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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slick Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane has chosen Gang of Four - I love a Man in Uniform as his entrance music. Tommy Kane told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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196 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slick Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Kane!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kane scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Kane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kane is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Kane circles away and we're back to standing.
Kane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kane throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Kane misses with a looping right.
Kane swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Kane pushes his legs off easily.
Kane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Johnson looking for a guillotine here but Kane defends easily.
Kane wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kane is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kane defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson is pressing down on Kane's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kane is holding on for now.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson prevents Kane from standing back up.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Kane won't allow it.
Kane wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Kane is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to free his trapped foot but Kane is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Kane circles away.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kane circles away.
Kane throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Kane, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Kane against the cage but Kane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slick Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Kane keeps it at a distance.
Johnson drives through and clinches with Kane against the cage.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kane avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Good body shot from Kane.
Kane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Kane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kane lands with a short shot to the head.
Kane throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kane holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kane working Johnson over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane lands a knee to the body.
Kane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Kane lands a nice elbow.
Kane lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
It looks like Slick Johnson has been cut.
Kane scores with a knee to the head.
Kane gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Kane.
Kane has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Johnson is trying to keep an underhook but Kane manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kane performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kane works his way into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Kane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slick Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Kane is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Kane looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kane misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Kane on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Kane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kane defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slick Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Kane counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.
Kane wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Kane working the ground and pound but Johnson is defending the strikes.
Kane creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Johnson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Johnson is not content to let Kane control the position.
Kane throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Kane.
Johnson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kane prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kane's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Kane is keeping the position.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Kane is trying to keep Johnson in close.
Kane looking for a sweep. Not yet Kane, not yet.
Johnson is fighting to break Kane's control of his arms but Kane is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kane clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Johnson manages to end up in side control.
Kane looks to move to half guard but instead Johnson has passed into mount! Damn!
Johnson landing punches.
Kane tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
Johnson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Kane turns into him and now he's in Johnson's guard.
Tommy Kane has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking for a guillotine here but Kane defends easily.
Kane must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kane is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Johnson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kane has passed into side control.
An elbow from Kane crashes against the mat.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Kane keeps moving and retains side control.
Johnson is trying to control Kane's posture but Kane avoids it.
Johnson tries to bench press Kane off him but Kane keeps the position.
Johnson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kane's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tommy Kane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Slick Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson avoids the body shot from Kane.
Kane is looking to clinch.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Kane circles away easily
letting Kane counter with a right hand.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kane throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and Kane finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kane with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane with a nice head shot there.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Kane controlling him for the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Kane. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kane misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Kane swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Kane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kane has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Johnson regains guard immediately.
Kane got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kane has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
Kane wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kane's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson won't allow Kane to sweep him here.
Johnson won't allow Kane to get back to his feet.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Kane is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
Kane bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kane's guard.
Johnson trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Johnson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kane's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kane regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Johnson.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Kane seems keen to control Johnson's posture.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kane is pulling down on Johnson's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Kane really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slick Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kane counters with a takedown into side control.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Kane scores with punches from side control.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kane scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Johnson to see if he's OK.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are battling for position here. Kane manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Johnson is pushing down on Kane's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kane is fighting to maintain full guard but Johnson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Johnson tries to pass to full mount but Kane defends it.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura but Kane is defending well.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson stalling away here and it's allowed Kane to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kane looking for a sweep. Not yet Kane, not yet.
Kane pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kane is keeping the position for now.
Kane working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson gets caught flat footed, as Kane shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Kane postures up.
Johnson working for a triangle but Kane defends it easily.
Kane connects with a couple of short punches.
Kane trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kane wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Kane moves into the clinch.
Kane has hold of one of Johnson's legs. Johnson is fighting the takedown attempt but Kane gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Johnson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kane is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Johnson.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Kane tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Johnson wants to control but Kane postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kane moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson cracks Kane with a solid left hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kane holds on and takes a little breather.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kane is keeping the position for now.
Kane has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kane is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Kane dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Slick Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kane tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Slick Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kane throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kane lands with a shot to the body.
Kane throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Kane counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kane is looking to get to half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kane is bucking up trying to escape but Johnson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kane regains half guard.
Kane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson uses his free foot to push down on Kane's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kane.
Kane defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Johnson.
Johnson wants to take his opponent's back but Kane doesn't allow it.
Johnson misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kane prevents Johnson from taking his back.
Kane is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson with the ground and pound from mount.
Kane is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Kane avoids a series of strikes thrown by Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Kane is squirming around nicely.
Johnson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kane manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Johnson working away.
Johnson in side control, throwing shots but Kane defends.
Kane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kane is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kane connects with the punch.
Johnson tries to clinch but Kane moves away
letting Kane counter with a right hand.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Kane counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kane's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kane's back!
Slick Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson doesn't have the hooks in and Kane manages to turn into his guard.
Kane wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Tommy Kane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Johnson misses with a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Kane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kane has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 46:50
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Kane!
Tommy Kane is the new middleweight champion!
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