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Carnage 23 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gus Chernobyl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Garibaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garibaldi has chosen Resist and Bite - Sabaton as his entrance music. The key to victory for Gus Chernobyl has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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212 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gus Chernobyl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Garibaldi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chernobyl avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garibaldi throws a hook but Chernobyl avoids it easily.
Garibaldi moves out of range of the strikes.
Garibaldi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chernobyl.
Chernobyl throws a head kick but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Garibaldi wants to counter with a clinch but Chernobyl pushes him away.
A head kick by Chernobyl misses
and Garibaldi moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Garibaldi as the two fighters clinch.
Chernobyl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi tries a body shot but Chernobyl blocks it.
Chernobyl manages to break the clinch.
Garibaldi avoids the body shot from Chernobyl.
We've been told by Chernobyl's head coaches at Savage Empire that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Garibaldi slips a straight right by Chernobyl.
Chernobyl on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garibaldi cracks Chernobyl with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chernobyl throws a low kick but Garibaldi avoids it.
Chernobyl fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garibaldi throws a lazy right hand but Chernobyl sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chernobyl scores with a shot to the body.
Garibaldi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garibaldi misses with a low kick.
Chernobyl misses with a low kick.
Garibaldi misses with a hook. Chernobyl ducked under it nicely.
Chernobyl throws a body kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chernobyl, right into the meat.
Garibaldi blocks a low kick nicely.
Chernobyl looks to score with a jab to the body but Garibaldi is just out of range.
Chernobyl sets himself, and Garibaldi steps forward looking for the clinch! Chernobyl avoids it this time.
Chernobyl thuds his shin into the meat of Garibaldi's side.
Garibaldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Chernobyl is just out of range.
Chernobyl fails to land with a series of punches.
Garibaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chernobyl.
Chernobyl throws out a loose jab but Garibaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garibaldi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A leg kick checked by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chernobyl manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garibaldi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernobyl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garibaldi blocks a low kick nicely.
Garibaldi misses with a body kick.
Chernobyl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garibaldi moves away.
Garibaldi tries to counter with a clinch but Chernobyl shakes him off and moves away.
Gus Chernobyl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chernobyl throws a shot from downtown. Garibaldi moves away and avoids it.
Garibaldi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chernobyl on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garibaldi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Garibaldi blocks an uppercut.
Garibaldi blocks an uppercut.
Garibaldi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chernobyl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garibaldi tries to pull guard but Chernobyl holds him up against the cage and eventually Garibaldi drops back down to his feet.
Chernobyl tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garibaldi's elbow.
Garibaldi stalling.
Garibaldi misses with a punch to the body.
Garibaldi misses with a punch to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Garibaldi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernobyl trying to stall but Garibaldi improves his position.
Chernobyl is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Chernobyl fails to land.
Garibaldi jumps into guard, dragging Chernobyl to the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Garibaldi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chernobyl is one step ahead there.
Chernobyl wants to stand and escape but instead Garibaldi has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Chernobyl wants to sweep here but Garibaldi controlling him for the moment.
Garibaldi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garibaldi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chernobyl's guard.
Chernobyl tries to get to full guard but Garibaldi has control of the leg.
Chernobyl is looking to control Garibaldi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chernobyl avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi is working for a kimura but Chernobyl is defending it quite comfortably.
Chernobyl is trying to get back to full guard.
Garibaldi seems to be working for a kimura but Chernobyl defends the submission attempt.
Garibaldi is working for a submission of some sort.
Garibaldi stops Chernobyl from getting back to his feet.
Garibaldi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chernobyl has managed to free his arm - good work.
Garibaldi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Chernobyl is just riding it out for now. Garibaldi eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Garibaldi 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.
Chernobyl is looking to land body kicks.
Chernobyl misses with a low kick.
Chernobyl moves out of range of the body kick from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chernobyl.
Gus Chernobyl is winning the standup battle so far.
Chernobyl lands with a nice body punch.
