Carnage 16 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Rhod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clarke has chosen March of Cambreadth as his entrance music. Rudy Rhod has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rhod
vs
Clarke

180 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudy Rhod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhod lands with a right hand.
Rhod bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clarke's head backwards.
A head kick misses from Clarke.
Rhod lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Clarke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rhod fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rhod circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rhod seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rhod avoids the head kick by Clarke.
Rhod throwing a counter right hand but Clarke manages to avoid it.
Clarke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Rhod misses the target.
Clarke tries a head kick but it misses.
Rhod fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Clarke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rhod connects with a crisp jab.
Michael Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clarke misses with a head kick.
A nice combination there by Clarke.
Rhod lands a slapping body shot.
Rhod blocks a head kick by Clarke.
It looked like Rhod wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rhod scores with a jab to the head.
Clarke moves in looking to clinch but Rhod pushes him off.
Clarke misses with a head kick.
It looked like Rhod wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Clarke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Clarke is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Rhod lands an impressive looking overhand right. Clarke doesn't seem phased though.
Clarke is still on wobbly legs! Can Rhod finish him?
Rhod lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Clarke - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Rhod!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rudy Rhod!
A victorious Rudy Rhod thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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hype
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brisco County Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). County Jr comes to the cage accompanied by My Theme Song. Lawrence is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shell Shocked. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

County Jr
vs
Lawrence

183 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
177 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Nuggetori's Nutritionals 10%

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brisco County Jr !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lawrence moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lawrence scores with a nice short uppercut.
County Jr takes a shot to the head.
Lawrence lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for County Jr .
Lawrence lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lawrence lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt County Jr or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lawrence.

County Jr is rocked!
A short right from Lawrence on the inside.
Oh County Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A hook to the body from Lawrence.
County Jr is breathing heavily.
Lawrence lands a big right hand that drops County Jr ! The killer instinct kicks in and Lawrence finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Lawrence!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Lawrence!
An out of breath Arthur Lawrence thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Rotten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Real Deal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rotten comes to the cage accompanied by Lynard Skynard- Simple Man. Real Deal has chosen Man Behind The Wire as his entrance music. 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.

Rotten
vs
Real Deal

175 cm
25
190 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

189 cm
21
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddy Rotten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Real Deal!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Real Deal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rotten has Real Deal pressed against the cage, preventing Real Deal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rotten misses with a knee to the head.

Real Deal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Real Deal throws a head kick that misses.
Real Deal misses with a body kick.
Rotten wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rotten tries to clinch but Real Deal is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Real Deal. Rotten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Real Deal keeps the fight on the outside.
Real Deal tries a head kick but it misses.
Rotten doesn't manage to clinch there - Real Deal circles away.
Real Deal misses with a head kick.
Real Deal throws a series of strikes that have Rotten backpedaling.

It looks like Eddy Rotten has been cut.
Real Deal has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rotten is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Real Deal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rotten tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Real Deal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rotten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Real Deal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rotten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Real Deal throws a head kick but Rotten moves out of range.
Real Deal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rotten tries to clinch but Real Deal is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Real Deal keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotten tries to clinch up but Real Deal circles away and keeps his distance.
Real Deal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rotten tries to clinch up but Real Deal circles away and keeps his distance.
Real Deal circles away from the clinch attempt.

Real Deal clinches.
Real Deal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Real Deal wants to break free but Rotten has control.
Rotten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Real Deal looks winded!
Rotten scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Evan Real Deal has been cut.
Real Deal blocks the elbow strike.
Rotten scores with a knee to the head.
Real Deal avoids the elbow strike from Rotten, against the cage.
Rotten throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Real Deal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rotten has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rotten just misses with a elbow thrown towards Real Deal's brow.
Rotten with a knee to the head.
Rotten lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rotten has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Real Deal - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Rotten, and another! Real Deal is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Eddy Rotten!
In his post fight interview, Eddy Rotten started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Smith Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith Jr's entrance music is Public Enemy- shut em down. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Smith Jr
vs
Thunder

184 cm
26
161 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
166 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikey Smith Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thunder throws a counter combo.
Mikey Smith Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith Jr throws a right and a left that Thunder avoids nicely.
A lazy left from Smith Jr finds it's target.

It looks like Bruno Thunder has been cut.
Thunder darts in looking for a takedown but Smith Jr gets double underhooks and turns Thunder into the cage.
It looked like Smith Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thunder shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith Jr pinned against the cage. Smith Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thunder takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith Jr connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Thunder! He's out on his feet! Smith Jr rushes in and drops Thunder with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mikey Smith Jr!
Mikey Smith Jr gave a mention to Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements Q160/$225 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eito Itasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen Voices as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Itasaki
vs
Miller

201 cm
26
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

189 cm
26
222 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eito Itasaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Miller!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itasaki darts in trying to clinch
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
Itasaki tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Itasaki is looking to clinch.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Itasaki.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Itasaki's head but Itasaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller connects with a looping right hand.
Itasaki throws a front kick that sends Miller stumbling back into the cage.
Miller digs a good hook to Itasaki's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Itasaki.
Itasaki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Miller cracks Itasaki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Itasaki throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Itasaki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Itasaki slips a straight right by Miller.
Itasaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Itasaki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Jack Miller has been cut.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Itasaki.
Miller lands a nice hook to Itasaki's body. Itasaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Itasaki explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Itasaki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Miller has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Itasaki moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
Itasaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Itasaki.
A nice side step and Miller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Eito Itasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Itasaki moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Itasaki moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Itasaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Itasaki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Miller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Itasaki closes the distance and clinches.
Itasaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Itasaki or not.
Itasaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Itasaki misses with a knee strike.
Itasaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Miller looks winded!
Itasaki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Itasaki lands an elbow just above Miller 's eye.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
Itasaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Itasaki looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Itasaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Itasaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Itasaki working Miller over with knees to the body.
Itasaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Itasaki.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Itasaki.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Itasaki misses with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Miller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Itasaki.
Itasaki lands an elbow inside that Miller shrugs off.
Itasaki lands a knee to the body.
Miller takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Itasaki.
Itasaki lands a nice elbow.
Miller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Itasaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller looks to throw the jab but Itasaki is out of range.
Itasaki bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Itasaki tries to clinch up.

