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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan ORourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan ORourke!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but ORourke pulls his leg out and moves away.
ORourke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
ORourke throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
ORourke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by ORourke.
ORourke clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
ORourke throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
ORourke struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
ORourke has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
ORourke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
ORourke swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag ORourke down to the mat. ORourke avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
ORourke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
ORourke avoids the body shot from Johnson.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ORourke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
ORourke throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
ORourke cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Some wild striking there from ORourke.
Ivan ORourke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ORourke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
ORourke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
ORourke moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
ORourke throws a head punch that misses.
ORourke is fighting off a takedown attempt but Johnson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip ORourke to the mat. ORourke regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Johnson gets to his feet - ORourke follows without any prompting.
ORourke tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from ORourke.
ORourke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
ORourke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
ORourke moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from ORourke.
ORourke tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
ORourke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
ORourke moves into range and connects with a jab.
ORourke throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
ORourke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson misses with a hook.
ORourke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORourke thows a body shot but no joy.
ORourke darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
ORourke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
ORourke misses the shot to the body.
ORourke misses with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
ORourke gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ORourke throws a body kick that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson punishes ORourke's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan ORourke will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson is looking to clinch but ORourke is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from ORourke.
Johnson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
ORourke looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
ORourke has managed to clinch.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but ORourke prevents it.
Still in the clinch, ORourke scores with a nice short uppercut.
ORourke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
A short right from ORourke on the inside.
ORourke misses with a punch on the inside.
ORourke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but ORourke shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson prevents a body shot from ORourke.
Johnson is working for takedown but ORourke is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ORourke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
ORourke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from ORourke.
ORourke prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
ORourke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Johnson looks to land a strike but ORourke avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to ORourke's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson wants to pass the guard but ORourke is keeping the position.
ORourke is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
ORourke keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
ORourke looking for a sweep. Not yet ORourke, not yet.
ORourke 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.
ORourke keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jack Johnson just wasn't active enough.
ORourke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson looks to land a combination but ORourke avoids it well.
ORourke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
ORourke doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. ORourke saw that one coming.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson looks to land a combination but ORourke avoids it well.
A good leg kick by ORourke.
ORourke lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with the left hand. ORourke knows he should have avoided that one.
ORourke tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
ORourke wants to clinch.
ORourke lands with a nice body punch.
ORourke has taken the fight to the clinch.
ORourke throws an elbow but it's blocked.
ORourke avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ORourke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ORourke swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
ORourke controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan ORourke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
ORourke wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by ORourke. ORourke obviously looking to wear him down.
ORourke misses with a low kick.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but ORourke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
ORourke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
ORourke staying out of range there.
ORourke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
ORourke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
ORourke moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
ORourke misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
ORourke tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing ORourke back against the cage.
ORourke gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
ORourke tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing ORourke back against the cage.
ORourke tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
ORourke working aggressively here.
ORourke throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
ORourke has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Johnson manages to end up in side control.
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Johnson decides to stand back up. Johnson steps back and let's ORourke get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ORourke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORourke tries to clinch up.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by ORourke.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson rushes ORourke and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson has ORourke pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. ORourke manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ORourke lands a shoulder strike.
ORourke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. ORourke fights it off and pushes away nicely.
ORourke tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
ORourke keeps Johnson at a distance using the push kick.
Good leg kick by ORourke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
ORourke scores with a leg kick.
ORourke delivers a nice body kick.
ORourke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from ORourke finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
ORourke tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORourke moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
ORourke forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
ORourke is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ORourke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
ORourke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
ORourke lands a left hand.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
ORourke looks to throw an elbow but misses.
ORourke misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
ORourke is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from ORourke fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson wants the takedown. ORourke is fighting it off but Johnson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in ORourke's guard against the cage.
ORourke keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan ORourke really dominated that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
ORourke is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - ORourke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
ORourke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
ORourke has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
ORourke closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
ORourke cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by ORourke. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - ORourke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by ORourke.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
ORourke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
ORourke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by ORourke!
ORourke moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from ORourke, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
ORourke is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
ORourke ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson throws a series of punches but ORourke avoids them all with ease.
ORourke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jack Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
ORourke throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from ORourke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ORourke misses with a series of wild punches.
ORourke lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke wants to clinch.
ORourke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
ORourke takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
ORourke moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
ORourke throws a head kick that half lands.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
ORourke throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORourke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson moves out of range as ORourke throws a body kick.
Ivan ORourke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson tries to clinch but ORourke is having none of it.
ORourke scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
ORourke throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.
ORourke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
ORourke moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ORourke feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ORourke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan ORourke dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
ORourke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from ORourke.
A nice leg kick lands there from ORourke.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. ORourke moves away and avoids it.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
ORourke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
ORourke closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but ORourke shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from ORourke.
A shot in the inside from ORourke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. ORourke smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
ORourke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.
ORourke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
ORourke lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by ORourke.
ORourke has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but ORourke is defending well.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. ORourke fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the head kick by ORourke.
ORourke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
ORourke thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
ORourke misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and ORourke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by ORourke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ORourke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson blocks a body shot from ORourke.
Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but ORourke is defending well.
Jack Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ORourke is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
ORourke misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
ORourke tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson has ORourke pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. ORourke manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ivan ORourke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
ORourke trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Johnson gets control of ORourke's arms and successfully pulls guard. Johnson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
ORourke slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Johnson.
Johnson tries to kick ORourke off but ORourke keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ivan ORourke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ORourke decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
ORourke drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
ORourke tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
ORourke misses with a punch on the inside.
ORourke just leaning against Johnson, taking a breather.
ORourke can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as ORourke walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from ORourke does no damage.
A big right from Johnson misses.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan ORourke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got ORourke 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 45:50
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan ORourke!
An out of breath Ivan ORourke thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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