Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: CEC 516
Date: May 21, 2017

#R1#
Gold lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.#CL2#
Gold gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Gold has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#TD2#
Johnson pulls guard. #SUB2#
Johnson looking for a guillotine here but Gold defends easily.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gold is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gold is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard. #REVB##T1#
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gold wants to sweep but no luck.
Gold is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gold working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Gold is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#SUB2#
Johnson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gold pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Gold keeps moving.
Gold utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gold trying to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Liquid Gold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Gold's head.
Johnson slips under a jab from Gold.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Gold avoids it with no problem.
Gold throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T3#
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gold gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!#TD2#
Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Johnson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Johnson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gold can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gold defending against the ground and pound.
Johnson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gold is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gold defending well though.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gold has managed to free his arm - good work.
Johnson is thwarting Gold's attempts to control the position.#T4#
Gold tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson is trying to control. Gold wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gold is looking to improve his position.
Gold wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gold gets full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gold works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson trying to control but Gold is working from the bottom.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Gold's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarik 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.
#R2#
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
A slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
Johnson unleashes a big counter combination but Gold bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#TD2#
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gold keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Johnson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gold doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Johnson.
Gold is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a head shot. Gold uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gold looking for a sweep. Not yet Gold, not yet.
Gold is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1#
Gold wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson throws a strike but Gold rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Gold looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB2#
Johnson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Gold has his hands clasped together but Johnson extends and breaks Gold's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Johnson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tarik Johnson!
Tarik Johnson made sure to mention his sponsor, Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$) in his post fight interview.

Event: CEC 509
Date: Apr 07, 2017

#R1#
Bullkheli tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson feints and then cracks Bullkheli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bullkheli down.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bullkheli.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bullkheli.
Bullkheli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bullkheli throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Bullkheli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson checks a low kick from Bullkheli.
Bullkheli looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Bullkheli throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Bullkheli looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bullkheli.#CL#
Bullkheli darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bullkheli backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bullkheli gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt. #T1#
Bullkheli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bullkheli throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bullkheli tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Bullkheli back against the cage.
Bullkheli tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #TD2#
Johnson pulls guard successfully.
Johnson lands a decent punch to the body there.
Bullkheli content to stall in guard here.
Bullkheli sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
Bullkheli controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Bullkheli has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.#T2#
Johnson is looking to get back to full guard here but Bullkheli has managed to pass to side control instead.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bullkheli prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Bullkheli seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Bullkheli trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Bullkheli wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Johnson wants to control but Bullkheli is keeping busy.
Johnson tries to roll over but Bullkheli keeps him under control.
Bullkheli trying to control the pace.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bullkheli is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson trying to hold on to Bullkheli's head to control him but Bullkheli postures up. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
Bullkheli trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bullkheli tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Bullkheli content to stall in guard here.
Bullkheli trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bullkheli.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL#
Bullkheli gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bullkheli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bullkheli presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bullkheli after a bit of a struggle.
A short uppercut from Bullkheli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ravistra Bullkheli dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bullkheli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bullkheli scores with a leg kick.
Bullkheli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Bullkheli thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson counters with a solid body kick.
Bullkheli moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bullkheli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bullkheli throws a body kick that misses.
Bullkheli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bullkheli thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Bullkheli will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson slips under a jab from Bullkheli.
Bullkheli dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Bullkheli is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Johnson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.#T1#
Bullkheli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bullkheli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bullkheli thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johnson if he has to take too many more of those.
Bullkheli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bullkheli.#CL2#
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Bullkheli.#TD2#
Johnson drags the fight down to the ground.
Bullkheli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bullkheli controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SU#
Bullkheli stands up from guard. Let's bang! #T2#
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bullkheli just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson counters with a body kick.
Bullkheli thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Bullkheli works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Johnson takes a swing at Bullkheli's ribcage but misses.
Bullkheli throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bullkheli. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bullkheli misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson defending well as Bullkheli loads up on a big left hand.
Bullkheli finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bullkheli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Bullkheli misses with a straight right.
Bullkheli tries to clinch up.#T3#
Bullkheli does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Bullkheli's head back.
Bullkheli moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Bullkheli is looking to clinch.
Bullkheli looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bullkheli wants to clinch.
Bullkheli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#CL#
Bullkheli gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bullkheli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bullkheli has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson. #T4#
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bullkheli gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bullkheli 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.
Bullkheli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bullkheli gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson cracks Bullkheli with a nice body shot.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bullkheli.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bullkheli pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ravistra Bullkheli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tarik Johnson.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Bullkheli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bullkheli on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tarik Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Bullkheli looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Bullkheli misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2#
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bullkheli, pushing him back against the cage.
Bullkheli is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Bullkheli blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Bullkheli pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bullkheli just misses with a punch to the body.
Ravistra Bullkheli is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bullkheli swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Bullkheli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bullkheli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bullkheli tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Bullkheli avoids it with no problem.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Ravistra Bullkheli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Bullkheli wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bullkheli throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson catches Bullkheli with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bullkheli tries to clinch up.
Bullkheli misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Bullkheli throws a lazy uppercut
and Bullkheli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bullkheli lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.#CL#
Bullkheli closes the distance and clinches.
Bullkheli tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bullkheli lands with a right to the head.
Bullkheli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bullkheli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bullkheli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bullkheli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bullkheli.
Ravistra Bullkheli has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Bullkheli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bullkheli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bullkheli.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
Bullkheli is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ravistra Bullkheli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tarik Johnson.
Bullkheli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bullkheli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bullkheli backwards.
Bullkheli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bullkheli pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bullkheli fails to land.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T3#
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bullkheli after a bit of a struggle.
Johnson wants a takedown.
Bullkheli working aggressively here.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Bullkheli.
Bullkheli scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bullkheli looking to stall.
Bullkheli takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson tries to work over Bullkheli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bullkheli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson presses Bullkheli against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Bullkheli.
Bullkheli holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bullkheli trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bullkheli into the cage.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T4#
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bullkheli's elbow.
Bullkheli misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Bullkheli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bullkheli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bullkheli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bullkheli slows down the pace here.
Bullkheli misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ravistra Bullkheli.
I think Bullkheli has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ravistra Bullkheli!
Ravistra Bullkheli really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sully's Bar & Grill logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Tarik Johnson spoke after the fight, saying 'I tried my best, i think this may be my last fight, i would like to thank everybody that helped me get to where i am today.'.

