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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cormier comes to the cage accompanied by Grafh - Knock'em Down. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Cormier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson looks to land a combination but Cormier avoids it well.
Johnson pushes Cormier up against the cage in a clinch.
Cormier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cormier napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cormier can't do much from the bottom here.
Cormier is trying to improve his position.
Cormier is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Johnson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cormier might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cormier gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson advances to half guard.
Cormier kicks Johnson off and gets back to his feet.
Cormier feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Cormier changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Cormier tries to pass.
Cormier is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cormier would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cormier. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Daniel Cormier has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cormier is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Cormier has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cormier has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johnson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Cormier pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormier tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Cormier.
Johnson shoots in and bounces Cormier off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson being controlled here momentarily.
Cormier manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormier landing strikes from the mount.
Johnson is working to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson wants to control but Cormier is having none of it.
Cormier landing punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cormier can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking 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 Daniel Cormier will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cormier walks into a left hand.
Cormier misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cormier swinging wildly here.
Daniel Cormier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Cormier looking to score a takedown here. Johnson is defending well but Cormier drives through and ends up in Johnson's guard.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Cormier controlling him for the moment.
Cormier keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Cormier in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cormier won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Cormier trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Cormier from controlling successfully.
Cormier is really struggling to control Johnson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cormier passes into half guard.
Johnson won't allow Cormier to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier passes to side control.
Cormier decides to stand back up. Cormier steps back and let's Johnson get back to his feet.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Cormier connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cormier sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cormier trying to control but Johnson postures up.
Cormier regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cormier trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cormier looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cormier working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Daniel Cormier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Cormier won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cormier tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cormier has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Cormier keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson won't allow Cormier to get back to his feet.
Cormier looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Cormier dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Cormier shoots in.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
David Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cormier gets back to full guard.
Cormier looking to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cormier has an active guard here but Johnson has managed to pass into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cormier regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Cormier is working from the bottom.
Cormier is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Cormier is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Johnson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cormier on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cormier tries to get out of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Daniel Cormier just wasn't active enough.
Cormier closes the distance and clinches.
Cormier stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Cormier dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cormier keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Cormier holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Daniel Cormier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Johnson.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Cormier forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cormier pulls guard successfully.
Cormier tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cormier looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormier looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cormier throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cormier looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cormier working for submissions but it's allowed Johnson to get to half guard.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Cormier is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormier is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
David Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cormier 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.
Johnson wants to control but Cormier is keeping him busy.
Daniel Cormier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson is thwarting Cormier's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daniel Cormier.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cormier, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Cormier!
An out of breath Daniel Cormier 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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