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Event:
WCF 79: Tofail vs Maki
Date: Jul 03, 2021 |
#R1#
Johansson misses with a left hand
letting Tacktheritrix counter with a right hand.
Johansson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tacktheritrix smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tacktheritrix. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johansson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tacktheritrix with a body shot.
A combination from Tacktheritrix does no damage.
Tacktheritrix misses with a hook
and Johansson counters with a three punch combo that has Tacktheritrix backing up. Tacktheritrix nods at Johansson to acknowledge the strikes.
Tacktheritrix throws an overhand right that lands on Johansson's shoulder, as Johansson tries to avoid the shot.
Johansson stuns Tacktheritrix with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tacktheritrix scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johansson avoids the body shot from Tacktheritrix.
Tacktheritrix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johansson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tacktheritrix throws a right and a left that Johansson avoids nicely.
Tacktheritrix takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T1#
A swing and a miss from Tacktheritrix.
Tacktheritrix throws out a powerful jab.
Tacktheritrix throws a poor cross that misses
and Johansson counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johansson, as that shot connected.
#ROC2#Tacktheritrix is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Jackmerius Tacktheritrix has been cut.
Johansson throws a right hand that Tacktheritrix ducks under and follows up with a left that Tacktheritrix also avoids with ease.
Johansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tacktheritrix doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johansson slips a jab from Tacktheritrix.
Tacktheritrix rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#KD2#
and Johansson counters with a nice right hand that sends Tacktheritrix toppling to the canvas! Tacktheritrix scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Johansson finish him?!
Oh Tacktheritrix is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tacktheritrix leaves his chin hanging out and Johansson seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Tacktheritrix crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joakim Johansson!
In his post fight interview, Joakim Johansson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
WCF 74: Bader vs Chaize
Date: May 29, 2021 |
#R1#
Hayden misses with a takedown
enabling Johansson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johansson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johansson misses with a left hand
and Hayden counters with a low kick, right behind Johansson 's knee.
Hayden definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johansson throws a good cross that connects.
Johansson throws a hook but Hayden blocks it.
Hayden appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hayden misses the shot to the body.
Johansson throws a counter combo.
Hayden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayden misses with an uppercut
and Johansson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hayden thinking.
Hayden misses with a telegraphed body shot
#KD2#
and Johansson counters with a nice right hand that sends Hayden toppling to the canvas! Hayden scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Johansson finish him?!#ROC2#Hayden is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johansson. That did some damage!
Oh Hayden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Johansson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body kick from Hayden.
Hayden misses with a straight left.
Johansson punishes Hayden's body with a nice straight punch.
Johansson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Hayden drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Johansson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Hayden's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joakim Johansson!
Joakim Johansson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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Event:
Byzantium 38
Date: Apr 18, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
Sativa rushes Johansson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sativa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sativa.
Johansson misses with some punches.
Johansson blocks a body shot from Sativa.
Johansson trying to control the position but instead, Sativa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johansson into the cage.
A short right from Sativa.
Sativa lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Sativa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sativa misses with a punch on the inside.
Johansson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sativa blocks an uppercut.
Sativa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johansson trying to control the position but instead, Sativa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johansson into the cage.
Sativa lands a shoulder strike.
Sativa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sativa lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sativa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sativa is leaning against Johansson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johansson tries a body shot but Sativa blocks it.
Sativa pushes Johansson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T1#
Sativa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johansson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sativa lands with a right to the head.
Sativa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sativa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Sativa digs a right hand into Johansson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johansson's gas tank.
Sativa misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Sativa.
Sativa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sativa lands a shot to the body.
Johansson looks winded!
Johansson takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Sativa.
A short left from Sativa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sativa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sativa lands a hook that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Sativa digs a right hand into Johansson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johansson's gas tank.
Sativa lands a nice shot to the body.
Sativa digs a right hand into Johansson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johansson's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Sativa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Sativa is leaning against Johansson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T2#
Sativa lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Sativa.
Sativa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sativa.
Sativa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johansson is trying to maintain a safe position but Sativa gets an underhook and turns Johansson into the cage.
Sativa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sativa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sativa lands a shoulder strike. #ROC#Johansson is rocked!
Sativa blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Sativa as the two fighters clinch.
Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sativa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Sativa.
Johansson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sativa blocking some punches.
A short right from Sativa on the inside.
Sativa lands a shoulder strike.
Sativa lands a right hand.
Sativa throws a head punch that misses.
