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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Jah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeke Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, King Jah!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That has opened up King Jah's cut even more.
Jah is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Johnson controlling from mount.
Jah avoids a series of strikes thrown by Johnson.
Johnson is landing with some decent strikes but Jah is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson looking to ground and pound but Jah is blocking nicely.
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jah holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Johnson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Johnson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jah blocking the ground and pound.
Johnson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Johnson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jah has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jah hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jah wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Johnson.
Johnson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jah because Johnson loaded up on that one.
Johnson controlling from mount.
Johnson cracks Jah with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Johnson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jah's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on King Jah's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jah as he avoids it easily.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jah's calf.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jah enables Johnson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jah manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Zeke Johnson just wasn't active enough.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zeke Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jah moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Johnson swings for the body but Jah moves out of range.
Jah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Jah. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jah slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jah avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jah is breathing heavily.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Jah in a clinch.
Johnson pulls guard.
Johnson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jah!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jah wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Johnson.
Jah avoids a series of strikes thrown by Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson throwing strikes here but Jah is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on King Jah's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jah.
A combination from Jah does no damage.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Jah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Jah on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Jah throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson thuds his shin into the meat of Jah's side.
Jah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson throws a head kick that Jah semi-blocks.
Zeke Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jah circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jah counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Jah to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Jah in a clinch.
King Jah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson wants a takedown.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Jah.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Jah blocks it.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zeke Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jah can do to turn this around?
Jah lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Zeke Johnson has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Jah gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Jah has him pressed against the cage.
Jah tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zeke Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeke Johnson!
Zeke Johnson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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RATING
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