Destiny 170:Margera vs Johnson PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garik Andonian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kron Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kron Karelin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Andonian
vs
Karelin

187 cm
16
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
16
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Garik Andonian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kron Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andonian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karelin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Andonian.
Andonian cracks the inside of Karelin's front leg.
Karelin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Andonian throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Karelin.
Andonian thows a body kick. Karelin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Karelin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Andonian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Andonian throws a head kick that Karelin semi-blocks.
Andonian delivers a nice body kick.
Andonian scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Andonian cracks the inside of Karelin's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andonian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Andonian.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Karelin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Andonian - the referee stops the clock and Karelin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Andonian. Karelin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Andonian scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Andonian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karelin shoots in and drives through. Andonian sprawls well.
Andonian connects with a leg kick. Karelin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Andonian motions for Karelin to come forward. Andonian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Andonian walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Karelin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Karelin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Karelin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Andonian can pounce on him.
Andonian throws a hook but Karelin avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Andonian.
Garik Andonian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andonian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Andonian feints and then cracks Karelin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karelin down.
Andonian connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Andonian. That's going to slow Karelin down.
Karelin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andonian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karelin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Andonian scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Andonian. That's going to slow Karelin down.
Andonian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Andonian.
Andonian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Andonian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Andonian cracks the inside of Karelin's front leg.
Andonian throws a leg kick that is checked

and Karelin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Andonian!

Karelin in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Andonian is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kron Karelin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mijain Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bilyal Makhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Lopez
vs
Makhov

196 cm
16
285 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

196 cm
18
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mijain Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bilyal Makhov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lopez gets a double leg takedown into Makhov's guard.
Lopez tries to free his leg and advance position but Makhov is retaining full guard.
Lopez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Our spies down at at Whirl's Burger Bar (and Gym) inform us that Makhov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Lopez postures up.
Makhov throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez trying to control but Makhov is working from the bottom.

Makhov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makhov is trying to keep Lopez in close.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Makhov wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhov tries for a takedown but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Makhov sprawls well. Makhov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet.
Makhov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lopez but Lopez pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Lopez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Makhov, pushing him back against the cage.

Lopez pulls guard successfully.

Lopez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Makhov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Makhov wants to pass the guard but Lopez is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makhov trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Makhov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lopez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Makhov has managed to get both his arms back between Lopez's legs - danger averted.
Lopez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Makhov.
Lopez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Makhov content to stall in guard here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Makhov throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhov wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Makhov stuffs the takedown.
Makhov with the counter takedown but Lopez avoids it easily.
Lopez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lopez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Makhov. Makhov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Makhov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lopez quickly recovers to half guard.
Lopez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lopez tries to get out of the position.
Lopez looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Makhov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lopez's head.
Makhov thows a huge punch but Lopez dodges it nicely.
Makhov thows a huge punch but Lopez dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to get back to full guard.
Lopez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Makhov is working away from the top position though.

Makhov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lopez is just riding it out for now. Makhov eventually gives up the hold.
Lopez wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mijain Lopez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Makhov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Makhov fails to land the takedown.
A quick step to the side and Lopez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makhov shoots in for a takedown but Lopez shows good takedown defense.
Lopez is looking for a counter combo.

Makhov clinches.
Makhov tries to pull guard but Lopez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mijain Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bilyal Makhov.

Lopez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lopez throws a leg kick

and Makhov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Makhov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makhov postures up in Lopez's guard and throws a big left but Lopez blocks it.

Lopez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Makhov escapes and throws Lopez's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lopez tries to bench press Makhov off him but Makhov keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez pushes Makhov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Makhov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lopez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Makhov.
Makhov throwing strikes but Lopez manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Makhov tries to bench press Lopez off him but Lopez keeps the position.

