PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyrus Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Johnson
vs
Sawyer

175 cm
19
143 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
141 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyrus Sawyer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Sawyer lands.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sawyer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice cross by Sawyer.
Sawyer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sawyer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Sawyer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sawyer lands a lovely overhand right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Sawyer tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Sawyer moves out of range.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Sawyer had a free shot at his head there.
Sawyer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Sawyer. Sawyer gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sawyer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson lands a nice looking body kick.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Sawyer avoids nicely.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sawyer counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson connects with a high kick.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Sawyer knows he should have avoided that one.
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 lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sawyer works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Sawyer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sawyer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kenny Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cyrus Sawyer.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Sawyer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Good exchange - Sawyer coming out on top.
Sawyer misses with a wild combination.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Sawyer counter with a right hand.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Sawyer throws a one two combo.
Sawyer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sawyer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sawyer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sawyer lands a lovely overhand right.
Sawyer lands a jab to the head.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sawyer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Sawyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a head kick but Sawyer moves out of range.
Sawyer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sawyer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sawyer tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer fails with a takedown attempt.
Sawyer lands a nice looking body kick.
Kenny Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danga de danga de dang - Sawyer scores with a four punch combination!
Sawyer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sawyer lands the left hand.
Sawyer misses the shot to the body.
Sawyer 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.
Sawyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sawyer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson moves forwards but Sawyer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sawyer lands with a nice body punch.
Kenny Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sawyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sawyer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick from Sawyer misses.
Johnson throws a head kick but Sawyer moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sawyer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sawyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Sawyer takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a head kick but Sawyer moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sawyer.
Sawyer clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sawyer throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Sawyer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sawyer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
letting Sawyer counter with a right hand.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sawyer.
Johnson bucks up and tries to throw Sawyer off but instead Sawyer has got his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kenny Johnson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sawyer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Sawyer avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sawyer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Sawyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Sawyer counter with a right hand.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sawyer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sawyer looking for a takedown.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sawyer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sawyer.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.

Sawyer has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Sawyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Sawyer cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Sawyer is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Sawyer counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sawyer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sawyer gets slowly back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sawyer.
Sawyer's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sawyer duly obliges.
Sawyer scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Sawyer.
Johnson throws a series of strikes that have Sawyer backpedaling.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Sawyer throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sawyer tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sawyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot

and Sawyer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Sawyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Cyrus Sawyer hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sawyer moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Kenny Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sawyer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jabs Sawyer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Sawyer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sawyer connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Johnson is looking to wear down Sawyer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnson checks a low kick from Sawyer.
Sawyer lands an overhand right.
Sawyer lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into rage.

Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Sawyer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Sawyer.
Kenny Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cyrus Sawyer.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick but Sawyer moves out of range.
Sawyer throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sawyer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Sawyer slips under a jab.
Sawyer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sawyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sawyer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sawyer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sawyer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sawyer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sawyer.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
letting Sawyer counter with a right hand.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Sawyer avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sawyer has a takedown stuffed.
Sawyer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Sawyer moves out of range easily.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sawyer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sawyer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sawyer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danga de danga de dang - Sawyer scores with a four punch combination!
Sawyer fakes the leg kick and cracks Johnson in the body.
A combination from Sawyer does no damage.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cyrus Sawyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sawyer cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sawyer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.

Sawyer rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sawyer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sawyer doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Sawyer counters with a stiff right hand.
Sawyer shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sawyer.
Kenny Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cyrus Sawyer.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sawyer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson wants to slow Sawyer down by chopping away at his legs.
Sawyer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johnson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sawyer tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Sawyer off the cage and back into rage.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sawyer is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sawyer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
Sawyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Sawyer.
Kenny Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sawyer swinging wildly here.
Sawyer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sawyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sawyer lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson misses the body punch
and Sawyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sawyer misses with the combination.
Sawyer misses with a body kick.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Sawyer's leg. Sawyer is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick by Johnson misses
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sawyer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Sawyer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Sawyer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sawyer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sawyer tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
letting Sawyer counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Sawyer.
Decent striking displayed by Sawyer there.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sawyer is just out of range.
Johnson misses the body punch
letting Sawyer counter with a right hand.
Sawyer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Sawyer misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson lands with a nice body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a swing at Sawyer's ribcage but misses.
Sawyer misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sawyer.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sawyer counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Sawyer to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sawyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Johnson.

Sawyer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Sawyer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. Sawyer eventually gives up the hold.
Sawyer with the ground and pound but Johnson uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Sawyer from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Cyrus Sawyer just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Johnson works over Sawyer's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Sawyer works the jab nicely.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Sawyer avoids it.
Johnson throws a right hand that Sawyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Sawyer also avoids with ease.
Sawyer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sawyer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sawyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Sawyer dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sawyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sawyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Sawyer tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Sawyer. Those never looked like landing.
Sawyer lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sawyer!
Sawyer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
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 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sawyer looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Sawyer throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sawyer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sawyer counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Johnson swings for the body but Sawyer moves out of range.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Sawyer shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kenny Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cyrus Sawyer.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sawyer throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Sawyer moves out of range easily.
Sawyer misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Sawyer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sawyer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Sawyer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sawyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sawyer misses with a double jab.
Sawyer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Sawyer.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Sawyer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Sawyer avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sawyer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Sawyer misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer misses with a head kick.
Sawyer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sawyer motions for Johnson to come forward. Sawyer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sawyer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sawyer shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Sawyer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Sawyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sawyer dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Sawyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Sawyer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Johnson misses with a combination
and Sawyer counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Sawyer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sawyer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Johnson eats them both and turns towards Sawyer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sawyer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Sawyer persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Sawyer moves out of range easily.
Sawyer misses with the combination.
Johnson lands a front kick.
Sawyer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses

and Sawyer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sawyer wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Sawyer is looking to stand up but Johnson won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cyrus Sawyer dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sawyer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sawyer somewhat.
Johnson throws a head kick but Sawyer moves out of range.
Sawyer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Sawyer avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Sawyer slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a kick to the body.
Sawyer misses with a wild combination.
Johnson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sawyer gets a clinch.
Sawyer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kenny Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cyrus Sawyer.
Sawyer can't get the takedown.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Sawyer misses with a wild combination.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Sawyer lands an overhand right.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Sawyer slips the punch.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Sawyer counters with a body kick.
Sawyer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Sawyer counters with a one-two to the body.
Sawyer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Sawyer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sawyer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sawyer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Sawyer scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Sawyer gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Sawyer pulls guard effortlessly.
Sawyer wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Sawyer has wrist control.

Johnson stands up from Sawyer's guard - Johnson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sawyer scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Sawyer avoids it well.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A cross from Sawyer lands.
Sawyer misses with a wild combination.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick by Johnson misses

and Sawyer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johnson's guard.
Sawyer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sawyer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Sawyer isn't so interested in that idea.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Cyrus Sawyer was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Sawyer counters with a nice body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Sawyer blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sawyer looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sawyer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sawyer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Johnson - the referee stops the clock and Sawyer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Johnson. Sawyer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sawyer fails to land the takedown.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Sawyer tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sawyer fails to land with a series of punches.
Kenny Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick

and Sawyer counters by clinching up.
Sawyer is trying to drag Johnson to the mat but Johnson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cyrus Sawyer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sawyer is trying to drag Johnson to the mat but Johnson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cyrus Sawyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sawyer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyrus Sawyer!
Cyrus Sawyer is the new bantamweight champion!