Chernobyl throws a leg kick but Garibaldi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chernobyl throws a looping overhand right but Garibaldi ducks down to avoid it.
Garibaldi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garibaldi thumps Chernobyl with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chernobyl lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Garibaldi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Garibaldi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chernobyl fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garibaldi scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garibaldi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chernobyl.
Garibaldi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Garibaldi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Garibaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chernobyl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernobyl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garibaldi moves away.
Chernobyl misses with a body kick.
Garibaldi connects with a body shot.
Garibaldi clinches up with Chernobyl and pushes him back against the cage.
Garibaldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garibaldi tries to work over Chernobyl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chernobyl lands a nice uppercut.
Chernobyl letting Garibaldi take a breather here.
Chernobyl wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chernobyl leaning against his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Garibaldi.
Garibaldi tries to work over Chernobyl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garibaldi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garibaldi misses with a punch to the body.
Garibaldi lands a shoulder strike.
Garibaldi struggles to land a body shot inside as Chernobyl controls his hands.
Garibaldi tries to pull guard but Chernobyl won't allow it.
Chernobyl lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Garibaldi - that landed with a thud.
Garibaldi keeps control of Chernobyl as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chernobyl.
Chernobyl gets through Garibaldi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garibaldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Garibaldi fails to land.
Garibaldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garibaldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garibaldi pulls guard successfully.
Garibaldi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Chernobyl preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chernobyl is trying to hold Garibaldi in close to prevent damage but Garibaldi has managed to pass into half guard.
Garibaldi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chernobyl wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernobyl trying to control from the bottom.
Chernobyl is trying to get back to full guard.
Chernobyl trying to control here.
Garibaldi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chernobyl has managed to free his arm - good work.
Garibaldi works his foot free and advances to mount.
Chernobyl tries to hold on but Garibaldi pushes him away.
Garibaldi takes Chernobyl's back.
Chernobyl trying to control the action but Garibaldi just sinks the hooks in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi working for a choke but Chernobyl is defending well.
Chernobyl is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Garibaldi has got one arm under Chernobyl's chin. This could be trouble... Chernobyl trying to control the other hand but Garibaldi gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Chernobyl has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Michael Garibaldi!
Michael Garibaldi 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marious La De Hoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Myres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myres is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In the End by Linkin Park. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Shane Myres was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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150 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marious La De Hoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Myres!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myres dives in for a single leg takedown but La De Hoya sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
La De Hoya looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
La De Hoya rushes Myres and presses him up against the cage.
Myres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
La De Hoya is leaning against Myres and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
La De Hoya lands with a right to the head.
La De Hoya working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Shane Myres has been cut.
A right handed body shot lands from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for La De Hoya to work.
La De Hoya lands a left hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
La De Hoya has Myres pushed against the cage.
La De Hoya lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La De Hoya is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
La De Hoya manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La De Hoya works on Myres's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya lands with a left to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya lands on the inside with an uppercut.
La De Hoya lands a nice shot to the body.
La De Hoya lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
La De Hoya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
La De Hoya cracks Myres with a nice body shot.
La De Hoya working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by La De Hoya.
La De Hoya blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from La De Hoya as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from La De Hoya.
La De Hoya lands with a left to the head.
La De Hoya cracks Myres with a nice body shot.
La De Hoya lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from La De Hoya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La De Hoya lands with a right to the head.
Myres is rocked!
Myres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Myres is still on wobbly legs! Can La De Hoya finish him?
La De Hoya creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Myres with a big uppercut! Myres tries to clinch up but La De Hoya pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Myres to the mat! Myres covers up and La De Hoya unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Marious La De Hoya!
Marious La De Hoya thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Shane Myres stepped up to the mic, saying 'well that performance sucked. Sorry guys '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Begley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marus Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Begley's entrance music is Born to the Fight. A fine choice. Ray has chosen The Box Tops - The Letter as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Begley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marus Ray!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Ray. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ray.
