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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Klimenko (ranked 41 p4p, 138 weight class) and Kareem Johnson (ranked 5 p4p, 19 weight class). Klimenko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, WEED & MEMORIES. 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 middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zachary Klimenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kareem Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klimenko throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Klimenko checks a leg kick nicely.
Klimenko throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Klimenko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Kareem Johnson has been cut.
Kareem Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klimenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Klimenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Klimenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and Klimenko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klimenko throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimenko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good work by Klimenko as he checks the leg kick.
Klimenko tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnson avoided it.
Klimenko slips a straight right by Johnson.
Klimenko moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Klimenko is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Klimenko is looking to counter punch.
Klimenko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Klimenko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Klimenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
A shot to the body from Johnson misses
and Klimenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Johnson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Klimenko moves his leg out of the way.
Klimenko throws a quick counter kick to the body but Johnson avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Klimenko.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Klimenko slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a body punch but Klimenko moves out of range.
Klimenko jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Klimenko's head but Klimenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Klimenko. Klimenko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Klimenko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Klimenko misses the body punch
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Klimenko wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Klimenko darts in trying to clinch
and Klimenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Klimenko connects with a leg kick.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Klimenko checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a low kick but Klimenko avoids it.
Klimenko thinks about countering with a body kick.
Klimenko slips under a jab from Johnson.
Klimenko defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Klimenko quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Klimenko coming out on top.
Johnson misses with a hook. Klimenko ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Klimenko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Klimenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Klimenko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Klimenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Klimenko pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook 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 breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Johnson's cut.
That's time! Klimenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice shot lands for Klimenko.
Klimenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Klimenko looks to throw a body kick
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Klimenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Klimenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Klimenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Klimenko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.
Klimenko misses with the body kick
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Klimenko is looking to counter punch.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Klimenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Klimenko misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Klimenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Klimenko saw that one coming.
Klimenko throws an off balance right hand
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings for the body but Klimenko moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Klimenko misses the target.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Klimenko throws a lazy head kick
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
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 Klimenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Klimenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Klimenko is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Klimenko misses the target.
Jab by Klimenko.
That has opened up Kareem Johnson's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Klimenko ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Johnson.
Klimenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson throws a hook but Klimenko avoids it easily.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Klimenko.
An attempted straight right counter from Klimenko misses the target.
Klimenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
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 Klimenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Klimenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Johnson tries a low kick but Klimenko avoids it.
A low kick lands for Johnson.
Klimenko checks a leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Klimenko ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Klimenko slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kareem Johnson's cut.
That's time! Klimenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Klimenko's corner calls for a 1-2. Klimenko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johnson feints and then cracks Klimenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Klimenko down.
Klimenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
It looked like Klimenko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.
Kareem Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson throws the left hand but Klimenko avoids the punch easily.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Klimenko's head but Klimenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Klimenko throws a quick counter kick to the body but Johnson avoids it.
Klimenko avoids the body shot from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Klimenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Klimenko moved out of range nicely.
Johnson throws the left hand but Klimenko avoids the punch easily.
Klimenko is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Klimenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson throws a hook but Klimenko avoids it easily.
Klimenko throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Klimenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Klimenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Klimenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Klimenko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Klimenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Klimenko gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Klimenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klimenko rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Klimenko trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Klimenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Klimenko stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Klimenko sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johnson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A lazy body kick from Klimenko
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Klimenko staying out of range there.
Klimenko half committed to a counter leg kick.
Klimenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Klimenko defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Klimenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Johnson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from Johnson misses.
Good work by Klimenko as he checks the leg kick.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Klimenko saw that one coming.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Klimenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Klimenko ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Klimenko 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.
A lazy body kick from Klimenko
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Klimenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Klimenko scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson takes a swing at Klimenko's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Klimenko.
An attempted straight right counter from Klimenko misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Klimenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Klimenko.
Klimenko misses with an uppercut.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Klimenko checks it well.
Klimenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Klimenko lands a lovely overhand right.
The cut above Kareem Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Klimenko swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Johnson misses with a hook. Klimenko ducked under it nicely.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Klimenko blocks the leg kick.
Klimenko quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Zachary Klimenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Klimenko's hands.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Klimenko's leg but Klimenko calmly moves out of range.
Klimenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Klimenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Klimenko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Klimenko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Klimenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Klimenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Klimenko misses the target.
Klimenko slips a straight right by Johnson.
Klimenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Klimenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Klimenko misses with a kick to the body
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Klimenko's knee momentarily.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Klimenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Klimenko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Klimenko ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Klimenko defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Klimenko misses the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Klimenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem Johnson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Klimenko throws a lazy uppercut
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson wants to slow Klimenko down by chopping away at his legs.
Klimenko fires out a quick counter leg kick but Johnson just manages to avoid it.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klimenko moves away.
Klimenko misses with a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Klimenko is able to avoid easily.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Klimenko appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klimenko throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Klimenko misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimenko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Klimenko misses with a leg kick
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Klimenko ducks down to avoid it.
Klimenko quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Klimenko is just out of range.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Klimenko saw that one coming.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Klimenko misses the target.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Klimenko throws a right hand that misses
and Klimenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the body from Johnson misses
and Klimenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Klimenko checks a leg kick.
Johnson throws a hook but Klimenko avoids it easily.
Klimenko tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnson avoided it.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klimenko manages to avoid it.
Klimenko thinks about countering with a body kick.
Klimenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A quick step to the side and Klimenko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Klimenko.
An attempted straight right counter from Klimenko misses the target.
Klimenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Klimenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Klimenko ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson takes a swing at Klimenko's ribcage but misses.
Klimenko jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Klimenko lands a big uppercut and Johnson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Johnson looks OK. Klimenko waves Johnson back to his feet!
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Klimenko finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Klimenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klimenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Klimenko feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klimenko manages to avoid it.
Johnson is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Klimenko Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Johnson is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zachary Klimenko!
Zachary Klimenko retains his middleweight title!
Zachary Klimenko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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