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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Quan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olong Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Oh Long Johnson. Juan Quan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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265 lbs
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225 lbs
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Quan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Olong Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quan wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Quan moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson throws a head kick but Quan moves out of range.
Quan throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
Quan misses with a body kick.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
Quan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Quan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Quan has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Quan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Quan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Quan tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Quan.
Johnson scores with a one two! Quan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Quan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Quan.
Quan throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Quan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Quan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
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 throws a chopping leg kick but Quan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Quan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Quan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Quan.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Quan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Quan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Quan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Quan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Quan wants to take the fight to the mat but Johnson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Quan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Quan can't fight it off and eventually Johnson manages to take the fight to the floor. Quan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Johnson gets to his feet. Quan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Quan eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quan shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Quan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Quan back to the cage. Johnson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Quan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson throws a right hand that Quan ducks under and follows up with a left that Quan also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Quan off to one side.
Quan has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a good, hard body kick but Quan shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olong Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson jabs Quan right on the nose. Quan blinks but takes it well.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Quan.
Quan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Quan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Quan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson leaves Quan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Johnson is pushing Quan's head away, looking to escape. Quan manages to hold on to the position though.
Johnson prevents Quan from improving position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quan laying and praying for a moment but Johnson takes advantage and regains half guard.
Quan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson is looking to escape.
Johnson is staying active underneath Quan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Quan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Quan.
We've been hearing good reports from Quan's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quan prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Quan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Quan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson tries to kick Quan off but Quan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johnson pushes Quan off but Quan dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quan has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Quan dominating with strikes here.
Johnson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Quan with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Quan tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
Johnson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is controlling an arm, preventing Quan from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Quan with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Johnson tries to buck Quan off but he can't manage it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quan with a couple of short strikes.
Quan cracks Johnson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Quan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Quan throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
Quan dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Olong Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Quan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Quan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Johnson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Olong Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quan tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Horrible takedown by Quan or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Quan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Quan somewhat.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Quan stops Johnson from standing up.
Juan Quan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Quan trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Johnson pushes Quan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Quan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Quan 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 Johnson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Johnson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is pushing Quan's head away, looking to escape. Quan manages to hold on to the position though.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson stops Quan from passing to mount.
Johnson taking a bit of punishment here - Quan scoring with strikes.
Quan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Quan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Quan scores with punches from side control.
Johnson pushes Quan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Quan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Quan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson prevents Quan from improving position.
Johnson pushes Quan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Quan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Quan lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson prevents Quan from improving position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quan throws a strike aimed at the side of Johnson's head but Johnson avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Quan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Quan 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Quan!
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hype
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