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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Tittles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Do It. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
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281 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tank Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Timmy Tittles!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tittles lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Some wild striking there from Tittles.
A combination from Tittles does no damage.
Tittles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson lunges at Tittles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tittles's hand.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Tittles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tittles misses with a double jab.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tittles scores with a hook.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tittles connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Tittles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Tittles bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Tittles circles away.
Tittles lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Timmy Tittles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tittles is trying to defend but Johnson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but Tittles defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Tittles.
A lull in the action here as Johnson stalls from top position.
Tittles tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johnson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Johnson blocks the strikes from Tittles.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tittles is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tittles tries to strike but it doesn't land.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tittles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tittles throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Tittles lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Tittles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tittles.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tank Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tittles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Tittles moves out of range.
Tittles throws a head kick that misses.
Tittles throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Tittles lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tittles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tittles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tittles connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tittles throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tittles is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson blocks the strikes from Tittles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tittles punching from the bottom.
Tittles missing with punches from the bottom.
Tittles throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Tittles has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tittles is trying to get back to full guard.
Tittles tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Johnson is taking a breather. Tittles says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tittles has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tittles circles away.
Timmy Tittles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tittles lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tittles as he jumps to the side.
Tittles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tittles tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tittles stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Tittles.
Tittles catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tittles falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Tittles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tittles breaks the clinch.
Tittles connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Tittles.
Tittles is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johnson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tittles scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
A combination from Tittles does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Timmy Tittles will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Tittles sprawls well.
Tittles throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Tittles keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Tittles tries to strike from the bottom.
Tittles wants to sweep but no luck.
Tittles doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Tittles striking off his back but it's not causing Johnson any problems.
Tittles looking for a sweep. Not yet Tittles, not yet.
Tittles strikes from his own guard.
Johnson trying to control but Tittles is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tittles is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tittles throws out the jab.
Tittles throws a head kick that misses.
Tittles is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Tittles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a takedown into Tittles's guard.
Johnson passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Johnson blocks the strikes from Tittles.
Johnson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Johnson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tittles can't escape the position.
Johnson blocks Tittles's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Tittles is having none of it.
Tittles swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
Tittles looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Tittles rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Johnson passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Tittles's face as Johnson controls the position.
Tittles throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Tittles tries to buck Johnson off but Johnson is having none of it.
Tittles tries to strike but it doesn't land.
A lull in the action here as Johnson stalls from top position.
Johnson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Tittles lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Tittles moved away.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tank Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tittles connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tittles connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Tittles misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tittles won't be happy with that.
Johnson trying to control the action but Tittles is working from the bottom.
Tittles throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Tittles is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johnson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tittles some visible discomfort.
Johnson cracks Tittles with a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Johnson dominated that second round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson throws a body punch but Tittles moves out of range.
Tittles moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Timmy Tittles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tittles throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tittles's guard now.
Tittles throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Tittles doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Johnson is pushing down on Tittles's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tittles is fighting to maintain full guard but Johnson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Johnson wants to stand up but Tittles has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Tittles tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Tittles throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Johnson manages to pass to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tittles trying to remain calm as Johnson controls from the top position.
Tank Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tittles keeps working.
Tittles throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tittles keeps working.
Tittles is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Johnson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tittles flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tittles missing with punches from the bottom.
Tittles missing with punches from the bottom.
Tittles missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A big right from Tittles misses.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tittles is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Tittles circles away and we're back to standing.
Tittles lands a nice looking body kick.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tittles.
Tittles misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
Tittles is looking for a sweep.
Johnson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tittles's shoulder. That is not cool.
Johnson blocks the strikes from Tittles.
Tittles tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johnson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johnson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tittles striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Tittles throws a punch from the bottom, which has left him a bit exposed here… Johnson has an arm triangle now. This could be big trouble for Tittles. He's out! He's out cold! The ref pulls Johnson off and Johnson celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tank Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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