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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shia Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronald Gracie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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170 lbs
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170 cm
25
170 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shia Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Ronald Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gracie showed some decent athleticism there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Johnson tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
Johnson tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Johnson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Johnson tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson is striking but Gracie is not phased and passes to half guard.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Gracie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie blocks the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Johnson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Gracie tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
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 flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie blocks Johnson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Gracie blocks Johnson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Gracie blocks Johnson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Gracie looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gracie blocks Johnson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Gracie looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gracie. What's that going to do exactly?
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gracie. What's that going to do exactly?
Johnson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gracie scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Johnson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
Johnson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shia Johnson 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.
Gracie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Johnson striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Johnson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Gracie presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Johnson gets back to half guard.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Gracie manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Johnson on his heels. He'll look to pass Johnson's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gracie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gracie passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Johnson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Johnson is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gracie is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Johnson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Gracie is looking to defend but Johnson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Gracie! Johnson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Gracie taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Shia Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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