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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karva Jorgos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorgos has chosen Schnappi Das Kleine Krokodil as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Powerful takedowns
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karva Jorgos!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorgos takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Jorgos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.
Karva Jorgos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Jorgos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jorgos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jorgos counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Jorgos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Jorgos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jorgos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jorgos trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgos wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jorgos is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jorgos has escaped and now he's on top!
Jorgos slips nicely into half guard.
Jorgos controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johnson tries to roll over but Jorgos keeps him under control.
Jorgos trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
Jorgos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jorgos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jorgos passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Johnson!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jorgos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Jorgos isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johnson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jorgos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorgos kicks Johnson off and gets to his feet.
Jorgos misses with a low kick.
Jorgos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jorgos trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson looks to land a strike but Jorgos avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jorgos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jorgos working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Karva Jorgos will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jorgos misses the body punch
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Jorgos misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson feints a jab promting Jorgos to slip. Johnson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jorgos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jorgos throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
David Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jorgos misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
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.
Jorgos regains half guard.
Jorgos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Jorgos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Jorgos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jorgos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!
Jorgos prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Jorgos fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorgos is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Decent striking displayed by Jorgos there.
Jorgos misses with a body shot
and Johnson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jorgos's guard.
Johnson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jorgos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Johnson has Jorgos in his guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Jorgos from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgos sitting in guard here, content to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jorgos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Jorgos from controlling successfully.
Jorgos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnson gets caught flat footed, as Jorgos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Jorgos from controlling successfully.
Jorgos slips nicely into half guard.
Jorgos trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson has a hand on Jorgos's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Jorgos takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Karva Jorgos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice body punch from Jorgos.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Jorgos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
A shot to the body from Jorgos misses
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jorgos won't be happy with that.
David Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jorgos sneaks back into half guard.
Jorgos desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgos wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Karva Jorgos wasn't active enough on the ground.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jorgos throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorgos throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Jorgos circles away easily
and Jorgos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Jorgos.
Jorgos misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jorgos won't be happy with that.
Jorgos manages to get back to half guard.
Johnson is pressing down on Jorgos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jorgos is holding on for now.
Jorgos is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgos keeping hold of Johnson's head, controlling as best he can.
Jorgos is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jorgos avoid being mounted?
Karva Jorgos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jorgos gets full guard.
Jorgos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson is in trouble now - Jorgos has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jorgos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
David Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jorgos looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jorgos looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karva Jorgos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jorgos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karva Jorgos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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