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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stark tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Stark shoots in.
Stark shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Stark working for a submission but Johnson is keeping him at bay.
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johnson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Stark isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stark. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark moves to take his opponent's back.
Johnson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.
Stark is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Johnson. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Johnson prevents Stark from getting a body triangle.
Stark working for the choke.
Stark is breathing heavily.
Johnson is really stuck here.
Stark has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Johnson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Johnson is trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Stark.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Stark's guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Stark utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stark looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stark is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnson postures up.
Johnson wants to stand but Stark is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stark has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up.
Stark is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stark is on top in guard.
Stark pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stark connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Stark is controlling well.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Stark is controlling him well.
Johnson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Johnson is looking to escape.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stark drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
Johnson pushes Stark away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stark gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Stark keeps moving and retains side control.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stark.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Stark dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson clinches but Stark breaks the clinch
and Stark counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
Stark gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stark.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Stark counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Stark connects with a couple of short punches.
Stark wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Stark slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stark passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Johnson!
Stark scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Stark looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stark is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Johnson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stark cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Johnson is trying to escape the mount but Stark keeps good control and instead manages to take Johnson's back.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Stark. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Johnson is keeping busy.
Stark doesn't have the hooks in and Johnson manages to turn into his guard.
Stark is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stark is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. Stark eventually gives up the hold.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Stark is controlling him
Stark is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stark tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson misses with a leg kick
and Stark counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stark.
Johnson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Johnson tries to strike from the bottom.
Johnson wants to stand but Stark is controlling the position.
Daniel Stark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stark slips nicely into half guard.
Stark not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stark looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Stark has control of the leg.
Johnson is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Stark wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Stark is really struggling to control Johnson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Stark or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Stark is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stark is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stark prevents Johnson from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to kick Stark off but Stark keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stark is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Johnson pushes Stark off looking to stand but Stark dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stark lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Stark sits in half guard.
Johnson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Stark counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark is looking for a kimura here.
Stark prevents Johnson from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Stark dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stark counters by clinching up.
Stark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stark counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stark is one step ahead there.
Johnson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Stark passes Johnson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Stark is controlling well.
Stark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Stark works his way into full mount!
Stark looking for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stark looking to secure an arm triangle but Johnson defends it well.
Stark tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
Stark working for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is in no mood to give up.
Johnson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Johnson can't escape the position.
Stark won't let Johnson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Stark prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stark fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stark dominating with strikes here.
Stark is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Johnson is surviving well by controlling Stark's body position as best he can.
Stark is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Johnson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Stark tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
Stark looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Stark.
Stark controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Stark connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stark tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
Stark is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Johnson is surviving well by controlling Stark's body position as best he can.
Johnson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Stark. What's that going to do exactly?
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stark unloading with bombs!
Stark won't let Johnson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Stark fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark moves to the back position.
Stark scores with punches from the back.
Stark trying to control momentarily.
Johnson takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Johnson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Stark scores with strikes from the back.
Stark looking for the choke from the back.
Johnson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Stark trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stark landing strikes from the mount.
Wayne Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stark get's back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Stark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stark, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Stark!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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