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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wampage Johnson (ranked 1646 p4p, 201 weight class) and Jabbar Omarov (ranked 2134 p4p, 255 weight class). Johnson's entrance music is Come Over (feat. Stylo G). A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent 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
34 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Wampage Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jabbar Omarov!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omarov drives through with a takedown into Johnson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
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.
Omarov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omarov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Omarov controlling him for the moment.
Omarov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson is pulling down on Omarov's head to control his posture.
Omarov won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omarov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Omarov's guard.
Johnson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Omarov throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omarov working a defensive guard but Johnson passes into half guard.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Omarov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Omarov wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Omarov looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Omarov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Omarov regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Omarov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Omarov's legs - danger averted.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Omarov is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Omarov keeps moving.
Omarov wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Johnson is now in half guard.
Omarov is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Omarov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Johnson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Johnson's back!
Omarov is controlling the position but Johnson somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to hold on to Omarov's head to control him but Omarov postures up.
Omarov thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Omarov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Omarov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Omarov drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Omarov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Omarov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Omarov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omarov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Omarov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Omarov working Johnson over with strikes.
Omarov slows the pace down in half guard.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Omarov scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Omarov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jabbar Omarov dominated that round.
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.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Omarov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Johnson defends it well.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Omarov moves away and avoids it.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Omarov ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
A big left from Omarov misses.
Omarov shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Omarov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Johnson.
Johnson lands with a hook. Omarov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Jabbar Omarov has been cut.
Omarov throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Omarov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Omarov counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson is trying to hold Omarov in close to prevent damage but Omarov has managed to pass into half guard.
Johnson wants to control but Omarov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnson has hold of Omarov's hands but Omarov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control here.
Johnson is staying active underneath Omarov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Omarov sits in half guard.
Omarov throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omarov throws a strike but Johnson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Omarov wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Omarov tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wampage Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jabbar Omarov.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Omarov.
Omarov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Omarov wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Johnson gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position here.
Omarov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Omarov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Omarov wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Omarov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jabbar Omarov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jabbar Omarov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Omarov.
Omarov blocks a leg kick.
Omarov feints the counter takedown.
Omarov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Omarov shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Omarov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Omarov moves away.
Omarov feints the counter takedown.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Omarov.
Omarov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Omarov. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Omarov.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Omarov counters with a takedown into side control.
Johnson regains half guard.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Omarov.
Omarov wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Omarov prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Omarov trying to advance position but Johnson counters by regaining guard.
Omarov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omarov throws an elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Omarov's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Omarov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Omarov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Omarov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Omarov trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omarov chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Omarov scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Omarov postures up.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Omarov slips an elbow through the middle.
Omarov throws a big elbow that misses.
Omarov stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Omarov being controlled here momentarily.
Omarov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wampage Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Omarov is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Omarov throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Omarov from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Omarov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jabbar Omarov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Omarov 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jabbar Omarov!
Jabbar Omarov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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