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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Ripper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brett Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ripper.
Ripper clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Ripper stalling the fight.
Ripper seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Ripper has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ripper stalling in the clinch.
Ripper lands a nice elbow.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ripper has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ripper won't allow it.
Ripper lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Ripper slows down the pace here.
Ripper lands a nice elbow.
Johnson wants to break free but Ripper has control.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Ripper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Ripper keeps him there for the moment.
Ripper lands a damaging elbow.
Ripper pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson tries to circle away but Ripper has him pinned against the cage.
Ripper stalling.
Ripper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ripper throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ripper takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Ripper keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Ripper.
Ripper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Ripper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ripper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ripper manages to avoid it.
Ripper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ripper fails to land the takedown.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ripper misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Ripper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ripper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Ripper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ripper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ripper moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Ripper moves into the clinch.
Ripper stalling the fight.
Ripper throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Ripper.
Ripper is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johnson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ripper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Ripper slowing the pace effectively.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Ripper, against the cage.
Ripper lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ripper looking for a takedown.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Ripper is controlling the position.
Ripper throws an elbow but it misses.
Ripper lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
The referee calls for Ripper to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripper lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Ripper lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Ripper lands a damaging elbow.
Ripper has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Johnson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Ripper is persistently looking for the submission but Johnson is defending it well.
Ripper is breathing heavily.
Ripper controlling well, preventing Johnson from escaping the position.
Johnson looking to control the position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Ripper.
Ripper is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Johnson. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ripper patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson trying to control but not successfully.
Johnson avoids the strikes from Ripper.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson is really stuck here.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ripper has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Ripper is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Johnson is defending well though. Ripper let's go of the attempt for now.
I really don't envy Johnson right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson 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 Ripper gets his way!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ripper dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Ripper. Ripper gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Ripper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ripper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ripper moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Ripper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ripper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Jack Ripper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ripper misses the jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ripper.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ripper.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Ripper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Ripper throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Ripper tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ripper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Ripper closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ripper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson tries to circle away but Ripper has him pinned against the cage.
Ripper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
Ripper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ripper.
Ripper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Johnson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Ripper has him pressed against the cage.
Ripper has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ripper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Ripper has the dominant position.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ripper won't allow it.
Ripper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Ripper has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson wants to break free but Ripper has control.
Ripper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Ripper lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Ripper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ripper looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Ripper.
Ripper misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Ripper is controlling him.
Ripper dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ripper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripper holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ripper throws an elbow but it misses.
Ripper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ripper lands an elbow inside.
Ripper stalling against the cage.
Ripper trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ripper throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Ripper just leaning against Johnson, taking a breather.
Ripper looking to slow down the pace here.
Ripper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Ripper taking a breather.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Ripper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ripper has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ripper takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johnson tries to break free but Ripper pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Ripper wants a takedown but no success here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
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.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ripper misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Ripper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Ripper.
Johnson tries to circle away but Ripper has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ripper lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ripper.
Johnson tries to circle away but Ripper has him pinned against the cage.
Ripper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ripper goes for a takedown attempt but Johnson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ripper backs up against the cage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ripper.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Ripper throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ripper rather than just go for the knockout.
Ripper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ripper moves away.
Ripper is looking to clinch.
Ripper takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ripper pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Ripper.
Ripper missing with knees to the body.
Ripper is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ripper tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
Johnson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ripper.
Ripper is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ripper throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ripper keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ripper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Ripper keeps him there for the moment.
Ripper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ripper is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Ripper.
Come on Ripper - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ripper misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ripper is defended easily by Johnson.
Ripper fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ripper on the side of the head.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Ripper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripper takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson works Ripper's body with a nice hook.
Ripper takes one to the chin there.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Ripper misses.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnson throws a body punch but Ripper moves out of range.
Ripper shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnson is trying to defend but Ripper finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nice strikes from Ripper there.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ripper wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Ripper is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Ripper is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripper slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Ripper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ripper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Ripper is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ripper drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ripper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ripper is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.
Johnson tries to roll over but Ripper keeps him under control.
Jack Ripper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ripper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripper is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Ripper is controlling well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
Ripper is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ripper is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Ripper 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.
Ripper is really struggling to control Johnson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ripper is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ripper.
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 Jack Ripper.
I think Ripper has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Ripper!
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