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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 15, 2018 |
#R1#
Strawberry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#TD2#
Strawberry feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Strawberry preventing the sweep.
Johnson wants to stand up but Strawberry is controlling him.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Johnson controls Strawberry momentarily but Strawberry frees himself.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Strawberry controlling him for the moment.
Strawberry pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Strawberry is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Strawberry winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Strawberry is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Strawberry is controlling well.
Strawberry working Johnson over with strikes.
Strawberry is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson tries to roll over but Strawberry keeps him under control.
Strawberry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Strawberry is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Strawberry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Strawberry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nice strikes from Strawberry there.
Strawberry drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head. #ROC2#
Johnson is rocked!#T2#
Strawberry is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Johnson is hurt! He's hurt bad - Strawberry fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Johnson from any more punishment! Congratulations to Strawberry! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DJ Strawberry!
DJ Strawberry gave a mention to BuriedAlive// Fight Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Event:
SyFi 74
Date: Jul 08, 2018 |
#R1#
Johnson is looking to chop away at Snoky's legs.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CL2#
Snoky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Snoky has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've been hearing reports that Johnson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snoky.
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Snoky after a bit of a struggle.
Snoky throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Snoky rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Snoky misses with a punch to the body.
Snoky misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snoky gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
Snoky gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snoky misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Snoky gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A bit of stalling here from Snoky.
Snoky is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Snoky misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Snoky fails to land.
Snoky misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Snoky pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL#
Snoky gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Johnson is working for takedown but Snoky is calmly controlling the position for now.#T2#
Johnson letting Snoky take a breather here.#BC#
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Snoky avoids it well.
Chris Snoky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Snoky sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Snoky looks to clinch
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Snoky tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson swings for the body but Snoky moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snoky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snoky moves out of range of the strikes.#CL2#
Snoky has managed to clinch.
Snoky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Snoky stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Snoky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards. #T3#
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Snoky misses with the head strike.
Snoky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Snoky looking to stall.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Snoky fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Snoky.
Snoky wants to clinch.#T4#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snoky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Snoky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Snoky is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Snoky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snoky moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson connects with a right hand. Snoky shakes it off.
Snoky fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Snoky clinches up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Snoky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Snoky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Johnson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Snoky moved away.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL2#
Snoky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Snoky throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Snoky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Snoky is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snoky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snoky lands with a short shot to the head.
Snoky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Snoky has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#T1#
Snoky lands a nice uppercut.
Chris Snoky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC#
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Chris Snoky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Snoky moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.#CL#
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Snoky gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Snoky scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Snoky misses with the head strike.
Snoky scores with a hook to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #BC#
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snoky walks into a left hand.
Snoky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snoky tries to clinch up.#T2#
Snoky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snoky wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Snoky manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Snoky's knee but Snoky avoids it well.
It seemed like Snoky was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL2#
Snoky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Snoky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Snoky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Snoky has the dominant position.
Snoky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snoky is working Johnson over against the cage.#TD#
Johnson pulls guard effortlessly.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson is adopting a defensive guard.#T3##SU2#
Snoky gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting. #CL2#
Snoky pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Snoky.
Snoky misses with the head strike.
#TD#
Johnson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snoky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Snoky is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Johnson. #T4#
Johnson stops Snoky from getting back to his feet.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson moves nicely into side control.
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.
Snoky is breathing heavily.
Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Snoky to see if he's OK.
Snoky taking a bit of punishment here - Johnson scoring with strikes.
Snoky tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. #SUB#
Johnson wants to finish this one by submission but Snoky is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Johnson.
Johnson landing shots from mount.
Johnson breaks from Snoky's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Snoky trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Snoky wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Snoky pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Snoky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Snoky shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Snoky working aggressively here.
Snoky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Snoky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snoky is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Snoky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Snoky tries to tie him up.
Snoky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snoky has Johnson pressed against the cage.
#T1#
Snoky has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Snoky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Snoky tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snoky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#TD#
Johnson drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snoky wants to stand but Johnson has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SUB#
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Snoky doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Johnson is tightening it up a little... Snoky has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Snoky reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Snoky taps out! Nice BJJ there by Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mike Johnson!
A relieved looking Mike Johnson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
SyFi 65
Date: Jun 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Harada getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Harada misses.
Jab from Johnson.
Harada throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harada throws out the jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Harada has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harada and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Harada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harada listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson moves out of range as Harada strikes.
Harada checks a low kick from Johnson.
Harada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harada lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson slips a straight right by Harada.
Harada cracks Johnson with a good jab.#TD#
Johnson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Johnson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#T1#
Harada is trying to improve his position.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Harada down.
You can see the frustration on Harada's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Johnson landing a few strikes.
Johnson in side control, throwing shots but Harada defends.
Harada is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
Harada told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Harada some visible discomfort.
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.#T2#
Johnson cracks Harada with a big right hand but Harada just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Harada is looking for a sweep.