Itasaki lands a big head kick that sends Miller tumbling to the mat! Itasaki takes a step backwards and waves Miller back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Miller is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Itasaki scores with a kick to the midsection.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Itasaki finish him?
Itasaki wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Miller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Itasaki thows a body kick. Miller tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Itasaki rushes Miller and presses him up against the cage.
Itasaki lands a knee to the body.
Itasaki landing knees to the body.
Itasaki connects with a knee to the head.
Miller takes a knee to the side of the body.
Itasaki lands an elbow just above Miller 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller takes an elbow to the temple.

Itasaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miller takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A head kick by Itasaki - that's a beauty! Miller is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Itasaki can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eito Itasaki!
Eito Itasaki is the new heavyweight champion!

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Testicule Chewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Testicule Chewer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Paris
vs
Chewer

175 cm
25
183 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
178 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Sydney Fight Gear
Bare Knuckle Fisticuffs Clothing

Lion Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cody Paris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Testicule Chewer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paris shoots in for a double leg but Chewer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Good exchange - Chewer coming out on top.
Cody Paris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Chewer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paris walks into a jab.
Chewer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pariss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Paris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chewer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Paris drives through with a takedown into guard.
Paris is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chewer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Paris seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Paris lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Paris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chewer working a defensive guard here.
Chewer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paris.
Paris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Paris looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Paris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paris dives in for a single leg takedown but Chewer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Paris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chewer.
Chewer takes a swing at Paris's ribcage but misses.
Paris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chewer lands with a good body shot.
Paris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chewer slips a straight right by Paris.
Chewer lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Chewer finds it's way through Paris's defenses.

Paris shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Paris performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Paris looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chewer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Paris looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Paris 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! Chewer is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cody Paris!
Cody Paris retains his welterweight title!
Cody Paris 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.
The defeated Testicule Chewer had this to say: 'I will be back...after Im thru warming up ur momma...'.

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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
37%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zander Van Wyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Chris Johnson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Chris Johnson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Johnson
vs
Van Wyk

195 cm
25
185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
199 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements Q160/$225

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zander Van Wyk!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Van Wyk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Van Wyk has him pressed against the cage.
Van Wyk gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Van Wyk forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Van Wyk lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Van Wyk.
Van Wyk stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson jumps guard but Van Wyk turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Van Wyk holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Van Wyk lands a body punch.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Van Wyk pulls his leg out and moves away.
Van Wyk looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson feinted with a counter takedown.
Van Wyk looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson attempts a counter takedown but Van Wyk avoids it well and moves away.
Van Wyk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Wyk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson attempts a counter takedown but Van Wyk avoids it well and moves away.
Zander Van Wyk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Wyk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Van Wyk misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Wyk misses the target.
Van Wyk misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson attempts a counter takedown but Van Wyk avoids it well and moves away.
Van Wyk feints a jab promting Johnson to slip. Van Wyk then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zander Van Wyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson tries to counter with a takedown but Van Wyk is quick to defend against it.
Van Wyk just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson defending well as Van Wyk loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Van Wyk sprawls and moves away.
Van Wyk takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Van Wyk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van Wyk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Van Wyk there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Wyk throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Van Wyk sprawls and moves away.
Van Wyk looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Van Wyk shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Johnson eats them both and turns towards Van Wyk to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Van Wyk.
Johnson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Wyk lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Van Wyk has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Van Wyk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van Wyk throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Van Wyk. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson tries to counter with a takedown but Van Wyk is quick to defend against it.
Van Wyk misses with a looping right.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Van Wyk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Van Wyk.
Johnson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Van Wyk pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Wyk scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Wyk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson is working for takedown but Van Wyk is calmly controlling the position for now.
Van Wyk prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Van Wyk has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Van Wyk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Van Wyk.
Van Wyk stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Van Wyk scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Wyk.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Van Wyk to keep the fight standing.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Van Wyk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Van Wyk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Van Wyk is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Wyk is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Van Wyk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Wyk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zander Van Wyk dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Wyk loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson attempts a counter takedown but Van Wyk avoids it well and moves away.
Van Wyk tries to clinch

and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Van Wyk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Wyk is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.

Johnson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Van Wyk defends it well.
Van Wyk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Wyk is doing well to control the position and prevent Johnson from advancing to side control.
Johnson is thwarting Van Wyk's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Van Wyk sees it coming and defends easily.
Van Wyk keeping control of the position.
Johnson moves into full mount! Van Wyk won't be happy about that!

Johnson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Van Wyk is surviving well by controlling Johnson's body position as best he can.

Johnson looking for a guillotine from mount but Van Wyk is having none of it.
Van Wyk is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Wyk tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Van Wyk tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.

Johnson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Van Wyk can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Johnson is working for a guillotine from mount but Van Wyk frees his head quite easily.

Johnson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Van Wyk manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Johnson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Van Wyk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Wyk is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson has an Americana. Van Wyk didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Johnson is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Johnson hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Chris Johnson!
Chris Johnson retains his middleweight title!
Chris Johnson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements Q160/$225, into his post fight interview.