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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Calviin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Zaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Calviin Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Zaki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Zaki moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Zaki counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Zaki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zaki has him pressed against the cage.
Zaki works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Zaki.
Zaki keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zaki slows down the pace here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Zaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaki misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Zaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zakis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zaki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Calviin Johnson has been cut.
Zaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Zaki misses with the combination.
Zaki clinches up against the cage.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zaki after a bit of a struggle.
Zaki lands a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaki pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zaki has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zaki lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Zaki.
Zaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zaki dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Zaki lands a nice uppercut.
Zaki is working Johnson over against the cage.
Zaki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Zaki is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Zaki.
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zaki after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaki lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Zaki - that landed with a thud.
Zaki is stalling here.
A shot in the inside from Zaki.
Zaki manages to break the clinch.
Zaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson rushes Zaki and presses him up against the cage.
Zaki breaks the clinch.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Zaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zaki rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calviin Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Zaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zaki stuffs the takedown.
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 cracks a nice hook into Zaki's ribs.
Nice shot by Zaki.
Johnson misses the body punch
and Zaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Zaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zaki clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Zaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the liver by Zaki. Beautiful body shot.
Zaki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Zaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Calviin Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zaki stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Yuki Zaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zaki scores with a nice head shot.
Zaki lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Zaki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Zaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson is rocked!
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!
Zaki cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson takes a swing at Zaki's ribcage but misses.
Calviin Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaki tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson throws a hook but Zaki avoids it easily.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Zaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zaki taking a breather.
Zaki gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson is working for takedown but Zaki is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zaki.
Zaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Zaki does no damage.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donk. Johnson catches Zaki right on the button with a cross.
Yuki Zaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson throws the left hand but Zaki avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zaki forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Zaki is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Zaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Zaki is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Zaki has him pressed against the cage.
Zaki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zaki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson 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!
Zaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Zaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson stalks Zaki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zaki's face. Zaki staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zaki.
Johnson forces Zaki back against the cage and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Zaki.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right handed body shot lands from Zaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zaki cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Zaki pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zaki slows down the pace here.
Zaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zaki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zaki cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Zaki.
Zaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yuki Zaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zaki manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zaki's head backwards.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Zaki is out of range.
Yuki Zaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Zaki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaki breaks from the clinch.
Zaki slips under a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Zaki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zaki.
Zaki clinches.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zaki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Zaki blocks a body shot from Johnson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Zaki is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calviin Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaki cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Zaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Calviin Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zaki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zaki closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Zaki scores with a shoulder strike.
Zaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zaki's waist but Zaki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Some wild striking there from Zaki.
Zaki instigates a clinch.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Zaki is controlling the position.
Zaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Johnson cracks Zaki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Zaki slips the punch.
Zaki lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
Zaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zaki has Johnson pushed against the cage.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Zaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zaki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
Zaki clinches with his opponent.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zaki stalling.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Zaki controls the action.
Zaki works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Zaki.
Zaki stalling against the cage.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Zaki won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaki has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Zaki on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Zaki.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Zaki won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zaki lands with a right to the head.
Zaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
A left lands for Zaki.
Zaki rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zaki lands a shot to the body.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zaki stalls.
Zaki breaks the clinch.
Johnson dives in and grabs Zaki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zaki pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calviin Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zaki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Zaki counters by clinching up.
Zaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zaki closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Zaki digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Zaki on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaki breaks from the clinch.
Johnson throws a body punch but Zaki moves out of range.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice jab there from Zaki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson shoots in but Zaki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zaki closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Yuki Zaki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zaki.
A hook to the body from Zaki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zaki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Calviin Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zaki gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuki Zaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zaki 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuki Zaki!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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