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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jared Nuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wampage Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Come Over (feat. Stylo G) as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jared Nuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wampage Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuke throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
Johnson takes a swing at Nuke's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Nuke saw that one coming.
Nuke half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nuke doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson moves out of range as Nuke throws a body kick.
Nuke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nuke throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nuke throws a body kick that misses.
Nuke misses with a two punch combination.
Nuke shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Nuke isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nuke is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is controlling Nuke's posture.
Nuke engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nuke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nuke wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nuke is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nuke has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Combat Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Nuke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wampage Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nuke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nuke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Jared Nuke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nuke ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nuke, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Nuke.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right from Johnson.
Nuke blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Nuke gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Nuke avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Nuke lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nuke gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nuke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Nuke avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
The referee calls for Nuke to work.
Nuke stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
A short left from Johnson.
Johnson working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuke pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johnson taking a breather.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Nuke controls his hands.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Nuke.
Nuke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nuke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Nuke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nuke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nuke is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nuke stalling.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jared Nuke 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.
Nuke with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nuke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nuke gets the takedown into side control.
Nuke gets to mount! Johnson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Nuke gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuke tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control but Nuke is having none of it.
Johnson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Nuke has a good base and remains in mount.
Nuke throwing strikes but Johnson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson has his hands clasped together around Nuke's back. He's all about the action.
Nuke stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Nuke stalling.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nuke wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Nuke.
Nuke shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nuke scores with a head kick. Johnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Nuke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nuke appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Johnson clinches up with Nuke and pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Nuke avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Wampage Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nuke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nuke misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Nuke is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nuke has his back to the cage.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson is pressed up against the cage. Nuke has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jared Nuke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four 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 circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nuke throws a leg kick that misses.
Nuke dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nuke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nuke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Nuke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wampage Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nuke tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jared Nuke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nuke.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Nuke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Nuke's ribs.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Nuke.
Nuke lands a jab-cross combination.
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 Jared Nuke will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Johnson blocks a head kick by Nuke.
Johnson jabs Nuke right on the nose. Nuke blinks but takes it well.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Johnson.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Nuke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nuke sets himself, and Johnson steps forward looking for the clinch! Nuke avoids it this time.
Nuke throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Nuke looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nuke fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nuke slips under a jab.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nuke shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Nuke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Nuke seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuke shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jared Nuke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Nuke ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nuke shoots in and gets a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Nuke isn't so interested in that idea.
Nuke controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nuke trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johnson wants to stand up but Nuke is controlling him.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nuke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wampage Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuke fails with a takedown attempt.
Nuke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nuke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nuke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson cracks Nuke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Nuke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Nuke tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson flicks out a counter leg kick but Nuke steps away.
Nuke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson wants to counter the offense by Nuke and move into the clinch position.
Nuke shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson is looking for the big counter here.
Nuke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nuke dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Nuke's head and hops out.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nuke.
Nuke clinches.
Johnson gets through Nuke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four 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 doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nuke blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nuke misses with a knee to the head.
Nuke is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nuke has his back to the cage.
Johnson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nuke up against the cage.
Nuke tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nuke struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
A short left from Johnson.
Nuke has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wampage Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nuke 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wampage Johnson!
Wampage Johnson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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