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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sob Bapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by disturbed - warrior. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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226 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sob Bapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marc Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bapp shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson tries to bum rush Bapp with a series of wild strikes but Bapp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Bapp circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bapp.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bapp.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sob Bapp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bapp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab from Johnson.
Bapp throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a crisp one two that drops Bapp! Johnson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bapp to his feet! Bapp is in big trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Bapp circles away.
Bapp dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Bapp's head and hops out.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Bapp circles away.
Bapp tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson drops Bapp with a beautiful combination! Bapp stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Johnson is looking for the KO!
It looks like Sob Bapp has been cut.
Bapp is breathing heavily.
Bapp takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Bapp avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Bapp shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Bapp misses with a looping left.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bapp. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Johnson throws a right hand that Bapp ducks under and follows up with a left that Bapp also avoids with ease.
Bapp misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bapp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bapp.
Bapp wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bapp drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bapp throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Bapp is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Bapp does no damage.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Bapp.
Bapp changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Bapp manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Bapp is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Bapp shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bapp gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bapp is just out of range.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Bapp avoids them all with ease.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Bapp shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bapp closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bapp lands in his opponent's guard.
Bapp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bapp is stalling in the full guard.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Bapp is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bapp has picked Johnson up and slammed him! Johnson can't keep hold of the triangle and Bapp manages to pass to side control!
Johnson is letting Bapp control him for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Bapp drags him back down.
Bapp controlling the position from side mount.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bapp decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sob Bapp's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bapp looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Bapp persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Bapp shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Marc Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bapp shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sob Bapp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson closes the distance but Bapp moves to the side
and Bapp counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bapp stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Bapp controls from within his opponent's guard.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bapp controlling from the top position.
Johnson wants to stand up but Bapp is controlling him.
Bapp sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bapp has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Johnson has his feet on Bapp's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sob Bapp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bapp changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Bapp manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Bapp moves out of range.
Bapp misses with a series of wild punches.
Bapp shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Bapp closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Bapp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Bapp shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bapp gets slowly back to his feet.
Bapp fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Bapp sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bapp shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Bapp with a poor takedown
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Bapp. Bapp gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bapp throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bapp counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Bapp misses with a head shot.
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bapp lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sob Bapp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bapp working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bapp tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
Bapp controlling from mount.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sob Bapp dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sob Bapp's cut.
That's time! Bapp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bapp fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Bapp tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bapp somewhat.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bapp counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bapp trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Bapp looking to pass the guard.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bapp's guard.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bapp is proving hard to escape from.
Bapp on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bapp tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but instead Bapp has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bapp is controlling him.
Bapp is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Bapp from controlling successfully.
That's two 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 pushes Bapp off and gets back to his feet.
Donk. Bapp catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Bapp tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sob Bapp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bapp shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bapp.
Bapp slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson leaves Bapp with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marc Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bapp is defended easily by Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bapp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Bapp blocks nicely.
Johnson wants to stand but Bapp has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson is working Bapp over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bapp will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Bapp fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Bapp. Bapp gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Bapp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Bapp looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bapp is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
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 Sob Bapp.
I think Bapp 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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