Sativa is working Johansson over against the cage.#T3#
Johansson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right handed body shot lands from Sativa.
Sativa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sativa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
A short body shot lands from Sativa as the two fighters clinch.
Sativa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johansson is still on wobbly legs! Can Sativa finish him?
Sativa digs a right hand underneath Johansson's ribcage. Johansson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johansson seems to have recovered his senses.
Sativa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Sativa.
A shot in the inside from Sativa.
Sativa digs a right hand underneath Johansson's ribcage. Johansson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Sativa.
A left hand lands to the body for Sativa.
Johansson looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Sativa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Sativa.
A shot in the inside from Sativa.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sativa.
Sativa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sativa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johansson backwards. #T4#
A body shot lands from Sativa.
A right hook to the body lands for Sativa.
Sativa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
A short uppercut from Sativa.
Sativa lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sativa.
Good body shot from Sativa.
Sativa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sativa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sativa lands a body punch.
Sativa lands a body punch.
A short left from Sativa.
Sativa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sativa lands a nice uppercut.
Sativa scores with a shot to the side of Johansson's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sativa lands a nice uppercut.
Sativa lands a nice uppercut.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sativa lands a left hand.
Sativa digs a right hand underneath Johansson's ribcage. Johansson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sylus Sativa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Sativa circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Johansson to the canvas! Johansson doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Sativa keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sylus Sativa!
Sylus Sativa retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Sylus Sativa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Joakim Johansson stepped up to the mic, saying 'You win lose, you some some.'. |
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Event:
Byzantium 34
Date: Mar 20, 2021 |
#R1#
Johansson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Granes.
Johansson swings for the body but Granes moves out of range.
#CL#
Granes moves into the clinch.
Johansson is looking to control Granes's arms but Granes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johansson has his back to the cage.
A short right from Johansson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson. #TD#
Granes wants the takedown. Johansson is fighting it off but Granes persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Johansson's guard against the cage.
Johansson can't keep his opponent in guard - Granes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Granes working the head and body with strikes.
Granes not doing much here.
Johansson looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Granes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johansson's head.
Granes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johansson defending well though.
Granes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johansson defending well though.
Johansson is trying to stand back up but Granes is controlling him
Granes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johansson wants to get back to his feet.
Granes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johansson defending well though.
Johansson is looking to escape.
Johansson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Granes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Granes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Granes is looking to advance position but Johansson won't allow it. #T2#
Johansson is trying to stand up here but Granes is controlling him well.
Granes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johansson is staying active underneath Granes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Johansson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Granes.
Granes stalling. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Granes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johansson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johansson misses with a jab, cross combination.
#T3#
Johansson misses with a straight left.
Granes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice takedown defense from Johansson. No joy for Granes on that attempt.
Johansson misses with a hook.
Johansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Granes.
Johansson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Johansson moves out of range as Granes throws a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Granes.
#T4#
Granes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Granes wants to clinch but Johansson slips to the side
and Johansson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Keenwah Granes has been cut.
Granes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Granes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #KD2#
and Johansson counters with a nice right hand that sends Granes toppling to the canvas! Granes scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Johansson finish him?!#ROC2#Granes is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johansson cracks Granes with a left hook right on the temple and Granes goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Johansson lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Granes is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joakim Johansson!
Joakim Johansson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Keenwah Granes spoke after the fight, saying 'No worries. Everyone here knows my opponent has a bad habit of testing positive for PEDs, so I'm sure this fight will soon be ruled a 'No Contest' by the Athletic Commission.'. |
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Event:
Byzantium 31
Date: Feb 27, 2021 |
#R1#
Lata throws a jab but it's blocked by Johansson.
Lata misses with a hook
and Johansson counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#It looks like Chipo Lata has been cut.
Johansson scores with a hook.
Lata shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lata bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lata loads up on a big right hand but Johansson slips the punch.
Johansson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johansson manages to avoid it.
Lata has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BaeRZ's MMA Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Lata stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lata slips under a jab from Johansson.
Johansson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lata throws a body shot but no joy.
Lata lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lata misses with a body shot
and Johansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chipo Lata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Lata throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Despite the aggression on Johansson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lata throws a sloppy body shot
and Johansson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johansson slips a straight right by Lata.#T1#
Lata throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Johansson counter with a right hand. #ROC2#Lata is rocked!#CUT2#Chipo Lata's cut is getting worse.
Johansson lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Lata out cold! Lata is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joakim Johansson!
