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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kj Barakus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen lunatic fringe as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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210 lbs
7 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kj Barakus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a right hand that Barakus ducks under and follows up with a left that Barakus also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Barakus moves into the clinch.
Johnson tries to circle away but Barakus has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
Barakus tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Barakus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Barakus turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Johnson is trying to buck Barakus off.
Johnson tries to buck Barakus off but Barakus is having none of it.
Barakus wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Barakus is chipping away with strikes.
Johnson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barakus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barakus showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barakus working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Barakus is controlling him well.
Barakus keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Barakus decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Barakus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kj Barakus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barakus shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Michael Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Barakus. Barakus gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Barakus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Barakus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Barakus has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Barakus decides to pull guard.
Barakus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barakus looking for a sweep. Not yet Barakus, not yet.
Barakus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barakus stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Johnson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Barakus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Barakus's back!
Johnson is throwing strikes by Barakus counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Barakus regains half guard.
Johnson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Barakus controls his leg.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barakus kicks off Johnson and gets to his feet.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barakus.
Barakus dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Barakus's head and hops out.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Barakus moves out of range easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Barakus's shoulder, as Barakus tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Barakus.
Barakus is working Johnson over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barakus scores with punches from side control.
Barakus working the ground and pound.
Barakus works to advance to full mount. Johnson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Johnson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kj Barakus dominated that 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.
Barakus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Barakus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Barakus avoids them all with ease.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
and Barakus counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barakus is controlling him.
Barakus landing with the ground and pound.
Barakus postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Barakus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kj Barakus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barakus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barakus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barakus stops Johnson from standing up.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Barakus lands a couple of elbows.
Barakus chips away with some ground and pound.
Barakus wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Barakus sitting in guard here, content to control.
Barakus is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barakus throws a big right hand that misses.
Barakus prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Barakus slips an elbow through the middle.
Barakus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Barakus controlling him for the moment.
Barakus lands a couple of digs.
Barakus distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barakus won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Barakus tries to pass.
Barakus wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Barakus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barakus lands a couple of elbows.
Barakus scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson wants to stand up but Barakus is controlling him.
Barakus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barakus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barakus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Barakus slips an elbow through the middle.
Barakus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barakus lands a couple of digs.
Barakus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barakus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson wants to stand but Barakus is controlling the position.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barakus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Barakus dives into side control.
Johnson taking a bit of punishment here - Barakus scoring with strikes.
Johnson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Barakus. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Barakus tries to keep control of the position but Johnson is staying busy.
Barakus lands a shot to the head.
Johnson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barakus lands punches and elbows.
Barakus controlling well, preventing Johnson from escaping the position.
Johnson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barakus connects with a big shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson is rocked!
A lull in the action here.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Barakus finish him?
Barakus lands shots to the head and Johnson turtles up! The ref has seen enough and stops the fight! This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kj Barakus!
Kj Barakus thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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