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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott's entrance music is Ironfist. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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212 cm
26
284 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
19
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Magnus Scott! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Johnson! The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Scott shoots in. Johnson is looking to clinch. Scott closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Johnson did well to prevent Scott getting side control. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Scott uses his free foot to push down on Johnson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Johnson. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Scott punishing his opponent with strikes. Scott takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. We've been hearing that Scott has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish. Scott lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Scott sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Scott cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round. Scott controlling from the full mount. Scott with the ground and pound from mount. Scott pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson is rocked! Johnson looks winded! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Oooooh, big shot lands for Scott! Johnson is hurt baaadly! Scott is firing away with more strikes - Johnson is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magnus Scott! An out of breath Magnus Scott 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
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
77% |
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