Event: CEC 498
Date: Feb 03, 2017

#R1#
Ribber throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease. #CL#
Ribber gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ribber won't allow it.
Ribber misses with the head strike.
Ribber lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards. #BC2#
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson's coach down at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Johnson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Ribber throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Ribber throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it. #CL#
Ribber moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.#BC2#
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ribber loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Ribber staying out of range there.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ribber misses with a straight left.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Ribber connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Ribber fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T1#
Ribber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Ribber closes the distance and clinches.
Ribber tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ribber. Ribber obviously looking to wear him down.
Ribber connects with the punch.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ribber is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ribber connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ribber is looking to counter with head kicks.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ribber counters with a stiff right hand.
Tarik Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribber connects with a single shot there.
Ribber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Ribber slips the punch.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribber scores with a nice right hand.
Ribber connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected. #T2#
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ribber counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grin Ribber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tarik Johnson.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Ribber counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Ribber feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.#CL#
Ribber moves into the clinch.
Ribber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ribber is defending well.
Ribber lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson wants to break free but Ribber has control.
Ribber pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ribber won't allow it.
Johnson tries to circle away but Ribber has him pinned against the cage.
Ribber has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
A shot in the inside from Ribber.
Ribber lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #ROC#
Johnson is rocked!
Ribber lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Ribber finish him?
Ribber makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ribber.
Ribber is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ribber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ribber misses with the head strike.
Johnson has Ribber pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ribber manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Ribber misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ribber.
Ribber misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Ribber.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Ribber shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ribber fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ribber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ribber feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Ribber counters with a solid body kick.
Ribber scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Ribber cracks Johnson on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Johnson falls backwards against the cage. Ribber follows up with more strikes that drop Johnson to his knees. Ribber keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Johnson! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grin Ribber!
Grin Ribber spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Tarik Johnson spoke after the fight, saying 'I tried my best, i think this may be my last fight, i would like to thank everybody that helped me get to where i am today.'.

