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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Demetrious Johnson Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Lawnmoer (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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28
135 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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190 cm
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Demetrious Johnson Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sid Lawnmoer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawnmoer scores with a takedown into Johnson Jr's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lawnmoer throws a strike but Johnson Jr rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawnmoer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lawnmoer is trying to control the position but Johnson Jr postures up.
Johnson Jr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Johnson Jr is fighting to break Lawnmoer's control of his arms but Lawnmoer is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Johnson Jr trying to control but Lawnmoer is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson Jr dives in for a single leg takedown but Lawnmoer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lawnmoer has Johnson Jr pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lawnmoer pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Johnson Jr tumbling to the mat - Lawnmoer dives into Johnson Jr's guard.
Lawnmoer throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - Lawnmoer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lawnmoer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lawnmoer lands with a punch from half guard.
Lawnmoer controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawnmoer wants to control but Johnson Jr is keeping him busy.
Johnson Jr wants to control but Lawnmoer is keeping busy.
Johnson Jr gets back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson Jr has momentary wrist control but Lawnmoer slips an elbow through the middle.
Lawnmoer throws a strike but Johnson Jr rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lawnmoer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawnmoer seems keen to control Johnson Jr's posture.
Johnson Jr trying to control but Lawnmoer is working from the bottom.
Lawnmoer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sid Lawnmoer has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lawnmoer has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson Jr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawnmoer is looking to improve his position.
Johnson Jr trying to control the action but Lawnmoer is working from the bottom.
Lawnmoer tries to roll over but Johnson Jr keeps him under control.
Johnson Jr is thwarting Lawnmoer's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sid Lawnmoer dominated that 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.
Lawnmoer fails with the takedown.
Lawnmoer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson Jr pinned against the cage. Johnson Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson Jr fails with the takedown.
Lawnmoer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lawnmoer wants it to stay on the feet.
Lawnmoer misses with a takedown
and Johnson Jr moves into the clinch.
Demetrious Johnson Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sid Lawnmoer.
Lawnmoer can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson Jr jumps guard but Lawnmoer stands there with Johnson Jr around his waist. Johnson Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnson Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lawnmoer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson Jr wants to take the fight to the mat but Lawnmoer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lawnmoer can't get the takedown.
Johnson Jr is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lawnmoer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lawnmoer tightens his grip and picks Johnson Jr up, before dumping him to the ground. Johnson Jr manages to land in guard.
Lawnmoer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson Jr keeping moving, preventing Lawnmoer from controlling successfully.
Lawnmoer throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson Jr, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawnmoer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lawnmoer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson Jr's head.
Lawnmoer looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson Jr postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawnmoer managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawnmoer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson Jr is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr wants to control from the top but Lawnmoer keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sid Lawnmoer was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Johnson Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawnmoer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lawnmoer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Johnson Jr is trying to maintain the position but Lawnmoer is very close to passing his half guard.
Johnson Jr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr is looking for a sweep. Lawnmoer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lawnmoer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lawnmoer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lawnmoer working over Johnson Jr with some ground and pound. Johnson Jr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lawnmoer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lawnmoer working over Johnson Jr with some ground and pound. Johnson Jr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawnmoer throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Johnson Jr to regain full guard.
Johnson Jr is looking to stand up but Lawnmoer isn't so interested in that idea.
Lawnmoer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lawnmoer looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sid Lawnmoer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Johnson Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson Jr throws a nice looking combination but Lawnmoer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawnmoer shoots in and gets a takedown into Johnson Jr's guard.
Johnson Jr throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lawnmoer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson Jr keeping full guard, as Lawnmoer tries to pass.
Johnson Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lawnmoer stands up over Johnson Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lawnmoer manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawnmoer wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawnmoer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawnmoer wants to sweep but no luck.
Lawnmoer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Johnson Jr looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr gets to his feet. Lawnmoer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lawnmoer looking to score a takedown here. Johnson Jr is defending well but Lawnmoer drives through and ends up in Johnson Jr's guard.
Lawnmoer lands a couple of elbows.
Lawnmoer throws a strike but Johnson Jr rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lawnmoer looking to control.
Lawnmoer has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Johnson Jr has passed into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson Jr has control of an arm but Lawnmoer manages to advance to Johnson Jr's back!
Sid Lawnmoer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Lawnmoer is trying to control but Johnson Jr is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Johnson Jr is bucking up trying to escape but Lawnmoer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lawnmoer controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Lawnmoer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr is squirming around, avoiding Lawnmoer's attempts to control the action.
Johnson Jr tries to lock up and control but Lawnmoer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lawnmoer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sid Lawnmoer hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Johnson Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Demetrious Johnson Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawnmoer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lawnmoer in particular looking to stall.
Demetrious Johnson Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sid Lawnmoer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lawnmoer 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sid Lawnmoer!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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