches the back leg as Lozada tries to avoid it.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Lozada circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lozada dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
That's four 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.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lozada feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lozada trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lozada slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lozada working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lozada landing strikes.
Lozada trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Lozada misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
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 Joey Lozada will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johnson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lozada wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Lozada working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lozada 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.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Lozada is having none of it.
Lozada is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lozada throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lozada is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Johnson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Johnson has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Lozada won't let him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lozada is on top in guard.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lozada stops Johnson from standing up.
Lozada throws a big right hand that misses.
Lozada postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lozada with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Lozada from controlling successfully.
Lozada throws and elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lozada's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Lozada controlling the position.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Lozada blocks nicely.
Johnson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lozada's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working for a kimura but Lozada is defending it quite comfortably.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lozada controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lozada is doing well to control the position and prevent Johnson from advancing to side control.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lozada defending well though.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lozada landing small, sideways elbows.
Lozada has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson tries to stand and escape but Lozada actually recovers to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Lozada dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lozada shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
Lozada shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Lozada's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
Lozada fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Lozada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lozada tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lozada up against the cage.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a one two! Lozada had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Lozada's front leg but catches the back leg as Lozada tries to avoid it.
Johnson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lozada backs up against the cage.
Lozada shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Johnson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Lozada backpedaling.
Lozada takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson scores with a one two! Lozada had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lozada.
Johnson works over Lozada's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Lozada shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Lozada throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lozada off to one side.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson feints and then cracks Lozada's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lozada down.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Lozada off the cage and back into rage.
Lozada shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lozada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lozada drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lozada misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lozada has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson misses with a head shot. Lozada uses the momentum to regain guard.
Johnson wants to stand but Lozada is controlling his posture from full guard.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Lozada has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lozada 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ray Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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