Event: CEC 493
Date: Jan 06, 2017

#R1#
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopkins.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
enabling Hopkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Hopkins ducks down to avoid it.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Hopkins scores with a jab.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Hopkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hopkins tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Hopkins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Hopkins misses its target.
Hopkins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins lands a jab to the nose.
Hopkins connects with the punch.
Hopkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hopkins connects with an inside leg kick.
Hopkins thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopkins.
Hopkins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T1#
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Hopkins.
Hopkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Johnson avoids the body shot from Hopkins.
Hopkins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hopkins cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hopkins lands with a nice body kick.
Hopkins scores with a body shot.
Hopkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Hopkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Hopkins connects with a nice looking jab.
Hopkins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Hopkins's head but Hopkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance. #T2#
Hopkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Hopkins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hopkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hopkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Hopkins scores with a jab to the head.
Vinny Hopkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson scores with a hook.
Tarik Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins misses the target.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Hopkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson scores with a jab. Hopkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T3#
Hopkins lands a right hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hopkins.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson throws a hook but Hopkins avoids it easily.#CL#
Hopkins darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hopkins lands a body punch.
Hopkins is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hopkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands with a right to the head.
Hopkins tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Hopkins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hopkins cracks Johnson with a good jab.#T4#
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hopkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Hopkins as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hopkins.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Hopkins wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hopkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Hopkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hopkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #CL#
Hopkins moves into the clinch.
Johnson tries to break free but Hopkins pushes him back against the cage.
Hopkins tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Hopkins back against the cage.
Hopkins tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Hopkins has the dominant position.
Come on Johnson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Hopkins.
Hopkins is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hopkins is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Hopkins dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Hopkins scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopkins moves away.
Johnson 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.
Hopkins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Hopkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hopkins.
Hopkins misses with a straight right.
Hopkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Hopkins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Donk. Hopkins catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hopkins looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Hopkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopkins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Hopkins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hopkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hopkins lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Hopkins moved out of range nicely.
Hopkins wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hopkins. Hopkins obviously looking to wear him down. #T1#
Hopkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hopkins scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Hopkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hopkins throws a shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Hopkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Hopkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hopkins.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hopkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good standup being displayed there by Hopkins as he connects with a hook.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hopkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Hopkins scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins.
Hopkins works the jab nicely.
Hopkins lands a head shot.
Hopkins throws a quick inside leg kick. #T2#
Hopkins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Hopkins lands an overhand right.
Hopkins cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopkins.
Johnson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopkins.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hopkins. Hopkins obviously looking to wear him down.
Hopkins moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Hopkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Hopkins sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hopkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a looping left.#T3#
Hopkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hopkins jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hopkins connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Hopkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hopkins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Hopkins lands with an overhand left.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hopkins.
Hopkins scores with a nice strike.
Vinny Hopkins is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Hopkins closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Hopkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson tries to break free but Hopkins pushes him back against the cage.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action. #T4#
Hopkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Hopkins can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Hopkins is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vinny Hopkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tarik Johnson.
Hopkins lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Hopkins - that landed with a thud.
Hopkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Hopkins is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Hopkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Hopkins is controlling the position.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Hopkins.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Hopkins has the dominant position.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
Hopkins misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hopkins after a bit of a struggle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Hopkins dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hopkins to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hopkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hopkins moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Hopkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A lazy left from Hopkins finds it's target.
Hopkins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Hopkins misses its target.
Hopkins lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hopkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hopkins works Johnson's body with a nice hook.#CL#
Hopkins has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch. #T1#
Johnson tries to break free but Hopkins pushes him back against the cage.
Hopkins scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hopkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Hopkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hopkins misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hopkins.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hopkins has double underhooks. #TD2#
Johnson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. #ES#
Hopkins wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Hopkins saw that one coming.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hopkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hopkins scores with a body shot.
Hopkins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance. #T2##CL#
Hopkins has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Hopkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands. #BC#
Hopkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Hopkins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hopkins misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Hopkins closes the distance and clinches.
Hopkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hopkins tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson looking to stall.
Hopkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Hopkins shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hopkins gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vinny Hopkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tarik Johnson.
A hook to the body from Hopkins.
A right hand to the body from Hopkins.
Hopkins tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vinny Hopkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
A body shot lands from Hopkins.
Hopkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Hopkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Hopkins.
Hopkins scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice body punch from Hopkins.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hopkins.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vinny Hopkins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson is working for takedown but Hopkins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Hopkins keeps him there for the moment.#T4#
A right hook to the body lands for Hopkins.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Hopkins is controlling the position.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
Johnson is trying to drag Hopkins to the mat but Hopkins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hopkins lands with a light punch inside.
Tarik Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hopkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Hopkins on the inside.
A short uppercut from Hopkins.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Hopkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hopkins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Hopkins!
During a confident post fight interview, Vinny Hopkins thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Tarik Johnson was interviewed post fight and said 'I tried my best, i think this may be my last fight, i would like to thank everybody that helped me get to where i am today.'.