Lopez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Lopez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Makhov, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws an elbow but Makhov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Makhov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lopez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lopez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Makhov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Makhov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Makhov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Makhov working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lopez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lopez forces his way into half guard.
Makhov gets full guard.
Makhov wants to sweep here but Lopez controlling him for the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Makhov is breathing heavily.
Lopez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Makhov's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four 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.
Makhov leaves Lopez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Makhov fails to land the takedown.
Lopez shoots in but Makhov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Makhov feints the counter takedown.
Makhov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lopez.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Makhov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mijain Lopez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Makhov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Makhov.
Lopez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makhov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lopez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Makhov on the ground.
Makhov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makhov is stalling in the full guard.
Makhov connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Makhov.
Makhov won't allow Lopez to sweep him here.
Makhov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Makhov from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Makhov clinches with his opponent.
Lopez struggles to land a body shot inside as Makhov controls his hands.
Makhov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lopez gets underhooks to prevent Makhov's takedown attempt.
Makhov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lopez has clasped his hands together around Makhov's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lopez working away.
Makhov regains half guard.
Makhov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Makhov.
Makhov trying to keep a closed guard but Lopez is proving a slippery customer.
Lopez trying to control but Makhov is working from the bottom.
Lopez looking to sit in guard and control but Makhov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Lopez is looking to sweep but instead, Makhov has passed into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is looking to improve his position.
Makhov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lopez keeps working.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet.
Lopez is looking to control Makhov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lopez avoid being mounted?
Lopez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lopez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Makhov.
Lopez has his hands clasped together around Makhov's back. He's all about the action.
Lopez is looking to control Makhov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lopez avoid being mounted?
Makhov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Makhov thows a huge punch but Lopez dodges it nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lopez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Makhov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bilyal Makhov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mijain Lopez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Makhov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bilyal Makhov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lopez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bilyal Makhov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Karol Mirowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirowski comes to the cage accompanied by Mercy. Washington comes into a darkened arena with his song building. TNT kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Mirowski
vs
Washington

166 cm
27
141 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

169 cm
37
145 lbs
29 - 18 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

King of Fists

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karol Mirowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Samuel Washington!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirowski scores with a nice head shot.
Washington closes the distance and clinches up with Mirowski, looking for a takedown. Washington pushes Mirowski against the cage but Mirowski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mirowski throws a right hand that misses
and Washington counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mirowski throws a body punch but Washington moves out of range.
Washington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mirowski throws out the jab.
Washington with the counter takedown but Mirowski avoids it easily.
Washington ducks under a wild hook from Mirowski.
Washington misses with a head kick.
Washington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mirowski lands a nice shot that snaps Washington's head back.
Mirowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Washington.
Karol Mirowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mirowski.
Mirowski lands a right hook to the body.
Mirowski looks to throw the jab but Washington is out of range.
Mirowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Washington was well out of range. Poor timing from Mirowski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mirowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mirowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Washington counters with a nice body kick.

Mirowski rushes Washington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mirowski tries a body shot but Washington blocks it.
Washington is trying to maintain a safe position but Mirowski gets an underhook and turns Washington into the cage.

Washington turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Washington working the ground and pound but Mirowski is defending the strikes.
Washington wants to control but Mirowski is keeping him busy.
Mirowski tries to improve position but can't.
Washington postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sloppy strikes there by Washington.
Mirowski is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Washington creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mirowski sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mirowski is not content to let Washington control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Washington postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Washington scores with punches from side control.
Washington sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mirowski is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Washington throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Washington.
Washington throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mirowski struggling a bit here.
Washington in side control, throwing shots but Mirowski defends.
Washington working the ground and pound but Mirowski is defending the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Washington goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mirowski has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Washington but great work by Mirowski.
Washington tries to buck Mirowski off but Mirowski is having none of it.
Washington is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Washington is trying to control Mirowski's posture but Mirowski avoids it.
Washington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Washington sneaks back into half guard.
Washington is looking for a sweep. Mirowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington is trying to control but Mirowski manages to pass to mount!
Washington wants to try and get back to his feet.
Washington is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mirowski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Karol Mirowski will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Washington scores with a head kick. Mirowski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Washington shoots in for a takedown but Mirowski shows good takedown defense.
Washington has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Washington fails to land with a series of punches.
Washington moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mirowski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mirowski scores with a shot to the body.
Mirowski misses with a body shot.
Washington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mirowski.
Washington tries to counter by closing the distance.
A shot to the body from Mirowski misses
and Washington counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mirowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirowski checks a leg kick nicely.
Mirowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Washington slips under a jab from Mirowski.
Mirowski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mirowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Washington moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington moves out of range of the strikes.
Washington looks to land a body kick but Mirowski moved away.
Karol Mirowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Washington connects with a looping right hand.
Washington avoids the body shot from Mirowski.
Jab by Mirowski.
Mirowski lands a jab.
Mirowski misses with a body punch
and Washington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mirowski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mirowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Washington.
Washington misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Washington or perhaps it was just good defense by Mirowski, which made it look bad.
Mirowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Washington is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirowski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mirowski lands the left hand.
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!
Nice cross by Mirowski.
Washington closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mirowski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Washington counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Mirowski.
Mirowski lands with a nice body punch.

