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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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170 lbs
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180 cm
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Patton.
A punch combination from Patton misses.
Patton lands a head kick!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Patton is defended easily by Johnson.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Patton back into the cage.
Patton tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnson lands a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson pushes down on Patton's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Patton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to free his trapped foot but Patton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Patton is having none of it.
Johnson moves nicely into side control.
Johnson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Patton is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patton struggling a bit here.
Johnson is chipping away with strikes.
Patton prevents Johnson from improving position.
Johnson landing a few strikes.
Johnson scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Patton is breathing heavily.
Patton is looking to regain half guard here but Johnson keeps moving and retains side control.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Johnson working the head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Patton is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Johnson cracks Patton with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson landing a few strikes.
Johnson trying to control the position but Patton is working away.
Patton struggling a bit here.
Johnson lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson advances nicely into full mount.
Johnson wants to finish this one by submission but Patton is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Johnson.
Patton tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Patton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson tries to control but Patton wriggling away.
Johnson with shots to the head and body - Patton looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Patton hang on?
Johnson lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton is in a horrible position here. Johnson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Patton is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
Johnson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Patton is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
Patton is in a horrible position here. Johnson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson unloading with bombs!
Johnson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Johnson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Patton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Patton tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Patton to the ground. Patton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Patton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Patton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Patton slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Patton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Patton fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Johnson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Johnson moves into full mount!
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
Johnson working Patton over with strikes here.
Patton tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Patton is bucking up trying to escape but Johnson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Johnson trying to control but Patton is having none of it.
Johnson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Johnson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Patton's face.
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Patton is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Patton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Patton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Patton has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Patton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Patton is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Johnson with shots to the head and body - Patton looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johnson lands a big shot there that rocks Patton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Patton is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Patton is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Johnson prevents Patton from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johnson lands a big elbow.
Patton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson dominating with strikes here.
Johnson landing shots from mount.
Patton is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnson dominating with strikes here.
Johnson looking to finish Patton with some ground and pound. This is bad for Patton!
Johnson working for a submission but Patton is keeping him at bay.
Patton sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Patton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Patton's head but Patton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patton looks to clinch
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Patton is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson is stalling here.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Patton gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Patton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Patton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Patton drops back down to his feet.
Patton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Patton misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Patton letting Johnson take a breather here.
Patton taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson is working Patton over against the cage.
Patton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
Patton is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Johnson manages to end up in side control.
Patton seems a little lost for a moment, as Johnson dominates the positioning.
Patton tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Johnson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton is in a horrible position here. Johnson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Johnson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Johnson landing punches.
Johnson is working for a guillotine from mount but Patton frees his head quite easily.
Johnson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Patton is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Patton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson landing punches.
Patton tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Patton tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Patton hang on?
Johnson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Patton looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Patton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
Jack Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
Patton is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Johnson lands a big elbow.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Patton is looking to escape.
Craig Patton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Johnson!
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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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RATING
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