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AFC 38 - Bonkers vs Johnson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoon Chung Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goro Ichiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoon Chung Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Goro Ichiro!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ichiro blocks a head kick by Kim.
Kim misses with a low kick as Ichiro jumps back.
Kim keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ichiro fails to land the takedown.
Ichiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Ichiro shoots in but Kim avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yoon Chung Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goro Ichiro.
Kim scores a takedown into full mount!
BOOM! Kim connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ichiro is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ichiro defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kim.
Kim wants to control the pace but Ichiro is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ichiro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ichiro can't escape the position.
Kim unloads with some shots from mount but Ichiro bucks and avoids them well.
Kim thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ichiro wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kim.
Kim tries to control but Ichiro wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands a big elbow.
Kim 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.
Kim prevents Ichiro from getting the reversal.
Ichiro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kim controlling the position easily from mount.
Ichiro is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to control but Ichiro wriggling away.
Kim is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Ichiro is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yoon Chung Kim!
Yoon Chung Kim was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haluk Sevim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sevim has chosen Enter Shikari-Gandhi Mate, Ghandi as his entrance music. Haluk Sevim told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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224 lbs
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217 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haluk Sevim!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sevim throws a leg kick
and Parker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Parker lands with a good body shot.
Parker with a nice cross.
Parker moves out of range as Sevim throws a body kick.
Parker throws a series of punches but Sevim moves out of range.
Sevim misses with a head kick.
Parker blocks a jab.
Haluk Sevim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker scores with a shot to the body.
Parker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sevim looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Parker jabs at Sevim's body.
Sevim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Haluk Sevim has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sevim looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sevim misses with a low kick as Parker jumps back.
Parker 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.
Parker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sevim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sevim thows a leg kick but Parker checks it
and Parker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sevim thinking.
Sevim looks gassed!
Parker lands a left and a right that send Sevim crashing to the mat, dazed. Parker thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sevim is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Parker has cracked Sevim with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Parker lands another huge swinging hook and Sevim tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Sevim, before Parker can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andrew Parker!
During a confident post fight interview, Andrew Parker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Carvalho might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Slipknot- wait and bleed. Jim Beam is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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245 lbs
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280 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Beam!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carvalho gets a clinch.
Beam tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carvalho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carvalho.
Beam takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Beam cracks Carvalho with an open hand slap.
Beam misses with a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Beam scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Beam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beam connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Carvalho tumbling to the canvas! Beam pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Carvalho was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jim Beam!
Jim Beam made sure to mention his sponsor, OVERDOSE Factory: Q159.2 Energy and more! in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn has chosen Til I Collapse as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, DJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Penn moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Nice defenses there by Penn.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Penn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Penn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marcus Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Penn wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Penn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Johnson tries to buck Penn off but he can't manage it.
Penn is looking to work his way around to Johnson's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Penn trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Penn has control of Johnson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Johnson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Penn wants to finish this one by submission but Johnson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Penn.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Penn is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Johnson is controlling Penn's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
Penn wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Penn seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.
Johnson won't allow Penn to pass to mount.
Penn passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Johnson!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Johnson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Johnson!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn 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 controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Penn on the ground.
Penn 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.
Penn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to control the position.
Penn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Johnson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Penn 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.
Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to control the position.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Penn 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.
Penn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson tries to stand but Penn is controlling from the bottom.
Johnson trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Johnson stays in close to Penn's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Marcus Johnson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson misses with a hook
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Penn's defenses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson misses with a left hand
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn.
Marcus Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Penn saw that one coming.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn lands with a nice body punch.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn.
Penn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johnson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but DJ Penn will probably get the nod.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Penn saw that one coming.
Penn blocks a jab.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Penn counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Penn with an uppercut!
Marcus Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Penn moves nicely into side control.
Penn moves into full mount!
Johnson is controlling an arm, preventing Penn from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Penn is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Johnson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Penn tries to push Johnson's head away but Johnson is holding on tight.
Penn wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Penn trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Penn mounts Johnson! Really nice guard pass there!
Penn looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Johnson tries to buck Penn off but he can't manage it.
Penn thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has given up his back.
Johnson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Penn.
Johnson has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Penn.
Penn 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.
