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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward McLauglin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justice comes to the cage accompanied by Montana of 300 - Daddy Used to be the Plug. McLauglin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: You Belong To The City. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 cm
33
218 lbs
14 - 5 - 1 |
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190 cm
37
219 lbs
28 - 20 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Justice! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
28 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edward McLauglin! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McLauglin throws a sloppy head kick and Justice moves out of range easily. Justice shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Justice throws a head kick but McLauglin moves out of range.
McLauglin slips a jab and a cross from Justice.
McLauglin has managed to clinch.
McLauglin tries a knee to the head but Justice blocks it.
Justice softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Justice misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Justice's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Justice as McLauglin tries to tie him up. Justice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McLauglin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Justice's face.
It looks like Johnny Justice has been cut. Justice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A knee to the head by McLauglin.
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Justice avoids it. A head punch blocked on the inside by McLauglin. McLauglin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Justice managing to block the knees to the body from McLauglin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! With the two fighters working up against the cage, McLauglin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Justice's brow. Justice lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McLauglin or not.
That's one minute gone in the round. Justice lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Justice unloads a knee to the mid-section. A nice right hand lands inside from Justice. Justice throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McLauglins head. McLauglin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Justice misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Justice.
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the head but Justice blocks with his arms.
Justice tries to land knees in the clinch but McLauglin avoids the damage to the body. Justice struggles to land a body shot inside as McLauglin controls his hands.
Justice is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McLauglin is defending well for now. Justice pushes McLauglin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. McLauglin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McLauglin takes a shot to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Justice misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McLauglin.
Justice tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McLauglin avoids it. A head punch blocked on the inside by McLauglin. McLauglin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLauglin avoids a wild elbow strike from Justice. McLauglin lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McLauglin lands a hook that snaps the head of Justice backwards. Justice misses with a hook from the clinch. McLauglin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Justice misses with a hook from the clinch. Justice lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. McLauglin throws a punch but it's blocked by Justice. Justice lands a left hand.
Justice misses with some punches.
McLauglin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Justice lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McLauglin backwards. McLauglin throws an elbow but it misses.
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the head but Justice blocks with his arms.
McLauglin misses with a knee to the head. Justice softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Justice just misses with a elbow thrown towards McLauglin's brow. A bit of stalling here from McLauglin.
Justice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McLauglin's elbow. McLauglin working Justice over with knees to the body. Justice misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McLauglin throws a knee to the head but misses.
McLauglin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Justice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Justice works on McLauglin's body with a couple of short punches. Justice managing to block the knees to the body from McLauglin.
Justice misses with an elbow strike.
Justice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McLauglin effectively controlling the action here. McLauglin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Justice lands an uppercut. A nice right hand lands inside from Justice. McLauglin misses with a punch on the inside.
McLauglin misses with a knee to the head. A right hook to the body lands for Justice.
Justice makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. McLauglin looking to slow down the pace here. A short right from Justice on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Justice lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McLauglin. McLauglin working some nice short punches in the clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A head punch on the inside from McLauglin fails to land. Justice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McLauglin's elbow. Justice tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Justice lands a shoulder strike. A head punch blocked on the inside by McLauglin. Justice tries to work over McLauglin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. McLauglin tries to land knees in the clinch but Justice avoids the damage to the body. McLauglin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Justice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McLauglin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Knees in the clinch landing for Justice.
McLauglin looks winded! A short uppercut from Justice. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Justice misses with a knee strike.
Justice lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McLauglin backwards. Justice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McLauglin struggles to land a body shot inside as Justice controls his hands.
Justice lands a hook that snaps the head of McLauglin backwards. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Justice dominated that round. The cut man is working on Johnny Justice'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.
A decent looking cross lands there for Justice. Justice lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. McLauglin blocks a head kick by Justice.
Justice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McLauglin. McLauglin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Justice lands a nice leg kick that just misses McLauglin's sensitive parts. Justice fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. McLauglin clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justice. McLauglin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Justice throws a punch but it's blocked by McLauglin. McLauglin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Justice blocks a body shot from McLauglin. With the fighters clinched against the cage, McLauglin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Justice throws a punch but it's blocked by McLauglin. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nice body punch from Justice. Justice blocks an uppercut.
Justice blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice right hand lands inside from Justice. McLauglin missing with knees to the body.
A short right from McLauglin on the inside. McLauglin managing to block the knees to the body from Justice.
Justice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLauglin lands on the inside with an uppercut. A battle for position here, against the cage. McLauglin misses with some punches.
Justice working aggressively here.
McLauglin misses with an elbow strike.
McLauglin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McLauglin is looking to control Justice's arms but Justice gets an underhook and turns him. Now McLauglin has his back to the cage. Justice presses McLauglin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. McLauglin blocks an uppercut.
Justice lands a nice uppercut. A nice right hand lands inside from Justice. McLauglin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McLauglin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Justice blocks an uppercut.
Justice scores with a nice hook to the head. McLauglin is breathing heavily. Both guys are working to get underhooks. McLauglin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Justice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLauglin lands a shoulder strike. McLauglin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Justice scores a nice knee to the body.
Justice lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Edward McLauglin has been cut. A short left from Justice.
McLauglin is rocked! Justice has McLauglin pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. McLauglin is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Justice - that's hurt McLauglin badly! Oh, another knee lands and McLauglin is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but McLauglin doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Johnny Justice! Our winner, Johnny Justice, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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