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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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169 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bryan Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Garcia counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Garcia holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Garcia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Garcia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Garcia lands a takedown into guard.
Garcia drops back, looking for a kneebar! Johnson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Johnson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Johnson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia regains half guard.
Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Garcia looks like he's trying to stand up.
Garcia misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Garcia missing with punches from the bottom.
Garcia is looking to improve his position.
Johnson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Garcia!
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.
Garcia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Garcia tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Garcia tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Garcia regains half guard.
Garcia throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garcia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson blocks the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
Johnson prevents Garcia from standing back up.
Johnson tries to pass to full mount but Garcia defends it.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Garcia wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Garcia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Garcia looks gassed!
Garcia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson is in close to Garcia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson stands up over Garcia, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Garcia throws his legs up looking for a submission but Johnson uses it to pass to side control.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working away.
Johnson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Johnson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Garcia, who protects the arm well.
Garcia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johnson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Garcia has escaped the position, nice work there.
Garcia is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Garcia has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Garcia dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Garcia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Garcia scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Garcia is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Garcia sits in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garcia seems to be looking for submissions.
Garcia seems to be looking for submissions.
Garcia is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Garcia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Garcia wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Garcia is working for a submission of some sort.
Garcia trying to control from Johnson's half guard. Johnson has other ideas though and has regained full 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.
Garcia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Garcia trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Garcia manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Marcelo Garcia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garcia working for submissions but it's allowed Johnson to get to half guard.
Johnson is thwarting Garcia's attempts to control the position.
Garcia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Garcia defending well.
Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Garcia is working away.
Johnson maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Garcia could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Johnson has cracked it and Garcia is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bryan 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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