Penn looking for the choke from the back.
Johnson is trying to stand back up.
Johnson fending off the submission attempt from Penn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Johnson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Johnson is trying to defend against the choke here but Penn has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Penn Tightens the hold and Johnson taps out furiously! Penn displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). DJ Penn!
DJ Penn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ikuhisa Minowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Siciliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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192 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikuhisa Minowa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Siciliano!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minowa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Minowa avoids the body shot from Siciliano.
Minowa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Siciliano.
Minowa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Siciliano tries to bum rush Minowa with a series of wild strikes but Minowa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Siciliano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Minowa manages to avoid it.
Siciliano swinging wildly here.
Nice sprawl there from Minowa as Siciliano shoots in.
Minowa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Siciliano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Minowa misses with a looping right.
Siciliano tries to clinch up
and Minowa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Minowa takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Siciliano.
Minowa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Siciliano prevents Minowa from moving into mount.
Sloppy strikes there by Minowa.
Siciliano pushes Minowa away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Minowa gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Minowa advances to full mount.
Siciliano is trying desperately to improve position.
Minowa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Siciliano because Minowa loaded up on that one.
Minowa landing shots from mount.
Siciliano is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Siciliano is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Minowa looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minowa is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Siciliano is surviving well by controlling Minowa's body position as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minowa looking to secure an arm triangle but Siciliano defends it well.
Minowa is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Siciliano is surviving well by controlling Minowa's body position as best he can.
Siciliano is trying to escape the mount.
Minowa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Siciliano manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Siciliano prevents Minowa from moving into mount.
Siciliano wants to get back to his feet.
Siciliano is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siciliano looks like he's trying to stand up.
Minowa is pressing down on Siciliano's thigh, looking to free his foot. Siciliano is holding on for now.
Siciliano pushes Minowa off looking to stand but Minowa dives back in and keeps control.
Siciliano kicks off Minowa and gets to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Minowa is defended easily by Siciliano.
Siciliano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Minowa throws a jab when Siciliano was well out of range.
Siciliano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minowa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Minowa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Siciliano bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Siciliano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Minowa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fred Siciliano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minowa closes the distance and clinches up with Siciliano, looking for a takedown. Minowa pushes Siciliano against the cage but Siciliano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ikuhisa Minowa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siciliano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Minowa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Siciliano's guard.
Minowa trying to control but Siciliano is working from the bottom.
Minowa advances position into side control!
Siciliano wants to get back to his feet.
Minowa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Siciliano is looking to regain half guard here but Minowa keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minowa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Siciliano is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Minowa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Minowa wants to control but Siciliano is keeping him busy.
Siciliano manages to get back to half guard.
Siciliano moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Siciliano controlling Minowa's posture.
Minowa trying to control but Siciliano is working from the bottom.
Siciliano kicks Minowa off and gets to his feet.
Siciliano moves in looking to clinch but Minowa pushes him off.
Siciliano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Siciliano misses with a wild combination.
Siciliano just misses with a punch to the body.
Minowa shoots in looking for a takedown. Siciliano tries to sprawl out of it but Minowa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Siciliano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Siciliano doesn't manage to clinch there - Minowa circles away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Minowa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Siciliano throws a lazy uppercut
and Minowa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Minowa moves out of range of the strikes.
Minowa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Minowa cracks a nice hook into Siciliano's ribs.
Minowa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Siciliano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Minowa.
A bone on bone clash there as Minowa blocks the leg kick.
Minowa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Siciliano drives through and clinches with Minowa against the cage.
Minowa goes for a takedown attempt but Siciliano pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Siciliano is looking to clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Siciliano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Minowa was well out of range. Poor timing from Siciliano.
Siciliano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Minowa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Siciliano tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Minowa to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siciliano shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Minowa but Minowa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Minowa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Siciliano's head.
Siciliano tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Minowa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Siciliano thinking.
Minowa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Siciliano moves away.
Minowa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Minowa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Siciliano.
Minowa tries to keep at a distance but Siciliano has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Siciliano.
Minowa is looking to take this one to the mat.
Siciliano lands an elbow just above Minowa 's eye.
It looks like Ikuhisa Minowa has been cut.
