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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mercury Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volante De Carro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Mercury Johnson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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 Las Vegas, Mercury Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Volante De Carro!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Carro.
Johnson throws a right hand that De Carro ducks under and follows up with a left that De Carro also avoids with ease.
De Carro shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in De Carro's guard now.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
De Carro looking for a sweep. Not yet De Carro, not yet.
De Carro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johnson postures up in De Carro's guard and throws a big left but De Carro blocks it.
De Carro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Carro is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
De Carro looking for a sweep. Not yet De Carro, not yet.
De Carro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Carro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Carro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Carro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if De Carro can do anything to dispel that myth.
Volante De Carro has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
De Carro has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
De Carro goes for a takedown attempt but Johnson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
De Carro has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Mercury Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volante De Carro.
De Carro is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
De Carro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
De Carro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Carro working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De Carro trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
De Carro wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as De Carro holds on and takes a little breather.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but De Carro is keeping the position.
De Carro looking for a sweep. Not yet De Carro, not yet.
Volante De Carro has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
De Carro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De Carro off to one side.
De Carro lands a jab to the head.
De Carro fails with a takedown attempt.
De Carro throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
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.
De Carro lands a nice looking body shot.
De Carro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Carro looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
De Carro clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Carro tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
De Carro lands a nice looking body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
De Carro is trying to drag Johnson to the mat but Johnson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johnson is trying to break free.
De Carro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mercury Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Carro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson is trying to push De Carro away but De Carro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Carro tries for a takedown. No joy.
Johnson gets underhooks to prevent De Carro's takedown attempt.
De Carro gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
De Carro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Carro fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Carro counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.
De Carro wants to stand but Johnson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
De Carro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
De Carro trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
De Carro scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
De Carro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson is looking to stand up but De Carro isn't so interested in that idea.
De Carro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Carro.
De Carro trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
De Carro looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Carro tries to stand but Johnson is controlling from the bottom.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Carro trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Volante De Carro was stalling too much, according to the referee.
De Carro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Carro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but De Carro persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Mercury Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volante De Carro.
De Carro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Carro fails to land the takedown.
Mercury Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Carro shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but De Carro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
De Carro throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
De Carro misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Carro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
De Carro tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Carro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Volante De Carro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Carro.
De Carro misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for De Carro!
Johnson working De Carro over with strikes here.
De Carro is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson looking to ground and pound but De Carro is blocking nicely.
Johnson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
De Carro can't escape the position.
Johnson dominating with strikes here.
Johnson looking to ground and pound but De Carro is blocking nicely.
De Carro is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Carro is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
De Carro avoids a series of strikes thrown by Johnson.
De Carro wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
De Carro working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
De Carro sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Johnson throws a strike but De Carro avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Carro has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
De Carro 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but De Carro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Carro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson wants to control from the top but De Carro keeps moving.
Mercury Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Carro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in De Carro's guard now.
Mercury Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volante De Carro.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
De Carro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson is in close to De Carro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
De Carro keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but De Carro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Carro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson postures up in De Carro's guard and throws a big left but De Carro blocks it.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
De Carro controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
De Carro pulls Johnson in close to his closed guard and prevents Johnson from doing any damage or advancing position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Volante De Carro hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
De Carro tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mercury 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mercury Johnson!
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energy
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