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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiki Toke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toke comes to the cage accompanied by Bonecracker- Shocore. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
25 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tiki Toke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Toke lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
It looks like Calvin Johnson has been cut.
Johnson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Toke looking to score a takedown here. Johnson is defending well but Toke drives through and ends up in Johnson's guard.
Toke trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Toke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Toke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Toke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Toke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson is adopting a defensive guard.
Toke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toke wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Toke being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Toke throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Toke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toke scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Toke.
Toke goes for a double leg but Johnson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Johnson continues to drive forward.
Johnson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Toke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Toke bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toke looking to control but instead Johnson has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Toke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Toke has control of the leg.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Toke from controlling successfully.
Toke works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Toke.
Johnson is positioning himself well to prevent Toke advancing to mount.
Toke trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johnson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johnson.
Johnson is pulling down on Toke's head. It's preventing any offense from Toke, at least for the moment.
Toke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson looking to control.
Toke slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Toke wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Toke throwing strikes but Johnson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiki Toke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Calvin Johnson's cut.
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.
Toke misses with a series of wild punches.
Toke shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Toke down.
Toke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Toke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Toke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Toke dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Calvin Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Toke swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Toke swinging wildly here.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Toke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toke connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Johnson some visible discomfort.
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Toke wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Johnson defending against the ground and pound.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Johnson gets back to half guard.
Toke drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Toke trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
Johnson has his hands clasped together around Toke's back. He's all about the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toke is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toke seems to be looking for submissions.
Toke trying to control from Johnson's half guard. Johnson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Toke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Toke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Toke postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Johnson holds on and takes a little breather.
Toke is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Toke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Toke takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Johnson cracks Toke with a right hand to the side of the head.
Toke throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toke misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Calvin Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Toke looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiki Toke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson cracks Toke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Toke swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a crisp one two that drops Toke! Johnson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Toke to his feet! Toke is in big trouble!
Toke is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toke fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Oh Toke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toke lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Calvin Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Toke misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Toke seems to have got his legs back now.
Toke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters circling - Toke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toke throws a body kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.
Toke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Toke like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Toke from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calvin Johnson!
Calvin Johnson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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