Minowa has Siciliano pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Minowa pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Siciliano tumbling to the mat - Minowa dives into Siciliano's guard.
Siciliano kicks Minowa off and gets to his feet.
Siciliano tries to clinch up.
Siciliano has Minowa up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siciliano is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Siciliano is fighting off a takedown attempt but Minowa is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Siciliano to the mat. Siciliano regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siciliano wants to sweep but no luck.
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 Ikuhisa Minowa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ikuhisa Minowa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Siciliano is looking to clinch.
Minowa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Siciliano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Siciliano slips a jab and a cross from Minowa.
Horrible takedown by Minowa or perhaps it was just good defense by Siciliano which made him look bad.
Siciliano moves in looking to clinch but Minowa pushes him off.
Minowa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Siciliano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Siciliano tries to clinch but Minowa is having none of it.
Minowa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Siciliano fails to land with a series of punches.
Siciliano takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ikuhisa Minowa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Siciliano tries to work over Minowa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Minowa can't get the takedown.
Siciliano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Minowa backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Siciliano.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Siciliano.
Siciliano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Minowa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Siciliano after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A body shot lands from Siciliano.
Siciliano struggles to land a body shot inside as Minowa controls his hands.
Minowa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Siciliano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siciliano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siciliano lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Siciliano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Siciliano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Siciliano misses the shot to the body.
Minowa shoots in but no luck this time.
Siciliano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Minowa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Minowa wants it to stay on the feet.
Siciliano misses with a wild combination.
Siciliano is looking to clinch but Minowa is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Siciliano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Siciliano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Minowa manages to avoid it.
Minowa throws a right hand that Siciliano ducks under and follows up with a left that Siciliano also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siciliano wants to clinch but Minowa slips to the side
and Minowa counters with a left and a right that stings Siciliano.
Siciliano moves in looking to clinch but Minowa pushes him off.
Siciliano misses with a few strikes there.
Minowa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Siciliano closes the distance but Minowa moves to the side
and Minowa counters with a right hand to the body.
Siciliano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Minowa momentarily.
Fred Siciliano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Minowa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Minowa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Minowa is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Siciliano has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Siciliano is looking to improve his position but Minowa isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minowa lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siciliano bucks Minowa off and manages to get back to his feet!
The crowd cheers as Siciliano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Minowa doesn't seem phased though.
Minowa fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Siciliano.
Minowa dives in and grabs Siciliano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Siciliano pushes down on Minowa's head and hops out.
Siciliano looks to clinch
and Minowa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Siciliano throws a series of punches but Minowa avoids them all with ease.
Siciliano is looking to clinch but Minowa is avoiding it.
Minowa leaves Siciliano with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Siciliano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Minowa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Siciliano. No joy for Minowa on that attempt.
Siciliano moves into the clinch.
Siciliano prevents the takedown attempt.
Siciliano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Siciliano digs a right hand into Minowa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Minowa's gas tank.
Fred Siciliano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Siciliano is pressed up against the cage. Minowa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Siciliano down to the mat. Siciliano avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Siciliano has closed the distance and engaged Minowa in a clinch.
Minowa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Siciliano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short uppercut from Siciliano.
Siciliano prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Siciliano.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siciliano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Siciliano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Siciliano is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Siciliano.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Siciliano.
Siciliano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Minowa is looking for a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Siciliano.
Siciliano connects with a knee to the head.
Minowa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Siciliano lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Siciliano.
Siciliano lands an elbow inside.
Siciliano breaks from the clinch.
Siciliano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Minowa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Siciliano tries to close the distance and clinch but Minowa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Siciliano has closed the distance and engaged Minowa in a clinch.
Siciliano prevents the takedown attempt.
Siciliano prevents the takedown attempt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Siciliano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Minowa.
A shot in the inside from Siciliano.
Siciliano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Siciliano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Siciliano lands an uppercut.
Minowa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Minowa blocks a body shot from Siciliano.
Siciliano gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Minowa.
Siciliano tries a body shot but Minowa blocks it.
Siciliano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Siciliano.
Siciliano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Siciliano lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Siciliano.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siciliano digs a right hand underneath Minowa's ribcage. Minowa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Siciliano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Siciliano lands a good knee to the midsection. Minowa won't want to take too many of those.
