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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greater Daemon Of (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Of might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blood For The Blood God. Of is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Greater Daemon Of has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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260 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Greater Daemon Of!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Butch Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson feints and as Of raises his hands in defense, Johnson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Of is breathing heavily.
Johnson stands up and waves to Of to follow him.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Of pinned against the cage. Of gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Of which made him look bad.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson throws a head kick but Of moves out of range.
Johnson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Johnson rushes Of and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Greater Daemon Of has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Butch Johnson.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Of walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnson has Of up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson has Of pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Of manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Greater Daemon Of seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Of throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Of really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Of blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Of prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Of's face.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Of keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson lands a good knee to the midsection. Of won't want to take too many of those.
Johnson manages to pull guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Johnson holds on and takes a little breather.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Of is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Of tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Johnson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Of thows a big elbow that misses.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Of clinches but Johnson breaks the clinch
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Of has managed to clinch.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson prevents Of from breaking the clinch.
Of with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Of tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Of with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Come on Of - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Of is fighting off a takedown attempt but Johnson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Of to the mat. Of regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Of on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Of tries to get out of the position.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Of is proving hard to escape from.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Of is keeping the position for now.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Of won't let him.
Of will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but instead Of has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Johnson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Of postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Of postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Of throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Of has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Of loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Of is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson trying to control the position here.
Of working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Of stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Of wants it to stay on the feet.
Of avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Of tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice sprawl there from Of as Johnson shoots in.
Johnson feints and as Of raises his hands in defense, Johnson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson advances to half guard.
Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Of has managed to free his arm - good work.
Of looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Of has managed to free his arm - good work.
Johnson wants to stand but Of has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Johnson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Of leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Greater Daemon Of has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Butch Johnson.
Of pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Of gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Of misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Of breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Of in a clinch.
Of throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Of manages to get underhooks.
Johnson wants to break free but Of has control.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Of holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Of pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Of defends it nicely.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Of is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Of is defending well.
Johnson stands up out of the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. Of didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson has gone for a leg lock! Of slips out almost immediately though and dives into Johnson's guard.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Of with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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 wants to sweep here but Of controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Of tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. Of didn't expect that.
Johnson pushes down on Of's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Johnson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Of saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but Of defends the submission attempt.
Of wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to stand and escape but Of is controlling the position.
Johnson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Of sees it coming and defends easily.
Johnson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Of is just riding it out for now. Johnson eventually gives up the hold.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Of defending well.
That's two 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 is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Of shows good takedown defense.
Of tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Johnson wants to get up but he can't break Of's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Johnson forces his way into half guard.
Johnson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Of.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Of is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnson.
That's four 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 is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Of defends it well.
Of is trying to stand.
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Of knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Greater Daemon Of has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Butch Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Of is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Butch 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butch 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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