Johnson lands a nice forearm strike. #ROC#
Harada is rocked!
Harada really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Harada looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Johnson turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Johnson!
After winning the bout, Mike Johnson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
SyFi 55
Date: May 26, 2018 |
#R1#
Navarro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Navarro moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson throws a jab when Navarro was well out of range.
Navarro staying out of range there.
Navarro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#CL2#
Navarro clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Navarro misses with some punches.
Navarro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Navarro misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Johnson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#TD2#
Navarro ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Navarro no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Navarro has wrist control.#SUB2#
Navarro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T1#
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Navarro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2#
Navarro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson wants to stand but Navarro has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SUB2#
Navarro is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Johnson has his hands clasped together but Navarro extends and breaks Johnson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Navarro.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gideon Navarro!
Gideon Navarro is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Gideon Navarro thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
SyFi 44
Date: Apr 29, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Johnson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Daughtrey to the ground. Johnson is now in Daughtrey's guard.
Johnson works over Daughtrey with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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 throwing strikes from guard but Daughtrey blocks nicely.
Johnson postures up in Daughtrey's guard and throws a big left but Daughtrey blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daughtrey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Daughtrey.#ES2#
Daughtrey manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Daughtrey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daughtrey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T1#
Daughtrey digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Daughtrey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daughtrey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Daughtrey tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daughtrey throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Daughtrey avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Daughtrey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daughtrey. #T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daughtrey.
Daughtrey is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daughtrey is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Daughtrey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Daughtrey avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Daughtrey closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Daughtrey throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daughtrey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Daughtrey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T3#
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Daughtrey's legs.
Daughtrey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Daughtrey lands a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Daughtrey lands a body shot.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice defenses there by Daughtrey.#TD#
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Johnson is in close to Daughtrey's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Daughtrey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Daughtrey keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Daughtrey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Daughtrey's brow. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a strike but Daughtrey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SUB#
Johnson looking for a triangle here. Daughtrey is fighting it but it looks tight! Johnson pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Daughtrey is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mike Johnson!
Mike Johnson retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Mike Johnson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
SyFi 35
Date: Apr 08, 2018 |
#R1#
Jimenez pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL#
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jimenez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#TD#
Johnson has Jimenez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Johnson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jimenez tumbling to the mat - Johnson dives into Jimenez's guard.
Jimenez controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson is stalling in the full guard.
We've been hearing that Johnson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jimenez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound. #T1##SUB2#
Jimenez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Johnson escapes and throws Jimenez's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jimenez wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Johnson is putting a hurting on Jimenez here, landing some big shots from side control. #CUT#
It looks like Bruno Javier Jimenez has been cut.
Jimenez can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson lands an elbow. #ROC#
Jimenez is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson lands a strong strike to the head of Jimenez. That's dazed him! Johnson looking to finish here. Jimenez is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Johnson lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Johnson!
Mike Johnson retains his welterweight title!
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Event:
SyFi 26
Date: Mar 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Petrov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Petrov keeps it at a distance.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Petrov counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.
Mike Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#CL2#
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Petrov tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Petrov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Petrov as the two fighters clinch.
Petrov scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Petrov scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Petrov won't allow it.
#TD2#
Johnson has Petrov pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Johnson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Petrov tumbling to the mat - Johnson dives into Petrov's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Petrov 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.#T1#
Petrov wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrov wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Petrov blocks nicely.
Petrov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Petrov tries to get out of the position.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Petrov's brow. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johnson is in close to Petrov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson postures up in Petrov's guard and throws a big left but Petrov blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Petrov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson pushes down on Petrov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Johnson moves nicely into side control.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Johnson lands a decent elbow from side control.
You can see the frustration on Petrov's face as Johnson controls the position. #T3#
Petrov dodges the ground and pound from Johnson.
Johnson trying to control the position but Petrov is working away.
Johnson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Petrov is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Johnson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Johnson punching from mount but Petrov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head. #T4#
Petrov is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Petrov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Johnson.
Petrov is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Petrov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson lands a big shot there that rocks Petrov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson punching from mount but Petrov doing a good job of avoiding damage. #SUB2#
Johnson looking for a guillotine from mount but Petrov is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Johnson has hold of Petrov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Petrov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike 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#
Johnson throws a right and a left that Petrov avoids nicely.
It looked like Petrov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses
and Petrov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Petrov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Petrov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petrov tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And Johnson tries to counter it with a takedown but Petrov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Petrov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab by Petrov.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Petrov avoids them all with ease.
Petrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Petrov lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrov connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Petrov scores with a nice strike.
Pyotr Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Petrov keeps the fight on the outside.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.#TD2#
Johnson dives in and scores a takedown into Petrov's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Petrov keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Petrov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.#T3#
Petrov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson postures up in Petrov's guard and throws a big left but Petrov blocks it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Johnson working his ground and pound in the gym.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.#SUB2#
Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T4#
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Petrov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson postures up in Petrov's guard and throws a big left but Petrov blocks it.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson passes Petrov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petrov is looking to escape.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.#SUB2#
Petrov is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnson.