Ray slaps away a takedown attempt from Begley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ray cracks Begley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ray doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Begley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ray is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ray looking for a triangle here. Begley is fighting it but it looks tight! Ray pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Begley is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Marus Ray!
Post fight, an emotional Marus Ray said 'It's my way or the highway!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko has chosen Oй тo нe вeчep as his entrance music. David Cerrone has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Cerrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerrone fails to land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko looks to land a right hand but Cerrone moved out of range.
Emelianenko misses the body punch
and Cerrone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cerrone ducks right into an uppercut from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko cracks Cerrone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cerrone takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut.
Cerrone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emelianenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Cerrone counters with a nice uppercut.
Good exchange - Cerrone coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cerrone is trying to defend but Emelianenko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Emelianenko is trying to work for a kimura but Cerrone is defending well.
Cerrone is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Emelianenko's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Emelianenko's back!
Cerrone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone tightening his grip on Emelianenko, looking for the choke.
Cerrone looking to break Emelianenko's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Emelianenko remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Cerrone will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Emelianenko wants to get back to his feet.
Cerrone is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Emelianenko has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Emelianenko is trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone looking for the choke from the back.
Emelianenko tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Cerrone has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Emelianenko is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). David Cerrone!
A very excited looking David Cerrone made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Radoslav Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Rhod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrov comes to the cage accompanied by Wu-Tang Clan - Triumph ft. Cappadonna. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Radoslav Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudy Rhod!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhod ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Rhod blocks a jab.
Petrov swinging wildly here.
Rhod 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.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rhod lands with a straight right. Petrov didn't see that one coming.
Rhod lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Petrov at a distance.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petrov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rhod counters with a straight right hand.
Rhod scores with the left hand. Petrov knows he should have avoided that one.
Rhod cracks a nice hook into Petrov's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhod lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rhod has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Rhod.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rhod is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a left hand
and Rhod counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rhod throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrov counters with a nice body shot.
Petrov needs to keep his hands up - Rhod had a free shot at his head there.
A jab lands there for Rhod.
It looks like Radoslav Petrov has been cut.
Petrov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rhod dodges the punch combination from Petrov.
Rhod moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Petrov throws a lazy uppercut
and Petrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhod.
Rhod lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Petrov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov throws an off balance right hand
and Rhod counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Petrov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rhod finds it's way round the side to connect with Petrov's head.
Petrov is rocked!
Rhod lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Petrov head around and knocks him out cold! Rhod hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rudy Rhod!
During a confident post fight interview, Rudy Rhod thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Radoslav Petrov stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks to my fans for the support. We are going to come back better than today.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raoh King Of Fists (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Smith Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Smith Jr's choice of entrance music: Public Enemy- shut em down. 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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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raoh King Of Fists !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikey Smith Jr!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
King Of Fists is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
King Of Fists punishes Smith Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith Jr misses with an uppercut.
King Of Fists throws a right hand that misses
and Smith Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
King Of Fists is rocked!
King Of Fists gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Smith Jr gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! King Of Fists is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikey Smith Jr!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mikey Smith Jr waved his t-shirt featuring Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements Q160/$185's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Scevola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarton McFukur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFukur has chosen Riddin round with yo bitch as his entrance music. Mario Scevola has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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280 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Scevola!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tarton McFukur!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scevola fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Scevola throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good work by McFukur as he checks the leg kick.
McFukur moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Tarton McFukur has been cut.
Scevola throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McFukur.
Mario Scevola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scevola misses with a wild body shot.
McFukur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scevola.
McFukur tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Scevola tests McFukur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scevola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scevola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McFukur scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scevola prevents McFukur from improving position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scevola manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Scevola controlling the position well.
McFukur controlling the action here.
Scevola is trying to control but McFukur manages to pass to mount!
Scevola tries to improve his position but instead McFukur has taken his back!
Scevola is in bad spot here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFukur is looking for the choke from the back position but Scevola is controlling his hands well.
