This is the UFC on FX 3 live blog for Demetrious Johnson vs. Ian McCall, a flyweight bout on Friday night’s UFC event from the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla.
Johnson, who is 3-1-1 in his last five fights, will face McCall, who is 1-2-1 in his UFC/WEC career, on the main card. The winner will face Joseph Benavidez for the UFC flyweight title.
Check out the live blog below.
Round 1: Johnson bouncing around as always to start. McCall backs him up to the cage and initiates a clinch. Johnson reverses position and pulls McCall down briefly. Johnson lands a right hand and resets. McCall throwing a couple of wild right hooks that both miss badly. Johnson lands a right hand that rocked McCall, who falls to his back. McCall gets up quickly though. Good start for Johnson. McCall tries a kick and Johnson catches it and puts him down again. McCall rolls free and lands a pair of body shots. A quick first round goes to Johnson, 10-9.
Round 2: McCall scores a quick takedown but can’t establish position as Johnson scrambles free. McCall uppercut lands. “Uncle Creepy” looks more comfortable early on. An errant kick lands low, so we take a quick timeout. McCall with a level shift takedown but can’t hold Johnson down. McCall scores with a spinning elbow against the fence. Johnson shifts to orthodox stance for the final minute and lands a right hook and knee from the clinch. Straight right for Johnson. A close round, but we score it for McCall 10-9.
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