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 Pyotr Petrov will probably get the nod.
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.
#R3#
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Petrov but Petrov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Petrov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Petrov connects with a looping right hand.
Some wild striking there from Petrov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson tries to clinch but Petrov is having none of it. #T1#
Johnson tries to clinch up.
A quick step to the side and Petrov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch up.#TD2#
Johnson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Petrov did well to prevent Johnson getting side control.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but Petrov defends it.
Johnson is taking a breather. Petrov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T2#
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johnson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Johnson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Petrov because Johnson loaded up on that one. #SUB2#
Johnson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Petrov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Petrov is trying desperately to improve position.#T3#
Johnson unloading with bombs!
Johnson dominating with strikes here.
Johnson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Petrov because Johnson loaded up on that one.
Petrov is bucking up trying to escape but Johnson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Petrov is in a horrible position here. Johnson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
#SUB2#
Johnson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. #T4#
Petrov is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson landing punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Johnson landing punches.
Petrov is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Johnson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Petrov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Petrov wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Johnson really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R4#
Johnson tries to clinch
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrov stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Petrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD2#
Johnson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Petrov's half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is thwarting Petrov's attempts to control the position.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T1#
Johnson throwing shots but Petrov is blocking nicely.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Petrov wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T2#
Petrov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Petrov taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Petrov is trying to control but can't.
#SUB2#
Johnson in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Petrov tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Johnson!
Mike Johnson is the new welterweight champion!
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Event:
SyFi 13
Date: Feb 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vidal in his tracks.
Vidal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vidal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Vidal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vidal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson sizes up Vidal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rui Vidal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vidal with a body shot.#CL2#
Johnson gets a clinch. #TD2#
Johnson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson wants to pass to mount but Vidal is defending the position.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vidal is not content to let Johnson control the position.#T1#
Johnson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vidal haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Vidal wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson is trying to control. Vidal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson stalling.
Johnson winds up and cracks Vidal with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vidal defending well though.
Vidal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson stops Vidal from getting back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Vidal 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 looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T2#
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#ROC2#
Vidal is rocked!
Johnson is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Vidal is hurt! He's hurt bad - Johnson fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Vidal from any more punishment! Congratulations to Johnson! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Johnson!
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Event:
IHOF 2.5: Ice Cold Combat
Date: Jan 27, 2018 |
#R1#
Johnson misses with a low kick as Ines jumps back.
Johnson misses with a leg kick
letting Ines counter with a right hand.
Ines lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnson cracks Ines with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ines misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The crowd cheers as Ines lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.
A big left from Ines misses.
Ines misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ines misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ines swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ines moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ines connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ines pulls his leg out and moves away.
#TD#
Johnson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ines's guard.#T1#
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ines has his hands on Johnson's head, controlling the position.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Ines's brow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ines can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson passes Ines's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T2#
Ines tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.#SU#
Johnson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Ines feints a jab promting Johnson to slip. Ines then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ines lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
Johnson throws a jab when Ines was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Johnson gets a double leg takedown into Ines's guard.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB2#
Ines is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnson is aware though and is defending well.
Ines working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
Johnson trying to control but Ines is working from the bottom.
Johnson cracks Ines with a solid left hand.#T3#
Johnson stands up over Ines, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson is in close to Ines's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ines looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB2#
Ines 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 stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ines swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson is working Ines over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson trying to control but Ines is working from the bottom.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Ines really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T4#
Johnson trying to control but Ines is working from the bottom.
Johnson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ines is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Johnson is in close to Ines's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ines wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson is working Ines over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ines is keeping the position for now.
Ines has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Johnson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL#
Johnson clinches.
Johnson is working for takedown but Ines is calmly controlling the position for now.#BC#
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Ines clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Ines fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Paul Ines seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ines connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson is trying to drag Ines to the mat but Ines just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ines has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ines lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ines's brow.
Ines 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.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Ines tries to tie him up. #T1#
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ines.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Ines won't allow it.
Ines 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.
Ines tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.#TD#
Johnson is trying to trip Ines. He has hold of a leg but Ines is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Johnson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.#SUB2#
Ines is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnson is aware though and is defending well.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.#SUB#
Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T2#
Johnson won't allow Ines to get back to his feet.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ines avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ines can't keep his opponent in guard - Johnson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ines tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Ines trying to control but Johnson postures up.
Ines wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Johnson there. #T3#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #ROC#
Ines is rocked!
Ines throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ines is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson throwing shots but Ines is blocking nicely.
Ines seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#SUB#
Johnson is working for a kimura but Ines is defending it quite comfortably.
Ines taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard. #T4#
Ines keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ines taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Johnson scores with a big shot! Ines's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Ines! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Johnson!
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