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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kenny jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 cm
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185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Johnson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, kenny jordan! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! jordan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from jordan. jordan shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. kenny jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. jordan doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
jordan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Tommy Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of kenny jordan. jordan fails miserably with a takedown attempt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Johnson throws a right hand that jordan ducks under and follows up with a left that jordan also avoids with ease. Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and jordan moves out of range easily. jordan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a flying knee. Nice. jordan doesn't succeed with the takedown and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings jordan. jordan with a poor takedown and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. jordan keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully. Johnson preventing the sweep. jordan wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Johnson is breathing heavily. jordan wriggles free and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. jordan throws a lazy body kick and Johnson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in jordan's guard now. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Johnson throwing strikes from guard but jordan blocks nicely. jordan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Johnson is looking to stand up but jordan won't let him. Johnson wants to stand and escape but instead jordan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. jordan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. jordan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. jordan shoots and misses and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control. Johnson working away. jordan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Johnson. jordan tries to improve position but can't. Johnson misses with the ground and pound. jordan wants to control but Johnson postures up. Johnson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. jordan tries to clinch and Johnson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in jordan's guard. There's a bit of a scramble here and now jordan is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst jordan is controlling him. jordan trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. jordan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Johnson dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick so jordan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. jordan is stalling in the full guard. jordan passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard. jordan prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. jordan moves into full mount! Johnson won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round. jordan wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely. jordan has control of Johnson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Johnson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johnson taking shots to the head. jordan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape. jordan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johnson is trying to stand. jordan controlling the pace for now. Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding jordan's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Despite being in the dominant position, kenny jordan just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up. jordan with a lazy takedown attempt and Johnson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in jordan's guard. jordan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
jordan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
jordan landing strikes from the mount. jordan content just to control the position here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
kenny jordan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
jordan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for jordan on the ground. Johnson can't keep his opponent in guard - jordan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. jordan content to control rather than advance. jordan working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. jordan decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. Johnson keeps the fight on the outside. jordan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten jordan somewhat. Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from jordan.
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. jordan closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. jordan pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Johnson misses with the combination.
jordan wants to clinch. Johnson checks a leg kick. jordan tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. jordan throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range. jordan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. jordan in side control, throwing shots but Johnson defends. Johnson is pushing jordan's head away, looking to escape. jordan manages to hold on to the position though. Johnson is not content to let jordan control the position. Johnson on the wrong end of some ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Johnson is trying to get back to his feet. Johnson tries to improve position but can't. jordan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no jordan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Johnson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but jordan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that's the end of the fight! kenny jordan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think jordan 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for kenny jordan! Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for kenny jordan! Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight as a draw!
kenny jordan wins by majority decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
45% |
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