Scevola wants to control his opponent's hands but McFukur gets his hands free.
McFukur controlling well, preventing Scevola from escaping the position.
Scevola is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - McFukur's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Scevola wants to control his opponent's hands but McFukur gets his hands free.
Scevola rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Scevola gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scevola controlling the position.
Scevola keeping moving, preventing McFukur from controlling successfully.
Scevola wants to sweep but no luck.
McFukur forces his way into half guard.
Scevola looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Scevola keeping hold of McFukur's head, controlling as best he can.
Scevola trying to hold on to McFukur's head to control him but McFukur postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Scevola wants to improve his position but McFukur is controlling well.
McFukur wants to free his trapped foot but Scevola is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Scevola wants to get back to full guard.
McFukur trying to control the action but Scevola is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McFukur fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mario Scevola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Scevola.
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 Mario Scevola will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tarton McFukur's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Scevola lands a right hook to the body.
Scevola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scevola throws a counter high kick but McFukur was just alert enough to avoid it.
McFukur with a lazy takedown attempt
and Scevola counters with a big head kick but McFukur shrugs it off.
McFukur tries to move into range but Scevola moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McFukur takes a jab right on the kisser.
Scevola is stalking McFukur. McFukur circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Scevola, and it's lights out! McFukur really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mario Scevola!
Mario Scevola retains his heavyweight title!
Mario Scevola decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Tarton McFukur was interviewed post fight and said 'Expletives fixed, the corporate champ and ur fanboy favorite Rome Bland here's undoubtedly juicing and it's obvious the refs clearly on the pay roll and I'm sure two of the three judges are also. Since there too cheap too buy all three but don't trip I got one of the higher ups on my squad and I'l'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TheDragon Reborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). TheDragon Reborn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TheDragon Reborn!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reborn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Reborn clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson jumps guard but Reborn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson jumps guard but Reborn stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Reborn is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Reborn.
Reborn prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reborn scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson is working for takedown but Reborn is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reborn walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Reborn!
Reborn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reborn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reborn misses with a body kick.
Reborn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reborn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reborn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johnson if he has to take too many more of those.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reborn throws out the jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reborn.
Reborn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson attempts a counter takedown but Reborn avoids it well and moves away.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reborn is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson feinted with a counter takedown.
Reborn clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reborn is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reborn down to the mat. Reborn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Reborn.
Johnson feinted with a counter takedown.
Reborn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reborn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Reborn misses the shot to the body.
Johnson tries to counter with a takedown but Reborn is quick to defend against it.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reborn has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Reborn is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reborn down to the mat. Reborn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Reborn throws a body kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Reborn fights it but they end up in guard.
Reborn 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.
Reborn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Reborn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson drops back looking for a leg! Reborn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Reborn manages to kick Johnson off! Johnson jumps back into Reborn's guard.
Johnson drops back looking for a leg! Reborn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Reborn manages to kick Johnson off! Johnson jumps back into Reborn's guard.
Reborn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnson is aware though and is defending well.
Johnson has gone for a leg lock! Reborn slips out almost immediately though and dives into Johnson's guard.
Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reborn is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Reborn from controlling successfully.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reborn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reborn drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Reborn off! Reborn jumps back into Johnson's guard.
Reborn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Reborn sits in half guard.
Reborn wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.
Reborn is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TheDragon Reborn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reborn pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Reborn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Reborn is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Reborn misses with a looping right.
Johnson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chris Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reborn throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reborn misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Reborn throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson feinted with a counter takedown.
Reborn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reborn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reborn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reborn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reborn is stalling here.
A body shot lands from Reborn.
Reborn lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
TheDragon Reborn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reborn.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reborn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Johnson jumps guard but Reborn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Reborn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Reborn after a bit of a struggle.
Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Reborn is defending well.
Reborn works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reborn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Reborn lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Reborn.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reborn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
Reborn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson has Reborn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Reborn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Reborn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Reborn avoiding damage.