Siciliano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Siciliano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Siciliano tries to clinch up but Minowa circles away and keeps his distance.
Siciliano tries to clinch up.
Siciliano has managed to clinch.
Siciliano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Siciliano misses with a body punch.
Siciliano struggles to land a body shot inside as Minowa controls his hands.
Siciliano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Minowa.
Fred Siciliano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Siciliano wants the takedown. Minowa is fighting it off but Siciliano persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Minowa's guard against the cage.
Siciliano is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Siciliano's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Minowa keeping moving, preventing Siciliano from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Fred Siciliano was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Siciliano slips a jab from Minowa.
Siciliano doesn't manage to clinch there - Minowa circles away.
Siciliano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Minowa scores with a one two! Siciliano had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Siciliano connects with a right hand. Minowa shakes it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Siciliano is looking to clinch but Minowa is avoiding it.
Ikuhisa Minowa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Siciliano tries to clinch but Minowa moves away
and Minowa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Minowa prevents Siciliano from standing back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Siciliano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Fred Siciliano!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Fred Siciliano!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Fred Siciliano!
Fred Siciliano wins by unanimous decision!
Fred Siciliano thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jones Future (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Future's entrance music is Frederik - Titanic. A fine choice. Toney has chosen Tenacious D - Master Exploder as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jones Future!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bernard Toney!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Jones Future has been cut.
Future tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Future misses with a takedown attempt
and Toney counters with a stiff right hand.
Toney uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Future closes the distance and clinches up with Toney, looking for a takedown. Future pushes Toney against the cage but Toney circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Toney connects with a jab.
A jab from Toney misses.
Toney works Future's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toney works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Future avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Future doesn't manage to clinch there - Toney circles away.
Future steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Toney.
Future with a lazy takedown attempt
and Toney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jones Future. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Future is trying hard to land a takedown here. Toney sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Future fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch lands to the side of Future 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones Future's cut is getting worse.
Future closes the distance and clinches up with Toney, looking for a takedown. Future pushes Toney against the cage but Toney circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Future is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Toney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Future counters with an outside leg kick.
Toney drops Future with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Future looks back up at him and smiles so Toney waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Future is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toney lands a nice hook to Future's body. Future takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oh Future is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toney ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Future's jaw. Future's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Toney does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bernard Toney!
Bernard Toney 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willabee Raggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slide has chosen Marilyn Manson - The Beautiful People as his entrance music. Kimbo Slide has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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269 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Willabee Raggs !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Slide!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slide.
Raggs misses with an uppercut
and Slide counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Slide performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Raggs tries to get to full guard but Slide has control of the leg.
Slide prevents Raggs from standing back up.
Slide looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raggs is looking to improve his position.
Slide not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raggs is staying active underneath Slide, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Slide is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Slide is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Raggs !
Slide has hold of Raggs 's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Raggs manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Raggs wants to get back to his feet.
Slide avoids the attempt from Raggs to control.
Slide looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Slide postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Raggs looks a forlorn figure.
It looks like Willabee Raggs has been cut.
Raggs wants to hold on but Slide pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Slide landing strikes from the mount and Raggs is in trouble!
Raggs keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Raggs is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Slide is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Raggs can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Raggs might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Raggs takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Slide dominating with strikes here.
Raggs regains half guard.
Raggs wants to get back to full guard.
Slide is working for a submission of some sort.
Slide uses his free foot to push down on Raggs 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Raggs .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raggs is squirming around, avoiding Slide's attempts to control the action.
Slide cracks Raggs with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Raggs is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Raggs sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Slide is working for a submission of some sort.
Raggs manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Raggs gets the takedown into side control.
Slide dodges the ground and pound from Raggs .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raggs with the ground and pound but Slide regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Raggs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Slide preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Raggs is nestled in close to Slide, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Slide is pressing down on Raggs 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Raggs scoring with punches to the head and body.
Slide looking to hit a scissor sweep but Raggs is one step ahead there.
Slide escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Raggs gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Slide is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Raggs is working Slide over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Raggs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Slide works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Raggs 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.
Raggs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Slide's head.
Raggs scoring with some ground and pound.
Slide has his foot on Raggs 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Raggs works his way back into a safe position though.
