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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carson Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Kalfic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carson Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jimmy Kalfic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kalfic. Johnson shrugs it off though.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Kalfic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kalfic.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kalfic avoids it really well and circles away.
Kalfic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalfic has managed to clinch.
Johnson is pushing Kalfic up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kalfic breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Kalfic. Kalfic maintains the clinch.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Kalfic won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carson Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kalfic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kalfic with a knee to the head.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kalfic scores with a head kick. Johnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson rushes Kalfic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kalfic regains guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalfic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kalfic working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Kalfic is working from the bottom.
Kalfic seems keen to control Johnson's posture.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Kalfic.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Kalfic keeps moving.
Johnson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kalfic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Johnson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kalfic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kalfic is one step ahead there.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalfic advances to half guard.
Kalfic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kalfic landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Still in half guard, Kalfic seems content to control.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Kalfic has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Kalfic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kalfic lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kalfic on his heels. He'll look to pass Kalfic's guard now, I'm sure.
Kalfic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kalfic wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Kalfic 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalfic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Kalfic wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kalfic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalfic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kalfic's guard.
Kalfic wants to control but Johnson passes easily into half guard.
Kalfic pushes Johnson off and gets back to his feet.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Kalfic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kalfic manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kalfic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Johnson prevents Kalfic from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kalfic is on top in guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Kalfic from controlling successfully.
Johnson working a defensive guard but Kalfic passes into half guard.
Kalfic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kalfic working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Johnson trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalfic stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kalfic throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kalfic dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Kalfic's head and hops out.
Kalfic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Kalfic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Kalfic 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Johnson avoids the head kick by Kalfic.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Kalfic is avoiding it.
Carson Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kalfic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Johnson looks to throw a body kick
and Kalfic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kalfic lands a slapping body shot.
Kalfic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and Kalfic ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kalfic avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson gets caught napping as Kalfic dives in and scores a takedown. Johnson manages to retain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Kalfic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kalfic manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A punch combination from Kalfic misses.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Kalfic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Kalfic fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kalfic throws Johnson to one side and escapes!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kalfic.
Carson Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Kalfic.
Kalfic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kalfic scores with a three punch combo!
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kalfic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Johnson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Kalfic keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Kalfic decides to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalfic wants to hit a switch here but Johnson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kalfic there!
Kalfic tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Kalfic tries to control the position but Johnson now has his back.
Johnson looking for the choke from the back.
Kalfic trying to control the action but Johnson just sinks the hooks in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalfic breaks Johnson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Kalfic from controlling successfully.
Kalfic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jimmy Kalfic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kalfic passes into half guard.
Carson Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy Kalfic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kalfic passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Kalfic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kalfic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Kalfic!
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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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