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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Risto Raivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raivo has chosen The Prodigy - `Warrior`s Dance` as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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191 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Risto Raivo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raivo defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Raivo moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Raivo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Raivo.
Raivo thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Raivo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raivo throwing strikes but missing.
Raivo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Raivo trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raivo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Raivo is controlling him.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Raivo on the ground.
Raivo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Johnson throws a right and a left that Raivo avoids nicely.
Raivo is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Raivo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Raivo stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Johnson to get to his feet.
Raivo shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Raivo scores with a nice body kick.
Paul Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raivo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raivo is working Johnson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raivo trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Raivo tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is pushing Raivo's head away, looking to escape. Raivo manages to hold on to the position though.
Raivo scores with punches from side control.
Johnson dodges the ground and pound from Raivo.
Raivo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Raivo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Raivo drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raivo wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Raivo tries to advance to mount but Johnson denies him.
Raivo landing strikes.
Johnson tries to escape but Raivo is in control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Raivo tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
A solid body kick from Raivo.
Raivo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Raivo.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Raivo shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Raivo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Raivo has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Raivo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
Paul Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Risto Raivo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raivo fails to pull guard.
Raivo lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Paul Johnson has been cut.
Raivo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson takes a swing at Raivo's ribcage but misses.
Raivo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raivo misses with a body kick.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raivo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Raivo wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Raivo scores with punches from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson sneaks out the side door and pushes Raivo away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raivo doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Raivo fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Raivo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Raivo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a body punch but Raivo moves out of range.
Paul Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson throws a body punch but Raivo moves out of range.
Raivo shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Raivo on that attempt.
Raivo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raivo moves into the clinch successfully.
Raivo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Paul Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Risto Raivo.
Raivo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Raivo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Raivo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raivo in his tracks.
Raivo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Raivo gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raivo tries to clinch up.
Johnson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Raivo wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Raivo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Raivo wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Raivo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Raivo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Johnson did well to prevent Raivo getting side control.
Raivo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Raivo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Raivo decides to stand up.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raivo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Raivo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Raivo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Raivo tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Raivo tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Paul Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raivo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raivo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Raivo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raivo shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Raivo is out of range.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Raivo's hands.
Johnson throws a jab when Raivo was well out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raivo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raivo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Raivo 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raivo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Raivo 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.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Raivo working the ground and pound effectively.
Johnson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Raivo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Johnson tries to buck Raivo off but he can't manage it.
Raivo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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.
Raivo controlling the pace for now.
Raivo wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Raivo lands with some strikes.
Raivo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Johnson's face.
Raivo working Johnson over with strikes here.
Raivo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Raivo lands a heavy elbow.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Raivo's attempts to control the action.
Raivo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Johnson is now in Raivo's guard. A big mistake from Raivo there, giving up the dominant position!
Raivo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Raivo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Johnson throws a right hand that Raivo ducks under and follows up with a left that Raivo also avoids with ease.
Raivo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raivo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Raivo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raivo throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raivo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Johnson pushes Raivo off and gets back to his feet.
Raivo has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Raivo is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raivo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johnson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raivo is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Raivo has his back to the cage.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Raivo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raivo.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raivo tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raivo at a distance.
Raivo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Raivo gets slowly back to his feet.
Paul Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Risto Raivo.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson leaves Raivo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
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.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Raivo closes the distance and clinches.
Raivo tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Raivo drops back down to his feet.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Raivo has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Raivo won't allow it.
Raivo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raivo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Johnson is pressed up against the cage. Raivo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Raivo.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Raivo.
Risto Raivo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raivo dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Raivo is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Raivo moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Raivo throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Raivo.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Raivo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Raivo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Raivo avoids nicely.
Raivo darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Raivo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Raivo has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Raivo tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Raivo drops back down to his feet.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Raivo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Paul Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paul Johnson.
Well Raivo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Risto Raivo!
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energy
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