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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Swole Ricky Martin (ranked 4 p4p, 25 weight class) and Haruki Johnson (ranked 1 p4p, 6 weight class). Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shooting Stars ft. Toro y moi (Flume Cover). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Swole Ricky Martin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haruki Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Haruki Johnson has been cut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Martin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Johnson - the referee stops the clock and Martin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Johnson. Martin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Good shot there by Martin.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Martin.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martin.
Martin tries to clinch up.
Martin looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Martin misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Martin misses.
Martin gets a clinch.
Martin misses with some punches.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Martin is controlling the position.
Martin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Martin has double underhooks.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I was talking to Martin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Martin tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Martin.
Martin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to push Martin away but Martin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Martin blocking some punches.
Martin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Martin avoiding damage.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martin. Martin obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Martin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Martin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johnson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Johnson lands a front kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Martin scores with a jab.
That has opened up Haruki Johnson's cut even more.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Martin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin misses the body punch
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Martin tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin is looking to counter punch.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Martin tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Swole Ricky Martin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Haruki Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Martin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martin pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Martin's head.
Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martin blocking some punches.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson tries to circle away but Martin has him pinned against the cage.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Martin.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Martin.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martin can pounce on him.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Martin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Martin blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martin.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Martin tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Swole Ricky Martin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martin throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Martin throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martin digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Martin.
Martin lands with a right to the head.
Martin prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin lands an uppercut.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Martin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Martin tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martin misses with some punches.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The cut above Haruki Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martin lands with a left to the head.
Martin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Martin.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Martin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Martin avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Martin avoids the head kick by Johnson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Swole Ricky Martin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Haruki Johnson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Martin scores with a shot to the body.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Martin misses with the body kick
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Martin doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
And Johnson responds with a good body kick, but Martin manages to step out the way in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Martin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Martin misses with a body kick.
Johnson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Martin loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Martin scoring well with a low kick there.
Martin misses with a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Martin throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Nice body kick there by Martin.
Martin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Johnson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Martin.
Martin clinches with his opponent.
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!
Martin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martin throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Martin.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin lands an overhand right.
Martin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johnson if he has to take too many more of those.
Martin checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Swole Ricky Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Martin tries to counter by clinching up but Johnson breaks away and moves out of range.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Martin lands a body shot.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martin looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin misses with a leg kick.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Swole Ricky Martin clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Haruki Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Martin thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Martin with a nice cross.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martin can pounce on him.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Martin missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Martin avoids it with no problem.
Martin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martin.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Swole Ricky Martin is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick lands for Martin.
Martin's corner calls for a 1-2. Martin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Martin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Martin moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJohnson.
Martin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Martin blocks it well.
Johnson moves out of range as Martin strikes.
Martin throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Martin throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Martin drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martin.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Martin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Haruki Johnson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Martin looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Martin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Martin throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martin.
You can see that Johnson has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Martin has managed to clinch.
Martin blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martin keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martin manages to break the clinch.
Martin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Swole Ricky Martin had his way with Haruki Johnson in that round.
The cut man is working on Haruki Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Martin - that will leave a mark!
Martin throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Martin 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Martin tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Martin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
It looked like Martin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin takes the fight into the clinch.
Martin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martin stalling.
Martin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Martin lands a right hand.
Martin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Martin tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Martin misses with a body punch.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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!
Martin blocks an uppercut.
Johnson pushes Martin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
As Martin backs off Johnson throws a huge counter combo but Martin manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Martin lands a lovely overhand right.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Haruki Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Swole Ricky Martin!
During a confident post fight interview, Swole Ricky Martin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Haruki Johnson was interviewed post fight and said 'Yeah but my nan says I'm really good at this.'.
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