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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kacper Glowacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willis Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glowacki's entrance music is Teenange Mutant Ninja Turtles intro. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kacper Glowacki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willis Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glowacki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Glowacki misses with a looping right.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Glowacki's efforts to push away.
Johnson is looking for a takedown.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Glowacki stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Kacper Glowacki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willis Johnson.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Glowacki's efforts to push away.
Glowacki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson slips under a jab from Glowacki.
Johnson clinches.
Glowacki wants a takedown but no success here.
Glowacki has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glowacki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Glowacki is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Glowacki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Glowacki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johnson's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Glowacki prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Glowacki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Glowacki from controlling successfully.
Glowacki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glowacki with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Glowacki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Glowacki prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glowacki trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Glowacki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Glowacki looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Glowacki wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Glowacki has a closed guard, preventing Johnson from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glowacki wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Glowacki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Glowacki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson works over Glowacki with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Glowacki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson postures up in Glowacki's guard and throws a big left but Glowacki blocks it.
Glowacki throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Glowacki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Glowacki has his feet on Johnson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Glowacki lands the left hand.
Glowacki misses with an uppercut.
Glowacki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johnson connects with a nice short shot to Glowacki's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glowacki is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kacper Glowacki will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Glowacki misses with a double jab.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Glowacki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Glowacki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Glowacki avoids a kick to the body.
Glowacki throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
We've been told by Glowacki's head coaches at Pitbull MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Glowacki leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kacper Glowacki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Glowacki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slips under a jab from Glowacki.
Johnson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Glowacki manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Glowacki looking for a sweep. Not yet Glowacki, not yet.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Glowacki's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Glowacki is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson is stalling in the full guard.
Glowacki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Glowacki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working Glowacki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Glowacki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Glowacki 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 wants to control from the top but Glowacki keeps moving.
Glowacki 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 trying to control the position from guard on top but Glowacki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glowacki looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Glowacki wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson distracts Glowacki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've been informed that Johnson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Glowacki's head.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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 wants to pass the guard but Glowacki is keeping the position.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Glowacki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Glowacki has wrist control.
Johnson is stalling in the full guard.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Glowacki has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnson works over Glowacki with some ground and pound from guard.
Glowacki trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willis Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Glowacki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Glowacki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Glowacki tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Glowacki misses the jab.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson tries to clinch but Glowacki moves out of range.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Glowacki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Glowacki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Glowacki misses with an uppercut.
Glowacki swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Glowacki keeps it at a distance.
Glowacki keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson tries to clinch but Glowacki moves away
and Glowacki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Glowacki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson tries to kick Glowacki off but Glowacki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Glowacki is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Johnson as he works his way to full guard.
Glowacki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Glowacki trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glowacki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Glowacki trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Glowacki throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson wants to stand up but Glowacki is controlling him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glowacki tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Glowacki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Willis Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Kacper Glowacki wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Glowacki keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Glowacki quickly recovers to half guard.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Glowacki wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Glowacki has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Glowacki trying to control but Johnson postures up.
Glowacki is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glowacki has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnson wants to control but Glowacki is keeping him busy.
Johnson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Glowacki haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glowacki is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Glowacki avoid being mounted?
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Glowacki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Johnson.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willis Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Gregory Folan scores the fight for Willis Johnson!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Willis Johnson!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Willis Johnson!
Willis Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
Willis Johnson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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