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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between J Blunts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blunts might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cypress Hill - Hits From the Bong. Rose is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Another One Bites The Dust. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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196 lbs
24 - 9 - 1 |
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202 lbs
26 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, J Blunts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Rose!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blunts connects with a right hand. Rose shakes it off.
A big right from Blunts misses.
Blunts shoots in and bounces Rose off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rose seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Blunts preventing the sweep.
Blunts controlling from the top position.
Rose looking for a sweep. Not yet Rose, not yet.
Blunts pushing down on Rose's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Blunts tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rose knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts controlling the pace.
Blunts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blunts stops Rose from getting back to his feet.
Blunts not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rose makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rose.
Blunts looking to sit in guard and control but Rose gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rose trying to control but Blunts is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunts wants to sweep here but Rose controlling him for the moment.
Rose throws a big right hand that misses.
Rose must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Blunts working a defensive guard but Rose passes into half guard.
Blunts wants to improve his position but Rose is controlling well.
Rose thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blunts's head.
Rose seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blunts does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Blunts moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rose is looking to work some ground and pound but Blunts has wrist control.
Rose looking to pass the guard.
Rose scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rose wants to control from the top but Blunts keeps moving.
Rose postures up.
Rose trying to control but Blunts is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunts controlling the position.
Blunts escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rose gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Blunts is trying to control the position but Rose postures up.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Blunts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blunts is controlling Rose's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that J Blunts will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rose throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rose lands with an uppercut that bounces Blunts off the cage and back into range.
Blunts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blunts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blunts with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blunts looks to throw the jab but Rose is out of range.
Blunts fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rose looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blunts decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rose is looking to improve his position.
Blunts is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose is pressing down on Blunts's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Blunts trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rose holds on and takes a little breather.
Blunts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blunts slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Blunts trying to control but Rose is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of J Blunts.
Jab by Rose.
No joy there for Blunts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rose throws a body kick that misses.
Blunts looks to land a body kick but Rose moved away.
Good exchange - Blunts coming out on top.
Rose keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blunts throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Blunts steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rose. That one must have hurt.
Johnny Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunts uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rose, right into the meat.
Blunts looks to land a body kick but Rose moved away.
Rose takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rose checks a leg kick.
Rose scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rose looks to land a combination but Blunts avoids it well.
A big right from Blunts misses.
Blunts digs a good body shot into Rose's ribs.
Blunts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Blunts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Blunts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose connects with a nice looking jab.
Rose rushes Blunts and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blunts working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose digs a right hand into Blunts's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blunts's gas tank.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Rose misses with some punches.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Blunts.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rose.
Rose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blunts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blunts is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rose gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Good body shot from Rose.
Rose tries to throw a body punch but Blunts avoids it by throwing Rose back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnny Rose will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Blunts connects with a right hand. Rose shakes it off.
Rose connects with a body shot.
Blunts takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnny Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blunts scores with a nice strike.
Blunts looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rose lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rose moves in looking to clinch but Blunts pushes him off.
Blunts punishes Rose's body with a nice straight punch.
Blunts feints and then cracks Rose's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rose down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blunts shoots in for a double leg but Rose sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rose lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Blunts.
Blunts tried to score with a low kick but Rose checks it.
Rose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blunts.
Rose uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rose lands a jab to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rose. That's going to slow Blunts down.
A shot to the body from Blunts misses
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
Blunts on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rose throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rose fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a leg kick that knocks Blunts off balance momentarily.
Rose throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rose clinches with his opponent.
Blunts lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blunts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blunts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Blunts's head but Blunts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rose throws a head kick that misses
and Blunts counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rose's knee momentarily.
Rose lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A low kick from Blunts misses
and Rose counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blunts thinking.
Rose takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Rose as Blunts shoots in.
Blunts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
J Blunts is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blunts lands a glancing blow to the side of Rose's head.
Blunts just misses with a punch to the body.
Blunts looks to land a combination but Rose avoids it well.
Blunts throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blunts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blunts misses with a body kick.
Rose lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunts throws a sloppy head kick
letting Rose counter with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Blunts.
Good leg kick by Rose there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blunts sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blunts takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheers as Rose lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blunts doesn't seem phased though.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Blunts bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johnny Rose.
I think Rose has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Johnny Rose!
After winning the bout, Johnny Rose thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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