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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Ollie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Johnson!
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, Rock Ollie!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ollie shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Ollie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Ollie backs away looking to recover.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Johnson jabs at Ollie's body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Ollie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Ollie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson kicks Ollie off and gets to his feet.
Ray Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Ollie counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
Ollie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Ollie from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ollie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ollie trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ollie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ollie thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ollie won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson cracks the inside of Ollie's front leg.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ollie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ollie blocks a jab.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Ollie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ollie lands a few punches from side control.
Ollie tries to advance to mount but Johnson denies him.
Ollie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollie happy to just control the position for now.
Ollie tries to move into full mount but can't pass Johnson's legs.
Ollie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ollie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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 is pushing Ollie's head away, looking to escape. Ollie manages to hold on to the position though.
Ollie wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ollie tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Ollie 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.
Ollie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ollie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson cracks the inside of Ollie's front leg.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ollie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rock Ollie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ollie postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ollie is controlling him.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Ollie from controlling successfully.
Ollie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ollie trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson has his feet on Ollie's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ollie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ollie is just content to waste time from the top position. Johnson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ollie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Ollie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ollie trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Ollie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ollie postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand up but Ollie is controlling him.
Ollie trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ollie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Johnson pushes Ollie off looking to stand but Ollie dives back in and keeps control.
Ollie is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ollie is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ollie prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Johnson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ollie working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Ollie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ollie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ollie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ollie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ollie in side control, throwing shots but Johnson defends.
Ollie content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ollie tries to move to mount but Johnson blocks the move with his legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ollie is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollie throws an elbow but Johnson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Johnson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Ollie's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Well, if Ollie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ollie trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ollie moves into the clinch successfully.
Good body shot from Ollie.
Ollie can't get the takedown.
Ollie lands a body shot.
Ollie leaning against his opponent.
Ollie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ollie 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.
Ollie stands up and waves to Johnson to follow him.
Ollie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollie 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.
Ollie is standing up over Johnson. Johnson looks to escape but Ollie dives into side control.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Ollie drags him back down.
Ollie tries to move to mount but Johnson blocks the move with his legs.
Ollie decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ollie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Ollie will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ray Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Ollie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ollie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ollie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Ollie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Johnson has Ollie up against the cage in a clinch.
Ollie is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ollie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ollie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Ollie circles away.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Ollie counters with a stiff right hand.
Ray Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ollie throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rock Ollie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ollie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight for Rock Ollie!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Rock Ollie!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Rock Ollie!
Rock Ollie wins by unanimous decision!
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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
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