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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davide Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davide Jesus looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bubba Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davide Jesus !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston takes the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnston is trying to break free.
Jesus leaning against his opponent.
Jesus trying to stall but Johnston improves his position.
Jesus is trying to break the clinch but Johnston has him pressed against the cage.
Johnston is trying to force a seperation but Jesus has the dominant position.
Jesus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnston is keeping busy.
Jesus breaks the clinch.
Johnston scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Johnston takes a little break here. Jesus wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Johnston decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jesus to his feet.
Jesus looks gassed!
Jesus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick from Johnston misses
and Jesus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jesus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnston as he avoids it easily.
Jesus throws a nice looking combination but Johnston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnston lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johnston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jesus is rocked!
Johnston throws a leg kick but Jesus checks it.
Jesus is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnston finish him?
Johnston lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnston bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jesus parries the strikes from Johnston easily there. Johnston is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jesus to escape.
An elbow from Johnston crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Johnston are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Johnston tries to advance to mount but can't.
Johnston misses with the ground and pound.
Johnston decides to stand back up. Johnston steps back and let's Jesus get back to his feet.
Jesus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Johnston. Those never looked like landing.
Bubba Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnston goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnston throws a series of strikes that have Jesus backpedaling.
A punch combination from Johnston misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston shoots in and gets a takedown into Jesus 's guard.
Johnston wants to stand but Jesus has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Johnston decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jesus , up you get!
Johnston throws a series of punches but Jesus avoids them all with ease.
Jesus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnston is trying to defend but Jesus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jesus wants to stand up but Johnston has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Jesus seems to be working for a kimura but Johnston defends the submission attempt.
Jesus seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jesus tries to stand and escape but Johnston is controlling the position.
Jesus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jesus trying to control from Johnston's half guard. Johnston has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnston trying to control the position here.
Johnston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Johnston dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnston gets a clinch.
Jesus is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnston has double underhooks.
Johnston is trying to break the clinch but Jesus is controlling him.
Jesus is trying to break the clinch but Johnston is controlling him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnston as Jesus tries to tie him up.
Johnston gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jesus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnston tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Johnston decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Jesus is breathing heavily.
Jesus scores with a head kick. Johnston tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston throws a right hand that Jesus ducks under and follows up with a left that Jesus also avoids with ease.
Johnston gets a clinch.
Jesus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnston has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jesus uses from the top position.
Jesus wants to get up but he can't break Johnston's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Johnston seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Johnston wants to stand up but Jesus is controlling him.
Johnston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnston tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus stopping the sweep attempt from Johnston.
Jesus wants to pass the guard but Johnston is keeping the position.
Jesus trying to control but Johnston is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnston clinches up with Jesus and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston breaks the clinch.
Johnston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Johnston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jesus doesn't seem phased though.
Decent striking displayed by Johnston there.
Johnston looks to land a combination but Jesus avoids it well.
Bubba Johnston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnston gets a clinch.
Jesus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnston avoids it.
Johnston is trying to push Jesus away but Jesus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnston working hard to break the clinch.
Johnston gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Johnston stops Jesus from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Jesus to get to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johnston was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jesus defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Johnston.
Jesus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnston throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jesus tries to lock up and control but Johnston gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnston lands a heavy elbow.
Johnston throwing strikes here but Jesus is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jesus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Johnston dominated that second round.
That's time! Johnston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Johnston throws a series of punches but Jesus moves out of range.
Jesus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnston sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jesus somewhat.
Johnston misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnston lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnston works over Jesus 's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnston misses with the combination.
Johnston goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jesus enables Johnston to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jesus manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Johnston wants to stand but Jesus is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus looking for a sweep. Not yet Jesus , not yet.
Jesus keeping moving, preventing Johnston from controlling successfully.
Johnston postures up in Jesus 's guard and throws a big left but Jesus blocks it.
Jesus scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jesus shoots in but no luck this time.
Bubba Johnston is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnston clinches up against the cage.
Jesus tries to work over Johnston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnston lands with a light punch inside.
Johnston pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesus has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnston is proving hard to escape from.
Jesus looking to sit in guard and control but Johnston gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnston stands up from Jesus 's guard - Johnston perhaps looking for a knockout.
Johnston cracks a nice hook into Jesus 's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Jesus blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston works over Jesus 's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnston keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bubba Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davide Jesus .
Johnston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnston misses with a wild combination.
Jesus fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnston's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnston duly obliges.
Bubba Johnston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jesus tries to keep at a distance but Johnston has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jesus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jesus throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnston.
Johnston controlling the action here for a moment.
Jesus is trying to force a seperation but Johnston has the dominant position.
Davide Jesus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jesus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba Johnston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnston has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba Johnston!
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energy
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hype
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