Slide trying to control the position.
Raggs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slide swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slide is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Raggs defends well.
Raggs throws a strike but Slide rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Raggs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Raggs is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Slide defends well.
Slide pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Raggs is keeping the position for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
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!
Raggs is pulling down on Slide's head to control his posture.
Raggs trying to keep a closed guard but Slide is proving a slippery customer.
Slide trying to control the position from guard on top but Raggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raggs keeping full guard, as Slide tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Willabee Raggs just wasn't active enough.
Slide misses with a takedown attempt - Raggs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Slide shoots in looking for a takedown but Raggs manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Slide's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Slide lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Raggs sprawling to the canvas. Slide follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Raggs hang on?
The fighters are battling for position here. Raggs manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Raggs working for submissions but it's allowed Slide to get to half guard.
Slide looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Raggs tries to get to full guard but Slide has control of the leg.
Raggs is trying to maintain the position but Slide is very close to passing his half guard.
Slide is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Raggs is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kimbo Slide!
A victorious Kimbo Slide thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Belt Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Roads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bundy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stay In The Lines--Chino XL. Black Belt Bundy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Damien Roads's chin.
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26
202 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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214 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Black Belt Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Roads!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Bundy.
Roads's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bundy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roads scrambles back to his feet.
Bundy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice uppercut there from Bundy.
Roads misses with a body shot.
Bundy slips a straight right by Roads.
Roads uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bundy.
Bundy lands with a straight right. Roads didn't see that one coming.
Bundy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roads connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bundy. Bundy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bundy misses the jab.
Bundy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Black Belt Bundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bundy throws out a loose jab but Roads uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roads takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A slow jab from Bundy misses its intended target.
Roads scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bundy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bundy catches Roads with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roads loads up on a big right hand but Bundy slips the punch.
Roads gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Roads looking for a sweep. Not yet Roads, not yet.
Bundy trying to control but Roads is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roads tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bundy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roads is keeping the position for now.
Roads utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bundy landing with the ground and pound.
Bundy throwing strikes from guard but Roads blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy tries to free his leg and advance position but Roads is retaining full guard.
Bundy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bundy wants to control from the top but Roads keeps moving.
Bundy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roads is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bundy is controlling him.
Roads is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Roads keeping full guard, as Bundy tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roads wants to sweep here but Bundy controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bundy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Roads manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bundy throws a jab when Roads was well out of range.
Bundy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roads.
Bundy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Roads tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bundy is in Roads's guard.
Roads utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bundy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roads's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy content to stall in guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bundy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Roads's guard.
Bundy wants to control but Roads is keeping him busy.
Bundy working Roads over with strikes.
Roads on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bundy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bundy is working for a submission of some sort.
Bundy passes to full mount!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Roads tries to reverse the position but Bundy maintains control.
Bundy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bundy lands a big shot there that rocks Roads but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bundy is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Roads can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Roads is bucking up trying to escape but Bundy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Roads is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bundy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roads is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bundy lands a heavy elbow.
Bundy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bundy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bundy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Roads is rocked!
Bundy lands a big elbow - Roads is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Roads is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Black Belt Bundy!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Black Belt Bundy made sure he mentioned Happy Pills (Video Proof 159Q, $40), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hessu Hopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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223 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Hessu Hopo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karlsson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Karlsson showed some decent athleticism there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Karlsson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Karlsson wants to pass the guard but Hopo is defending well.
Hopo gets back to full guard.
Hopo controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hessu Hopo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Karlsson looks to land a right hand but Hopo moved out of range.
Karlsson misses the jab.
Hessu Hopo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karlsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hopo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Karlsson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hopo's guard.
Karlsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hopo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karlsson won't allow Hopo to sweep him here.
Karlsson passes Hopo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hopo is looking to improve his position.
Karlsson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson throwing shots but Hopo is blocking nicely.
Hopo controlling the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlsson seems to be working for a kimura but Hopo defends the submission attempt.
Karlsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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!
Karlsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hopo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hopo'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hopo is holding on to half guard well.
Karlsson passes to side control.
Karlsson misses with the ground and pound.
Hopo is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Karlsson trying to control the position but Hopo is working away.
