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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jonas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Aint no sunshine kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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175 cm
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Jonas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jonas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson with a poor takedown
letting Jonas counter with a right hand.
Jonas throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jonas.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jonas swivels and escapes.
Jon Jonas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Johnson.
Jonas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Jonas jabs at Johnson's body.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jonas stuffs the takedown.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Jonas sprawls well.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Jonas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
letting Jonas counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
James Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Jonas.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Jonas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Jonas to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Jonas counter with a right hand.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jonas.
Jon Jonas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Jonas.
Jonas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jonas tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Jonas shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Jonas tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jonas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jonas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jonas misses with a few strikes there.
Jonas scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Jonas dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jonas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
A jab from Jonas misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson dives in and grabs Jonas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jonas pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Jon Jonas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jonas wants it to stay on the feet.
Jonas shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Johnson eats them both and turns towards Jonas to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Jonas.
Jonas sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice takedown defense from Jonas. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jonas cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
James Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jonas as he jumps to the side.
Jonas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Jonas circles away easily
letting Jonas counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonas misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jonas won't be happy with that.
Johnson is trying to get an arm triangle but Jonas is defending well.
Jonas wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jonas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johnson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jonas, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonas wants to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Jonas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Jonas's face as Johnson controls the position.
Johnson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jonas misses with a looping left.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jonas.
A left and a right from Jonas both land. Nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonas misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Jonas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Jonas keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson won't allow Jonas to sweep him here.
Johnson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jonas lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jonas circles away.
Jon Jonas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Johnson.
Jonas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jonas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jonas sprawls well. Jonas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Jonas sprawls well.
Jonas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jonas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Johnson!
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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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