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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Oldskull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oldskull kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hunter - Imperium Uboju. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Oldskull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boris Johnson!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Oldskull counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oldskull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson misses the body punch
and Oldskull counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Eric Oldskull has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws a right hand that Oldskull ducks under and follows up with a left that Oldskull also avoids with ease.
Oldskull definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Oldskull to the mat! Oldskull manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson wants to control from the top but Oldskull keeps moving.
Johnson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Oldskull.
Oooh a lovely combination from Oldskull sends Johnson down but not out. Oldskull dives into side control looking to finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is not content to let Oldskull control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oldskull is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Johnson wants to control but Oldskull postures up.
Oldskull trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Oldskull looks up at the clock and then as Johnson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Oldskull smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson seems a little lost for a moment, as Oldskull dominates the positioning.
Oldskull is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Oldskull lands a few punches from side control.
Oldskull decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Oldskull closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Oldskull lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Oldskull to score with a decent uppercut.
Oldskull throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oldskull.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Oldskull bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oldskull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oldskull cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Oldskull turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oldskull works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Eric Oldskull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Oldskull connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oldskull swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oldskull showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oldskull.
Boris Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oldskull goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Oldskull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oldskull defends it nicely.
Eric Oldskull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Johnson.
Oldskull misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Oldskull tries to clinch up.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Oldskull avoids them all with ease.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oldskull misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Oldskull backpedaling.
Oldskull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Oldskull dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Oldskull's cut.
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.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Oldskull counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oldskull misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Oldskull takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Oldskull fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Oldskull under the eye.
Oldskull is rocked!
Oldskull takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh Oldskull is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Oldskull on his heels. He'll look to pass Oldskull's guard now, I'm sure.
Johnson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad The Island. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Johnson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Johnson postures up in Oldskull's guard and throws a big left but Oldskull blocks it.
Oldskull seems to have got his legs back now.
Oldskull controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Boris Johnson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Oldskull avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oldskull scores with a leg kick.
Johnson throws a right hand that Oldskull ducks under and follows up with a left that Oldskull also avoids with ease.
Oldskull tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Eric Oldskull is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson tries to bum rush Oldskull with a series of wild strikes but Oldskull uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oldskull throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Oldskull counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Oldskull lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Oldskull.
Johnson tries to bum rush Oldskull with a series of wild strikes but Oldskull uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheers as Oldskull lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Oldskull moves out of range.
Jab by Oldskull.
Oldskull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Oldskull avoids it well.
Oldskull throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson jabs Oldskull to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oldskull throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Oldskull rather than just go for the knockout.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oldskull circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oldskull tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oldskull wants to clinch.
Oldskull tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Oldskull showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Oldskull thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Oldskull cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oldskull's corner calls for a 1-2. Oldskull obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Oldskull connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Oldskull.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Oldskull ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oldskull throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Oldskull does it's job there.
Eric Oldskull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson darts in looking for a takedown but Oldskull gets double underhooks and turns Johnson into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oldskull manages to break the clinch.
Oldskull lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson dives in for a single leg takedown but Oldskull sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eric Oldskull's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Johnson takes a swing at Oldskull's ribcage but misses.
Oldskull jabs at Johnson's body.
Nice takedown defense from Oldskull. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oldskull.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oldskull jabs at Johnson's body.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oldskull avoids it really well and circles away.
Oldskull tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oldskull throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Oldskull will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oldskull scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oldskull.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oldskull.
Oldskull takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Oldskull.
Eric Oldskull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Johnson.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Oldskull counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oldskull circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oldskull is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Oldskull regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Johnson.
Johnson distracts Oldskull with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Oldskull has wrist control.
Oldskull preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oldskull keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Oldskull wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Boris Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Oldskull's head.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses. Oldskull uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Oldskull!
Oldskull wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Oldskull is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oldskull tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Boris Johnson.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 29:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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