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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Cruise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vince Cruise!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruise lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cruise is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Cruise is looking to clinch.
Cruise tries to clinch up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cruise.
Cruise is looking to clinch.
Cruise misses with a straight right.
Cruise tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Cruise moves out of range.
Cruise is looking to clinch.
Cruise throws a combination that misses
and Johnson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cruise's guard.
Cruise keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Cruise is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cruise is on top in guard.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cruise looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Johnson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cruise has picked Johnson up and slammed him! Johnson can't keep hold of the triangle and Cruise manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruise laying and praying for a moment but Johnson takes advantage and regains half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Cruise is controlling the pace.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cruise is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruise content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cruise in particular looking to stall.
Johnson is not content to let Cruise control the position.
Cruise is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
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.
Johnson is staying active underneath Cruise, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cruise throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Cruise clinches but Johnson breaks the clinch
and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. Cruise didn't expect that.
Johnson won't allow Cruise to sweep him here.
Johnson has gone for a leg lock! Cruise slips out almost immediately though and dives into Johnson's guard.
Johnson working for a triangle but Cruise defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cruise misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Cruise fights it but they end up in guard.
Cruise wants to control the position but Johnson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cruise slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cruise is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Cruise looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Cruise is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cruise manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Johnson has Cruise in his guard.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Cruise from controlling successfully.
Cruise must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two 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.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Cruise manages to pass to side control.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Cruise has control of the leg.
Cruise is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cruise is just content to waste time from the top position. Johnson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cruise has picked Johnson up and slammed him! Johnson can't keep hold of the triangle and Cruise manages to pass to side control!
Cruise looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johnson prevents Cruise from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Johnson is pressing down on Cruise's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Johnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cruise defends it easily.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Cruise tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Cruise from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Johnson dominated that second round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cruise misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Cruise takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cruise is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cruise is looking for a triangle here but Johnson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cruise is looking for a sweep.
Johnson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cruise rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Johnson's guard! Nice work there by Cruise!
Cruise wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
That's two 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.
Cruise looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cruise has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Cruise's legs - danger averted.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cruise isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Johnson stacks Cruise on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Johnson!
Cruise is looking for a sweep.
Cruise takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruise is trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cruise is looking for a sweep.
Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cruise knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson working away.
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.
Johnson trying to control the position but Cruise is working away.
Cruise can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
David Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruise regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Johnson clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cruise throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Cruise pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruise tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruise tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Johnson stands and throws Cruise's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cruise knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise gets back to half guard.
Cruise is trying to stand.
Cruise moves into full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson pushing down on Cruise's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cruise is in trouble now - Johnson has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruise tries to improve his position but instead Johnson has taken his back!
Johnson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cruise trying to control but not successfully.
I really don't envy Cruise right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruise looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Cruise defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Cruise is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Johnson gets his way!
Cruise turns into Johnson and is now in his guard.
That's four 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.
Cruise wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Cruise works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cruise seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cruise might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Johnson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cruise wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Johnson had his way with Vince Cruise in that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruise swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cruise.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruise circles away.
Cruise throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruise falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cruise!
Cruise tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Cruise is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cruise has given up his back. Will we see Johnson going for some submissions?
Johnson working for the choke.
Cruise is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Johnson avoiding Cruise 's attempts to control his hands.
Johnson controlling well, preventing Cruise from escaping the position.
Johnson looking to break Cruise's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Cruise remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Johnson will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Cruise breaks Johnson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruise wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Cruise looking to pass the guard.
Cruise showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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.
Cruise preventing the sweep.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Cruise from controlling successfully.
Cruise pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cruise is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Johnson!
David Johnson retains his welterweight title!
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RATING
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