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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Justice (ranked 220 p4p, 31 weight class) and Mario Barrera (ranked 653 p4p, 101 weight class). Justice comes to the cage accompanied by Montana of 300 - Daddy Used to be the Plug. Mario Barrera told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
28 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mario Barrera!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrera keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barrera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Justice checks the leg kick nicely there.
Justice blocks a jab.
Barrera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barrera blocks an elbow strike.
Barrera looking to slow down the pace here.
Justice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barrera misses with some punches.
Justice working aggressively here.
Barrera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Justices head.
Barrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barrera blocks a body shot from Justice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barrera misses with some punches.
Justice misses with a punch on the inside.
Justice is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barrera is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Barrera - that landed with a thud.
Barrera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Justice wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Barrera.
Barrera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barrera gets tackled into the cage by Justice. Justice maintains the clinch.
Justice misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barrera.
Justice makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barrera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Justices head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Justice creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barrera lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Justice or not.
Justice lands a knee to the body.
Barrera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barrera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Justice misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barrera.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barrera.
Justice is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barrera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Barrera blocks the leg kick.
Justice cracks the inside of Barrera's front leg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrera. Justice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barrera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Justice misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Justice's calf.
Barrera throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Barrera misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Justice misses the target.
Barrera blocks a jab.
Justice tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barrera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Justice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Justice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barrera misses with a hook.
Barrera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Justice momentarily.
Mario Barrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justice misses with a low kick.
Justice throws a hook but Barrera blocks it.
Justice throws a leg kick but Barrera sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Justice takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Justice throws out a loose jab but Barrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justice looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice scores with a punch to the head.
A big left from Justice misses.
Justice misses with a hook
and Barrera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barrera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barrera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Justice takes one to the side of the head.
Barrera takes the fight into the clinch.
Justice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barrera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Justice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Justice misses with a punch to the body.
Barrera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barrera working aggressively here.
Barrera blocks an uppercut.
Barrera is struggling to control the position.
Barrera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barrera thinks about the counter body kick.
Barrera lands a nice shot that snaps Justice's head back.
Barrera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Justice misses with a hook
and Barrera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been told by Justice's head coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Justice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barrera.
Barrera throws the left hand but Justice avoids the punch easily.
Barrera checks a low kick from Justice.
Barrera thinks about the counter body kick.
A slow jab from Barrera misses its intended target.
It looked like Justice wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Justice with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Justice cracks Barrera with a good jab.
Barrera throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Barrera does it's job there.
Barrera tries to clinch but Justice is having none of it.
Barrera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Justice with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Justice misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Barrera dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Justice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barrera checks a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Barrera. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barrera.
Justice misses with a looping left.
Justice will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barrera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Justice throws a poor cross that misses
and Barrera counters with a left to the body.
Justice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barrera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barrera cracks Justice with an open hand slap.
Justice pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barrera is out of range and Justice settles back down.
Barrera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barrera wants to land a leg kick but Justice is out of range.
Justice has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barrera finds it's way round the side to connect with Justice's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice takes one to the chin there.
Barrera misses with a hook. Justice ducked under it nicely.
Justice half committed to a counter leg kick.
Barrera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barrera misses with an uppercut
and Justice counters with a right hand to the body.
Mario Barrera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrera lands a nice hook to Justice's body. Justice takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera walks into a jab.
Justice motions for Barrera to come forward. Justice throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barrera misses with a looping right.
Justice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Justice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barrera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barrera paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barrera misses with a body shot.
A big right from Justice misses.
Barrera throws a leg kick but Justice sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barrera lands with an overhand left.
Justice takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Justice throws an off balance right hand
and Justice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Justice slips under a jab from Barrera.
Justice misses with a hook.
Barrera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Justice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Justice on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice cracks a nice hook into Barrera's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justice scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Justice lands a body shot.
Justice takes one to the side of the head.
Barrera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Justice.
Barrera throws out a counter right but Justice avoids it with no problem.
A slapping leg kick lands for Justice.