Event: CEC 487
Date: Dec 09, 2016

#R1#
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Bishop is out of range.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Bishop's front leg but catches the back leg as Bishop tries to avoid it.
Bishop throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.
Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bishop scores with a jab to the head. #TD2#
Johnson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bishop on his heels. He'll look to pass Bishop's guard now, I'm sure.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bishop preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Bishop is keeping the position.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T1#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bishop is controlling Johnson's posture.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Bishop has his hands on Johnson's head, controlling the position.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Bishop has wrist control.
Bishop controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson stands up over Bishop, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Bishop preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bishop looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bishop seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#T3#
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson postures up in Bishop's guard and throws a big left but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson postures up in Bishop's guard and throws a big left but Bishop blocks it.
Johnson trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Bishop working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing. #T4#
Johnson is stalling in the full guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tarik Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Bishop had a free shot at his head there.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bishop scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
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!
Bishop takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson's coach down at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Johnson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bishop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Bishop takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bishop ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarik Johnson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Johnson feints a jab promting Bishop to slip. Johnson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bishop slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Bishop.
Bishop cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Bishop scores with a jab to the head.
Bishop lands with an overhand left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bishop.
Bishop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Xavier Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bishop connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bishop throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Bishop.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing. #T1#
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Bishop moved out of range.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bishop's head backwards.
Bishop lands with a good body shot.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Bishop moved out of range nicely.
Johnson punishes Bishop's body with a nice straight punch.
Bishop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bishop lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T2#
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Bishop. Beautiful body shot.
Bishop moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Bishop throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson 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.
Bishop throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
Bishop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Bishop's head but Bishop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Bishop wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Xavier Bishop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#ROC2#
Bishop is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Xavier Bishop has been cut.#T3#
Bishop backs away from a small jab... but Johnson lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Bishop crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Johnson with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Tarik Johnson!
Tarik Johnson gave a mention to Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Xavier Bishop spoke after the fight, saying 'Ogun will punish me severely for this loss!'.

Event: CFC 409
Date: Nov 18, 2016

#R1#
Obama wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
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.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CL2#
Obama clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Obama lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Obama.
Obama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obama scores with a hook to the body.
Obama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson is looking for a takedown.
Obama lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Obama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Obama moves into the clinch.
Johnson stalling against the cage.
Johnson wants to take the fight to the mat but Obama manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#T1#
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Obama has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.#BC#
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Obama.
Obama just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Obama.#CL2#
Obama moves into the clinch.
Obama gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tarik Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obama scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Obama has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Obama is controlling him.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Obama is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Obama prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.#T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Obama. #BC#
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Obama has managed to clinch.
Johnson is trying to push Obama away but Obama has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Obama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Obama lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Obama swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Obama. #TD2#
Obama has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Johnson uses from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Obama is on top in guard. #REVB#
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Obama looking to pass the guard.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Johnson is trying to hold Obama in close to prevent damage but Obama has managed to pass into half guard. #SUB2#
Obama is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johnson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Obama wants to get back to his feet.
Obama prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson scores with a few weak punches.
Johnson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Obama is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Obama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. #SUB#
Johnson has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Obama escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Obama!
Obama advances to full mount.
Obama looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Johnson has given up his back here. Will Obama look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Johnson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Johnson can't escape the position.
Obama tries to keep control of the position but Johnson is staying busy.#SUB2#
Obama is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Johnson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Johnson for a finish. #SUB2#
Obama is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Johnson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barack Obama dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Obama's head.#TD#
Johnson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Johnson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Obama is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Obama gets back to half guard.
Obama gets full guard.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama wants to sweep but no luck.
Obama controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Obama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Obama is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johnson is working Obama over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T1#
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Obama is retaining full guard.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Obama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Obama not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB2#
Obama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T2#
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Obama.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Obama working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson. #SUB2#
Obama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Obama managing to control the position.
Obama is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Obama wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Obama's brow.
Obama is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up. #T3#
Johnson postures up in Obama's guard and throws a big left but Obama blocks it.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson trying to control but Obama is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Obama working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Obama is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Obama works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T4#
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Obama has wrist control.
Obama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Obama is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Johnson is concentrating on defense, preventing Obama from advancing position.
Johnson punching from the bottom.
Johnson striking from the bottom.
Obama prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Obama wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Obama is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obama tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarik Johnson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Obama tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Obama manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Johnson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#CL2#
Obama clinches with his opponent.
Obama tries to score a body lock takedown but Johnson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Obama misses with a punch on the inside.
Obama has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Johnson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Obama can turn it around.
Obama lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Obama has the dominant position.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Obama won't allow it.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Obama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obama can't get the takedown.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson wants a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Obama.
Johnson tries to circle away but Obama has him pinned against the cage.
Obama can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action. #BC#
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obama walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CUT#
It looks like Barack Obama has been cut.#T1#
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Obama tries to clinch up.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL2#
Obama rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Obama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obama tries to score a body lock takedown but Johnson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tarik Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barack Obama.#TD#
Johnson tightens his grip and picks Obama up, before dumping him to the ground. Obama manages to land in guard.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson trying to control but Obama is working from the bottom.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Obama manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Obama passes Johnson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
It looks like Obama is going to stand back up. #T2#
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Obama has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obama prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Obama manages to capitalize on a mistake by Johnson to take his back!
Tarik Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Obama is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Johnson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Johnson for a finish.
Obama gets his hands free as Johnson looks to control.
Johnson breaks Obama's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Obama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T3#
Obama wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Obama is still trying to improve position.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson cracks Obama with a solid left hand.
Obama keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Obama is looking to regain half guard here but Johnson keeps moving and retains side control. #T4#
Sloppy strikes there by Johnson.
Obama on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Johnson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Johnson is putting a hurting on Obama here, landing some big shots from side control.
Obama wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Obama is looking for a sweep.
Obama is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
Obama is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Obama down.
Obama is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
Obama is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tarik Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarik Johnson!
Tarik Johnson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$), into his post fight interview.

