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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ritchie Johannesburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demetrious Jorgensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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143 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Counter fighter
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ritchie Johannesburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Demetrious Jorgensen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johannesburg slaps away a takedown attempt from Jorgensen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johannesburg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jorgensen, pushing him back against the cage.
Johannesburg prevents a body shot from Jorgensen.
Johannesburg looking to throw knees to the head but Jorgensen is blocking nicely.
Johannesburg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Johannesburg.
Johannesburg connects with a knee to the head.
Johannesburg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johannesburg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jorgensen avoids it.
Jorgensen is looking to control Johannesburg's arms but Johannesburg gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jorgensen has his back to the cage.
Johannesburg tries to land a knee to the head but Jorgensen blocks with his arms.
Jorgensen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jorgensen is looking for a takedown.
Ritchie Johannesburg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demetrious Jorgensen.
Knees to the body from Johannesburg.
Jorgensen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johannesburg obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jorgensen working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannesburg lands a knee to the body.
Johannesburg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johannesburg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johannesburg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Johannesburg with a knee to the head.
Johannesburg tries a knee to the head but Jorgensen blocks it.
Jorgensen wants a takedown.
Johannesburg stalling in the clinch.
Johannesburg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johannesburg lands a good knee to the midsection. Jorgensen won't want to take too many of those.
Johannesburg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jorgensen.
Jorgensen tries to stall but Johannesburg uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jorgensen takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johannesburg blocks a body shot from Jorgensen.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jorgensen.
Johannesburg misses with a knee to the head.
Jorgensen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen avoiding damage as Johannesburg throws knees to the body.
Jorgensen throws a head punch that misses.
Johannesburg tries to land a knee to the head but Jorgensen blocks with his arms.
Johannesburg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jorgensen's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johannesburg.
Jorgensen avoids the elbow strike from Johannesburg, against the cage.
Johannesburg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jorgensen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johannesburg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jorgensen is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Jorgensen fails to land.
Jorgensen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johannesburg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jorgensen avoids it.
Jorgensen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johannesburg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jorgensen is defending well for now.
Johannesburg scores a nice knee to the body.
Johannesburg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jorgensen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johannesburg up against the cage.
Jorgensen tries to work over Johannesburg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johannesburg after a bit of a struggle.
Johannesburg tries a knee to the head but Jorgensen blocks it.
Johannesburg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jorgensen's defenses.
Johannesburg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johannesburg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jorgensen is working for takedown but Johannesburg is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jorgensen struggles to land a body shot inside as Johannesburg controls his hands.
Johannesburg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jorgensen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johannesburg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johannesburg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jorgensen misses with a punch to the body.
Jorgensen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Johannesburg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johannesburg prevents a body shot from Jorgensen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen working aggressively here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johannesburg obliges.
Johannesburg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jorgensen is defending well for now.
Jorgensen is trying to drag Johannesburg to the mat but Johannesburg just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johannesburg tries to land a knee to the head but Jorgensen blocks with his arms.
Johannesburg with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johannesburg lands a nice knee to the body.
Johannesburg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johannesburg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jorgensen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johannesburg obliges.
Jorgensen lands a shoulder strike.
Johannesburg scores with a knee to the head.
Johannesburg missing with knees to the body.
Johannesburg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ritchie Johannesburg dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johannesburg moves into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Johannesburg putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jorgensen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jorgensen.
Jorgensen cracks Johannesburg with a nice body shot.
Johannesburg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jorgensen avoids it.
Johannesburg lands a good knee to the midsection. Jorgensen won't want to take too many of those.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jorgensen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johannesburg lands a nice knee to the body.
Johannesburg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johannesburg tries to land knees in the clinch but Jorgensen avoids the damage to the body.
Johannesburg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jorgensen can do to turn this around?
Johannesburg scores with a knee to the head.
Ritchie Johannesburg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johannesburg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jorgensen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johannesburg working Jorgensen over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johannesburg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johannesburg connects with a knee to the head.
Jorgensen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannesburg lands an elbow inside that Jorgensen shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Johannesburg.
Johannesburg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johannesburg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jorgensen trying to stall but Johannesburg improves his position.
Jorgensen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jorgensen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johannesburg lands a knee to the body.
Jorgensen swings wildly with an uppercut but Johannesburg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jorgensen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johannesburg pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jorgensen fails with the takedown.
Johannesburg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jorgensen, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johannesburg blocking some punches.
Johannesburg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jorgensen throws a head punch that misses.