Reborn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reborn walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reborn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Reborn is predictable there
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reborn won't be happy with that.
Johnson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Reborn has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Johnson but great work by Reborn.
Reborn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Reborn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Reborn is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson is not content to let Reborn control the position.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Reborn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reborn tries to pass to full mount but Johnson defends it.
Reborn is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Johnson!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johnson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Johnson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Reborn is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Reborn has escaped and now he's on top!
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Reborn pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TheDragon Reborn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
A big right from Reborn misses.
Reborn instigates a clinch.
Reborn lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Reborn has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Reborn holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Johnson jumps guard but Reborn stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reborn walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reborn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
Reborn rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Reborn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reborn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
A short body shot lands from Reborn as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Reborn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Reborn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reborn.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Reborn works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reborn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reborn to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Reborn.
Reborn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reborn.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Reborn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Johnson is working for takedown but Reborn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Reborn lands with a right to the head.
Johnson jumps guard but Reborn stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reborn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Reborn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Reborn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Reborn effectively controlling the action here.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reborn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Good body shot from Reborn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reborn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Reborn slowing the pace effectively.
Johnson has Reborn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Reborn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Reborn lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reborn smiles and moves away.
Reborn lands a nice looking body kick.
Reborn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reborn fakes the leg kick and cracks Johnson in the body.
Reborn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Reborn - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Reborn.
Reborn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reborn gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reborn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reborn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reborn lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Reborn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reborn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reborn lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Reborn won't allow it.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reborn to keep the fight standing.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reborn.
Reborn stalling the fight.
Johnson wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TheDragon Reborn really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reborn cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
A thudding body kick lands there by Reborn!
Reborn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reborn.
Reborn throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Reborn connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reborn connects with a body shot.
Reborn scores with a kick to the body.
Reborn throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson attempts a counter takedown but Reborn avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reborn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reborn.
Johnson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reborn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reborn feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reborn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reborn lands an overhand right.
Reborn throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Reborn manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Reborn. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reborn connects with a single shot there.
Reborn has managed to clinch.
Johnson jumps guard but Reborn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Reborn stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Reborn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reborn smiles and moves away.
Reborn connects with an inside leg kick.
Reborn misses the shot to the body.
Johnson tries to counter with a takedown but Reborn is quick to defend against it.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Reborn lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Reborn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Reborn.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reborn.
Reborn misses with a looping left.
Johnson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Reborn.
Johnson feinted with a counter takedown.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Reborn.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reborn misses with a body shot.
Johnson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reborn throws out the jab.
Johnson attempts a counter takedown but Reborn avoids it well and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TheDragon Reborn dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Reborn just misses with a punch to the body.
Reborn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reborn connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reborn. Johnson shrugs it off though.
A shot to the liver by Reborn. Beautiful body shot.
Reborn has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reborn.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reborn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Reborn manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Reborn presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reborn controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
The referee calls for Reborn to work.
Good body shot from Reborn.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reborn smiles and moves away.
Reborn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
TheDragon Reborn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Reborn stalls.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reborn walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Reborn jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Reborn moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Reborn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Reborn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reborn to keep the fight standing.
Reborn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Reborn is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reborn walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reborn jabs at Johnson's body.
Reborn has managed to clinch.
Reborn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reborn prevents the takedown attempt.
Reborn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson jumps guard but Reborn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A right handed body shot lands from Reborn.
Reborn is working Johnson over against the cage.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reborn smiles and moves away.
Reborn has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reborn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Reborn won't allow it.
Reborn lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Reborn after a bit of a struggle.
Reborn lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reborn lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
It looks like Chris Johnson has been cut.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Chris Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reborn cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
TheDragon Reborn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reborn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 42:50
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 42:50
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 42:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TheDragon Reborn!
TheDragon Reborn is the new middleweight champion!
Post fight, TheDragon Reborn took to the microphone: 'I can do better'.
In defeat, Chris Johnson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Shit, I mean Shit He beat my ass'.
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