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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omar Harrak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Omar Harrak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stuart Johnson !
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson lands with a hook. Harrak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Harrak.
Harrak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harrak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Harrak does no damage.
Harrak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Harrak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson .
Harrak throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Johnson takes a swing at Harrak's ribcage but misses.
Harrak is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Johnson .
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrak moves away from the strike by Johnson .
It looked like Harrak was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands the left hand.
A big right from Harrak misses.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Harrak moves out of range.
Harrak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harrak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Harrak's head.
Johnson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harrak had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Harrak works over Johnson 's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrak sets himself, and Johnson steps forward looking for the clinch! Harrak avoids it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Harrak's ribs.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson throws a jab when Harrak was well out of range.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Harrak throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Harrak lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harrak.
It looks like Stuart Johnson has been cut.
Harrak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Harrak feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnson s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Harrak throws an off balance right hand
and Harrak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jabs Harrak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harrak with a hook.
Johnson throws a jab when Harrak was well out of range.
Harrak lands a slapping body shot.
Harrak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harrak takes one to the side of the head.
Harrak throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Harrak definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harrak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've been informed that Johnson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson cracks Harrak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrak misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson moves out of range as Harrak strikes.
Harrak loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
Harrak throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Harrak misses its intended target.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson misses with a body punch
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrak moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stuart Johnson 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harrak stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Some wild striking there from Harrak.
Stuart Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harrak throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Harrak avoids it with no problem.
Harrak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Harrak shakes it off.
Harrak misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
A shot to the body from Johnson misses
and Harrak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harrak throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slips a straight right by Harrak.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Harrak.
Harrak connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Harrak misses the body punch
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harrak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harrak looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Harrak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harrak there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harrak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from Harrak.
A nice side step and Johnson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Harrak punishes Johnson 's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrak misses with a looping right.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrak. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrak swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harrak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harrak misses with a combination
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Harrak throws a hook to the side of Johnson 's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harrak's hands.
Harrak misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrak.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Harrak avoids it with no problem.
Harrak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson throws a hook but Harrak blocks it.
Harrak throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Harrak tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Harrak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Harrak misses the target.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrak.
Harrak is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Johnson .
Harrak walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson .
Harrak takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harrak.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Harrak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson slips a jab from Harrak.
Harrak sets himself, and Johnson steps forward looking for the clinch! Harrak avoids it this time.
Harrak misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harrak with a body shot.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harrak.
Harrak lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from Johnson misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stuart Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Stuart Johnson 's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson slips a jab from Harrak.
A shot to the body from Johnson misses
and Harrak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harrak scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harrak momentarily.
Harrak jabs at Johnson 's body.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Harrak ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson .
Harrak throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrak with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Harrak misses.
Harrak looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrak just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Harrak had a free shot at his head there.
Harrak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Harrak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson stuns Harrak with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harrak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harrak misses with a double jab.
Omar Harrak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harrak throws out the jab.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and Harrak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Johnson .
Harrak ducks under a wild hook from Johnson .
Harrak walks into a jab.
Harrak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harrak misses with an uppercut
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harrak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harrak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harrak is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Harrak.
Good shot there by Harrak.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Johnson 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harrak under the eye.
Harrak looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Harrak misses.
Harrak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrak missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson cracks Harrak with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harrak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson .
Good shot there by Johnson .
A left lands for Johnson .
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harrak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson with a jab.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Harrak takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stuart Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stuart Johnson !
Stuart Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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