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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Demitrious Johnson (ranked 22667 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazar Nemirov (ranked 22364 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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140 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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167 cm
28
141 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demitrious Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lazar Nemirov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Nemirov as Johnson shoots in.
Lazar Nemirov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nemirov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Demitrious Johnson has been cut.
Nemirov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Nemirov lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Nemirov shows good takedown defense.
Nemirov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A shot to the liver by Nemirov. Beautiful body shot.
Nemirov scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Nemirov.
Nemirov cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Nemirov circles away easily
and Nemirov counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demitrious Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nemirov.
Nemirov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A shot to the liver by Nemirov. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson tries to clinch but Nemirov is having none of it.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nemirov.
Nemirov sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nemirov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Demitrious Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Nemirov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nemirov lands a nice looking body shot.
Nemirov stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nemirov avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Lazar Nemirov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nemirov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nemirov scores with a shot to the body.
Nemirov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Nemirov lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nemirov's guard.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemirov is controlling Johnson's posture.
Nemirov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Johnson trying to control but Nemirov is working from the bottom.
Johnson slips nicely into half guard.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Nemirov dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nemirov wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson throwing shots but Nemirov is blocking nicely.
Johnson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nemirov is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nemirov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazar Nemirov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demitrious Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nemirov as he jumps to the side.
A countering left hand to the body from Nemirov misses.
Nemirov throws a body shot but no joy.
Nemirov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nemirov wants to control the action here but instead Johnson manages to pass to full mount!
Johnson punching from mount but Nemirov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nemirov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson unloads with some shots from mount but Nemirov bucks and avoids them well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nemirov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Nemirov tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Johnson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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.
Johnson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Johnson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nemirov working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Johnson tries to control but Nemirov wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson controlling from mount.
Johnson throws some wild stikes that Nemirov manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controlling from mount.
Johnson is working for a guillotine from mount but Nemirov frees his head quite easily.
Johnson looking to ground and pound but Nemirov is blocking nicely.
Nemirov tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Nemirov wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to ground and pound but Nemirov is blocking nicely.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nemirov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demitrious Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Demitrious Johnson's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nemirov misses the jab.
Johnson is looking to counter the offense by Nemirov and move into the clinch.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Nemirov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nemirov lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nemirov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nemirov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson is thwarting Nemirov's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Nemirov dodges it nicely.
Johnson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nemirov wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Johnson controlling the action here.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nemirov defending well though.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nemirov tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemirov tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Well, if Johnson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Nemirov circles away easily
and Nemirov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demitrious Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nemirov throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Nemirov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nemirov scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nemirov punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Nemirov lands a jab.
Nemirov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nemirov circles away.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nemirov pinned against the cage. Nemirov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nemirov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Nemirov counters with a left to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lazar Nemirov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nemirov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lazar Nemirov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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