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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joules Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen F**k Food by Tech N9ne as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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208 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joules Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jackson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson is pulling down on Johnson's head. It's preventing any offense from Johnson, at least for the moment.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Johnson works over Jackson with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
Johnson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jackson's guard.
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Jackson looks gassed!
Johnson working Jackson over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
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 lands with a punch from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Johnson in particular looking to stall.
Jackson 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.
Jackson tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Johnson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson is taking a breather. Jackson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jackson is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joules Johnson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson jumps into guard, dragging Johnson to the mat.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Jackson's brow.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnson cracks Jackson with a solid left hand.
Johnson stands and throws Jackson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Johnson lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson working the head with strikes.
Johnson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Johnson working the ground and pound.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.
Johnson scores with punches from side control.
Johnson wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Johnson working the body and head with strikes.
The referee asks Johnson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Johnson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Johnson cracks Jackson with a big right hand but Jackson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The referee asks Johnson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Johnson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jackson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson tries for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Johnson cracks Jackson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jackson down.
Joules Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jackson tries to buck Johnson off but Johnson is having none of it.
Jackson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Johnson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Johnson scoring with punches and elbows.
Johnson controlling from side mount.
Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jackson to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Johnson looks up at the clock and then as Jackson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Johnson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Johnson scoring with punches from side control.
Johnson wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Johnson is putting a hurting on Jackson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Johnson is chipping away with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Johnson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Johnson lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jackson, who protects the arm well.
Jackson is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.
Johnson scores with punches from side control.
Johnson is working Jackson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jackson tries to buck Johnson off but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson cracks Jackson with a big elbow.
Johnson trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joules Johnson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Johnson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jackson did well to prevent Johnson getting side control.
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Johnson working Jackson over with strikes.
Johnson trying to control the pace.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jackson taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Johnson in particular looking to stall.
Johnson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jackson's face.
Johnson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jackson is rocked!
It looks like Mike Jackson has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Jackson is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Jackson is squirming around nicely.
Johnson connects with a bit shot that sees Jackson covering up! More strikes from Johnson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Johnson is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joules Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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