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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between yusuf shire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). shire comes to the cage accompanied by wavin' flag. The key to victory for yusuf shire has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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240 lbs
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208 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, yusuf shire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffrey Johnson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
shire explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
shire shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed shire's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
shire tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
shire bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Johnson looks gassed!
shire creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Johnson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
shire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
shire tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
shire working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
shire has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
shire trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
shire looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson prevents shire from improving position.
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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
shire taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Johnson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but shire sees it coming and defends easily.
shire blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
shire on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if shire tries to get out of the position.
Johnson looks to land a strike but shire avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
shire really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson passes shire's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. shire defending well though.
shire trying to control but Johnson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson works his way into side control.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Johnson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Johnson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, shire has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Johnson but great work by shire.
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.
shire misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Johnson parries the strikes from shire easily there. shire is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Johnson to escape.
shire passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Johnson!
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
shire avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding shire's attempts to control the action.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
yusuf shire dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. shire swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from shire.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but shire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - shire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two 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.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
shire drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
shire trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed shire into the cage.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
shire effectively controlling the action here.
shire trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed shire into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by yusuf shire.
Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
shire trying to hold on to Johnson's head to control him but Johnson postures up.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of shire's head.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four 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.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson wants to take a breather but shire is having none of it.
shire makes his way to full guard. A much better position for shire.
Johnson throws and elbow that misses. shire uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by shire!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
shire tries to stand but Johnson is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by shire.
shire gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as shire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson cracks shire with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but shire is keeping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but shire gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson is pulling down on shire's head. It's preventing any offense from shire, at least for the moment.
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.
shire trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
shire trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson wants to improve his position but instead shire has moved into half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
shire will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
shire is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but shire has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Johnson is keen to just control but shire is a slippery customer.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnson thows a huge punch but shire dodges it nicely.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
shire keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed shire's head.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffrey Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffrey 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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FIGHT
RATING
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