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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kylma Jaak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Blood of Heroes!. Craig Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kylma Jaak!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jaak keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Craig Johnson has been cut.
Jaak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Jaak punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jaak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Jaak moves out of range easily.
Jaak throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Johnson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaak pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jaak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Our sources have told us that Johnson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Jaak is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnson has Jaak pushed against the cage.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jaak is keeping busy.
Jaak trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jaak into the cage.
Jaak is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaak.
Jaak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson landing knees to the body.
Jaak throws an elbow that misses.
Jaak lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Jaak's head.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Jaak.
Jaak throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Jaak tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Jaak misses with a knee strike.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Jaak keeps him there for the moment.
Jaak lands with a short shot to the head.
Jaak throws an elbow but it misses.
Jaak is trying to stall.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaak tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaak is working Johnson over against the cage.
Jaak throws an elbow that misses.
Jaak misses with a knee strike.
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!
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Jaak missing with knees to the body.
Jaak tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Jaak back against the cage.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Jaak.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Jaak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Jaak slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaak fails with the takedown.
Johnson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jaak connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Craig Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Jaak jumps back.
Jaak throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Jaak tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jaak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jaak misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Kylma Jaak has been cut.
Jaak tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Jaak misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Jaak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaak.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.
Jaak lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaak forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Jaak has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jaak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson taking a breather.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Jaak has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.
Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jaak lands a nice uppercut.
Jaak lands a body shot.
Jaak lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Jaak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Jaak trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kylma Jaak dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jaak rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Jaak digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Jaak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jaak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Jaak lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaak has double underhooks.
Jaak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaak is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaak has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaak misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jaak is defending well for now.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Jaak pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jaak pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Jaak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jaak tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Jaak lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Jaak.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Jaak.
Jaak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Kylma Jaak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jaak has Johnson pressed against the cage.
Jaak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Jaak, against the cage.
Jaak is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Jaak trying to land knees to the body.
Jaak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jaak avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Jaak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jaak lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaak.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Craig Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jaak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaak is just out of range.
Jaak tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Jaak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Jaak shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Craig Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jaak has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Jaak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice shot lands for Jaak.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jaak scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jaak jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Jaak does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Jaak releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaak manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaak fails with the takedown.
Craig Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kylma Jaak.
Jaak lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson swings for the body but Jaak moves out of range.
Jaak closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jaak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Jaak.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Jaak.
Jaak pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jaak lands with a short shot to the head.
Jaak works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Jaak connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kylma Jaak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A shot to the body from Johnson misses
enabling Jaak to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson drops Jaak with a nice combination! Johnson dives into Jaak's guard, looking to finish!
Jaak has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnson being controlled here momentarily.
Johnson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Jaak's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson avoids the head kick by Jaak.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Jaak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson jabs Jaak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jaak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson swings for the body but Jaak moves out of range.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Jaak avoids it well.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaak.
Jaak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson is looking to wear down Jaak with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jaak misses with a wild body shot.
Jaak fails with a takedown attempt.
Jaak throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jaak checks a leg kick.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jaak throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.
Jaak is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Jaak clinches up against the cage.
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!
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jaak tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson leaves Jaak with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jaak.
Craig Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Johnson tries to move into range but Jaak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jaak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jaak avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson works Jaak's body with a nice hook.
Jaak is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Jaak.
A punch lands to the side of Jaak 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jaak is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jaak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jaak avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson sets himself, and Jaak steps forward looking for the clinch! Johnson avoids it this time.
Jaak moves into the clinch.
Johnson avoiding damage as Jaak throws knees to the body.
Jaak missing with knees to the body.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaak.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Jaak avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Jaak is controlling him.
Jaak misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Jaak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaak with a hook.
Jaak misses with a body shot
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Jaak tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Jaak lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Jaak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice combination there by Jaak.
Craig Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Craig Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kylma Jaak.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kylma Jaak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaak.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Craig Johnson.
I think Jaak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kylma Jaak!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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