PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Johnson (ranked 472 p4p, 66 weight class) and Cesare Tiramanti (ranked 590 p4p, 85 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by On The Run Jompson Brothers. 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?

Johnson
vs
Tiramanti

188 cm
21
210 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
207 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Iron Wolf Discount Supplements (Q159/$200, Laundry
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cesare Tiramanti!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tiramanti sprawls well. Tiramanti wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tiramanti swivels and escapes.
Tiramanti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson tests Tiramanti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tiramanti backs up against the cage.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Tiramanti.
Jab by Tiramanti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiramanti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tiramanti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson cracks Tiramanti with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tiramanti pinned against the cage. Tiramanti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiramanti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tiramanti just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson cracks Tiramanti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tiramanti loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Johnson back to the cage. Tiramanti follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tiramanti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tiramanti throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tiramanti moves out of range of the body kick.
Tiramanti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiramanti.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tiramanti misses with an uppercut.
Tiramanti jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tiramanti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Tiramanti might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tiramanti tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tiramanti to the ground. Tiramanti escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tiramanti throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Tiramanti has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tiramanti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good shot there by Johnson.
A slow jab from Tiramanti misses its intended target.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiramanti.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiramanti moves away.
Tiramanti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Tiramanti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tiramanti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Tiramanti should have avoided that one.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tiramanti at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throws a body punch but Tiramanti moves out of range.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Tiramanti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tiramanti needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Tiramanti throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson throws a hook but Tiramanti avoids it easily.
Tiramanti throws a counter combo.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson tests Tiramanti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiramanti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Tiramanti backpedaling.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Tiramanti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tiramanti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
Johnson lands with a slapping head kick.
Tiramanti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tiramanti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Johnson lands a head kick. Tiramanti smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tiramanti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Tiramanti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Manny Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiramanti throws out the jab.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Tiramanti counters with a one-two to the body.
Cesare Tiramanti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiramanti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiramanti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiramanti throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Johnson misses its target.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Cesare Tiramanti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiramanti can do to turn this around?
Tiramanti misses with a wild body shot.
Tiramanti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson clobbers Tiramanti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Tiramanti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tiramanti throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiramanti was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Tiramanti has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Tiramanti. Those never looked like landing.
Manny Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiramanti throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Tiramanti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson lands with a slapping head kick.
Tiramanti moves away from the strike by Johnson.
A big right from Tiramanti misses.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tiramanti throws out the jab.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Tiramanti's body. Tiramanti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tiramanti lands a body shot.
Tiramanti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson takes a swing at Tiramanti's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tiramanti back to the cage. Johnson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tiramanti takes one on the button.
Johnson scores with a head kick. Tiramanti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tiramanti moves out of range of the strikes.
Tiramanti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tiramanti might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Johnson has got the better of the exchanges.
Tiramanti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tiramanti tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiramanti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiramanti.
Johnson cracks Tiramanti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Tiramanti counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tiramanti momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tiramanti rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tiramanti's efforts to push away.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiramanti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tiramanti blocking some punches.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson is looking for a takedown.
Tiramanti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Tiramanti tries to tie him up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Tiramanti gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tiramanti connects with a body shot.
Tiramanti moves out of range of the strikes.
Tiramanti looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Tiramanti's body. Tiramanti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tiramanti avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson throws the left hand but Tiramanti avoids the punch easily.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson punishes Tiramanti's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Johnson slams his shin into Tiramanti's torso.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiramanti is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiramanti throws a counter combo.
Tiramanti misses with a double jab.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Tiramanti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson stuns Tiramanti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tiramanti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tiramanti scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Tiramanti moves out of range as Johnson strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tiramantis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Tiramanti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Tiramanti's head back.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Tiramanti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiramanti throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tiramanti throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson delivers a nice body kick.
Johnson lands with a hook. Tiramanti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tiramanti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiramanti.
Tiramanti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson works Tiramanti's body with a nice hook.
Johnson tests Tiramanti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Tiramanti sprawls well.
A slow jab from Tiramanti misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Tiramanti misses the shot to the body.
Johnson slips a jab from Tiramanti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tiramanti with a hook.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tiramanti on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Johnson.
Tiramanti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice defenses there by Tiramanti.
A combination from Tiramanti does no damage.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiramanti is just out of range.
Tiramanti leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Tiramanti misses its intended target.
Tiramanti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tiramanti is looking for the big counter here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Johnson clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tiramanti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tiramanti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiramanti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Tiramanti throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Tiramanti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson cracks Tiramanti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson scores with a one two! Tiramanti had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Tiramanti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Donk. Johnson catches Tiramanti right on the button with a cross.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body

and Tiramanti moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tiramanti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tiramanti defends well and Johnson ends up having to push Tiramanti into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Johnson throws a nice head kick!
Tiramanti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tiramanti looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Tiramanti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Tiramanti misses.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tiramanti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tiramanti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tiramanti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Tiramanti avoids them all with ease.
As Johnson backs off Tiramanti throws a huge counter combo but Johnson manages to avoid it all.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Tiramanti moves out of range.
Tiramanti tries to counter with a clinch but Johnson shakes him off and moves away.
Tiramanti blocks a head kick by Johnson.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Tiramanti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiramanti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tiramanti loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tiramanti clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tiramanti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tiramanti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Tiramanti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiramanti moves away.
Tiramanti misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Tiramanti misses.
Tiramanti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tiramanti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiramanti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tiramanti tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson slips under a jab from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti misses the shot to the body.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Tiramanti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Tiramanti cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tiramanti misses with a straight left.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tiramanti to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tiramanti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tiramanti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Tiramanti misses.
Tiramanti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tiramanti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tiramanti tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tiramanti to the ground. Tiramanti escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Tiramanti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Johnson had his way with Cesare Tiramanti in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tiramanti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tiramanti ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tiramanti lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Tiramanti counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Tiramanti backs away looking to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Tiramanti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tiramanti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tiramanti 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiramanti lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tiramanti cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tiramanti misses with a body shot.
Tiramanti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tiramanti stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tiramanti wants it to stay on the feet.
Tiramanti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Tiramanti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
A punch lands to the side of Tiramanti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tiramanti stuffs the takedown.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiramanti.
Cesare Tiramanti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Tiramanti misses.
Tiramanti looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiramanti defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Tiramanti slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Tiramanti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson jabs Tiramanti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body kick from Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tiramanti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tiramanti.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Tiramanti.
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Tiramanti backpedaling.
Tiramanti throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Tiramanti avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiramanti.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiramanti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Tiramanti's head.
A jab from Tiramanti misses.
Tiramanti misses with a looping left.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti misses with a looping right.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Tiramanti is out of range.
Tiramanti is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Johnson with a body shot.
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson defending well as Tiramanti loads up on a big left hand.

Tiramanti gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tiramanti backwards.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Johnson lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Tiramanti.
Johnson has Tiramanti pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tiramanti manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
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.
Tiramanti blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:45
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Johnson!
Manny Johnson retains his light heavyweight title!
Manny Johnson very nearly forgot to thank Iron Wolf Discount Supplements (Q159/$200, Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.