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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Randall Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Psycho - 50 Cent. Martinez has chosen Till I Collapse as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randall Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Martinez.
Martinez shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Martinez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Martinez stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Martinez sprawls well.
Martinez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Martinez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martinez blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Martinez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Johnson seems keen to control Martinez's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Martinez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randall Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez fails with the takedown.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martinez misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Martinez.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Martinez enables Johnson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Martinez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Johnson won't allow Martinez to get back to his feet.
Martinez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Martinez wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johnson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Martinez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Martinez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Martinez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson just content to control the position.
Martinez is trying to buck Johnson off.
Check out the look on Johnson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Martinez pushes Johnson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Johnson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Martinez taking a bit of punishment here - Johnson scoring with strikes.
Johnson scoring with punches from side control.
Johnson taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Johnson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Johnson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Johnson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Johnson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Martinez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Randall Johnson just wasn't active enough.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt.
Martinez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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 Randall Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Johnson stops Martinez from standing up.
Johnson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Johnson drops back looking for a leg! Martinez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Martinez manages to kick Johnson off! Johnson jumps back into Martinez's guard.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Martinez wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We're going to have a standup here because Randall Johnson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Martinez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Martinez showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Martinez has control of the leg.
Randall Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Martinez manages to pass to mount!
Johnson can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez controlling the pace for now.
Martinez tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Martinez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Martinez tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
Martinez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Johnson has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Martinez's lack of action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez decides to stand up.
Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Martinez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt.
Martinez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pedro Martinez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Martinez dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Martinez's head and hops out.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Randall Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Martinez.
Martinez shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Martinez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Martinez to the ground. Johnson is now in Martinez's guard.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Martinez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson gets a double leg takedown into Martinez's guard.
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 engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Randall Johnson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Martinez has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Martinez won't be happy with that.
Martinez is pushing Johnson's head away, looking to escape. Johnson manages to hold on to the position though.
Johnson taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Johnson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Martinez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Johnson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Johnson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to escape but Johnson is in control.
Johnson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Martinez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Johnson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Martinez's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Randall Johnson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Martinez misses with a two punch combination.
Martinez has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Martinez's guard now.
Martinez wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson is pushing down on Martinez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Martinez is fighting to maintain full guard but Johnson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Johnson not doing much here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson prevents Martinez from standing back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Johnson!
Randall Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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