Event: CFC 407
Date: Nov 11, 2016

#R1#
Dekkers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dekkers there as he acknowledges the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Dekkers slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Dekkers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Dekkers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Dekkers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Dekkers's legs.
Dekkers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Dekkers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dekkers lands with a shot to the body.
Dekkers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dekkers in his tracks.
Dekkers slips under a jab.
Johnson throws a low kick but Dekkers avoids it.
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!
Johnson has his takedown stuffed#CL#
and Dekkers counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
I was talking to Dekkers's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#T1#
The referee is keeping an eye on Dekkers - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dekkers misses with a body punch.
Dekkers lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Dekkers 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.
Dekkers scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Dekkers.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dekkers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Dekkers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dekkers.
Dekkers taking a breather.
Dekkers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bas Dekkers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tarik Johnson.#T2#
Dekkers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dekkers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dekkers.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dekkers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Dekkers.
Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dekkers is defending well.
Dekkers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dekkers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dekkers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dekkers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dekkers will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Dekkers has him pressed against the cage. #T3#
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Knees to the body from Dekkers.
Johnson looks winded!
Dekkers crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Dekkers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dekkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Dekkers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Dekkers won't allow it.
Dekkers scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Dekkers has the dominant position.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Dekkers shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A knee to the head by Dekkers.
Dekkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dekkers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dekkers lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Dekkers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T4#
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dekkers obliges.
Dekkers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #ROC#
Johnson is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Tarik Johnson has been cut.
Dekkers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dekkers.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Dekkers finish him?
Dekkers landing knees to the head.
Dekkers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dekkers working the clinch nicely. Johnson is working for position but Dekkers cracks him with a big knee to the head! Johnson crumples up against the cage and Dekkers lands two more shots before the ref can save Johnson! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Bas Dekkers!
Our winner, Bas Dekkers, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Tarik Johnson had this to say: 'This is truly a devestating lose. Margera is just to good and i think he should move up to a better Org so i can achieve my dream and win the Title. WATCH OUT DFC that title WILL be mine'.

