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Event:
HI 63- From the Depths of Hell
Date: Jun 08, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Khaliq Khalid.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Khaliq Khalid trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khaliq Khalid into the cage.
Khaliq Khalid lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Khaliq Khalid avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khaliq Khalid avoids it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Johnson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khaliq Khalid's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khaliq Khalid pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khaliq Khalid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khaliq Khalid has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
I was talking to Johnson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Khaliq Khalid takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khaliq Khalid's brow.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Khaliq Khalid blocks with his arms.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Khaliq Khalid blocks with his arms.
#T1#
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khaliq Khalid has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khaliq Khalid lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khaliq Khalid.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khaliq Khalid.
Khaliq Khalid is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Khaliq Khalid blocks the elbow strike.
Khaliq Khalid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Khaliq Khalid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Khaliq Khalid.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khaliq Khalid utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Khaliq Khalid lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khaliq Khalid dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Khaliq Khalid lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off. #T2#
Khaliq Khalid lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Khaliq Khalid blocks the elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Khaliq Khalid scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khaliq Khalid. #CUT2#
It looks like Sic Johnson has been cut.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Khaliq Khalid lands a nice elbow.
Khaliq Khalid trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khaliq Khalid into the cage.
Nice elbow from Khaliq Khalid.
Khaliq Khalid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khaliq Khalid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khaliq Khalid lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment. #T3#
Khaliq Khalid taking a breather.
Khaliq Khalid 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.
Khaliq Khalid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khaliq Khalid wants to stall.
Khaliq Khalid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khaliq Khalid with a knee to the head.
Khaliq Khalid takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khaliq Khalid.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khaliq Khalid has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Khaliq Khalid blocks the elbow strike.
Khaliq Khalid lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T4#
Khaliq Khalid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Khaliq Khalid blocks it.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Khaliq Khalid wants to stall.
Khaliq Khalid landing knees to the head.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Khaliq Khalid content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Khaliq Khalid avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khaliq Khalid's brow.
Khaliq Khalid gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Khaliq Khalid leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khaliq Khalid is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Khaliq Khalid into the cage.
Khaliq Khalid comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Khaliq Khalid lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khaliq Khalid creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Khaliq Khalid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sic 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.
#R2#
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khaliq Khalid to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Khaliq Khalid.
Khaliq Khalid cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CL#
Johnson clinches.
Khaliq Khalid looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Khaliq Khalid tries to tie him up.
Johnson letting Khaliq Khalid take a breather here.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Khaliq Khalid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khaliq Khalid tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Khaliq Khalid back against the cage.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Khaliq Khalid blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khaliq Khalid avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Khaliq Khalid lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Khaliq Khalid gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khaliq Khalid lands a body punch.
Khaliq Khalid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khaliq Khalid unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Khaliq Khalid lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Khaliq Khalid lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Khaliq Khalid shrugs off.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khaliq Khalid lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Khaliq Khalid scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Khaliq Khalid creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Khaliq Khalid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khaliq Khalid lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khaliq Khalid cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khaliq Khalid is working Johnson over against the cage.
Khaliq Khalid lands an elbow inside.
Khaliq Khalid creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khaliq Khalid.#T2#
Khaliq Khalid scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khaliq Khalid blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Khaliq Khalid comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #ROC2#
Johnson is rocked!
Khaliq Khalid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khaliq Khalid lands a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Khaliq Khalid.
Khaliq Khalid lands an elbow inside.
Khaliq Khalid stalling in the clinch.
Khaliq Khalid stalling in the clinch.
Khaliq Khalid creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Johnson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Johnson drops to his knees and Khaliq Khalid pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdul Khaliq Khalid!
After the big win, Abdul Khaliq Khalid made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sully's Bar & Grill and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 25, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Maroga 's eye. #CUT2#
It looks like Lance Maroga has been cut.
Johnson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Maroga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Maroga blocks it.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Maroga blocks it.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maroga blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maroga blocks it with crossed arms.
We've been hearing reports that Maroga has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maroga is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Maroga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Maroga. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Maroga in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maroga wants to take the fight to the mat but Johnson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson's coach down at The Bear's Den was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Johnson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Johnson lands a big knee to the head and Maroga goes down! Johnson pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sic Johnson!
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Event:
HI 55: Land of the Giants
Date: May 20, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Johnson clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
Jamal being controlled against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnson.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnson obliges.
Jamal looks winded!
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Jamal takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#
It looks like King Jamal has been cut.
Jamal takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jamal takes a knee right on the jaw!
#T1#
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
#ROC#
Jamal is rocked!
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jamal is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jamal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jamal's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jamal takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Jamal takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson has Jamal pressed against the cage. He pushes Jamal back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Johnson throws a beautiful elbow that sends Jamal crashing to the floor! Johnson piles on the pressure with more strikes! Jamal is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sic Johnson!
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Event:
HI42: The Meaning of Life
Date: Apr 23, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maroga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms. #TD2#
Maroga manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Maroga lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Maroga slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson has control of Maroga's left arm, preventing Maroga from doing any damage.
Maroga prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson managing to control the position.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maroga on the ground.
Maroga trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Johnson is looking to stand up but Maroga isn't so interested in that idea.
Maroga controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Maroga throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Maroga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Maroga gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Maroga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Maroga 's eye.
Knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maroga looks winded!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Come on Johnson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnson 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. #T3#
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Maroga in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#
It looks like Lance Maroga has been cut.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maroga's defenses.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Maroga jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Maroga around his waist. Maroga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
#ROC#
Maroga is rocked!
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Maroga is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson has Maroga pressed against the cage. He pushes Maroga back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Johnson throws a beautiful elbow that sends Maroga crashing to the floor! Johnson piles on the pressure with more strikes! Maroga is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sic Johnson!
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