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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jameel Johnson (ranked 94 p4p, 208 weight class) and Grant Hyde (ranked 11 p4p, 25 weight class). Hyde comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Darkside-Neoni kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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187 cm 27 196 15 - 7 - 0 |
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188 cm 28 196 16 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class MT Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jameel Johnson! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Hyde! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hyde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Hyde 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. Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hyde under the eye. Hyde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson. Johnson scores with a decent looking hook. Grant Hyde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hyde throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot. Hyde with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut. Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Hyde tries a quick counter leg kick but Johnson is wise to it. Johnson misses with a left hand and Hyde counters with a lovely straight right hand! Hyde lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Hyde bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hyde throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it. A cross from Hyde lands. Hyde scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson feints a jab promting Hyde to slip. Johnson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hyde slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Hyde walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Johnson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Hyde swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Johnson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grant Hyde! Grant Hyde is the new middleweight champion! Grant Hyde managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160), into his post fight interview.
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hype
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pop
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