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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Common Sense (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sense has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Santiago Johnston has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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193 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Santiago Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Common Sense!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sense has managed to clinch.
Johnston is looking to control Sense's arms but Sense gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnston has his back to the cage.
Johnston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sense lands an elbow inside that Johnston shrugs off.
It looks like Santiago Johnston has been cut.
Sense pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnston is pushing Sense up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Johnston really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnston avoids the elbow strike from Sense, against the cage.
Sense lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sense is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnston is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sense moves into range and clinches up with Johnston.
Johnston blocks the elbow strike.
Sense lands an elbow that stopped Johnston in his tracks for a moment.
Sense looks winded!
Sense lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sense tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnston avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sense misses with an elbow strike.
Sense lands an elbow inside.
Johnston is rocked!
Santiago Johnston's cut is getting worse.
Johnston looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oh Johnston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sense lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Santiago Johnston's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Johnston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnston trying to stall but Sense improves his position.
Sense throws an elbow but it misses.
Sense scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnston taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sense lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnston misses with an elbow over the top.
Sense stalling the fight.
Johnston pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sense looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnston dodges an elbow strike from Sense.
Sense lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnston is trying to stall.
Johnston is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Common Sense is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Johnston.
An inside leg kick from Sense misses.
Johnston seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnston clinches with his opponent.
Johnston looking to stall.
Johnston seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Sense is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Johnston lands a nice uppercut.
Johnston has had enough of the clinch but Sense keeps him there for the moment.
Johnston taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston trying to stall but Sense improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Santiago Johnston.
Good leg kick by Johnston there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sense fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnston, pushing him back against the cage.
Sense missing with knees to the body.
Johnston taking a breather.
Johnston misses with some punches.
Johnston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sense comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johnston takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sense creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sense looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnston trying to control the position but instead, Sense has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnston into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sense pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sense blocks an uppercut.
Sense misses with an elbow strike.
Johnston is trying to stall.
Johnston avoids a wild elbow strike from Sense.
Johnston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sense takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sense closes the distance and pushes Johnston back into the cage.
Sense lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sense crunches a lovely knee into Johnston's ribcage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sense lands a knee to the body.
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!
Sense putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnston is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sense putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sense throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnston lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnston stalling in the clinch.
Johnston throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sense leaning against his opponent.
Johnston is stalling here.
Sense looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Common Sense dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santiago Johnston's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnston is looking to slow Sense down with leg kicks.
Johnston throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Johnston lands a slapping body shot.
Johnston tries a head kick but it misses.
Sense moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sense pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnston leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sense lands an elbow that stopped Johnston in his tracks for a moment.
Sense unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sense tries to land a knee to the head but Johnston blocks with his arms.
Sense is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnston is defending well for now.
Johnston is trying to maintain a safe position but Sense gets an underhook and turns Johnston into the cage.
Sense lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnston won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnston tries to break free but Sense pushes him back against the cage.
Johnston lands with a left to the head.
Johnston is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnston looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnston lands a nice uppercut.
Johnston is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The referee is keeping an eye on Johnston - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Johnston avoiding damage as Sense throws knees to the body.
Johnston throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnston manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Santiago Johnston.
Johnston fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sense has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sense takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnston tries to stall but Sense uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sense pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnston leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sense misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnston.
Johnston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnston working hard to break the clinch.
Johnston looking to slow down the pace here.
Sense using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnston is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Santiago Johnston.
Sense moves into the clinch.
Sense trying to land knees to the body.
Johnston is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sense blocks an elbow strike from Johnston.
Johnston avoids a wild elbow strike from Sense.
Johnston trying to control the position but instead, Sense has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnston into the cage.
Come on Johnston - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sense landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Johnston - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnston lands an elbow just above Sense 's eye.
Sense crunches a lovely knee into Johnston's ribcage.
Johnston displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sense up against the cage.
Johnston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sense tries a knee to the head but Johnston blocks it.
Johnston trying to control the position but instead, Sense has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnston into the cage.
Sense keeps control of Johnston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sense is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnston is defending well for now.
Sense being controlled against the cage.
Johnston blocks an elbow strike from Sense.
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 Santiago Johnston will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Santiago Johnston's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Johnston lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sense closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sense lands an elbow that stopped Johnston in his tracks for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Santiago Johnston.
Sense rushes Johnston and presses him up against the cage.
Sense tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnston avoids the damage to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sense in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Johnston connects with a knee to the head.
Sense blocks an uppercut.
Johnston trying to control the position but instead, Sense has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnston into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Santiago Johnston.
Johnston lands a nice looking body shot.
Sense closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sense has him pressed against the cage.
Common Sense seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sense tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnston dodges an elbow strike from Sense.
Sense looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sense using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnston is struggling to control the position.
Sense with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnston is looking to control Sense's arms but Sense gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnston has his back to the cage.
Johnston wants to break free but Sense has control.
Johnston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sense pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnston avoids the elbow strike from Sense, against the cage.
Johnston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sense thows a leg kick but Johnston checks it
and Johnston counters with a head kick. That will keep Sense thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Santiago Johnston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sense takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sense showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnston.
Sense has managed to clinch.
Johnston has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnston lands an elbow just above Sense 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sense landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sense lands an elbow inside that Johnston shrugs off.
Sense misses with a knee strike.
Sense looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnston trying to control the position but instead, Sense has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnston into the cage.
Sense throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnston blocks the elbow strike.
Johnston trying to control the position but instead, Sense has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnston into the cage.
Sense with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sense trying to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Johnston to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Santiago Johnston.
Johnston misses with a head kick.
Johnston throws a head kick that misses.
Sense takes the fight into the clinch.
Sense scores with a knee to the head.
Johnston looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnston tries to break the clinch but Sense is controlling the position.
Sense scores with a knee to the head.
Sense tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnston avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sense using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Johnston.
Johnston trying to stall but Sense improves his position.
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 Santiago Johnston.
I think Johnston 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Santiago Johnston!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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