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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wampage Johnson (ranked 2317 p4p, 260 weight class) and Alexander Shlemenko (ranked 1538 p4p, 186 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Come Over (feat. Stylo G). Shlemenko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Omarion Ft. Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko - Post To Be kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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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
27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Wampage Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Shlemenko!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson connects with a jab.
Shlemenko dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Shlemenko wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shlemenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shlemenko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shlemenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shlemenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Shlemenko.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shlemenko tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shlemenko tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Shlemenko clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shlemenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shlemenko looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Shlemenko misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Shlemenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shlemenko blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Shlemenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson gets through Shlemenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shlemenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Shlemenko has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Johnson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shlemenko up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Shlemenko forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shlemenko throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shlemenko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wampage Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Shlemenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Shlemenko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shlemenko blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Shlemenko prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shlemenko obliges.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Shlemenko.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Shlemenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Shlemenko controls the action.
Shlemenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shlemenko can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Shlemenko working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Johnson.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Johnson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shlemenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shlemenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson tries to work over Shlemenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shlemenko blocking some punches.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson taking a breather.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shlemenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shlemenko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shlemenko blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shlemenko works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Shlemenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Shlemenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shlemenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Shlemenko scores with a body shot.
Shlemenko shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shlemenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shlemenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson misses the jab.
Shlemenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexander Shlemenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shlemenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wampage Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shlemenko moves away.
Shlemenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shlemenko throws a big shot that misses.
Shlemenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shlemenko thinking.
Shlemenko gets a clinch.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Shlemenko.
Shlemenko scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson tries to bum rush Shlemenko with a series of wild strikes but Shlemenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shlemenko scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Shlemenko is out of range.
Shlemenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shlemenko wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shlemenko scores with a hook.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson takes a swing at Shlemenko's ribcage but misses.
Wampage Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shlemenko checks a low kick from Johnson.
Shlemenko tries to counter with a clinch but Johnson shakes him off and moves away.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shlemenko moves away.
Shlemenko wants to counter with a clinch but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shlemenko can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Shlemenko checks a leg kick.
Shlemenko tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shlemenko.
Shlemenko moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Shlemenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shlemenko throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson avoiding damage as Shlemenko throws knees to the body.
Johnson tries to work over Shlemenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shlemenko blocking some punches.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Shlemenko throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shlemenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Shlemenko fails to land.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Good exchange - Shlemenko coming out on top.
Johnson scores with a head kick.
Shlemenko rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Shlemenko working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Shlemenko.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
Johnson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shlemenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Shlemenko.
Shlemenko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shlemenko misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Shlemenko closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shlemenko.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shlemenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shlemenko throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shlemenko. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shlemenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shlemenko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shlemenko trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wampage Johnson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shlemenko to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Johnson pushes Shlemenko off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Shlemenko.
Shlemenko ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Shlemenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Shlemenko's ribcage. Shlemenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Shlemenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Shlemenko connects with a jab.
Shlemenko shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson feints and then cracks Shlemenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shlemenko down.
Shlemenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shlemenko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Shlemenko misses with a body shot.
Shlemenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Shlemenko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shlemenko misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Wampage Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Shlemenko moves away and avoids it.
Alexander Shlemenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shlemenko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Johnson - the referee stops the clock and Shlemenko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Johnson. Shlemenko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Shlemenko.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shlemenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shlemenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Shlemenko looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Shlemenko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Shlemenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shlemenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shlemenko drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Wampage Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shlemenko prevents a body shot from Johnson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shlemenko.
Alexander Shlemenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shlemenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Shlemenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Shlemenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko pulls guard successfully.
Shlemenko is looking to sweep but instead, Johnson has passed into half guard.
Johnson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Shlemenko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wampage Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wampage Johnson!
Wampage Johnson made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.
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