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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ko Van Den Born (ranked 45 p4p, 105 weight class) and Manny Johnson (ranked 8 p4p, 17 weight class). Johnson has chosen On The Run as his entrance music. Manny Johnson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ko Van Den Born!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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.
Manny Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Den Born was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Van Den Born ducks down to avoid it.
Van Den Born pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson scores with a head kick.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Van Den Born counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Van Den Born uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Van Den Born's belly button to the back.
Van Den Born buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Van Den Born counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Den Born throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Den Born avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Den Born is looking to counter punch.
Van Den Born avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Den Born misses the target.
Van Den Born misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Van Den Born counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Van Den Born counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Van Den Born seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Van Den Born misses with a low kick.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Van Den Born sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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!
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Den Born counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Van Den Born counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Van Den Born checks a leg kick.
Van Den Born is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Van Den Born swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Van Den Born slips the punch.
It looked like Van Den Born wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson clinches up with Van Den Born and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Den Born slips a straight right by Johnson.
Van Den Born scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Van Den Born's head back.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Johnson misses.
A lazy body kick from Johnson
and Van Den Born counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Van Den Born counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Den Born doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Den Born sends Johnson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Van Den Born is motioning to the referee to let Johnson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Van Den Born counters with a nice right hand that sends Johnson toppling to the canvas! Johnson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Van Den Born finish him?!
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Den Born finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Den Born throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson flicks out a counter leg kick but Van Den Born steps away.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Den Born misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson cracks Van Den Born with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Van Den Born off balance momentarily.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Van Den Born counter with a right hand.
Van Den Born feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Den Born.
Van Den Born avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Den Born feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Van Den Born throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
It looked like Van Den Born wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Den Born checks a leg kick.
Van Den Born gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Van Den Born uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Den Born blocks a leg kick.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Van Den Born's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Den Born keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Van Den Born uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
A thudding body kick lands there by Johnson!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ko Van Den Born dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Van Den Born was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Den Born throws a quick counter head kick but Johnson was just out of range.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Van Den Born's body. Van Den Born takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Den Born takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A leg kick checked by Van Den Born.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Van Den Born throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Den Born takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Den Born throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a good, hard body kick but Van Den Born shrugs it off.
Van Den Born throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Despite the aggression on Johnson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Johnson rushes Van Den Born and presses him up against the cage.
Van Den Born avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Born's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Den Born takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Den Born misses with a wild body shot.
Van Den Born checks a leg kick.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Van Den Born checks it
and Van Den Born counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Van Den Born misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Den Born.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Den Born lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Van Den Born tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Van Den Born moves out of range easily.
Van Den Born is looking for a counter combo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Den Born checks a leg kick.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Van Den Born's leg. Van Den Born is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Den Born throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Van Den Born cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Den Born throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Van Den Born on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Den Born misses with a body shot.
Van Den Born stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Born throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Den Born throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Den Born on the side of the head.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A counter left hand to the body from Van Den Born misses its target.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Van Den Born counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Den Born counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Den Born rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Den Born on the side of the head.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Van Den Born counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Van Den Born counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Den Born tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Van Den Born slips the punch.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Van Den Born saw that one coming.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Den Born counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Den Born throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Den Born moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Van Den Born throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Den Born counters with a crisp right hand that drops Johnson! Van Den Born lets Johnson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Den Born.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ko Van Den Born will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Van Den Born uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
A combination from Van Den Born does no damage.
Van Den Born swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Van Den Born cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Van Den Born misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Den Born swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Den Born tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnson avoided it.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Den Born was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Van Den Born was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Van Den Born steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Den Born is looking to counter punch.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Van Den Born is out of range.
Van Den Born was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Van Den Born ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Ko Van Den Born is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Van Den Born is avoiding it.
Van Den Born feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Born checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Den Born throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Van Den Born counter with a right hand.
Van Den Born checks the leg kick.
Van Den Born is looking for a counter combo.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
letting Van Den Born counter with a right hand.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Den Born.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Van Den Born counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Van Den Born counters with a huge left! Johnson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Van Den Born isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Johnson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Van Den Born!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ko Van Den Born!
Ko Van Den Born decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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pop
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