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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between chris jhonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corallus Hortulanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hortulanus has chosen The Great White - Once Bitten, Twice Shy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, chris jhonson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Corallus Hortulanus!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jhonson wants to clinch up but Hortulanus keeps it at a distance.
jhonson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hortulanus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hortulanus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hortulanus.
jhonson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hortulanus.
jhonson fails to pull guard.
Hortulanus lands a nice knee to the body.
Hortulanus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
jhonson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hortulanus tries to land knees in the clinch but jhonson avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hortulanus obliges.
jhonson is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hortulanus crunches a lovely knee into jhonson's ribcage.
Hortulanus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hortulanus connects with a knee to the head.
Hortulanus lands a knee to the body.
Hortulanus crunches a lovely knee into jhonson's ribcage.
Hortulanus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hortulanus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has jhonson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hortulanus connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Hortulanus.
Hortulanus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hortulanus lands a good knee to the midsection. jhonson won't want to take too many of those.
Hortulanus lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Hortulanus.
Hortulanus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hortulanus landing knees to the body.
jhonson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hortulanus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hortulanus working jhonson over with knees to the body.
Hortulanus prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hortulanus scores a nice knee to the body.
Hortulanus with a knee to the head.
Hortulanus working jhonson over with knees to the body.
jhonson is trying to break free.
Hortulanus working jhonson over with knees to the body.
jhonson is trying to force a seperation but Hortulanus has the dominant position.
jhonson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hortulanus is defending well for now.
Hortulanus scores a nice knee to the body.
Hortulanus connects with a knee to the head.
Hortulanus lands a knee to the body.
Hortulanus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
jhonson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hortulanus won't allow it.
Hortulanus lands a knee to the body.
Hortulanus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from jhonson.
jhonson has had enough of the clinch but Hortulanus keeps him there for the moment.
Hortulanus trying to land knees to the body.
Hortulanus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but jhonson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hortulanus lands a good knee to the midsection. jhonson won't want to take too many of those.
Hortulanus missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hortulanus obliges.
jhonson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hortulanus walks away with a smile on his face. jhonson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for chris jhonson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hortulanus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
jhonson takes an elbow to the temple.
jhonson is pushing Hortulanus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hortulanus lands a good knee to the midsection. jhonson won't want to take too many of those.
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.
jhonson managing to block the knees to the body from Hortulanus.
jhonson has had enough of the clinch but Hortulanus keeps him there for the moment.
Hortulanus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from jhonson.
jhonson jumps guard and drags Hortulanus to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
jhonson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hortulanus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
jhonson looking for a guillotine here but Hortulanus defends easily.
Hortulanus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with jhonson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hortulanus postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hortulanus stopping the sweep attempt from jhonson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hortulanus trying to control but jhonson is working from the bottom.
That's four 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.
jhonson wants to stand up but Hortulanus is controlling him.
Hortulanus has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of jhonson is proving hard to escape from.
Hortulanus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Corallus Hortulanus wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hortulanus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corallus Hortulanus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hortulanus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with jhonson, pushing him back against the cage.
Hortulanus lands a good knee to the midsection. jhonson won't want to take too many of those.
Hortulanus lands an elbow just above jhonson 's eye.
jhonson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
jhonson wants a takedown but no success here.
Hortulanus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hortulanus.
Hortulanus landing knees to the body.
Hortulanus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
jhonson takes a knee to the side of the body.
jhonson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hortulanus working jhonson over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hortulanus.
Hortulanus lands an elbow just above jhonson 's eye.
Hortulanus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hortulanus using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hortulanus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hortulanus.
Hortulanus landing knees to the body.
Corallus Hortulanus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hortulanus connects with a nasty looking knee right to jhonson's face.
jhonson managing to block the knees to the body from Hortulanus.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hortulanus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hortulanus crunches a lovely knee into jhonson's ribcage.
jhonson tries to break free but Hortulanus pushes him back against the cage.
Hortulanus with a knee to the head.
jhonson misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hortulanus lands a good knee to the midsection. jhonson won't want to take too many of those.
jhonson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
jhonson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hortulanus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
jhonson is trying to maintain a safe position but Hortulanus gets an underhook and turns jhonson into the cage.
Hortulanus lands a knee to the body.
Hortulanus landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hortulanus obliges.
jhonson is trying to break the clinch but Hortulanus is controlling him.
jhonson misses with an elbow over the top.
Hortulanus landing knees to the body.
Hortulanus lands an elbow just above jhonson 's eye.
Hortulanus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hortulanus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Hortulanus.
Hortulanus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hortulanus lands a good knee to the midsection. jhonson won't want to take too many of those.
Hortulanus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and jhonson avoids it.
jhonson avoiding damage as Hortulanus throws knees to the body.
Hortulanus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. jhonson is defending well for now.
Hortulanus misses with a knee strike.
Hortulanus missing with knees to the body.
jhonson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hortulanus won't allow it.
Hortulanus lands a good knee to the midsection. jhonson won't want to take too many of those.
Hortulanus lands an elbow that stopped jhonson in his tracks for a moment.
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.
