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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilfred Ainsworth (ranked 215 p4p, 270 weight class) and Manny Johnson (ranked 30 p4p, 35 weight class). Ainsworth comes to the cage accompanied by Fred Neil - Everybody's Talkin'. Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by On The Run . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilfred Ainsworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ainsworth throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Ainsworth lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Ainsworth thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ainsworth takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Ainsworth has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ainsworth fires out a quick counter leg kick but Johnson just manages to avoid it.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Ainsworth moves his leg out of the way.
Ainsworth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ainsworth throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Ainsworth moves out of range of the strikes.
Ainsworth thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Ainsworth checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ainsworth. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ainsworth misses with a body shot.
Johnson flicks out a counter leg kick but Ainsworth steps away.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Ainsworth shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ainsworth takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson throws a hook but Ainsworth avoids it easily.
Ainsworth tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson defending well as Ainsworth loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ainsworth throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Ainsworth only half commits.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ainsworth misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.
Ainsworth misses with a shot to the body
and Ainsworth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ainsworth defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Ainsworth jabs at Johnson's body.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Ainsworth fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ainsworth works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Ainsworth lands with a cross.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ainsworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Ainsworth.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson throws a body punch but Ainsworth moves out of range.
Ainsworth misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A shot to the body from Ainsworth misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Ainsworth drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ainsworth with a nice calf kick.
Johnson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ainsworth had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Nice uppercut lands for Ainsworth. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Ainsworth lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Ainsworth shakes it off.
Ainsworth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Ainsworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ainsworth manages to avoid it.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Ainsworth half committed to a counter leg kick.
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but Ainsworth saw it coming and moves away.
Ainsworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ainsworth.
Johnson cracks Ainsworth with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Ainsworth moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Ainsworth misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ainsworth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ainsworth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ainsworth lands with a right hand.
Ainsworth throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Ainsworth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ainsworth throws a big shot that misses.
Ainsworth misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson counters with a body kick.
Ainsworth moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Ainsworth takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ainsworth is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ainsworth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ainsworth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ainsworth takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Ainsworth scores with a leg kick.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Ainsworth counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a jab when Ainsworth was well out of range.
Ainsworth walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Ainsworth sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ainsworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
Ainsworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ainsworth scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ainsworth.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Ainsworth pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnson is out of range and Ainsworth settles back down.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Ainsworth avoids it with no problem.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ainsworth connects with an inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Johnson. Ainsworth shrugs it off though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ainsworth. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ainsworth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ainsworth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Ainsworth misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wilfred Ainsworth will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ainsworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ainsworth.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Ainsworth.
Johnson throws a hook but Ainsworth blocks it.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ainsworth makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Ainsworth moved out of range nicely.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Ainsworth counters with an outside leg kick.
Ainsworth throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ainsworth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Ainsworth, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ainsworth misses with a low kick.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ainsworth blocks a leg kick.
Ainsworth connects with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Ainsworth cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Ainsworth moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Ainsworth's ribs.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Ainsworth's ribs.
A low kick from Ainsworth misses
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ainsworth.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Ainsworth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Johnson backs away, Ainsworth returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Ainsworth lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
A slow jab from Ainsworth misses its intended target.
Ainsworth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ainsworth checks a leg kick.
Ainsworth swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ainsworth is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Manny Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ainsworth lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Ainsworth.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good work by Ainsworth as he checks the leg kick.
Ainsworth misses with a low kick.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Ainsworth moved away.
Ainsworth jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ainsworth connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Ainsworth throws a body shot but no joy.
Ainsworth lands a body shot.
Ainsworth blocks the body kick.
Ainsworth digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Ainsworth moves away and avoids it.
Ainsworth drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Ainsworth throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ainsworth. Ainsworth obviously looking to wear him down.
Ainsworth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Ainsworth misses with a body shot.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Ainsworth moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ainsworth.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Ainsworth connects with the punch.
Johnson motions for Ainsworth to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ainsworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ainsworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from Ainsworth misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ainsworth does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A left and a right from Ainsworth both land. Nice combination.
Johnson tries a low kick but Ainsworth avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ainsworth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ainsworth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick lands for Ainsworth.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Ainsworth missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Ainsworth is predictable there
and Johnson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ainsworth is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Ainsworth is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ainsworth works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Ainsworth with a nice calf kick.
Ainsworth connects with a leg kick.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Ainsworth.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
As Johnson backs away, Ainsworth returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ainsworth misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wilfred Ainsworth will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Ainsworth manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ainsworth tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Ainsworth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ainsworth misses the jab.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Ainsworth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ainsworth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ainsworth tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ainsworth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Ainsworth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Ainsworth throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ainsworth tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ainsworth counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johnson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ainsworth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
A good leg kick by Ainsworth.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ainsworth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ainsworth bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ainsworth moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ainsworth missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ainsworth. Ainsworth circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Ainsworth's head but Ainsworth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ainsworth attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
A good leg kick by Ainsworth.
Johnson tries a low kick but Ainsworth avoids it.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manny Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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!
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donk. Johnson catches Ainsworth right on the button with a cross.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Ainsworth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ainsworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Ainsworth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ainsworth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Ainsworth checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ainsworth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ainsworth moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ainsworth cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Ainsworth scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ainsworth throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson with the inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook. Ainsworth ducked under it nicely.
Ainsworth lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ainsworths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ainsworth feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Ainsworth moves out of range.
Ainsworth looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ainsworth looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ainsworth throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wilfred Ainsworth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ainsworth misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ainsworth swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Ainsworth misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Ainsworth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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 throws a shot from downtown. Ainsworth moves away and avoids it.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice leg kick from Ainsworth, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson tests Ainsworth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ainsworth looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Ainsworth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Ainsworth ducks down to avoid it.
Ainsworth appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ainsworth throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crunch! Ainsworth slams his shin into Johnson's torso.
Ainsworth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Ainsworth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Ainsworth counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wilfred Ainsworth.
Well Ainsworth 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilfred Ainsworth!
A victorious Wilfred Ainsworth thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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