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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karim Johnson (ranked 107 p4p, 120 weight class) and Herbert Kreischer (ranked 6 p4p, 9 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Don't say nuthin'. Kreischer has chosen Bert Learns To Hip-Hop Dance To Post Malone 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.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Karim Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Herbert Kreischer!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kreischer misses with a hook.
Herbert Kreischer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kreischer misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kreischer lands with an overhand left.
Kreischer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Kreischer throws a one two combo.
Kreischer avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Kreischer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kreischer blocks a leg kick.
Kreischer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kreischer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kreischer lands with a good body shot.
Kreischer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kreischer connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Herbert Kreischer has been cut.
Kreischer wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kreischer throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kreischer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Kreischer misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kreischer.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kreischer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Kreischer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreischer throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson lands with a nice body kick.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Kreischer avoids it.
Kreischer lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Kreischer avoids it.
Kreischer swinging wildly here.
Kreischer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
Kreischer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreischer misses the body punch
and Kreischer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good leg kick by Johnson.
Kreischer misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Kreischer cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kreischer throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kreischer swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kreischer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kreischer.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Kreischer sees coming a mile off.
Kreischer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
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!
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Kreischer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
A big left from Kreischer misses.
Kreischer digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Kreischer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kreischer throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson misses with a hook. Kreischer ducked under it nicely.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kreischer loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Kreischer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kreischer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kreischer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Johnson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kreischer.
A swing and a miss from Kreischer.
Kreischer throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Karim Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Herbert Kreischer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson throws a push kick but Kreischer slaps the foot to one side.
Kreischer misses with a double jab.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kreischer on the side of the head.
Kreischer misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kreischer throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kreischer.
Johnson looks to throw a body kick
and Kreischer counters with a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreischer misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Kreischer.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kreischer throws a big shot that misses.
Kreischer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kreischer is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kreischer.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kreischer misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Kreischer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kreischer checks it well.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kreischer.
Kreischer tries to clinch up
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson lands a big head kick that sends Kreischer tumbling to the mat! Johnson takes a step backwards and waves Kreischer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That has opened up Herbert Kreischer's cut even more.
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 ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kreischer.
Kreischer misses with a right hand
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kreischer throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Kreischer is rocked!
Johnson cracks Kreischer with a left hook right on the temple and Kreischer goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Johnson lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Kreischer is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karim Johnson!
Karim Johnson retains his super heavyweight title!
A less than humble Karim Johnson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The defeated Herbert Kreischer had this to say: 'When I was 22 I got involved with the Russian mafia. This is how it happened...'.
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hype
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