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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bas Dekkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarik Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dekkers comes to the cage accompanied by Shells - Get your roll on. 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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155 lbs
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World class MT
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bas Dekkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tarik Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dekkers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dekkers there as he acknowledges the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Dekkers slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Dekkers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Dekkers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Dekkers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Dekkers's legs.
Dekkers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Dekkers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dekkers lands with a shot to the body.
Dekkers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dekkers in his tracks.
Dekkers slips under a jab.
Johnson throws a low kick but Dekkers avoids it.
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 has his takedown stuffed
and Dekkers counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
I was talking to Dekkers's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dekkers - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dekkers misses with a body punch.
Dekkers lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Dekkers is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dekkers scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Dekkers.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dekkers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Dekkers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dekkers.
Dekkers taking a breather.
Dekkers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bas Dekkers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tarik Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dekkers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dekkers.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dekkers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Dekkers.
Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dekkers is defending well.
Dekkers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dekkers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dekkers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dekkers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dekkers will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
Dekkers trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Dekkers has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Knees to the body from Dekkers.
Johnson looks winded!
Dekkers crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Dekkers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dekkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Dekkers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Dekkers won't allow it.
Dekkers scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Dekkers has the dominant position.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Dekkers shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A knee to the head by Dekkers.
Dekkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dekkers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dekkers lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Dekkers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dekkers obliges.
Dekkers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson is rocked!
It looks like Tarik Johnson has been cut.
Dekkers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dekkers.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Dekkers finish him?
Dekkers landing knees to the head.
Dekkers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dekkers working the clinch nicely. Johnson is working for position but Dekkers cracks him with a big knee to the head! Johnson crumples up against the cage and Dekkers lands two more shots before the ref can save Johnson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Bas Dekkers!
Our winner, Bas Dekkers, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Tarik Johnson had this to say: 'This is truly a devestating lose. Margera is just to good and i think he should move up to a better Org so i can achieve my dream and win the Title. WATCH OUT DFC that title WILL be mine'.
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