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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Johnsen (ranked 4713 p4p, 532 weight class) and Brian Maples (ranked 25200 p4p, 802 weight class). Johnsen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cypress Hill-How Can I Kill a Man. Maples has chosen Cowboy From Hell as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Johnsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Maples!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maples bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnsen's head backwards.
Johnsen misses with a two punch combination.
Johnsen misses with a head kick.
Johnsen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Maples counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Johnny Johnsen has been cut.
Johnsen clinches with his opponent.
Johnsen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Maples uses from the top position.
Maples controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Johnsen has his foot on Maples's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maples works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnsen is looking for a triangle but Maples pushes his legs off easily.
Johnsen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maples engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Johnsen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maples can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnsen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maples is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Maples wants to control from the top but Johnsen keeps moving.
Maples really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnsen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnsen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maples gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnsen looking for a guillotine here but Maples defends easily.
Maples trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnsen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Maples trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnsen trying to keep a closed guard but Maples is proving a slippery customer.
Johnsen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maples doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maples manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Maples avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Maples told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Johnsen trying to keep a closed guard but Maples is proving a slippery customer.
Maples showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Johnsen keeping moving, preventing Maples from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maples is sitting in close to Johnsen's body. Johnsen has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Maples is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Maples is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Johnsen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Johnny Johnsen!
Post fight, Johnny Johnsen stared into the camera and said 'He is lucky I didn't kill him, these guys can't hang with me. I am a bad ass motherfucker....'.
Brian Maples was interviewed post fight and said 'That could have gone better...'.
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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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