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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Woods has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jake Johnson's chin.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Woods!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Woods.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Woods has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Woods just stands there and leans against the cage.
Woods dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Woods is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johnson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Woods breaks the clinch.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Woods.
Woods is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Woods shoots in but no luck this time.
Jake Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Woods.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Woods fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson tries to bum rush Woods with a series of wild strikes but Woods uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
Johnson tries to bum rush Woods with a series of wild strikes but Woods uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Woods doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Woods. Woods gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Woods makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Woods. Woods gets slowly back to his feet.
Woods slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Woods shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Woods looks gassed!
Johnson tries to clinch but Woods moves away
and Woods counters by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
Woods changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Woods misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Woods backing up. Woods nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a swing at Woods's ribcage but misses.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Woods circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Woods avoids them all with ease.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woods moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Woods fails with a takedown attempt.
Jake Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woods dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Woods has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson lands a jab to Woods's midsection.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Woods.
Woods slips a jab from Johnson.
Woods keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Woods avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woods manages to avoid it.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Woods keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Woods is looking for a takedown.
Woods throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Woods jumps guard.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Woods is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson won't allow Woods to sweep him here.
Johnson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Woods throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Woods closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Woods pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Woods.
Woods slips under a jab from Johnson.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson tries to bum rush Woods with a series of wild strikes but Woods uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Woods on that attempt.
Jake Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Woods.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Woods slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woods moves away.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Woods.
Woods tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch but Woods moves out of range.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woods moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson rushes Woods and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Woods jumps guard and drags Johnson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Woods looking for a sweep. Not yet Woods, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Woods holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Woods keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Woods gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Woods wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Johnson pulls Woods in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jake Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Woods swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Woods.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Woods swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Woods shoots in.
Woods takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Woods will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jake Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Woods.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Woods has time to react.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woods takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Woods takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Woods looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Woods persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body shot
and Woods counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Woods pulls Johnson into guard.
Johnson trying to control but Woods is working from the bottom.
Woods is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Woods on the ground.
Johnson throws a strike but Woods rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Woods trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Woods prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Johnson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Woods puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Woods is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Woods with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Johnson trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Woods controlling from mount.
Johnson is just holding on here. Woods manages to take his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson covering up well and avoiding damage.
Johnson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woods tightening his grip on Johnson, looking for the choke.
Jason Woods has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Woods is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason Woods.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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