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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between jason Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 cm
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160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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178 cm
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176 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, jason Wayne! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Sammy Johnson! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wayne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side. Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow. Johnson throws a wild body kick that Wayne sees coming a mile off. Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sammy Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Johnson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
It looks like jason Wayne has been cut. Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Wayne shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Johnson misses with a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wayne. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jason Wayne. That's going to take a lot out of him. Johnson throws a body punch but Wayne moves out of range. Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson misses with a body kick. Wayne checks a leg kick. Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Wayne shoots in. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wayne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Johnson keeps Wayne at a distance using the push kick. Wayne is breathing heavily. Johnson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wayne will feel that in the morning. Johnson lands a left and a right that send Wayne crashing to the mat, dazed. Johnson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round. A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Johnson - that will leave a mark!
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson. Johnson lands a jab to the head.
jason Wayne's cut is getting worse. Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Wayne has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Johnson. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. An inside leg kick lands from Johnson. Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wayne moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Johnson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Wayne. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery. Wayne moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot by Johnson. Johnson tries to land a front kick but Wayne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wayne moves out of range of the body kick. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wayne. Johnson throws a series of punches but Wayne avoids them all with ease. Sammy Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Wayne lands the left hand. Johnson connects with a high kick. Wayne tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance. Johnson scores with a kick to the midsection. Wayne lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Wayne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Johnson works over Wayne's head and body with a nice combination. Johnson dodges the punch combination from Wayne.
Wayne really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Johnson scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Wayne. Johnson misses with a low kick. Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick. Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Wayne checks it. Johnson throws a head kick that misses. Wayne moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off. Horrible takedown by Wayne or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad. Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Johnson cracks Wayne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily. Johnson tries to bum rush Wayne with a series of wild strikes but Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wayne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Wayne shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Wayne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Johnson throws a lazy head kick and Wayne counters with a head kick. Johnson lands a lovely overhand right. Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wayne. Wayne is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson. Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Johnson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wayne missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Wayne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Johnson dominated that round. The cut man is working on jason Wayne's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wayne tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range. jason Wayne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Johnson looks to land a combination. Wayne sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Wayne throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Wayne's legs. Wayne is looking to clinch. Wayne throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Johnson throws a head kick that misses and Wayne counters with a body kick. Wayne changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Wayne manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. A head kick misses from Johnson. Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wayne checks it well. Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wayne counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Wayne tries to score a body lock takedown but Johnson shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Wayne fails with the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jason Wayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head kick misses from Johnson. A right-left combo lands from Johnson. Wayne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wayne's sensitive parts. A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination. Wayne shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Wayne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Johnson feints and then cracks Wayne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wayne down. Wayne blocks a leg kick. A lazy body kick from Johnson and Wayne counters with a nice kick to the body. A leg kick checked by Johnson. Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork. The fight stays on the outside here - Wayne looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Johnson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wayne.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johnson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range. Wayne will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Wayne avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Wayne moves out of range. Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Wayne shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Wayne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Wayne blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Both fighters circling a little - Johnson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Johnson thuds a left hand into Wayne's body. Johnson misses with the body kick and Wayne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Wayne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Wayne avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wayne moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off. Johnson throws a head kick that Wayne semi-blocks.
Sammy Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup. Wayne closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Wayne pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Johnson is working the combinations to good effect here. Wayne shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well. Wayne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Wayne takes a body punch but keeps moving. Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wayne's calf. Johnson wants to slow Wayne down by chopping away at his legs. Wayne shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Wayne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson throws a leg kick that is checked and Wayne counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick and Wayne counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson! We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Johnson regains half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wayne is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Wayne will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Wayne is just content to waste time from the top position. Johnson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. Wayne wants to stand and escape but instead Johnson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on jason Wayne's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Wayne tries to clinch up. Wayne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Johnson throws a combination that misses and Wayne counters with a left to the body. Johnson cracks the inside of Wayne's front leg. Johnson scores with a kick to the body.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wayne. Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wayne. Wayne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Wayne's head. Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Johnson misses with a body shot.
Wayne shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Johnson throws a front kick that sends Wayne stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wayne 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 fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson leaves Wayne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick. Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jason Wayne. That's going to take a lot out of him. Wayne shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Wayne avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick. Johnson feints and then cracks Wayne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wayne down. Wayne tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. An inside leg kick lands from Johnson. A good leg kick by Johnson. Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Wayne. Wayne gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wayne tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Johnson throws a body kick that misses. Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Wayne. Some bone on bone action there as Wayne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wayne is defended easily by Johnson. Johnson cracks the inside of Wayne's front leg. Johnson stuffs the takedown. Wayne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wayne's sensitive parts. Wayne shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johnson scores with a spinning back kick! Johnson thumps Wayne with a low kick. Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily. Johnson misses with a head kick.
Wayne fails with a takedown attempt. Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Wayne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wayne throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range. Wayne tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson throws a right hand that Wayne ducks under and follows up with a left that Wayne also avoids with ease. Wayne tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Johnson misses with the combination.
Wayne looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well. Wayne looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Johnson throws a front kick that sends Wayne stumbling back into the cage. Johnson connects with a crisp jab. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wayne moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Wayne shoots in. Nice uppercut there from Johnson. A head kick misses from Johnson. Wayne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Wayne tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. jason Wayne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Johnson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that's the end of the fight! Sammy Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 25:30 Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 25:30 Judge James Glass scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Johnson!
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