Joakim Johansson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
Byzantium 28
Date: Feb 06, 2021 |
#R1#
Johansson takes a swing at Nagibatel's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Nagibatel finds it's way through Johansson's defenses.
Nagibatel lands a nice hook to Johansson's body. Johansson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johansson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nagibatel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johansson. That did some damage!
Nagibatel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johansson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nagibatel works the jab nicely.
A good leg kick by Nagibatel.
Good shot there by Nagibatel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagibatel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johansson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nagibatel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansson.
As Nagibatel backs off Johansson throws a huge counter combo but Nagibatel manages to avoid it all.#T1#
Nagibatel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johansson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of Nagibatel's head but Nagibatel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nagibatel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nagibatel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nagibatel just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson misses with a straight right.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nagibatel with a nice calf kick.
Nagibatel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johansson.
Johansson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nagibatel.
Johansson misses with an uppercut. Nagibatel saw that one coming.
Johansson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nagibatel.
Johansson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nagibatel lands a leg kick that knocks Johansson off balance momentarily.
Nagibatel scores with a leg kick.
Nagibatel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johansson sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T2#
Sloppy strikes from Nagibatel. Those never looked like landing.
A nice side step and Johansson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lyoha Nagibatel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Nagibatel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Nagibatel.
Johansson tries to circle away but Nagibatel has him pinned against the cage.
Nagibatel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel keeps control of Johansson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Johansson breaks from the clinch.
Nagibatel throws a body punch but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson throws out a counter right but Nagibatel avoids it with no problem.
Johansson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nagibatel with a nice calf kick.
A good leg kick by Nagibatel.
Johansson misses with a hook.
Good leg kick by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel thumps Johansson with a low kick.#T3#
Nagibatel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nagibatel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johansson's head backwards.
Johansson 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.
Nagibatel scores with a kick to the body.
Johansson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nagibatel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johansson needs to keep his hands up - Nagibatel had a free shot at his head there.
Nagibatel thumps Johansson with a low kick.
Johansson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nagibatel lands a nice shot to the body.
Nagibatel lands a shoulder strike.
Nagibatel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nagibatel blocks an uppercut.
#T4#
Nagibatel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johansson misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Nagibatel.
I was talking to Nagibatel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nagibatel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johansson tries to throw a body punch but Nagibatel avoids it by throwing Johansson back against the cage.
Johansson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nagibatel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nagibatel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johansson or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Nagibatel lands a hook that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Still in the clinch, Nagibatel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nagibatel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johansson prevents a body shot from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel working aggressively here.
Johansson blocks an uppercut.
Nagibatel blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Nagibatel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoha Nagibatel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Nagibatel lands a jab to Johansson's midsection.
Johansson misses with a straight right.
Nagibatel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johansson can do to turn this around?
Nagibatel jabs at Johansson's body.
Nagibatel cracks Johansson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johansson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nagibatel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nagibatel with the inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nagibatel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johansson throws an overhand right that lands on Nagibatel's shoulder, as Nagibatel tries to avoid the shot.
Nagibatel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nagibatel thuds a left hand into Johansson's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Nagibatel darts in and clinches Johansson up against the cage.
Nagibatel can't find room to land a body shot as Johansson controls the action.
Lyoha Nagibatel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Nagibatel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nagibatel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T1#
Nagibatel lands with a light punch inside.
Nagibatel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Nagibatel as the two fighters clinch.
Nagibatel prevents a body shot from Johansson.
Johansson working aggressively here.
Johansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johansson wants to break free but Nagibatel has control.
Johansson wants to break free but Nagibatel has control.
Johansson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nagibatel lands a hook that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Johansson blocking some punches.
Nagibatel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Good body shot from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel lands with a right to the head.
Johansson prevents a body shot from Nagibatel.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.
Nagibatel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nagibatel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Nagibatel tries to throw a body punch but Johansson avoids it by throwing Nagibatel back against the cage.
Johansson misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nagibatel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson is trying to break the clinch but Nagibatel has him pressed against the cage.
Nagibatel lands with a right to the head.
Johansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nagibatel misses with a body punch.
Johansson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nagibatel backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel lands a shot to the body.
Nagibatel lands with a light punch inside.
Johansson tries to stall but Nagibatel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johansson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nagibatel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johansson is breathing heavily.
Nagibatel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Nagibatel lands an uppercut.
Nagibatel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johansson prevents a body shot from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nagibatel digs a right hand into Johansson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johansson's gas tank. #BC2#
Johansson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Nagibatel scores with a one two! Johansson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nagibatel digs a good hook to Johansson's body.