Mirowski moves into the clinch successfully.
Washington is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mirowski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Karol Mirowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Washington.
Mirowski digs a right hand underneath Washington's ribcage. Washington let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Washington.
Mirowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mirowski looking to slow down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Mirowski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Mirowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Washington wants to take the fight to the mat but Mirowski manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Washington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mirowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mirowski misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Mirowski.
Mirowski lands a nice uppercut.
Washington is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mirowski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mirowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mirowski.
Mirowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Washington controls his hands.
Mirowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
Mirowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mirowski.
Washington takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mirowski fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Mirowski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mirowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mirowski misses with the head strike.
Washington is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mirowski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Washington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mirowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mirowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mirowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Washingtons head.
Mirowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Washington controls his hands.
Mirowski lands a shoulder strike.
Mirowski throws a head punch that misses.
Washington drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Washington.
Mirowski lands a body punch.
Mirowski just leaning against Washington, taking a breather.
Washington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karol Mirowski dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Washington checks a leg kick.
Washington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mirowski.
Mirowski is looking to wear down Washington with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mirowski loads up on a big right hand but Washington slips the punch.
Washington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Washington backs away, Mirowski returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mirowski misses with an uppercut
enabling Washington to counter with a crisp jab.
Mirowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Washington is trying to counter with his kicks.
Mirowski lands a body shot.
Mirowski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mirowski throws a body punch but Washington moves out of range.
Mirowski lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Mirowski misses.
Washington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mirowski.
Washington feints the counter takedown.
A bone on bone clash there as Mirowski blocks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mirowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirowski cracks Washington with a right hand to the side of the head.
Washington avoids the body shot from Mirowski.
Mirowski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Washington counters with a right hand to the body.
Mirowski wants to slow Washington down by chopping away at his legs.
Washington is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mirowski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Washington.
Mirowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Washington throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mirowski counters with a straight right hand.
Washington lands a body shot.
Washington scores with a nice right hand.
Mirowski throws a jab when Washington was well out of range.
Mirowski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mirowski lunges at Washington with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Washington's hand.

Washington is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Mirowski.
Washington is still on wobbly legs! Can Mirowski finish him?
Nice defenses there by Washington.
Mirowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Washington to counter with a crisp jab.
Samuel Washington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirowski lands a leg kick that knocks Washington off balance momentarily.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Mirowski! Washington is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karol Mirowski!
Karol Mirowski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henkka Seppala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morozov comes to the cage accompanied by Young Thug feat. Gucci Mane – Again. Seppala comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fivefold - Fighting Madness kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fedor Morozov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Morozov
vs
Seppala

189 cm
29
185 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

182 cm
35
187 lbs
22 - 13 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Morozov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henkka Seppala!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seppala stuns Morozov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morozov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Seppala defends it nicely.
Morozov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've been informed that Seppala 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.
Seppala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Seppala lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Morozov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Morozov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Morozov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Seppala is pushing Morozov's head away, looking to escape. Morozov manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morozov in side control lands a decent elbow.
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!
Seppala manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Morozov prevents Seppala from standing back up.
Seppala is refusing to be controlled, as Morozov sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Seppala is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morozov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morozov's back!
Seppala controlling well, preventing Morozov from escaping the position.
Seppala struggling to keep hold of the position.
Seppala connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Morozov to escape the position.
Seppala throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Morozov is in bad spot here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morozov is working hard here to advance position.
Seppala lands with a hammerfist to the side of Morozov's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seppala trying to control.
Seppala lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Seppala.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Seppala's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Seppala keeps control of the position as Morozov tries to break free.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Seppala is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Morozov. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morozov is in bad spot here.
Seppala somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morozov covering up well and avoiding damage.
Seppala throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Seppala misses with a punch to the head.
Morozov rolls, trying to escape but Seppala keeps control of the position.
Seppala scores with strikes from the back.
Seppala throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Morozov!
Morozov trying to get back to his feet but Seppala is in full control for now.
Seppala is landing with strikes from the back.
Seppala lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seppala lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Morozov hold on?!
Seppala tries to get the hooks in deep but Morozov pushed the leg off.
Seppala controlling well, preventing Morozov from escaping the position.
Seppala is trying to stick to Morozov's back but Morozov is turning into Seppala. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Seppala's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Morozov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seppala tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morozov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seppala works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morozov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Seppala has momentary wrist control but Morozov slips an elbow through the middle.

