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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnnie Wait (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wait's entrance music is Say Hello. A fine choice. Gold has chosen Fire Bug as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
265 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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199 cm
21
272 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnnie Wait!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Al Gold!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Gold misses.
Wait tries to close the distance and clinch but Gold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gold scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Johnnie Wait has been cut.
Wait moves into range and clinches up with Gold.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wait just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gold's brow.
Wait misses with an elbow strike.
Wait creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gold's defenses.
Wait's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gold fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gold looks to throw the jab but Wait is out of range.
Gold throws a big shot that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Wait. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wait.
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!
Wait cracks the inside of Gold's front leg.
Gold stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gold wants it to stay on the feet.
Wait takes the fight into the clinch.
Wait breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wait misses with a takedown attempt - Gold sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wait tries to clinch but Gold moves out of range.
Gold fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wait looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Al Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wait bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wait walks into a left hand.
Wait closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gold did well to prevent Wait getting side control.
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!
Gold is looking to escape.
Wait throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wait missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wait is pressing down on Gold's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gold is holding on for now.
Gold blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold is trying to stand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gold can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wait wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gold keeps working.
Johnnie Wait has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gold throws a leg kick but Wait checks it.
Gold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gold lands a really nice looking cross but Wait seems unphased.
Gold stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnnie Wait. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wait moves away from the strike by Gold.
Wait fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wait closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnnie Wait dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnnie Wait's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wait shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gold defends it nicely.
Gold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab from Gold.
Wait misses with a wild body shot.
Wait misses with a hook.
A big right from Gold misses.
Gold throws a hook but Wait avoids it easily.
Al Gold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wait has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gold finds it's way round the side to connect with Wait's head.
Wait gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wait sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gold defending well though.
Gold is trying to stand up here but Wait is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold is defending against the submission attempts here by Wait.
Wait throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gold is trying to stand back up but Wait is controlling him
Gold is refusing to be controlled, as Wait sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wait in particular looking to stall.
Wait 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wait looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wait not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wait thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wait missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnnie Wait dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnnie Wait's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Jab by Gold.
Wait scores with a takedown into Gold's guard.
Wait trying to control but Gold is working from the bottom.
Gold working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wait.
Wait trying to control but Gold is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Johnnie Wait wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wait is looking to clinch.
Wait slaps away a takedown attempt from Gold, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wait takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnnie Wait's cut is getting worse.
Gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wait sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wait moves out of range as Gold strikes.
Gold has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wait.
A left lands for Gold.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold looks to score with a jab to the body but Wait is just out of range.
Wait shoots in and drives through. Gold sprawls well.
Gold gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wait to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wait forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold is looking to escape.
Wait thows a huge punch but Gold dodges it nicely.
Wait working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Gold's thigh. Gold counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Wait working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wait trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wait pushes down on Gold's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gold looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Johnnie Wait did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Johnnie Wait's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Gold misses with a hook
and Wait counters with a shoot takedown. Gold fights it but they end up in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wait's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wait lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wait stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wait missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wait wants to pass the guard but Gold is keeping the position.
Wait's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wait in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wait throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wait trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wait is looking to work some ground and pound but Gold has wrist control.
Gold wants to stand but Wait is controlling the position.
Wait missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gold wants to stand but Wait is controlling the position.
Wait loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wait throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wait working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wait throwing strikes from guard but Gold blocks nicely.
Wait trying to control but Gold is working from the bottom.
Wait lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wait trying to control the position from guard on top but Gold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wait is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gold is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnnie Wait had his way with Al Gold in that round.
The cut man is working on Johnnie Wait's cut.
That's time! Wait's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gold throws an overhand right that lands on Wait's shoulder, as Wait tries to avoid the shot.
Wait closes the distance and clinches up with Gold, looking for a takedown. Wait pushes Gold against the ropes but Gold circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gold fails to land the takedown.
Gold might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gold swats away the attempt to clinch by Wait.
Gold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gold closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wait quickly recovers to half guard.
Wait is trying to get back to full guard.
Wait regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gold.
Gold is looking to work some ground and pound but Wait has wrist control.
Wait trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wait works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gold throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wait works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gold looking to pass the guard.
Wait utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gold trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gold stops Wait from standing up.
Gold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gold trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wait has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gold off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wait tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold gets tackled into the ropes by Wait. Wait maintains the clinch.
Wait throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wait breaks the clinch.
Gold throws the left hand but Wait avoids the punch easily.
Gold shoots in for a takedown but Wait shows good takedown defense.
Gold scores with a sloppy right hand. Wait should have avoided that one.
Wait staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wait closes the distance and pushes Gold back into the ropes.
Wait throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wait lands an elbow that stopped Gold in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Al Gold has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wait just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gold's brow.
Wait lands an elbow inside that Gold shrugs off.
Wait tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Al Gold.
I think Wait has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Johnnie Wait!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Johnnie Wait!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Johnnie Wait!
Johnnie Wait wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Johnnie Wait thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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