Karlsson tries for a kimura but Hopo is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson is looking to take a break and control but Hopo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hopo manages to get back to half guard.
Karlsson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hopo sees it coming and defends easily.
Hopo controlling the position for now.
Karlsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Karlsson is working for a kimura but Hopo is defending it quite comfortably.
Hopo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hopo 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.
Hopo is controlling Karlsson's posture.
Karlsson throws an elbow that misses. Hopo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karlsson's guard. Nice move by Hopo!
Hopo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Karlsson keeping moving, preventing Hopo from controlling successfully.
Hopo preventing the sweep.
Hopo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Karlsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hopo is one step ahead there.
Hopo postures up and lands a big shot to Karlsson's brow.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hopo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Karlsson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hopo has managed to get both his arms back between Karlsson's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopo with a nice head shot there.
Karlsson has momentary wrist control but Hopo slips an elbow through the middle.
Karlsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hopo is in close to Karlsson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Karlsson keeping moving, preventing Hopo from controlling successfully.
Hopo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karlsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karlsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hopo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Karlsson is looking for a triangle but Hopo pushes his legs off easily.
Karlsson working a defensive guard here.
Hopo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hopo trying to control but Karlsson is working from the bottom.
Karlsson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hopo!
Karlsson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hopo wants to control but Karlsson is having none of it.
Hopo is squirming around, avoiding Karlsson's attempts to control the action.
Hopo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Karlsson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hopo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hopo shrugs it off.
Hopo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hopo is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hopo is working hard here to advance position.
Karlsson unloads with some shots from mount but Hopo bucks and avoids them well.
Karlsson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hopo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Karlsson with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karlsson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Hopo to take his back!
Hopo is trying to break free.
Hopo holding both Karlsson 's hands and preventing any damage.
Karlsson is landing with strikes. Hopo can't take much more of this.
Karlsson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Hopo knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Hopo for a finish.
Hopo grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hopo trying to control the position but Karlsson manages to sink in the hooks.
Karlsson looking for the RNC.
Hopo is trying to remain composed but Karlsson is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Hopo trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Karlsson punches the canvas rather than the man.
Karlsson is throwing strikes by Hopo counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Hopo regains half guard.
Hopo is trying to maintain the position but Karlsson is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopo controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy Karlsson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hopo throws a jab but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hopo as he jumps to the side.
Hopo looks to land a right hand but Karlsson moved out of range.
Hopo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hopo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Karlsson fails to land the takedown.
Hopo avoids the body shot from Karlsson.
Hopo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karlsson.
Hopo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Karlsson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karlsson.
Hessu Hopo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Karlsson.
Hopo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karlsson blocks a jab.
Hopo connects with a single shot there.
Hopo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hopo throws a looping overhand right but Karlsson ducks down to avoid it.
Karlsson tries for a takedown but Hopo circles away easily
and Hopo counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karlsson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hopo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopo looks to land a left hand but Karlsson moved out of range nicely.
Hopo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karlsson.
Hopo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopo. Karlsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karlsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Karlsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Hopo sprawls well. He's pushed Karlsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hopo misses with a looping right.
Hopo throws a hook but Karlsson avoids it easily.
Hopo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hopo throws a hook to the side of Karlsson's head but Karlsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopo throws a hook but Karlsson blocks it.
Karlsson moves out of range as Hopo strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopo lands with a nice combination. Karlsson backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Jimmy Karlsson has been cut.
Hopo throws out a loose jab but Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlsson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hopo to the mat! Hopo manages to get full guard.
Karlsson won't allow Hopo to sweep him here.
Hopo wants to stand and escape but Karlsson is having none of it.
Hopo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Karlsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hopo holds on and takes a little breather.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopo keeping moving, preventing Karlsson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karlsson preventing the sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Karlsson scores a takedown into full mount!
Hopo is trying desperately to improve position.
Karlsson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hopo is on top in guard.
Karlsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Hopo wants to control from the top but Karlsson keeps moving.
Karlsson looking to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hopo advances to half guard.
Hopo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Karlsson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hopo wants to pass the guard but Karlsson is keeping the position.
Hopo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Karlsson is breathing heavily.
Hopo working some strikes from top position.
Karlsson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hopo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hopo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Karlsson is trying to keep Hopo in close.
Karlsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hopo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karlsson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hopo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Karlsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Karlsson, not yet.
Hopo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karlsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hopo trying to control the position from guard on top but Karlsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hopo postures up.
Hopo preventing the sweep.
Karlsson keeping moving, preventing Hopo from controlling successfully.
Hopo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Karlsson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson looking for a guillotine here but Hopo defends easily.
Hopo connects with a couple of short punches.
Hopo preventing the sweep.
Hopo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hopo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karlsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jimmy Karlsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karlsson working a defensive guard here.
Hopo won't allow Karlsson to sweep him here.
Hopo wants to control from the top but Karlsson keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hessu Hopo.
Hopo takes a swing at Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
Hopo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karlsson.
Karlsson looks to land a left hand but Hopo moved out of range nicely.
Karlsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopo misses with a straight left.
Hopo throws a body punch but Karlsson moves out of range.
Hopo cracks Karlsson with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karlsson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hopo tries to avoid it but Karlsson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hopo to the ground. Hopo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Karlsson misses with a takedown
and Hopo counters with a stiff right hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hopo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hopo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hopo thows a body shot but no joy.
Hopo misses with a few strikes there.
Hopo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Karlsson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hopo tries to avoid it but Karlsson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hopo to the ground. Hopo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A jab lands there for Hopo.
Hopo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopo is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karlsson slips a jab from Hopo.
Karlsson misses with a straight right.
Karlsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Hopo sprawls well. He's pushed Karlsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hessu Hopo showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Hessu Hopo!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Hessu Hopo!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Hessu Hopo!
Hessu Hopo wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between General Bonkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen The Longest Day by Iron Maiden as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, General Bonkers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calvin Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Bonkers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonkers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Bonkers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Bonkers jumps back.
Bonkers throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Bonkers scores with a jab.
Bonkers misses with a body kick.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Bonkers avoids it.
Bonkers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bonkers throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Bonkers slips the punch.
Calvin Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonkers punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Bonkers throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Bonkers's legs.
Johnson darts in and clinches Bonkers up against the cage.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Bonkers controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Bonkers just leaning against Johnson, taking a breather.
Bonkers misses with a knee to the head.
Bonkers dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bonkers or not.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Bonkers blocks an uppercut.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Bonkers avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Bonkers lands a left hand.
Bonkers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bonkers backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Bonkers fails to land.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Bonkers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson lands a body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bonkers lands a right hand.
Bonkers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonkers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Bonkers avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Bonkers looking to slow down the pace here.
Bonkers lands a knee to the body.
Johnson pushes Bonkers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johnson.
Bonkers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonkers uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bonkers lands a right hand.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson avoiding damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Bonkers.
Bonkers really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bonkers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonkers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Bonkers.
Bonkers tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonkers.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Bonkers looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Bonkers lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonkers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson 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!
Johnson taking a breather.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonkers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonkers is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Bonkers into the cage.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonkers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Bonkers taking a breather.
Johnson letting Bonkers take a breather here.
Bonkers scores a nice knee to the body.
Bonkers misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Bonkers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonkers controls his hands.
Johnson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Johnson gets through Bonkers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bonkers landing knees to the head.
It looks like Calvin Johnson has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Bonkers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Bonkers.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bonkers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Bonkers stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Bonkers misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bonkers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonkers.
A short left from Johnson.
Bonkers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Bonkers breaks the clinch.
Johnson drives through and clinches with Bonkers against the cage.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonkers.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bonkers looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bonkers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
Bonkers is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Bonkers into the cage.
Bonkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bonkers struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Bonkers being controlled against the cage.
Bonkers working aggressively here.
Johnson is working Bonkers over against the cage.
Bonkers misses with a knee to the head.
Bonkers 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.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bonkers pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonkers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson taking a breather.
Bonkers lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonkers looking to stall.
Bonkers blocks an uppercut.
Bonkers misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bonkers backwards.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Bonkers fails to land.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonkers.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonkers blocks an uppercut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bonkers trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bonkers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bonkers backwards.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonkers.
Stalling in the clinch from Johnson.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bonkers as Johnson tries to tie him up.
Bonkers blocking some punches.
Johnson cracks Bonkers with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonkers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Calvin Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bonkers throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Bonkers slips a straight right by Johnson.