Morozov stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Seppala has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Morozov manages to get his head free but now Seppala has transitioned to an armbar! Morozov grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Seppala! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Henkka Seppala!
After winning the bout, Henkka Seppala thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Fedor Morozov spoke after the fight, saying 'i want rematch'.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vasili Komaroff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Leeroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leeroy has chosen Boondocks Theme Song as his entrance music. Bruce Leeroy has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Komaroff
vs
Leeroy

169 cm
26
151 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

174 cm
47
155 lbs
44 - 34 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasili Komaroff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 34 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Leeroy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Komaroff 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.
Leeroy misses with a left hand

and Komaroff counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Leeroy taking some punishment here, with Komaroff in his half guard.

Leeroy is rocked!
Komaroff working the head and body with strikes.
Leeroy is still in real trouble! Can Komaroff finish him?
Komaroff scores with a big shot! Leeroy's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Leeroy! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasili Komaroff!
During a confident post fight interview, Vasili Komaroff thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tolo Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seia comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Thieves. 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.

Seia
vs
White

191 cm
43
212 lbs
42 - 20 - 0

188 cm
36
217 lbs
16 - 22 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 42 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tolo Seia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Walter White!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Seia goes down and covers up as White starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter White!
A relieved looking Walter White thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
0%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Beijer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monsun Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beijer comes to the cage accompanied by David hasselhoff - Looking for freedome. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Beijer
vs
Moon

198 cm
34
275 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

195 cm
34
211 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hans Beijer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Monsun Moon!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beijer shoots for a double leg takedown but Moon sprawls well. He's pushed Beijer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Despite the aggression on Moon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hans Beijer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beijer misses with a looping right.
Beijer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beijer throws a leg kick that misses.
Beijer misses with a body shot.
Beijer thows a body kick. Moon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Moon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beijer as he avoids it easily.
Beijer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Moon is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Beijer Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Moon is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hans Beijer!
Hans Beijer spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bernt Albertsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takem Downem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Albertsson
vs
Downem

169 cm
33
155 lbs
17 - 10 - 1

180 cm
33
150 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bernt Albertsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takem Downem!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downem walks into a jab.
Albertsson feints and then cracks Downem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Downem down.
Albertsson works over Downem's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Takem Downem has been cut.
Albertsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Downem is rocked!
Downem drops his hands momentarily and Albertsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Downem is still on wobbly legs! Can Albertsson finish him?
Albertsson drops Downem with a big left hand! Downem is injured, injured bad! Albertsson jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernt Albertsson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francois Permitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Bosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Bosh will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Permitis
vs
Bosh

180 cm
38
190 lbs
22 - 16 - 1

194 cm
42
195 lbs
35 - 28 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francois Permitis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Bosh!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Permitis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Bosh actively working from the bottom here.

Permitis moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Bosh.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Permitis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bosh is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bosh tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Bosh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosh manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bosh moves into full guard.
Permitis stopping the sweep attempt from Bosh.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bosh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Permitis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bosh, up you get!
Permitis misses with a takedown
and Bosh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Francois Permitis has been cut.

Permitis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bosh manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bosh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Permitis is one step ahead there.
Permitis wants to control from the top but Bosh keeps moving.
Bosh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Permitis manages to get himself to full guard.

Bosh has gone for a leg lock! Permitis slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bosh's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Permitis connects with a couple of short punches.
Bosh keeping moving, preventing Permitis from controlling successfully.

Bosh looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Bosh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Permitis is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Permitis stopping the sweep attempt from Bosh.
Bosh working a defensive guard here.

Bosh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Permitis defends well.
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!

Permitis drops back looking for a leg! Bosh is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bosh manages to kick Permitis off! Permitis jumps back into Bosh's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bosh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Permitis defends it easily.
Permitis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bosh controlling the position.

Bosh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Permitis is aware though and is defending well.
Permitis trying to control but Bosh is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bosh working a defensive guard here.

