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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cub Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cirilo Galiei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
144 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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183 cm
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136 lbs
4 - 15 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cub Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cirilo Galiei!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Galiei bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Galiei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Galiei sprawls well.
Cub Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson has Galiei up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Galiei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Galiei.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Galiei gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Galiei.
Galiei leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cub Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Galiei tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Galiei circles away.
Galiei leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Galiei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galiei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Galiei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Galiei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Galiei doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Galiei, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Galiei against the cage but Galiei circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galiei doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Galiei looks to clinch
and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Galiei is controlling him.
Galiei stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Galiei fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Galiei.
Galiei fails in his attempt to clinch.
Galiei tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Galiei pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galiei throws a head punch that misses.
Galiei working aggressively here.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Galiei has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johnson.
Galiei is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Galiei struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson is working for takedown but Galiei is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Galiei misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Cub Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Galiei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Galiei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Galiei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Galiei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Galiei tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Galiei tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Galiei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Galiei tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Galiei to the ground. Galiei escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Galiei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Galiei.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Galiei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Galiei has him pressed against the cage.
Galiei has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Galiei tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Galiei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Galiei blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a body shot but Galiei blocks it.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Galiei to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cub Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Galiei.
Galiei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Johnson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Galiei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galiei keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Galiei moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Galiei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Galiei moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Galiei wants to clinch.
Galiei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Galiei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cub Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Galiei sprawls well.
Galiei fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Galiei.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Galiei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Galiei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Galiei is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Galiei shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Galiei is looking to clinch.
Galiei tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cub Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Galiei tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Galiei smiles and moves away.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Galiei prevents a takedown attempt there.
Galiei throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Galiei up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Galiei holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cub Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Galiei turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson slowing the pace effectively.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Galiei won't allow it.
Johnson has Galiei pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to drag Galiei to the mat but Galiei just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Galiei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Galiei avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Galiei swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galiei can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Galiei.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galiei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Galiei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Galiei has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Galiei.
Johnson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Galiei up against the cage.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Galiei is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Galiei has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Galiei misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galiei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Galiei tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Galiei sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Galiei fails in his attempt to clinch.
Galiei tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Cirilo Galiei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Galiei tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Cirilo Galiei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cub Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Galiei tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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 Cub Johnson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Cub Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
38% |
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