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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaydan Junior Johnson (ranked 7208 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odis Wheetley (ranked 24938 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaydan Junior Johnson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Odis Wheetley!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Wheetley.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wheetley backs up against the cage.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Wheetley wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Wheetley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson tries to bum rush Wheetley with a series of wild strikes but Wheetley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wheetley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good shot there by Johnson .
Wheetley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Wheetley avoids it well.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson cracks Wheetley with a good jab.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a right hand that Wheetley ducks under and follows up with a left that Wheetley also avoids with ease.
Wheetley tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wheetley moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wheetley dodges the punch combination from Johnson .
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Wheetley shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Jaydan Junior Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odis Wheetley.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wheetley dodges the punch combination from Johnson .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Wheetley avoids it well.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick from Wheetley lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.
Jaydan Junior Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wheetley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wheetley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wheetley dodges the punch combination from Johnson .
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wheetley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Johnson leaves Wheetley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wheetley dodges the punch combination from Johnson .
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Wheetley saw that one coming.
Wheetley shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wheetley circles away quickly and effectively.
Wheetley lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wheetley looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Wheetley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson .
Wheetley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wheetley back to the cage. Johnson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wheetley ducks under a wild hook from Johnson .
Wheetley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wheetley circles away quickly and effectively.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wheetley or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson , which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wheetley wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Wheetley is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wheetley in his tracks.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Wheetley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson .
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wheetley circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson tries to bum rush Wheetley with a series of wild strikes but Wheetley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson . No joy for Wheetley on that attempt.
Wheetley avoids a punch combination nicely.
It seemed like Wheetley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaydan Junior Johnson 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 throws a series of punches but Wheetley moves out of range.
Wheetley changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wheetley misses with a series of wild punches.
Wheetley walks into a straight right hand from Johnson .
Wheetley throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wheetley can do to turn this around?
Johnson tries to bum rush Wheetley with a series of wild strikes but Wheetley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wheetley is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Johnson misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Wheetley shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Johnson .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Wheetley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Johnson has got the better of the exchanges.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Wheetley moved out of range nicely.
Wheetley gets a clinch.
Wheetley breaks the clinch.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Wheetley misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wheetley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jaydan Junior Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wheetley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson .
Wheetley tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wheetley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Wheetley is controlling him.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wheetley blocks an uppercut.
Wheetley jumps guard.
Wheetley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wheetley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
Johnson won't allow Wheetley to get back to his feet.
Johnson distracts Wheetley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson gets to his feet. Wheetley looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wheetley.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Wheetley defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Jaydan Junior Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wheetley takes one to the chin there.
Wheetley slips a jab and a cross from Johnson .
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Wheetley manages to avoid it.
Wheetley walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wheetley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Some wild striking there from Johnson .
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wheetley.
Jaydan Junior Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odis Wheetley.
Johnson with a hook.
Wheetley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wheetley dodges the punch combination from Johnson .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaydan Junior Johnson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wheetley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson scores with a jab. Wheetley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Wheetley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wheetley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wheetley slips a straight right by Johnson .
Sloppy strikes from Johnson . Those never looked like landing.
Wheetley tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jaydan Junior Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wheetley ducks under a wild hook from Johnson .
Wheetley raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wheetley 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.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson tests Wheetley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Wheetley.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Wheetley slips the punch.
Wheetley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson .
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wheetley moves into range and clinches up with Johnson .
Johnson prevents a body shot from Wheetley.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Wheetley prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Wheetley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wheetley looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wheetley has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wheetley avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wheetley.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson . Those never looked like landing.
Johnson tries to bum rush Wheetley with a series of wild strikes but Wheetley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wheetley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Despite the aggression on Wheetley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wheetley slips a jab and a cross from Johnson .
Wheetley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Wheetley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson .
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab lands there for Johnson .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheetley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wheetley shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Wheetley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jaydan Junior Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odis Wheetley.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Wheetley slips the punch.
Wheetley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wheetley.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wheetley.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No luck for Wheetley with that takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaydan Junior 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaydan Junior Johnson !
Jaydan Junior Johnson opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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