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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Clark (ranked 3047 p4p, 22543 weight class) and John Johns (ranked 355 p4p, 527 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Johns enters the cage!
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14 - 13 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wesley Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Johns!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns ducks right into an uppercut from Clark.
Johns throws a poor cross that misses
and Clark counters with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Johns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johns.
Clark throws out a loose jab but Johns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johns appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Johns throws a lazy right hand but Clark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clark has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johns tries to pull guard but Clark forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Clark comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Clark pushes Johns back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Clark lands a body punch.
Clark can't find room to land a body shot as Johns controls the action.
Clark gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark 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.
Clark not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johns is looking to improve his position.
Johns is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Clark's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Clark's back!
Clark trying to get back to his feet but Johns is in full control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns tries to get the hooks in deep but Clark pushed the leg off.
Clark manages to reverse the position and now he's in Johns's guard. Nice work there by Clark.
Clark cracks Johns with a solid left hand.
Clark wants to control from the top but Johns keeps moving.
Clark scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Clark postures up.
Johns wants to sweep here but Clark controlling him for the moment.
Johns keeps trying to improve his position.
Clark throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Clark throwing strikes from guard but Johns blocks nicely.
Clark with a nice head shot there.
Clark with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clark makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Clark postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Clark looking to pass the guard.
Johns pulls Clark in close to his closed guard and prevents Clark from doing any damage or advancing position.
Clark won't allow Johns to sweep him here.
Clark is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Clark advances position into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johns is looking for a sweep.
Johns defending against the ground and pound.
Clark wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johns keeps working.
Johns is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Clark has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johns is looking to reverse the position.
Clark wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johns keeps working.
Clark cracks Johns with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Johns wants to control but Clark postures up.
Johns is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Clark's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Clark connects with a nice short shot to Johns's temple.
Johns controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Clark controlling the pace.
Johns felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Clark throwing shots but Johns is blocking nicely.
Johns avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clark.
Clark missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johns gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns controlling Clark's posture.
Clark postures up.
Clark stopping the sweep attempt from Johns.
Johns is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johns utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johns looking for a sweep. Not yet Johns, not yet.
Clark is working Johns over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Clark chips away with some ground and pound.
Clark postures up in Johns's guard and throws a big left but Johns blocks it.
Clark throws a strike but Johns rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark keeping full guard, as Johns tries to pass.
Clark looking for a guillotine here but Johns defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Clark dominated that round.
That's time! Clark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johns throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clark.
Clark lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clark stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johns jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johns. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johns fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johns darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Clark moves out of range as Johns strikes.
Clark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Clark backs off Johns throws a huge counter combo but Clark manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johns throws a front kick aimed at Clark's knee but Clark avoids it well.
Clark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johns can do to turn this around?
Clark bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johns's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johns with a lazy takedown attempt
and Clark counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark moves into the clinch.
Clark breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Johns finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wesley Clark is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns throws a hook but Clark avoids it easily.
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johns throws out the jab.
Clark cracks Johns with a right hand to the side of the head.
Clark looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clark ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Clark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clark goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johns is rocked!
Clark is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Clark shuts the power down on Johns. Lights out, game over! Clark is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wesley Clark!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Wesley Clark waved his t-shirt featuring 30th Century Beer Store's logo in front of the cameras.
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