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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Justice (ranked 25475 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Conlan (ranked 6620 p4p, 0 weight class). Conlan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Foggy Dew. This should be a great matchup!
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernest Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Conlan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice has managed to clinch.
Conlan trying to stall but Justice improves his position.
Justice gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Conlan regains guard.
Conlan is wriggling around but Justice manages to pass to half guard.
Conlan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Justice throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Conlan trying to control from the bottom.
Well, if Justice 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.
Justice is looking to take a break and control but Conlan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Conlan defending well though.
Conlan throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Justice wants to take a breather but Conlan is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conlan is looking for a sweep. Justice is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Conlan is refusing to be controlled, as Justice sits in half guard.
Justice working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Conlan trying to hold on to Justice's head to control him but Justice postures up.
Justice missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Justice lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Conlan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Justice throwing shots but Conlan is blocking nicely.
Conlan actively working from the bottom here.
Justice looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Conlan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Justice not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Justice missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Justice missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Conlan is looking to control Justice's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Conlan avoid being mounted?
Conlan tries to get to full guard but Justice has control of the leg.
Conlan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Justice.
Justice throwing shots but Conlan is blocking nicely.
Justice thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Conlan's head.
Justice 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.
Conlan is looking to improve his position.
Conlan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Justice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Justice not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Justice sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Conlan defending well though.
Justice sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Conlan defending well though.
Justice working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Justice stands up and beckons Conlan to join him on the feet.
Conlan swinging wildly here.
It looked like Justice wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Conlan gets tackled into the cage by Justice. Justice maintains the clinch.
Justice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conlan misses with a kick to the body
and Justice holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Justice content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Conlan wants to get back to striking at distance but Justice won't allow it.
Justice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conlan throws an off balance right hand
and Justice makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Justice fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Conlan, pushing him back against the cage.
Justice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conlan throws a right hand that Justice ducks under and follows up with a left that Justice also avoids with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Conlan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Justice thinks about countering with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernest Justice 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.
Conlan throws a body punch but Justice moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Justice misses the target.
Justice gets tackled into the cage by Conlan. Conlan maintains the clinch.
Justice is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Justice jumps into guard, dragging Conlan to the mat.
Conlan trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ernest Justice overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Conlan gets to his feet - Justice follows without any prompting.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conlan misses with a double jab
and Justice counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice is trying to trip Conlan. He has hold of a leg but Conlan is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Justice persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Conlan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Conlan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justice missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conlan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Justice.
Justice throwing strikes from guard but Conlan blocks nicely.
Justice working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Justice with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Justice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conlan can do to turn this around?
Conlan working a defensive guard here.
Justice throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conlan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Justice gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Justice slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Justice won't allow Conlan to sweep him here.
Justice postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Justice scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Justice trying to control but Conlan is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Conlan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conlan successfully pulls guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Justice accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Conlan has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Justice is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Conlan.
Conlan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Justice looks up at the clock and then as Conlan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Justice smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Justice lands some shots froms side control.
Justice in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conlan is pushing Justice's head away, looking to escape. Justice manages to hold on to the position though.
Conlan tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Justice easily slips into full mount!
Justice has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Conlan's face.
Conlan is bucking up trying to escape but Justice cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Justice lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Conlan hang on?
Justice cracks Conlan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Justice lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justice raining down shots from the mount!
Justice tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justice lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justice landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernest Justice dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Conlan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Justice moves into the clinch.
Justice turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Justice decides to stand back up.
Conlan misses with an uppercut
and Justice counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
No joy there for Conlan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A quick step to the side and Justice tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conlan takes a swing at Justice's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice tries to keep at a distance but Conlan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Conlan wants to break free but Justice has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice breaks from the clinch.
Justice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Conlan misses with a hook. Justice ducked under it nicely.
Conlan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Justice looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Justice gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Conlan is just content to waste time from the top position. Justice takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Conlan looking to sit in guard and control but Justice gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conlan looking to control.
Justice sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Conlan wants to stand up but Justice is controlling him.
Conlan keeping moving, preventing Justice from controlling successfully.
Conlan wants to sweep here but Justice controlling him for the moment.
Justice lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice controlling from the top position.
Justice throws a big elbow that misses.
Justice controls from within his opponent's guard.
Justice throws a big elbow that misses.
Justice wants to control from the top but Conlan keeps moving.
Conlan trying to control the position.
Conlan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four 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.
Justice postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Conlan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conlan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Justice avoids the body shot from Conlan.
Conlan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Conlan throws a leg kick
and Justice counters with a shoot takedown. Conlan fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justice working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Michael Conlan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ernest Justice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Conlan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernest Justice showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Justice, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernest Justice!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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