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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Johnston (ranked 2073 p4p, 256 weight class) and Hefty Jack (ranked 1807 p4p, 225 weight class). Wayne Johnston has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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212 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wayne Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hefty Jack!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston shoots in for a double leg but Jack sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnston has Jack up against the cage in a clinch.
Jack has picked Johnston up - he's going for a ride! Jack dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ground and pound from Jack.
Johnston gets back to full guard.
Johnston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnston has momentary wrist control but Jack slips an elbow through the middle.
Jack is in close to Johnston's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jack throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack wants to pass the guard but Johnston is keeping the position.
Jack trying to control but Johnston is working from the bottom.
Johnston looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jack is one step ahead there.
Jack not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jack looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnston is keeping the position for now.
Johnston wants to sweep but no luck.
Jack landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnston is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jack wants to control but Johnston is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnston sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jack defending well though.
Jack has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Still in half guard, Johnston seems content to control.
Jack blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnston.
Jack has his hands clasped together around Johnston's back. He's all about the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnston prevents Jack from improving his position.
Johnston is thwarting Jack's attempts to control the position.
Johnston throwing shots but Jack is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Johnston throwing shots but Jack is blocking nicely.
Johnston trying to control the action but Jack is working from the bottom.
Johnston throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston throws a strike but Jack avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jack controls Johnston momentarily but Johnston frees himself.
Jack utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnston cracks Jack with a solid left hand.
Jack looking for a sweep. Not yet Jack, not yet.
Johnston wants to pass the guard but Jack is keeping the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Johnston will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jack working a defensive guard here.
Jack manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnston manages to get himself to full guard.
Johnston is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack advances to half guard.
Jack is keen to just control but Johnston is a slippery customer.
Johnston is trying to maintain the position but Jack is very close to passing his half guard.
Jack drops an elbow to the side of Johnston's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jack controlling the action here.
Jack not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jack prevents Johnston from improving his position.
Johnston makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johnston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hefty Jack will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnston closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jack counters with a shoot takedown. Johnston fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnston wants to sweep but no luck.
Jack lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnston bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jack's guard.
Jack working a defensive guard here.
Johnston wants to control from the top but Jack keeps moving.
Johnston stands up over Jack, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Johnston pushing down on Jack's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jack moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston looking to sit in guard and control but Jack gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jack keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnston's head.
Johnston lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Johnston has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johnston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jack keeping full guard, as Johnston tries to pass.
Jack tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jack managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jack bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnston's guard.
Johnston keeping moving, preventing Jack from controlling successfully.
Johnston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jack trying to control but Johnston is working from the bottom.
Jack is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jack stopping the sweep attempt from Johnston.
Jack slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Johnston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston is trying to get back to full guard.
Jack lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jack takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnston is pressing down on Jack's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Johnston lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jack is trying to keep Johnston in close.
Johnston is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jack looking to control.
Hefty Jack has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnston passes Jack's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jack keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jack trying to control here.
Johnston is looking to advance position but Jack won't allow it.
Johnston is looking to stall here but Jack recovers full guard.
Jack wants to sweep here but Johnston controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnston throwing strikes from guard but Jack blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hefty Jack will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Johnston gets caught flat footed, as Jack shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnston is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jack connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnston keeping moving, preventing Jack from controlling successfully.
Jack sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnston's guard.
Johnston manages to get to full guard.
Johnston wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston keeping moving, preventing Jack from controlling successfully.
Johnston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnston tries to get out of the position.
Jack keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnston's head.
Johnston looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jack is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jack trying to control but Johnston is working from the bottom.
Johnston lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Johnston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jack controlling the position.
Jack is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jack looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johnston wants to control from the top but Jack keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnston stops Jack from standing up.
Jack working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnston.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jack scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Johnston wants to get back to full guard.
Johnston wants to get back to full guard but Jack has passed into side control.
Johnston is looking to regain half guard here but Jack keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston is trying to work for a sweep but Jack has mounted him!
Jack can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnston is looking to escape.
Jack prevents Johnston from getting the reversal.
Jack with shots to the head and body - Johnston looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wayne Johnston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnston sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Johnston is looking for a sweep. Jack is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jack trying to control from half guard but Johnston is working away.
Johnston taking some punishment here, with Jack in his half guard.
Johnston wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jack is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnston is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnston wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Jack seems content to control.
Jack winds up and cracks Johnston with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnston wants to improve his position but Jack is controlling well.
Jack working the head and body with strikes.
Johnston is not content to let Jack control the position.
Nice strikes from Jack there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jack is looking to take a break and control but Johnston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jack drops an elbow to the side of Johnston's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hefty Jack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jack 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hefty Jack!
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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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FIGHT
RATING
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