Justice misses with a low kick.
Barrera has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Justice throws a body punch but Barrera moves out of range.
Justice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barrera.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barrera.
Barrera misses with a low kick.
Justice rushes Barrera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mario Barrera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barrera blocks an uppercut.
Justice can't find room to land a body shot as Barrera controls the action.
Barrera gets through Justice's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Justice working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barrera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Justices head.
Justice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barrera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barrera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barrera lands a jab to the head.
Justice throws a right hand that misses
letting Barrera counter with a right hand.
Barrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justice moves away.
Justice wants to clinch up but Barrera keeps it at a distance.
Barrera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barrera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barrera.
Barrera throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Justice misses with an uppercut.
Barrera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrera throws a big shot that misses.
Justice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barrera moves away from the strike by Justice.
Barrera wants to counter the offense by Justice and move into the clinch position.
Barrera moves out of range of the body kick.
Barrera misses with an uppercut.
Justice feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Barrera scores with a nice right hand.
Barrera misses the shot to the body.
Justice tries to clinch but Barrera is having none of it.
Barrera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Justice blocks a low kick nicely.
Barrera checks a leg kick.
Justice scores with a hook to the body. Barrera takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barrera on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barrera moves out of range as Justice strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Barrera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Barrera cracks Justice with an open hand slap.
Barrera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A shot to the body from Barrera misses
and Justice counters with an inside leg kick.
Barrera moves in looking to clinch but Justice pushes him off.
Justice scores with a leg kick.
Barrera scores with a nice head shot.
Barrera slips under a jab from Justice.
A telegraphed right hand from Barrera misses the target.
Justice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Justice misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Barrera misses.
Justice fires out a quick counter leg kick but Barrera just manages to avoid it.
Barrera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Justice at a distance.
Barrera throws a looping overhand right but Justice ducks down to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Barrera. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barrera.
Justice walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera throws a looping overhand right but Justice ducks down to avoid it.
Barrera is looking to land body kicks.
Barrera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Justice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Justice goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Justice tried to score with a low kick but Barrera checks it.
Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice slips a straight right by Barrera.
Barrera misses with a kick to the body.
Justice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barrera throws out the jab.
Justice looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Justice feints and then cracks Barrera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barrera down.
Barrera on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Justice throws a lazy right hand but Barrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barrera pivots, looking for a leg kick but Justice is out of range and Barrera settles back down.
Barrera lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barrera connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Barrera misses its intended target.
A clash of legs there as Barrera blocks the low kick.
Barrera with a jab.
Barrera checks a low kick from Justice.
Justice misses with a straight right.
Barrera slips under a jab from Justice.
Barrera replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Justice blocks it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrera throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A clash of legs there as Barrera blocks the low kick.
Barrera misses with a hook
and Justice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Justice scores with a leg kick.
Barrera is looking to slow Justice down with leg kicks.
Justice avoids the head kick by Barrera.
A little feinted left hand from Justice on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Justice defending well as Barrera loads up on a big left hand.
Justice on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera throws a leg kick which misses Justice's front leg but catches the back leg as Justice tries to avoid it.
Barrera lands with a good body shot.
Barrera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barrera loads up on a big right hand but Justice slips the punch.
Justice tries to move into range but Barrera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A punch combination from Justice misses.
Barrera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barrera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barrera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Justice connects with a right hand. Barrera shakes it off.
Barrera misses with a body shot.
Justice throws a nice looking combination but Barrera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barrera is looking to slow Justice down with leg kicks.
A left and a right from Justice both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrera's corner calls for a 1-2. Barrera obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Justice throws the left hand but Barrera avoids the punch easily.
Justice misses the jab.
Justice takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Justice checks a low kick from Barrera.
A good leg kick by Barrera.
Barrera scores with a jab to the head.
Barrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justice moves away.
Justice closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Barrera lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barrera misses with a body shot.
Barrera slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Justice lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnny Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mario Barrera is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Justice throws a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Barrera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barrera has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Barrera!
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