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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Demitrious Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaime Sparx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 cm
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140 lbs
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163 cm
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140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Demitrious Johnson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaime Sparx! The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Johnson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Sparx to get to his feet. Sparx has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sparx gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Demitrious Johnson has been cut. Johnson tries to pull guard but Sparx holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Sparx managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sparx jumps guard and drags Johnson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Johnson slips nicely into half guard. Johnson wants to pass to mount but Sparx is defending the position. Johnson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sparx doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Johnson. Johnson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johnson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Johnson looking to ground and pound but Sparx is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Johnson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Johnson looking to ground and pound but Sparx is blocking nicely. Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Sparx is working to get back to half guard.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Johnson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sparx is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sparx is surviving well by controlling Johnson's body position as best he can. Sparx blocking the ground and pound. Johnson controlling the pace for now. Johnson lands a nice shot to the head. Johnson 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. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Sparx reaches up to try and control the position but Johnson seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Sparx rolls and tries to escape and now Johnson has his back!
Johnson struggling to land strikes to the head as Sparx covers up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demitrious Johnson dominated that round. The cut man is working on Demitrious Johnson's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Sparx shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Johnson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Sparx has his hands clasped together but Johnson extends and breaks Sparx's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Johnson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Demitrious Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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