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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamarcus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donatello The dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The dragon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cereal Killer by Method Man and Red Man. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamarcus Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donatello The dragon!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The dragon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - The dragon scores with a four punch combination!
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura but The dragon is defending well.
Johnson misses with a head shot. The dragon uses the momentum to regain guard.
The dragon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The dragon is pulling down on Johnson's head. It's preventing any offense from Johnson, at least for the moment.
Johnson drops back, looking for a kneebar! The dragon looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. The dragon looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from The dragon!
Johnson stops The dragon from passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The dragon misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The dragon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.
The dragon throws an elbow but Johnson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Johnson is letting The dragon control him for a moment.
That's two 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.
The dragon goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Johnson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in The dragon's guard! Nice work there by Johnson!
Johnson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and The dragon dives on top into guard.
The dragon content to stall in guard here.
The dragon trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The dragon wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
The dragon is stalling in the full guard.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The dragon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson has control of The dragon's left arm, preventing The dragon from doing any damage.
The dragon drops back, looking for a kneebar! Johnson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Johnson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Johnson!
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.
The dragon is looking for a sweep.
The dragon can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Johnson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johnson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Johnson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donatello The dragon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The dragon just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The dragon throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
The dragon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
The dragon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The dragon.
Jamarcus Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but The dragon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson takes a swing at The dragon's ribcage but misses.
Johnson blocks a head kick by The dragon.
The dragon throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
The dragon tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson digs a good body shot into The dragon's ribs.
The dragon misses with a combination
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The dragon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The dragon is breathing heavily.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Johnson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. The dragon is trying to defend but Johnson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but The dragon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Johnson to get the leverage.
The dragon is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but The dragon defends it.
Johnson is working for a kimura but The dragon is defending it quite comfortably.
Johnson working The dragon over with strikes.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The dragon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson thows a huge punch but The dragon dodges it nicely.
The dragon trying to control from the bottom.
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.
The dragon wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
The dragon is trying to stand.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The dragon's head.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The dragon looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The dragon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Johnson looking to secure an arm triangle but The dragon defends it well.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount and The dragon is in trouble!
The dragon is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The dragon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johnson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Johnson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… The dragon turns into him and now he's in Johnson's guard.
The dragon with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for The dragon!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamarcus Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Johnson lands a jab to The dragon's midsection.
The dragon works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The dragon.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson throws a right hand that The dragon ducks under and follows up with a left that The dragon also avoids with ease.
Johnson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The dragon trying to control the position.
The dragon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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 throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The dragon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a strike but The dragon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The dragon wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson is trying to control the position but The dragon postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The dragon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson looks to land a combination but The dragon avoids it well.
The dragon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jab from Johnson.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The dragon was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The dragon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The dragon off to one side.
The dragon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson working the body and head with strikes.
Johnson wants to control but The dragon is keeping him busy.
The dragon is trying to improve his position.
Johnson working the ground and pound.
Johnson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The dragon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The dragon manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is controlling The dragon's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson won't allow The dragon to pass to mount.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but The dragon has control of the leg.
The dragon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
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 trying to control from the bottom.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Johnson moves into full mount! The dragon won't be happy about that!
The dragon tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee warns The dragon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The dragon is in a horrible position here. Johnson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamarcus Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamarcus Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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