Event: CFC 404 TOKYO
Date: Oct 29, 2016

#R1#
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cronos has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Johnson slips a jab from Cronos.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big right from Cronos misses.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Cronos, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Cronos against the cage but Cronos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cronos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cronos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cronos misses with a double jab. #TD2#
Cronos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnson to the mat! Johnson manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Cronos won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Johnson trying to control but Cronos is working from the bottom. #T1#
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Johnson won't allow Cronos to get back to his feet.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Cronos trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Cronos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard. #REVB#
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Cronos from controlling successfully.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Johnson prevents Cronos from improving his position.#T2#
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cronos wants to control the action here but instead Johnson manages to pass to full mount!
Cronos manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cronos is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a strike but Cronos avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Johnson won't allow Cronos to get back to his feet.
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Cronos 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.
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
Cronos wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson postures up.
Johnson won't allow Cronos to sweep him here.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Cronos keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson cracks Cronos with a solid left hand.
Cronos controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself. #ES2#
Cronos manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Cronos checks it.
A nice side step and Cronos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cronos is looking for the big counter here.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Cronos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Johnson defends it well.#T4#
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Cronos on that attempt.
A combination from Cronos does no damage.
Cronos misses with a hook.
Johnson throws a big counter combination but Cronos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson clobbers Cronos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cronos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cronos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cronos counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cronos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cronos staying out of range there.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Cronos's leg. Cronos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Cronos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarik Johnson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cronos misses with a series of wild punches.
Cronos catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Left hook, right uppercut from Cronos.
Cronos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Cronos checks it
and Cronos counters with a straight right hand.
Cronos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cronos scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Cronos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Cronos slips a straight right by Johnson.
Cronos slips under a jab.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cronos circles away quickly and effectively.#T1#
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Cronos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Cronos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cronos.
Cronos moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Cronos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cronos throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cronos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cronos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cronos throws a right and a left that both miss.#T2#
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Johnson misses with a body shot
and Cronos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Cronos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cronos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Johnson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #TD#
Johnson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cronos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cronos managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Johnson.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cronos keeps working.
Johnson cracks Cronos with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cronos is looking to reverse the position.
Johnson trying to control the action but Cronos is working from the bottom. #T3#
Cronos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Johnson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cronos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cronos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tarik Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Cronos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cronos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cronos controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Cronos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cronos has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses. Cronos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Cronos!#REVB#
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cronos is one step ahead there.
Cronos trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Cronos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson is striking but Cronos is not phased and passes to half guard.
Cronos is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Johnson trying to control but Cronos postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Cronos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cronos's waist but Cronos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Cronos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A combination from Cronos does no damage.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Cronos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#TD#
Cronos gets caught flat footed, as Johnson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cronos tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cronos keeps working.
Johnson prevents Cronos from escaping the position.
Cronos tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Johnson.#T1#
Cronos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Johnson off and has taken his back!
Johnson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Cronos's guard. Nice work there by Johnson. #SUB2#
Cronos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
Cronos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cronos trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Cronos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cronos is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Cronos wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment. #T2#
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Cronos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cronos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Johnson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB2#
Cronos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cronos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cronos keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Cronos controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.#T3#
Johnson trying to control but Cronos is working from the bottom.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB2#
Cronos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Cronos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cronos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss. #T4#
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Cronos has wrist control.
Cronos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Cronos blocks the strikes from Johnson.
Cronos is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.#SUB2#
Cronos wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Cronos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tarik Johnson.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarik Johnson!
Tarik Johnson very nearly forgot to thank Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$) 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.

Event: CFC 398
Date: Oct 08, 2016

#R1#
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Churchill moved out of range.
Churchill moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson takes a head kick and shrugs it off. #CL2#
Churchill clinches up against the cage.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Johnson breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Churchill has taken the fight into the clinch.
Churchill lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Churchill.
Churchill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Churchill.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Churchill.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Churchill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Churchill keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Churchill pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Churchill pulls him back up using the underhooks. #T1#
Churchill is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Churchill lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Churchill.
Churchill works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
I was talking to Johnson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Churchill lands a body punch in the clinch.
Churchill misses with a body punch.
Churchill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Churchill on the inside.
Churchill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Churchill.
Churchill lands a body punch.
A short left from Churchill.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Churchill scores with a nice short uppercut.
Churchill keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Churchill tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Churchill lands a nice shot to the body.
Churchill lands a nice uppercut.
Churchill lands a right hand.
Churchill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head. #ROC2#
Johnson is rocked!
Churchill fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Churchill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Churchill misses with a punch on the inside.
Churchill blocking some punches.
Churchill gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Churchill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Churchill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Churchill.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Churchill tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Churchill scores with a shoulder strike.
Churchill lands a nice uppercut.
Churchill presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Churchill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Churchill keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Churchill lands a left hand.
Churchill unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Johnson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Churchill is unloading with more strikes now! Johnson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Winston Churchill!
Winston Churchill thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Tarik Johnson spoke after the fight, saying 'This is truly a devestating lose. Margera is just to good and i think he should move up to a better Org so i can achieve my dream and win the Title. WATCH OUT DFC that title WILL be mine'.

