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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rowan Jardine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Rowan Jardine enters the cage!
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215 lbs
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265 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rowan Jardine!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jardine lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Jardine.
Jardine has a takedown stuffed.
Jardine closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jardine misses with a wild combination.
Jardine keeps the fight on the outside.
Jardine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Jardine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jardine looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Jardine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jardine throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jardine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jardine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson wants to clinch.
No joy there for Jardine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jardine lands a two punch combo.
Jardine misses with a two punch combination.
Jardine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson has Jardine up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Jardine is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to break free but Jardine has control.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson wants to break free but Jardine has control.
Jardine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jardine throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Jardine lands with a left to the head.
Jardine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson taking a breather.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Johnson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jardine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two 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.
Jardine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jardine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jardine has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jardine.
Jardine swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Jardine won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Jardine has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Jardine.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jardine swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Jardine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jardine moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jardine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Jardine moved out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Jardine scores with a four punch combination!
Jardine misses with a few strikes there.
Jardine scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Jardine avoids it well.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jardine misses with a two punch combination.
Jardine fails to land with a series of punches.
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.
Jardine swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jardine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jardine throws a head punch that misses.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Jardine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jardine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Jardine stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Jardine moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jardine.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jardine as he jumps to the side.
Jardine looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rowan Jardine will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Jardine.
Jardine throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bruce Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson tries to clinch but Jardine is having none of it.
Jardine shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Jardine.
A nice combination there by Jardine.
Jardine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jardine's waist but Jardine gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jardine tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jardine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jardine scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jardine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jardine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Jardine throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Jardine controls the action.
Jardine misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jardine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jardine misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jardine has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Jardine won't allow it.
Jardine misses with a punch on the inside.
Jardine lands a nice uppercut.
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.
A head punch on the inside from Jardine fails to land.
Jardine misses with some punches.
Jardine working aggressively here.
Jardine misses with some punches.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Jardine swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Jardine misses with the head strike.
Jardine misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jardine throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Jardine avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Jardine throws a head punch that misses.
Jardine scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jardine just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jardine swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jardine misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jardine keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jardine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jardine gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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 swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Jardine shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jardine throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jardine working aggressively here.
Johnson pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jardine is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jardine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jardine passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jardine prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Jardine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bruce Johnson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson blocks a head kick by Jardine.
A head kick misses from Jardine.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jardine as he jumps to the side.
Jardine throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Jardine misses.
Jardine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jardine scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jardine misses with a wild combination.
Johnson darts in and clinches Jardine up against the cage.
Jardine misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jardine fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson jumps guard but Jardine stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jardine pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jardine misses with the combination.
Jardine lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jardine throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Jardine misses with a few strikes there.
Jardine misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Jardine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jardine misses with a few strikes there.
Jardine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Jardine tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Jardine lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.
Jardine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jardine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jardine avoids a kick to the body.
A nice combination there by Jardine.
Jardine is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jardine throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jardine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jardine circles away.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Jardine circles away and keeps his distance.
Jardine throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Jardine sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jardine lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jardine.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jardine misses with a wild combination.
Jardine scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jardine throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Jardine misses with the combination.
Jardine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jardine striking off his back but it's not causing Johnson any problems.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Jardine.
Johnson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jardine, up you get!
Jardine closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Jardine circles away.
Johnson tries to bum rush Jardine with a series of wild strikes but Jardine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson misses the jab.
Jardine swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Jardine looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Jardine is avoiding it.
Johnson tries to bum rush Jardine with a series of wild strikes but Jardine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jardine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jardine gets back to full guard.
Jardine is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson tries to clinch but Jardine moves out of range.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jardine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jardine misses with a wild combination.
Jardine misses with a two punch combination.
Jardine works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Jardine does no damage.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jardine circles away.
Jardine swinging wilding here.
That's four 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.
Some wild striking there from Jardine.
Jardine misses with a double jab.
Rowan Jardine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Jardine sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jardine lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jardine.
Jardine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jardine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
Jardine gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Johnson is working for a kimura but Jardine is defending it quite comfortably.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Jardine is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Jardine's hands, connecting with Jardine's forehead.
Jardine wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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