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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Taneyev (ranked 169 p4p, 145 weight class) and Manny Johnson (ranked 29 p4p, 23 weight class). Johnson has chosen On The Run Jompson Brothers as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Valentin Taneyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taneyev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taneyev throws out the jab.
Taneyev misses with a hook.
Johnson flicks out a counter leg kick but Taneyev steps away.
Taneyev throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Johnson feints and then cracks Taneyev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Taneyev down.
Taneyev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Taneyev.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Taneyev misses with a hook.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Taneyev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taneyev looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Taneyev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Taneyev should have avoided that one.
Taneyev throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taneyev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taneyev throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Taneyev avoids it with no problem.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taneyev in his tracks.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Taneyev.
Valentin Taneyev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taneyev throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taneyev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnson lands with a hook. Taneyev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson slips a jab from Taneyev.
Johnson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Johnson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Taneyev had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taneyev under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson jabs Taneyev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Taneyev jabs at Johnson's body.
Taneyev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Taneyev went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johnson 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.
Taneyev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taneyev slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taneyev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Taneyev misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Taneyev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Taneyev moved out of range.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taneyev thinks about countering with a head kick.
Taneyev walks into a left hand.
Taneyev throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taneyev under the eye.
Taneyev throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Taneyev misses with a looping right.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taneyev scores with a body shot.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taneyev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnson lunges at Taneyev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taneyev's hand.
Taneyev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taneyev looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Taneyev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Taneyev ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Taneyev throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taneyev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Taneyev misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taneyev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taneyev swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Taneyev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taneyev drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
Johnson throws a front kick that sends Taneyev stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Taneyev should have avoided that one.
A jab from Taneyev does it's job there.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Taneyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Johnson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taneyev throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Taneyev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taneyev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Taneyev moved out of range.
Taneyev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Taneyev swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
A swing and a miss from Taneyev.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Taneyev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Taneyev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taneyev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Taneyev might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Taneyev looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taneyev misses with the combination.
Taneyev misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taneyev.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Taneyev has his feet on Johnson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taneyev scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Taneyev moves out of range easily.
Manny Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Taneyev counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws a body punch but Taneyev moves out of range.
Taneyev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson with a nice calf kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Taneyev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taneyev has time to react.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Taneyev off balance momentarily.
Johnson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taneyev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Taneyev was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Taneyev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Taneyev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taneyev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Taneyev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Taneyev ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taneyev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taneyev looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson thumps Taneyev with a low kick.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taneyev misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Taneyev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Taneyev misses with a few strikes there.
Taneyev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Taneyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Taneyev knows he should have avoided that one.
Taneyev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Taneyev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Taneyev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Taneyev stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Taneyev misses the target.
The fighters circling - Taneyev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four 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!
Taneyev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Taneyev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taneyev's hands.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Taneyev's defenses.
Taneyev avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson throws a right hand that Taneyev ducks under and follows up with a left that Taneyev also avoids with ease.
Taneyev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Taneyev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
A jab from Taneyev misses.
Nice body kick there by Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Taneyev slips the punch.
Johnson throws a low kick but Taneyev avoids it.
A jab from Taneyev misses.
Taneyev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson avoids the head kick by Taneyev.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Taneyev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Johnson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Taneyev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Taneyev misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Taneyev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taneyev throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson lands a high kick!
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taneyev looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
A shot to the body from Taneyev misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Taneyev's front leg but catches the back leg as Taneyev tries to avoid it.
Taneyev misses with a left hand
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson pushes Taneyev away with a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taneyev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Taneyev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Taneyev misses.
Sloppy strikes from Taneyev. Those never looked like landing.
Taneyev swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Taneyev will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks 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!
Taneyev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Taneyev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taneyev throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Taneyev off the cage and back into range.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Taneyev ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson feints and then cracks Taneyev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Taneyev down.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taneyev.
Taneyev tries to land a body kick
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Taneyev colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Johnson as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Taneyev is left battered and dazed whilst Johnson and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Johnson!
After winning the bout, Manny Johnson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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