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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sayid Jarrah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Psycho - 50 Cent. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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143 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sayid Jarrah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randall Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarrah shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Jarrah tries to pass.
Jarrah trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jarrah won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jarrah wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Jarrah connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Johnson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jarrah wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
Jarrah sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Johnson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a strike but Jarrah avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jarrah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jarrah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Randall Johnson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Jarrah shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jarrah.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jarrah is defended easily by Johnson.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Jarrah checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jarrah's guard.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jarrah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Jarrah gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Jarrah slips an elbow through the middle.
Jarrah advances position into side control!
Jarrah is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson parries the strikes from Jarrah easily there. Jarrah is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Johnson to escape.
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 Sayid Jarrah 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.
Jarrah closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnson to the mat! Johnson manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson has his hands on Jarrah's head, controlling the position.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jarrah sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
Johnson is looking to control Jarrah's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Johnson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Jarrah is staying active.
Johnson is not content to let Jarrah control the position.
Johnson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarrah trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Jarrah is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Johnson reverses the position - he's now on top in Jarrah's guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jarrah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson passes Jarrah's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jarrah is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarrah wants to get back to his feet.
Jarrah moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jarrah is keeping the position for now.
Jarrah manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jarrah is working for a guillotine from mount but Johnson frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarrah prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Jarrah moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Johnson has worked his arm free - good work by Johnson!
Jarrah trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Jarrah thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jarrah thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson parries the strikes from Jarrah easily there. Jarrah is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Johnson to escape.
Jarrah is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.
Jarrah trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sayid Jarrah dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Jarrah just misses with a punch to the body.
Jarrah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sayid Jarrah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jarrah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jarrah circles away.
Jarrah will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Jarrah.
Jarrah gets a takedown into half guard.
Jarrah is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
Jarrah prevents Johnson from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarrah is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Jarrah moves into full mount! Johnson won't be happy about that!
Jarrah throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Johnson because Jarrah loaded up on that one.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Jarrah's attempts to control the action.
Sayid Jarrah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson is working to get back to half guard.
Jarrah tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarrah unloads with some shots from mount but Johnson bucks and avoids them well.
Jarrah goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Johnson turns into him and now he's in Jarrah's guard.
Jarrah is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jarrah pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Jarrah wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Johnson manages to pass to side control.
Johnson is just content to waste time from the top position. Jarrah takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jarrah is on top in guard.
Jarrah tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jarrah manages to get himself to full guard.
Jarrah keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Sayid Jarrah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Randall Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sayid Jarrah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jarrah 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sayid Jarrah!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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