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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anders Jaerderoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaerderoth comes to the cage accompanied by Ella ja Aleksi - Kakkaa lumella. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Anders Jaerderoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaerderoth throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Jaerderoth avoids them all with ease.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jaerderoth defends it nicely.
Jaerderoth takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jaerderoth throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Jaerderoth throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jaerderoth won't be happy with that.
Jaerderoth tries to improve position but can't.
Jaerderoth is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Johnson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Johnson looking to control but instead Jaerderoth has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaerderoth wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Jaerderoth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Jaerderoth keeps it at a distance.
Johnson works over Jaerderoth's head and body with a nice combination.
Jaerderoth lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jaerderoth takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Anders Jaerderoth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaerderoth throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
Johnson wants to stand but Jaerderoth has his arm trapped.
Johnson swings around for an armbar but Jaerderoth sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Johnson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaerderoth's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Jaerderoth from controlling successfully.
Johnson pulls Jaerderoth in close to prevent any damage.
Jaerderoth sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Jaerderoth controlling him for the moment.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Jaerderoth is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jaerderoth throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jaerderoth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Anders Jaerderoth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Johnson.
Jaerderoth throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack 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 looping hook to the body misses from Jaerderoth. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaerderoth misses with a few strikes there.
Jaerderoth lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Jaerderoth shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jab by Jaerderoth.
Jaerderoth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jaerderoth throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Jaerderoth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jaerderoth misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Jaerderoth looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Jack Johnson has been cut.
Jaerderoth lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Johnson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jaerderoth manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Jaerderoth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaerderoth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Jaerderoth has wrist control.
Johnson controlling from the top position.
Jaerderoth trying to control the position.
Jaerderoth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Jaerderoth 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.
Jaerderoth showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Jaerderoth from controlling successfully.
Jaerderoth passes Johnson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaerderoth is taking a breather. Johnson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Johnson tries to roll over but Jaerderoth keeps him under control.
Jaerderoth is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
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.
Jaerderoth trying to control the pace.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Anders Jaerderoth just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A shot to the body from Jaerderoth misses
and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. Jaerderoth didn't expect that.
Johnson throws and elbow that misses. Jaerderoth uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Jaerderoth!
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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 Anders Jaerderoth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jaerderoth.
Jaerderoth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnson lands in his opponent's guard.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Jaerderoth gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jack Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaerderoth slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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.
Jaerderoth is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Johnson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
Jaerderoth tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Johnson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jaerderoth?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to ground and pound but Jaerderoth is blocking nicely.
Johnson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Johnson misses with some ground and pound and Jaerderoth recovers position to half guard.
Johnson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Jaerderoth.
Jaerderoth is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Johnson postures up.
Jaerderoth is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Jaerderoth is retaining full guard.
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.
Jaerderoth being controlled here, momentarily.
Jaerderoth is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jaerderoth trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Johnson!
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hype
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