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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Troy Johnson Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Marco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Troy Johnson Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cain Marco!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marco throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson shoots in but Marco avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marco misses with a straight right.
Johnson clinches up with Marco and pushes him back against the cage.
Marco working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson trying to stall but Marco improves his position.
Marco tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson has Marco pressed against the cage, preventing Marco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marco prevents a takedown attempt there.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Marco is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Johnson has denied him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marco is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marco down to the mat. Marco avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Johnson Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marco gets a takedown into half guard.
Marco scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson has hold of Marco's hands but Marco slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Marco looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Marco is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Marco prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Johnson manages to get to full guard.
Marco throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Marco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marco lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Marco is having none of it.
Marco is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Marco is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marco stands up from Johnson's guard - Marco perhaps looking for a knockout.
Marco lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Marco drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marco distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Marco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Marco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marco content to stall in guard here.
Marco's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marco gets to his feet. Johnson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Marco throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Marco counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A cross from Marco lands.
It looks like Troy Johnson Johnson has been cut.
Marco gets the takedown into side control.
Marco is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Johnson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Marco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Troy Johnson Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marco throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and Marco finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Marco gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting.
Jab, jab by Marco - just one landing.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Marco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marco connects with a body shot.
Marco drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marco scoring with punches and elbows.
Marco is putting a hurting on Johnson here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marco is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Johnson taking a bit of punishment here - Marco scoring with strikes.
Marco controls the position.
Check out the look on Marco's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Marco content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Johnson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marco scores with punches from side control.
Marco working the ground and pound.
Marco grinds an elbow into Johnson's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marco controls the position from side control.
Marco scores with punches from side control.
Marco is chipping away with strikes.
Cain Marco has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marco happy to just control the position for now.
Check out the look on Marco's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Marco controlling the position from side mount.
Marco decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marco shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Marco showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marco slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Marco lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Marco.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marco scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Marco perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Marco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Troy Johnson Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Marco looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Marco seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Marco connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Marco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marco takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Marco controlling the action here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marco thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marco lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Marco performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Marco is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Marco stalling.
Marco working Johnson over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marco lands a nice short elbow.
Marco decides to stand up.
Marco scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marco.
Marco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Marco counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Marco scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Marco has a good base and remains in mount.
Marco looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Marco cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Marco with a couple of short strikes.
Marco lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Marco tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Marco cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cain Marco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marco with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marco content just to control the position here.
Johnson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
BOOM! Marco connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marco scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Troy Johnson Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Marco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marco winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 24:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 24:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Marco!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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