Hortulanus misses with a knee strike.
jhonson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hortulanus fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hortulanus closes the distance and pushes jhonson back into the cage.
jhonson missing with knees to the body.
Hortulanus landing knees to the head.
Hortulanus crunches a lovely knee into jhonson's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hortulanus.
Knees to the body from Hortulanus.
jhonson avoiding damage as Hortulanus throws knees to the body.
Hortulanus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hortulanus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from jhonson.
Hortulanus working jhonson over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hortulanus.
Hortulanus connects with a knee to the head.
Hortulanus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but jhonson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hortulanus lands a knee to the head.
jhonson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hortulanus.
Hortulanus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
jhonson misses with a body punch.
jhonson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hortulanus won't allow it.
Hortulanus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
jhonson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
jhonson goes for a takedown attempt but Hortulanus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for chris jhonson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hortulanus closes the distance and clinches.
Hortulanus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hortulanus lands a nice knee to the body.
Hortulanus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has jhonson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hortulanus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hortulanus avoiding damage as jhonson throws knees to the body.
Hortulanus dodges an elbow strike from jhonson.
Hortulanus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hortulanus with a knee to the head.
Hortulanus tries a knee to the head but jhonson blocks it.
jhonson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hortulanus has double underhooks.
jhonson is trying to push Hortulanus away but Hortulanus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
jhonson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hortulanus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. jhonson is defending well for now.
jhonson avoiding damage as Hortulanus throws knees to the body.
Hortulanus unloads a knee to the mid-section. jhonson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hortulanus as jhonson tries to tie him up.
Nice elbow from Hortulanus.
Hortulanus tries to land knees in the clinch but jhonson avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hortulanus obliges.
Hortulanus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
jhonson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hortulanus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and jhonson avoids it.
jhonson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
jhonson avoiding damage as Hortulanus throws knees to the body.
jhonson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hortulanus.
Hortulanus landing knees to the head.
Hortulanus trying to land knees to the body.
Hortulanus lands a good knee to the midsection. jhonson won't want to take too many of those.
Hortulanus trying to land knees to the body.
jhonson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hortulanus won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Hortulanus.
jhonson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hortulanus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
jhonson has Hortulanus pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hortulanus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hortulanus scores with a knee to the head.
jhonson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hortulanus won't allow it.
Hortulanus lands an elbow inside that jhonson shrugs off.
Hortulanus lands a nice knee to the body.
Hortulanus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. jhonson is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
jhonson tries a knee to the head but Hortulanus blocks it.
Hortulanus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and jhonson avoids it.
Hortulanus trying to land knees to the body.
jhonson tries to score a body lock takedown but Hortulanus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hortulanus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
jhonson lands a knee to the body.
Hortulanus lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corallus Hortulanus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hortulanus rushes jhonson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
jhonson is trying to drag Hortulanus to the mat but Hortulanus just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hortulanus crunches a lovely knee into jhonson's ribcage.
jhonson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hortulanus tries a knee to the head but jhonson blocks it.
jhonson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
jhonson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hortulanus blocks it with crossed arms.
jhonson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hortulanus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has jhonson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hortulanus obliges.
jhonson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hortulanus has double underhooks.
Hortulanus working jhonson over with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hortulanus stops a takedown attempt from jhonson.
Hortulanus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through jhonson's defenses.
Hortulanus scores with a knee to the head.
Hortulanus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hortulanus scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hortulanus trying to land knees to the body.
jhonson takes a knee right on the jaw!
jhonson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
jhonson is trying to drag Hortulanus to the mat but Hortulanus just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for chris jhonson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hortulanus lands an elbow just above jhonson 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hortulanus scores a nice knee to the body.
Hortulanus trying to land knees to the body.
jhonson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hortulanus crunches a lovely knee into jhonson's ribcage.
Hortulanus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hortulanus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hortulanus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from jhonson.
jhonson tries to break the clinch but Hortulanus is controlling the position.
Hortulanus lands a knee to the head.
Hortulanus scores with a knee to the head.
Hortulanus lands a good knee to the midsection. jhonson won't want to take too many of those.
Hortulanus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and jhonson avoids it.
jhonson trying to land knees to the body.
Hortulanus lands a knee to the body.
jhonson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hortulanus lands a nice knee to the body.
Hortulanus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. jhonson is defending well for now.
jhonson tries for a takedown but Hortulanus manages to get underhooks.
jhonson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hortulanus connects with a knee to the head.
jhonson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hortulanus has double underhooks.
jhonson takes a knee to the side of the body.
chris jhonson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hortulanus avoiding damage as jhonson throws knees to the body.
jhonson avoiding damage as Hortulanus throws knees to the body.
jhonson pulls guard effortlessly.
jhonson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
jhonson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hortulanus postures up.
Hortulanus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
jhonson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hortulanus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hortulanus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
jhonson wants to sweep here but Hortulanus controlling him for the moment.
Hortulanus wants to control from the top but jhonson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hortulanus is looking to stand up but jhonson won't let him.
Hortulanus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. jhonson is keeping the position for now.
Hortulanus sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hortulanus trying to stand up but can't free himself from jhonson's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corallus Hortulanus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hortulanus 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corallus Hortulanus!
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hype
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