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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Feyd Rautha Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harkonnen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Headstones-Heart of Darkness. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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145 lbs
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147 lbs
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Feyd Rautha Harkonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Harkonnen.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harkonnen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harkonnen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Harkonnen misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harkonnen trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harkonnen into the ropes.
Harkonnen lands with a light punch inside.
Harkonnen cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Harkonnen is trying to stall.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Harkonnen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Harkonnen.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harkonnen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Harkonnen lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Harkonnen cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Harkonnen avoids the damage to the body.
Harkonnen blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Harkonnen blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harkonnen lands a nice elbow.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Harkonnen misses with a punch on the inside.
Harkonnen lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harkonnen blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Harkonnen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harkonnen wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Harkonnen blocks the elbow strike.
Harkonnen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson throws a head kick but Harkonnen moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Johnson misses.
Harkonnen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harkonnen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Harkonnen.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harkonnen avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Harkonnen swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Harkonnen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harkonnen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Harkonnen trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Harkonnen pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Harkonnen, against the ropes.
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 Feyd Rautha Harkonnen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harkonnen throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Harkonnen moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson throws a push kick but Harkonnen slaps the foot to one side.
Harkonnen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harkonnen tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Harkonnen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harkonnen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Harkonnen.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Harkonnen.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Harkonnen lands a high kick!
Harkonnen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harkonnen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Harkonnen tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Harkonnen back against the ropes.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harkonnen's defenses.
Harkonnen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Harkonnen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harkonnen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harkonnen tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harkonnen blocks it with crossed arms.
Harkonnen looking to stall.
Harkonnen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harkonnen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harkonnen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Feyd Rautha Harkonnen has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harkonnen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harkonnen obliges.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Harkonnen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harkonnen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the ropes.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Harkonnen avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Harkonnen manages to break the clinch.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Harkonnen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick from Harkonnen lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Harkonnen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnson drives through and clinches with Harkonnen against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Feyd Rautha Harkonnen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harkonnen swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Harkonnen throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harkonnen.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Harkonnen tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harkonnen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Harkonnen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harkonnen stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Harkonnen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Harkonnen lands a nice elbow.
Harkonnen blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Harkonnen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen is trying to stall.
Harkonnen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knees to the body from Harkonnen.
Knees to the body from Harkonnen.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen lands a body shot.
Harkonnen lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harkonnen missing with knees to the body.
Harkonnen lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Harkonnen missing with knees to the body.
Harkonnen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Harkonnen breaks from the clinch.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harkonnen fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Harkonnen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harkonnen scores a nice knee to the body.
Harkonnen scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Harkonnen.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Harkonnen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
A short right from Harkonnen on the inside.
Harkonnen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson moves forwards but Harkonnen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Harkonnen moved away.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Feyd Rautha Harkonnen'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.
Harkonnen misses with a low kick.
Jab from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen delivers a nice body kick.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harkonnen gets a clinch.
Harkonnen taking a breather.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Harkonnen throws an elbow but misses.
Harkonnen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harkonnen lands a nice elbow.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen missing with knees to the body.
Harkonnen lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Harkonnen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Harkonnen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harkonnen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harkonnen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harkonnen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Harkonnen connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Harkonnen connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Harkonnen.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Harkonnen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harkonnen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harkonnen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harkonnen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Harkonnen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Harkonnen.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harkonnen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Harkonnen lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Harkonnen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Harkonnen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harkonnen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harkonnen looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen had his way with Anthony Johnson in that round.
The cut man is working on Feyd Rautha Harkonnen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Anthony Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Harkonnen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Harkonnen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harkonnen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson lands a nice looking body kick.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harkonnen lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Harkonnen lands an elbow inside.
Harkonnen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harkonnen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harkonnen's brow.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Johnson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Harkonnen is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harkonnen lands an elbow inside.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harkonnen throws an elbow that misses.
Harkonnen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Harkonnen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harkonnen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnson takes a step back to recover.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harkonnen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Harkonnen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Harkonnen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harkonnen looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Both fighters circling a little - Harkonnen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harkonnen cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harkonnen rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harkonnen blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Harkonnen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harkonnen's defenses.
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harkonnen avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the ropes.
Harkonnen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harkonnen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Feyd Rautha Harkonnen!
Feyd Rautha Harkonnen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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