Johansson tries to move into range but Nagibatel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab lands there for Nagibatel.
Nagibatel lands with a slapping head kick.
Nagibatel with a nice calf kick.
Nagibatel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johansson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nagibatel.
Joakim Johansson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nagibatel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Nagibatel.
Nagibatel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nagibatel scores with a kick to the body.
Johansson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nagibatel.#T4#
Johansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nagibatel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johansson's head backwards.
Nagibatel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nagibatel with the inside leg kick.
Johansson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab lands there for Nagibatel.
Nagibatel lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagibatel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johansson. That did some damage!
Nagibatel scores with a jab.
Nagibatel moves in looking to clinch but Johansson pushes him off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoha Nagibatel dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Nagibatel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nagibatel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johansson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Johansson throws a nice looking combination but Nagibatel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johansson avoids the body shot from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel slips under a jab from Johansson.
As Johansson looks to move away, Nagibatel throws a big counter combo but Johansson just gets out of the way.
Nagibatel connects with a body shot.
Nagibatel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
The fighters circling - Johansson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nagibatel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nagibatel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johansson throws out the jab.
Nagibatel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice body punch from Nagibatel. #T1#
Johansson misses with a straight left.
Johansson throws an overhand right that lands on Nagibatel's shoulder, as Nagibatel tries to avoid the shot.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick which misses Johansson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johansson tries to avoid it.
Johansson looks to land a left hand but Nagibatel moved out of range nicely.
Nagibatel moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Johansson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nagibatel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johansson scrambles back to his feet.
A lazy left from Nagibatel finds it's target.
Johansson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nagibatel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johansson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nagibatel moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Nagibatel. That snapped Johansson's head back.
Nagibatel throws a hook but Johansson blocks it.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nagibatel throws a head kick but Johansson moves out of range.
Nagibatel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice shot lands for Nagibatel.
A left lands for Nagibatel.
Nagibatel lands a glancing blow to the side of Johansson's head.
Nagibatel with a hook.
Johansson misses with an uppercut. Nagibatel saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nagibatel. That's going to slow Johansson down.
A nice leg kick from Nagibatel, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johansson throws a hook but Nagibatel avoids it easily.
Nagibatel is looking to slow Johansson down with leg kicks.
Nagibatel misses the jab.
Nagibatel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T3#
Nagibatel lands with a shot to the body.
Nagibatel tests Johansson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nagibatel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johansson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johansson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nagibatel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johansson moves away.
Nagibatel lands a right hook to the body.
Nagibatel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johansson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Johansson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nagibatel.
Johansson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johansson's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nagibatel. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Johansson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice body kick from Nagibatel.
Joakim Johansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johansson 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.#T4#
Nagibatel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nagibatel scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Nagibatel has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johansson struggles to land a body shot inside as Nagibatel controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Nagibatel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Johansson.
Nagibatel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johanssons head.
Nagibatel lands with a light punch inside.
Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nagibatel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Johansson.
Nagibatel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Nagibatel on the inside.
Nagibatel has a couple of punches blocked by Johansson.
Nagibatel pushes Johansson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johansson can't find room to land a body shot as Nagibatel controls the action.
Nagibatel tries to work over Johansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoha Nagibatel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nagibatel 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Lyoha Nagibatel!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Lyoha Nagibatel!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Lyoha Nagibatel!
Lyoha Nagibatel wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Lyoha Nagibatel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Joakim Johansson had this to say: 'You win lose, you some some.'. |
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Event:
Byzantium 25
Date: Jan 17, 2021 |
#R1#
Mythos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johansson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johansson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johansson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johansson drops Mythos with a big left hand! Mythos is injured, injured bad! Johansson jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joakim Johansson!
Joakim Johansson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
Byzantium 18
Date: Nov 28, 2020 |
#R1#
Johansson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johansson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from DuPont .
DuPont throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pellegrino DuPont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by DuPont there.
DuPont lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters circling a little - DuPont finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johansson sizes up DuPont with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johansson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by DuPont . DuPont obviously looking to wear him down.
DuPont misses with a low kick as Johansson jumps back.
DuPont misses with a low kick as Johansson jumps back.
Johansson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johansson misses with a looping right.#T1#
DuPont fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johansson.
A low kick from DuPont misses
and Johansson counters with a huge left! DuPont is in big trouble! He's backing up but Johansson isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save DuPont from any more damage. A dominating finish by Johansson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joakim Johansson!
Joakim Johansson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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