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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johhny Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johhny Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, David James!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
And James tries to counter it with a takedown but Blue pushes his down on his head and steps out.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
James walks into a straight right hand from Blue.
Blue needs to keep his hands up - James had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Johhny Blue has been cut.
Blue cracks James with a good jab.
James feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blues jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Blue.
Blue is looking to counter punch.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
James falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blue counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like David James has been cut.
James misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James throws a right and a left that Blue avoids nicely.
James moves into the clinch.
Blue wants to break free but James has control.
Blue is looking to break free of the clinch but James has double underhooks.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blue wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue is looking to break free of the clinch but James has double underhooks.
Blue is trying to push James away but James has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blue can't break the clinch.
Blue wants to break the clinch but can't.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blue avoids it.
Blue looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blue's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James misses with a low kick as Blue jumps back.
Blue appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blue misses with a wild body shot.
Blue throws a big shot that misses.
James gets a clinch.
Blue managing to block the knees to the body from James.
Blue wants to get back to striking at distance but James won't allow it.
Blue tries to break the clinch but James is controlling the position.
James using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blue wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but James has him pressed against the cage.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Blue blocks with his arms.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blue is trying to break free.
Blue is trying to force a seperation but James has the dominant position.
Blue looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
James tries a knee to the head but Blue blocks it.
Blue is trying to break the clinch but James is controlling him.
James misses with a knee strike.
Blue tries to break free but James pushes him back against the cage.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blue is looking to break free of the clinch but James has double underhooks.
Blue is trying to break the clinch but James has him pressed against the cage.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blue is defending well for now.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Blue blocks with his arms.
Blue tries to break the clinch but James is controlling the position.
Blue wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blue wants to get back to striking at distance but James won't allow it.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blue is defending well for now.
James misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a knee to the head.
Blue wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
James misses with a knee to the head.
Blue tries to circle away but James has him pinned against the cage.
James looking to throw knees to the head but Blue is blocking nicely.
Blue wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
James prevents Blue from breaking the clinch.
James tries a knee to the head but Blue blocks it.
James misses with a knee to the head.
Blue wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
James tries to work over Blue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blue is trying to break the clinch but James is controlling him.
Blue is looking to break free of the clinch but James has double underhooks.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blue avoids it.
Blue breaks from the clinch.
James swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James throws a sloppy head kick and Blue moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blue throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
James closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
James has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blue is trying to break the clinch but James is controlling him.
Blue wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but James has him pressed against the cage.
Blue is trying to break free.
Blue pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blue fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. James looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blue scores with a body shot.
Blue works James's body with a nice hook.
Blue connects with a right hand. James shakes it off.
Blue misses with a leg kick
and James counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Blue!
Blue avoids any damage from the ground and pound of James.
Blue bucks up and tries to throw James off but instead James has got his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David James dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
James feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blue's calf.
James fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blue, pushing him back against the cage.
David James seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blue is defending well for now.
James using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
James trying to land knees to the body.
Blue is looking to break free of the clinch but James has double underhooks.
James misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
James throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blue has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blue has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blue.
Blue has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blue is trying to break the clinch but James has him pressed against the cage.
James missing with knees to the body.
James has Blue pressed against the cage, preventing Blue from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
James is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue tries to break free but James pushes him back against the cage.
James digs a right hand underneath Blue's ribcage. Blue let out a lung full of air as it connected.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from James.
James utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
James using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blue has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blue is looking to break free of the clinch but James has double underhooks.
James lands a left hand.
James lands a body shot.
James looking to throw knees to the head but Blue is blocking nicely.
James misses with a knee strike.
James softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blue is trying to push James away but James has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
James stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from James.
Blue avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James tries to work over Blue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
James lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blue's face.
Johhny Blue's cut is getting worse.
James tries a knee to the head but Blue blocks it.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Blue controls his hands.
Blue breaks the clinch.
James lands a nice shot to the body.
James looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
James has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blue thows a left - swing and a miss!
James takes the fight into the clinch.
Blue wants to get back to striking at distance but James won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blue avoids it.
Blue has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right hand to the side of the head by James.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from James in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Blue is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
James lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blue backwards.
Blue avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blue blocks it with crossed arms.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
James looking to throw knees to the head but Blue is blocking nicely.
James tries a knee to the head but Blue blocks it.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
James trying to land knees to the body.
Blue is looking to break free of the clinch but James has double underhooks.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Blue controls his hands.
James landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands a good knee to the midsection. Blue won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from James.
Blue tries to break free but James pushes him back against the cage.
James lands a shot to the body.
Blue is looking to break free of the clinch but James has double underhooks.
James working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James lands with a light punch inside.
James with an attempt at a knee that misses.
James lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blue backwards.
James presses Blue against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
James lands a hook that snaps the head of Blue backwards.
James putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blue in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
James connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blue's face.
Blue tries to circle away but James has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
James clinches with his opponent.
Blue's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
James tries a knee to the head but Blue blocks it.
Blue is trying to force a seperation but James has the dominant position.
Blue tries to circle away but James has him pinned against the cage.
Blue wants to break the clinch but can't.
James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blue's elbow.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blue tries to break free but James pushes him back against the cage.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Blue blocks with his arms.
James misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James cracks Blue with a nice body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Blue's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blue can't break the clinch.
James lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blue.
James misses with a knee to the head.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Blue blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue blocks a body shot from James.
James working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blue tries to break the clinch but James is controlling the position.
James lands a hook that snaps the head of Blue backwards.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Blue blocks with his arms.
James tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Blue blocks with his arms.
James has Blue pressed against the cage, preventing Blue from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blue has had enough of the clinch but James keeps him there for the moment.
Blue avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
Blue tries to break the clinch but James is controlling the position.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Blue blocks with his arms.
James keeps control of Blue as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
James lands a body shot.
Johhny Blue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, James creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
James lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Blue's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blue tries to circle away but James has him pinned against the cage.
Blue tries to circle away but James has him pinned against the cage.
Blue escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James closes the distance and pushes Blue back into the cage.
James prevents Blue from breaking the clinch.
James misses with a knee strike.
James with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James lands a hook that snaps the head of Blue backwards.
Blue wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but James has him pressed against the cage.
Blue looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blue blocks it with crossed arms.
A right handed body shot lands from James.
James connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blue backwards.
James is leaning against Blue and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
James tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for James.
James tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Blue avoids the damage to the body.
James lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for James.
Nice body punch from James - that landed with a thud.
Blue managing to block the knees to the body from James.
Blue swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
James works on Blue's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, James scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blue's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blue is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
James missing with knees to the body.
Blue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blue is trying to break the clinch but James has him pressed against the cage.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blue blocks it with crossed arms.
Blue is trying to force a seperation but James has the dominant position.
James misses with a body punch.
Blue misses with a body punch.
Blue is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
James with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
James pushes Blue back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
David James is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Blue avoids the damage to the body.
Blue misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
David James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got James winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bishop scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 25:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David James!
After the fight, David James was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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hype
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