Event: Destiny 170:Margera vs Johnson
Date: Sep 17, 2016

#R1#
Margera looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Margera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Margera.
Margera misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Jab from Johnson.
Margera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Margera sprawls well.
Margera blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Margera swivels and escapes.
Margera connects with a single shot there.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Margera tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Margera to the ground. Margera escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Margera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bam Margera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tarik Johnson.#T1#
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Margera counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Margera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Margera with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
A low kick from Johnson misses
and Margera counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Margera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Margera throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Margera doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Margera defending well though.
Margera is trying to control but can't.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Margera defending well though.
Margera is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Margera avoid being mounted?#T2#
Margera is positioning himself well to prevent Johnson advancing to mount.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Margera tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Margera controlling the position well.
Margera is looking to improve his position.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Margera's hands, connecting with Margera's forehead.
Margera controlling the position for now.
Margera gets back to full guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Margera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T3#
Margera working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Margera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Margera blocks nicely.
Johnson postures up in Margera's guard and throws a big left but Margera blocks it.
Margera is pulling down on Johnson's head. It's preventing any offense from Johnson, at least for the moment.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Margera tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Margera managing to control the position.
Margera trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Margera pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Margera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Margera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Margera's head.
Margera working a defensive guard here.
Margera has Johnson pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Margera trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarik Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Margera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Margera lands an overhand right.
Horrible takedown attempt by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Margera, which made it look bad.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Margera can pounce on him.
Margera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Margera swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Margera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Margera tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnson avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Margera.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Margera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.#T1#
Johnson looks for a takedown but Margera sprawls well.
Margera misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Margera.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Margera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Margera.
Margera moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Margera throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice cross by Margera.
Margera throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Margera lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Bam Margera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tarik Johnson.#T2#
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Margera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Despite the aggression on Johnson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Margera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Johnson's coach down at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Johnson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Margera finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Margera misses with a hook.
Tarik Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Margera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Margera throws a body shot but no joy.
Margera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson lands with a hook. Margera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Margera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Margera pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T3#
A shot to the liver by Margera. Beautiful body shot.
Margera stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Margera wants it to stay on the feet.
Margera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Margera leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Margera avoids nicely.
Margera slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bam Margera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Margera lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Margera half committed to a counter leg kick.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Margera.#T4#
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good exchange - Margera coming out on top.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Margera is looking to counter with a body kick.
Margera works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Margera counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Margera has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Margera there as he acknowledges the shot.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Margera.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson tests Margera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson cracks Margera with an open hand slap.
Margera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bam Margera will probably get the nod.
That's time! Margera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #CUT2#
It looks like Bam Margera has been cut.
Johnson misses the body punch
and Margera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Margera scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Margera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on Johnson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Margera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson with a jab.
Margera scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson moves out of range as Margera throws a body kick.
Margera throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Margera is out of range.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Margera saw that one coming.
Margera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Margera swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Margera, right into the meat. #T1#
Johnson misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Margera lands a jab.
Margera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Margera.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Margera misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Margera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Margera takes one to the chin there.
Margera throws a nice outside leg kick.
Margera moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Margera misses the target.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Margera misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Margera moves out of range of the leg kick from Johnson.
Margera fires out a quick counter leg kick but Johnson just manages to avoid it.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Margera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Margera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD2#
Johnson drives through with a takedown into Margera's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tarik Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Margera pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Margera has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
Margera pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Margera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Margera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Margera is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T3#
Margera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Margera keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Margera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Margera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Margera blocks nicely.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Margera is adopting a defensive guard.
Margera's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Margera wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Margera is adopting a defensive guard.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Margera.
Johnson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Johnson cracks Margera with a good jab.
Margera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson throws a hook but Margera blocks it.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Margera avoids them all with ease.
Johnson misses with a body punch
and Margera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Margera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Margera moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson catches Margera with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bam Margera.
I think Margera has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29

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

Event: HFC 274 Steal The Thunder
Date: Aug 14, 2016

#R1#
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hughes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hughes. Hughes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnson catches Hughes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hughes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Hughes's head.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hughes as he avoids it easily.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
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!
Hughes blocks a jab.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hughes.
Johnson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hughes defends it well.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Hughes didn't see that one coming.
Tarik Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Hughes moves out of range of the strikes.#KD#
Hughes lands a left and a right that send Johnson crashing to the mat, dazed. Hughes thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've been informed that Johnson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A jab from Hughes does it's job there.#ROC#
Johnson is rocked!
Hughes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Hughes counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hughes finish him?#T1#
Johnson sizes up Hughes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #ROC2#
Hughes is rocked!
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hughes doesn't seem bothered though.
Oh Hughes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Johnson ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Hughes's jaw. Hughes's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Johnson does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tarik Johnson!
Tarik Johnson made sure to mention his sponsor, GREEN!160 in his post fight interview.

