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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zarek Reschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen 2pac & Dr.Dre - California Love as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Zarek Reschke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, CJ Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reschke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reschke thows a body shot but no joy.
Reschke ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Reschke is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Johnson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Reschke is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Reschke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Reschke misses the target.
Reschke throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Reschke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reschke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Johnson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reschke.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reschke but Reschke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reschke throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reschke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Reschke doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Reschke is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Reschke moves his leg out of the way.
Reschke 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.
Reschke moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Reschke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Reschke.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Reschke sees coming a mile off.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Reschke.
Reschke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Reschke.
Reschke throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Reschke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reschke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Reschke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Johnson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reschke avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Reschke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Reschke misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Reschke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A low kick from Reschke is predictable there
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Johnson trying to control the action but Reschke is working from the bottom.
Johnson controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from Johnson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Reschke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson tries to advance to mount but Reschke denies him.
Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson cracks Reschke with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Johnson trying to control the action but Reschke is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CJ Johnson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Reschke throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Reschke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
Zarek Reschke is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reschke instigates a clinch.
Reschke misses with the head strike.
Reschke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Reschke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson avoiding damage as Reschke throws knees to the body.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zarek Reschke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've been told by Reschke's head coaches at The Clinic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Reschke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson tries to move into range but Reschke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Reschke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Reschke cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reschke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to slow Reschke down with leg kicks.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reschke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reschke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reschke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reschke misses with a body shot.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reschke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reschke. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Reschke is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Reschke knows he should have avoided that one.
Reschke takes one on the button.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Reschke didn't see that one coming.
Reschke wants to clinch.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reschke's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reschke tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reschke looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Reschke throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Reschke - that will leave a mark!
Reschke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Reschke throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Reschke's corner calls for a 1-2. Reschke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reschke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Reschke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Reschke.
Reschke throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reschke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reschke misses with a straight left.
Reschke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson thuds his shin into the meat of Reschke's side.
Johnson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reschke misses with a head kick.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson swings for the body but Reschke moves out of range.
Johnson slips under a jab from Reschke.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Reschke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Nice uppercut lands for Reschke. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reschke manages to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Reschke is looking to score with low kicks.
Reschke misses with a left hand
and Reschke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reschke tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Reschke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reschke throws a shot to the body.
Reschke throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Reschke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reschke throws a front kick that sends Johnson stumbling back into the cage.
Reschke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson motions for Reschke to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Reschke.
Reschke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reschke misses with a hook.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reschke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Reschke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reschke 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 Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zarek Reschke dominated that second round.
That's time! Reschke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Johnson tries to work over Reschke's front leg with a kick but Reschke checks it.
Reschke dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Reschke thows a body shot but no joy.
Reschke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Reschke tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Reschke lands the left hand.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Reschke tries to clinch up.
Reschke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Reschke missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reschke on the side of the head.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Reschke moved out of range nicely.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Reschke misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reschke. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reschke swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson scores with a hook.
Reschke throws a lazy body kick
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reschke won't be happy with that.
Reschke wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Johnson tries for a kimura but Reschke is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Johnson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson wants to control but Reschke is keeping him busy.
Johnson in side control, throwing shots but Reschke defends.
Johnson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Reschke, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reschke regains half guard there - taking advantage of Johnson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Johnson is trying to control. Reschke wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Johnson is trying to control. Reschke wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson stops Reschke from getting back to his feet.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
CJ Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CJ Johnson!
CJ Johnson 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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