Jorgensen wants a takedown.
Ritchie Johannesburg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demetrious Jorgensen.
Johannesburg lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johannesburg connects with a knee to the head.
Johannesburg trying to land knees to the body.
Jorgensen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johannesburg is keeping busy.
Johannesburg tries to land knees in the clinch but Jorgensen avoids the damage to the body.
Johannesburg lands an elbow that stopped Jorgensen in his tracks for a moment.
Jorgensen working aggressively here.
Jorgensen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jorgensen takes an elbow to the temple.
Johannesburg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Johannesburg is defending well.
Jorgensen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johannesburg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johannesburg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jorgensen's face.
Johannesburg lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Johannesburg.
Jorgensen can't get the takedown.
Johannesburg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jorgensen's face.
Johannesburg lands an elbow just above Jorgensen 's eye.
Johannesburg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jorgensen blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Johannesburg.
Johannesburg scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johannesburg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johannesburg looking to throw knees to the head but Jorgensen is blocking nicely.
Johannesburg landing knees to the head.
Jorgensen is trying to maintain a safe position but Johannesburg gets an underhook and turns Jorgensen into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen managing to block the knees to the body from Johannesburg.
Jorgensen tries to score a body lock takedown but Johannesburg shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jorgensen tries a body shot but Johannesburg blocks it.
Johannesburg scores with a knee to the head.
Johannesburg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jorgensen.
Jorgensen managing to block the knees to the body from Johannesburg.
Jorgensen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johannesburg after a bit of a struggle.
Johannesburg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jorgensen avoids it.
Jorgensen takes an elbow to the temple.
Jorgensen takes an elbow to the temple.
Johannesburg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johannesburg crunches a lovely knee into Jorgensen's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Johannesburg.
Johannesburg lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johannesburg looking to throw knees to the head but Jorgensen is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ritchie Johannesburg dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back 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.
Jorgensen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johannesburg avoids it really well and circles away.
Johannesburg went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johannesburg closes the distance and clinches.
Johannesburg landing knees to the body.
Johannesburg lands a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jorgensen wants to stall.
Johannesburg landing knees to the head.
Jorgensen misses with a punch on the inside.
Jorgensen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jorgensen misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannesburg scores with a knee to the head.
Johannesburg misses with a knee strike.
Johannesburg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johannesburg looking to throw knees to the head but Jorgensen is blocking nicely.
Jorgensen lands a nice uppercut.
Jorgensen tries to work over Johannesburg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johannesburg landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johannesburg.
Johannesburg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johannesburg lands an elbow just above Jorgensen 's eye.
Jorgensen looking to slow down the pace here.
Johannesburg landing knees to the head.
Johannesburg lands an elbow inside that Jorgensen shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johannesburg scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen throws a head punch that misses.
Jorgensen misses with the head strike.
Jorgensen working aggressively here.
Jorgensen throws a punch but it's blocked by Johannesburg.
Johannesburg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jorgensen blocks it with crossed arms.
Johannesburg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jorgensen blocks it with crossed arms.
Johannesburg misses with a knee to the head.
Johannesburg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jorgensen avoids it.
Jorgensen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jorgensen misses with a punch to the body.
Jorgensen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jorgensen tries to work over Johannesburg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jorgensen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johannesburg working Jorgensen over with knees to the body.
Jorgensen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jorgensen managing to block the knees to the body from Johannesburg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgensen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Johannesburg regains guard.
Johannesburg wants to get back to his feet but Jorgensen passes into half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Johannesburg's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Jorgensen is pressing down on Johannesburg's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johannesburg is holding on for now.
Jorgensen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johannesburg is trying to stand back up but Jorgensen is controlling him
Jorgensen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jorgensen winds up and cracks Johannesburg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jorgensen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jorgensen throwing shots but Johannesburg is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Jorgensen.
Jorgensen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johannesburg manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jorgensen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johannesburg swivels and escapes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johannesburg pushes Jorgensen up against the cage in a clinch.
Johannesburg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jorgensen.
Jorgensen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Jorgensen fails to land.
A knee to the head by Johannesburg.
Johannesburg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johannesburg stops a takedown attempt from Jorgensen.
Ritchie Johannesburg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demetrious Jorgensen.
Jorgensen stalling the fight.
Demetrious Jorgensen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ritchie Johannesburg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johannesburg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ritchie Johannesburg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johannesburg, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ritchie Johannesburg!
In his post fight interview, Ritchie Johannesburg started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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