Event: HFC 271 Break The Code
Date: Jul 23, 2016

#R1#
Jaxee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson throws a leg kick #CL#
and Jaxee counters by clinching up. #TD2#
Johnson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson content to control rather than advance.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Johnson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Jaxee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jaxee wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jaxee is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jaxee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Jaxee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Jaxee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johnson connects with a nice short shot to Jaxee's temple. #T1#
Ground and pound from Johnson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson throwing shots but Jaxee is blocking nicely.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jaxee has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Jaxee is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jaxee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson won't allow Jaxee to sweep him here.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jaxee trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T2#
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Jaxee has wrist control.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Jaxee has wrist control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johnson postures up in Jaxee's guard and throws a big left but Jaxee blocks it.
Jaxee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson is in close to Jaxee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaxee lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Johnson trying to control the position.
Johnson throwing strikes off his back to little effect. #T3#
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jaxee manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Jaxee blocks nicely.
Jaxee keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jaxee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jaxee pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Jaxee keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Jaxee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T4#
Jaxee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Jaxee blocks nicely.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jaxee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Jaxee has wrist control.
Jaxee lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Jaxee wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson is adopting a defensive guard.
Jaxee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarik Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Jaxee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Johnson throws a right hand that Jaxee ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaxee also avoids with ease.
A big right from Jaxee misses.
Jaxee throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Jaxee walks into a jab.
A big left from Jaxee misses.
A clash of legs there as Jaxee blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Jaxee throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaxee.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Jaxee.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Jaxee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jaxee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Jaxee.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jaxee looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Johnson defending well as Jaxee loads up on a big left hand.
Jaxee 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaxee connects with the punch.#T1#
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Jaxee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
Jaxee is trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson wants to control but Jaxee is keeping him busy.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jaxee avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Johnson.
Johnson taking a breather here.
Jaxee taking a bit of punishment here - Johnson scoring with strikes.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Johnson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
You can see the frustration on Jaxee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Johnson throws an elbow but Jaxee slips to the side and avoids it well.
Johnson working away.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jaxee down.
Check out the look on Johnson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jaxee on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Johnson.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jaxee keeps working.
Jaxee takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jaxee struggling a bit here.#T3#
Johnson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jaxee wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Johnson is working Jaxee over with some ground and pound from side control.
Johnson working away.
Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jaxee to see if he's OK.
Jaxee on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Johnson scores with punches from side control.
Johnson in side control lands a decent elbow. #ROC2#
Jaxee is rocked!
Jaxee tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
Johnson grinds an elbow into Jaxee's temple.
Johnson looks up at the clock and then as Jaxee takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Johnson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Oh Jaxee is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson working away.
Jaxee seems to have got his legs back now.
Jaxee is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Johnson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard. #T4#
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!
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jaxee is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Jaxee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Jaxee taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Jaxee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson controlling the action here.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarik Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Johnson cracks Jaxee with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Jaxee falls to his knees and Johnson doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tarik Johnson!
Tarik Johnson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GREEN!160, into his post fight interview.

Event: HFC 267 Frozen Time
Date: Jun 25, 2016

#R1#
Good exchange - Ash coming out on top.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Ash knows he should have avoided that one.
We've been informed that Johnson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ash is looking to clinch. #TD#
Ash shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#SUB2#
Ash got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ash has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Ash from controlling successfully.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ash's guard. #REVB#
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson postures up in Ash's guard and throws a big left but Ash blocks it.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Ash wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Ash.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T1#
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB#
Ash looking for a triangle here. Johnson is fighting it but it looks tight! Ash pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Johnson is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Adam Ash!
After winning the bout, Adam Ash thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: HFC Challengers 76
Date: May 29, 2016

#R1#
Nice takedown defense from Hero. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Johnson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hero with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like Canadian Hero has been cut.#CL#
Hero clinches.
Hero working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hero. #BC2#
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Hero drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hero is keeping busy.
Hero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hero has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Hero working aggressively here.
Hero lands an 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!
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Hero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #TD2#
Johnson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hero striking off his back but it's not causing Johnson any problems.
Hero lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1#
Hero is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hero trying to strike off his back.
Hero keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Hero wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Hero thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Johnson cracks Hero with a solid left hand.
Hero tries to strike from the bottom.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Hero keeps moving.
Hero strikes from his own guard.
Hero preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hero's head.
Johnson postures up in Hero's guard and throws a big left but Hero blocks it. #T2#
Hero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hero has wrist control.
Hero doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson works over Hero with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hero trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hero is striking but Johnson is not phased and passes to half guard.
Hero wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hero does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hero throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
My spies in H-13 Alpha Elite Training inform me that Johnson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Johnson controlling the action here.
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!
Johnson thows a huge punch but Hero dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson blocks the strikes from Hero. #T3#
Hero striking from the bottom.
Johnson prevents Hero from improving his position.
Hero taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Hero on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#ROC2#
Hero is rocked!
Johnson working Hero over with strikes.
Oh Hero is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Hero! More strikes land and this one is all over! Johnson jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tarik Johnson!
After the big win, Tarik Johnson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GREEN!160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

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