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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between luis rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). rivera kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is bleed it out. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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155 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, luis rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Douglas Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.
rivera looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but rivera blocks nicely.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. rivera is keeping the position for now.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson postures up in rivera's guard and throws a big left but rivera blocks it.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as rivera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but rivera blocks nicely.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson is working rivera over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson is in close to rivera's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of rivera's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but rivera blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
rivera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of rivera's head.
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 with a nice head shot there.
rivera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
rivera working a defensive guard here.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
rivera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson postures up in rivera's guard and throws a big left but rivera blocks it.
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 connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as rivera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson is in close to rivera's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson stands up over rivera, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson cracks rivera with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johnson 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.
Johnson is nestled in close to rivera, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
rivera on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson working over rivera with some ground and pound. rivera looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
rivera has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
rivera is in trouble now - Johnson has advanced to mount!
Johnson scoring with strikes but rivera is staying in there.
Johnson lands a big shot there that rocks rivera but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing punches.
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johnson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Johnson unloading with bombs!
Johnson lands a heavy elbow.
rivera takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Johnson lands a big elbow.
Johnson dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
rivera taking shots to the head.
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Johnson lands a big elbow.
Johnson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Johnson looking to ground and pound but rivera is blocking nicely.
Johnson punching from mount but rivera doing a good job of avoiding damage.
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
rivera holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Johnson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
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 is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Johnson lands a heavy elbow.
rivera really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can rivera hang on?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
rivera in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. rivera was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson pushes down on rivera's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. rivera defending well though.
rivera taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throwing shots but rivera is blocking nicely.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
rivera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson is nestled in close to rivera, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
rivera on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson is thwarting rivera's attempts to control the position.
Johnson looks to land a strike but rivera avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
luis rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson feints and as rivera raises his hands in defense, Johnson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
rivera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as rivera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
rivera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? rivera is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, rivera circles away and we're back to standing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by rivera!
Johnson shoots in and bounces rivera off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that's the end of the fight!
Douglas Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douglas 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
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