Bonkers tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Bonkers looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Bonkers slips a straight right by Johnson.
Bonkers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bonkers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Bonkers to work.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonkers.
Bonkers has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonkers tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Johnson tries to work over Bonkers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonkers struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Bonkers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Bonkers blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Bonkers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonkers with a knee to the head.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonkers's elbow.
Bonkers misses with the head strike.
Calvin Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stalling the fight.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Bonkers.
A short left from Johnson.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
Bonkers prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Bonkers is trying to stall.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Bonkers throws a head punch that misses.
Bonkers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Bonkers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Bonkers's ribs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has Bonkers pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bonkers's elbow.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonkers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Bonkers throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson gets through Bonkers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Bonkers.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson tries to work over Bonkers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Bonkers.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Bonkers.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonkers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bonkers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonkers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Johnson working aggressively here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stalling against the cage.
Bonkers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson is working Bonkers over against the cage.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonkers throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson tries to work over Bonkers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Johnson.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Bonkers.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson tries to stall but Bonkers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson looking to stall.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Bonkers misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bonkers backwards.
Johnson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Bonkers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bonkers throws an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bonkers blocks a body shot from Johnson.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson pushes Bonkers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johnson.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bonkers or not.
Johnson is working Bonkers over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bonkerss head.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has Bonkers pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bonkers fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonkers controls his hands.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonkers blocking some punches.
Bonkers stalling.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bonkers as Johnson tries to tie him up.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Bonkers's ribcage. Bonkers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Bonkers.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Bonkers avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Bonkers controls the action.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson is leaning against Bonkers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonkers uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonkers.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Bonkers tries to tie him up.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bonkers or not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Bonkers's head.
Bonkers blocking some punches.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Calvin Johnson's cut.
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!
Bonkers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bonkers thows a body shot but no joy.
Bonkers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Bonkers counters with a stiff right hand.
Bonkers walks into a jab.
Johnson pushes Bonkers up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Bonkers.
Bonkers misses with an elbow over the top.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bonkers as Johnson tries to tie him up.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Bonkers misses with a knee strike.
Bonkers misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bonkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Bonkers's head.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson drops Bonkers onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bonkers is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Bonkers is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson stalling in the clinch.
Oh Bonkers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bonkers has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bonkers backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonkers.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bonkers takes a shot to the head.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonkers.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonkers seems to have got his legs back now.
Bonkers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bonkers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonkers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Bonkers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonkers misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Bonkers.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson slowing the pace effectively.
Bonkers tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Bonkers with a knee to the head.
Bonkers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Bonkers misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bonkers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonkers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bonkers backwards.
Bonkers can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson just leaning against Bonkers, taking a breather.
Bonkers has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Bonkers is trying to break free.
Bonkers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonkers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bonkers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bonkers misses with the head strike.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Bonkers avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonkers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bonkers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Bonkers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bonkers tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonkers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bonkers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonkers connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson tries to work over Bonkers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonkers prevents a body shot from Johnson.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Bonkers.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonkers.
Bonkers tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Bonkers stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Bonkers.
Bonkers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bonkers landing knees to the head.
Bonkers tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Bonkers back against the cage.
Bonkers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonkers controls his hands.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonkers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bonkers lands with a right to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Johnson taking a breather.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnson drops Bonkers onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bonkers is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Bonkers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Bonkers improves position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bonkers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bonkers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Johnson.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Bonkers.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonkers has Johnson pushed against the cage.
Bonkers has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson leaning against his opponent.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonkers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Bonkers trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Calvin Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bonkers scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson is rocked!
That has opened up Calvin Johnson's cut even more.
Bonkers misses with a knee strike.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bonkers throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Bonkers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonkers misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonkers.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bonkers backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bonkers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bonkers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bonkers.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonkers finish him?
The cut above Calvin Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bonkers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bonkers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonkers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bonkers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Bonkers fails to land.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Bonkers lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonkers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Bonkers controlling the action here for a moment.
General Bonkers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonkers has Johnson pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Johnson is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Bonkers - that's hurt Johnson badly! Oh, another knee lands and Johnson is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Johnson doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). General Bonkers!
General Bonkers retains his light heavyweight title!
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