Bosh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Permitis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Permitis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Bosh working for a triangle but Permitis defends it easily.
Permitis wants to control from the top but Bosh keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Bosh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francois Permitis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francois Permitis's cut.
That's time! Permitis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bosh misses with a hook.
Permitis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Permitis closes the distance and clinches up with Bosh, looking for a takedown. Permitis pushes Bosh against the cage but Bosh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Permitis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bosh wants to sweep here but Permitis controlling him for the moment.
Permitis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Bosh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Bosh has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Permitis should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Bosh has tightened it up now! Permitis should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chris Bosh!
Chris Bosh decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarik Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Margera kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Clutch - The Regulator. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Margera
vs
Johnson

180 cm
36
160 lbs
34 - 21 - 1

184 cm
33
155 lbs
22 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

King of Fists

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bam Margera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tarik Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margera looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Margera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Margera.
Margera misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Jab from Johnson.
Margera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Margera sprawls well.
Margera blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Margera swivels and escapes.
Margera connects with a single shot there.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Margera tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Margera to the ground. Margera escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Margera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bam Margera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tarik Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Margera counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Margera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Margera with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
A low kick from Johnson misses
and Margera counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Margera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Margera throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Margera doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Margera defending well though.
Margera is trying to control but can't.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Margera defending well though.
Margera is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Margera avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera is positioning himself well to prevent Johnson advancing to mount.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Margera tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Margera controlling the position well.
Margera is looking to improve his position.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Margera's hands, connecting with Margera's forehead.
Margera controlling the position for now.
Margera gets back to full guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Margera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Margera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Margera blocks nicely.
Johnson postures up in Margera's guard and throws a big left but Margera blocks it.
Margera is pulling down on Johnson's head. It's preventing any offense from Johnson, at least for the moment.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Margera tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Margera managing to control the position.
Margera trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Margera pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Margera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Margera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Margera's head.
Margera working a defensive guard here.
Margera has Johnson pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Margera trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarik 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.

Margera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Margera lands an overhand right.
Horrible takedown attempt by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Margera, which made it look bad.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Margera can pounce on him.
Margera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Margera swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Margera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Margera tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnson avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Margera.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Margera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Margera sprawls well.
Margera misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Margera.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Margera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Margera.
Margera moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Margera throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice cross by Margera.
Margera throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Margera lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Bam Margera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tarik Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Margera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Despite the aggression on Johnson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Margera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Johnson's coach down at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Johnson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Margera finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Margera misses with a hook.
Tarik Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Margera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Margera throws a body shot but no joy.
Margera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson lands with a hook. Margera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Margera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Margera pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Margera. Beautiful body shot.
Margera stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Margera wants it to stay on the feet.
Margera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Margera leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Margera avoids nicely.
Margera slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bam Margera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Margera lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Margera half committed to a counter leg kick.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Margera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good exchange - Margera coming out on top.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Margera is looking to counter with a body kick.
Margera works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Margera counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Margera has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Margera there as he acknowledges the shot.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Margera.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson tests Margera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson cracks Margera with an open hand slap.
Margera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bam Margera will probably get the nod.
That's time! Margera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

It looks like Bam Margera has been cut.
Johnson misses the body punch
and Margera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Margera scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Margera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on Johnson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Margera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson with a jab.
Margera scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson moves out of range as Margera throws a body kick.
Margera throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Margera is out of range.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Margera saw that one coming.
Margera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Margera swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Margera, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Margera lands a jab.
Margera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Margera.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Margera misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Margera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Margera takes one to the chin there.
Margera throws a nice outside leg kick.
Margera moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Margera misses the target.
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.
Margera misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Margera moves out of range of the leg kick from Johnson.
Margera fires out a quick counter leg kick but Johnson just manages to avoid it.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Margera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Margera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Johnson drives through with a takedown into Margera's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tarik Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Margera pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Margera has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
Margera pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Margera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Margera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Margera is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Margera keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Margera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Margera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Margera blocks nicely.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Margera is adopting a defensive guard.
Margera's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four 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.
Margera wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Margera is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Margera.
Johnson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Johnson cracks Margera with a good jab.
Margera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson throws a hook but Margera blocks it.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Margera avoids them all with ease.
Johnson misses with a body punch
and Margera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Margera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Margera moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson catches Margera with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

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 Bam Margera.
I think Margera has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tarik Johnson!
Tarik Johnson is the new lightweight champion!
As Tarik Johnson got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Its been my dream to win the Title and im going to train as hard as I can in order to never lose it. Nobody can stop me and i am going to retire as the champ of Destiny FC'.