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Event:
WeInSyd 15
Date: Jun 06, 2018 |
#R1# Filipovic misses with a series of wild punches.
A cross from Filipovic lands. Filipovic misses with a hook. Filipovic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Johnson tries to bum rush Filipovic with a series of wild strikes but Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two. Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss. It appears Filipovic was looking to counter with a kick there. Johnson lands with a hook. Filipovic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Filipovic misses the jab. A nice inside leg kick there by Filipovic. That's going to slow Johnson down. Filipovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Filipovic wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.#T1# The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Derek Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Filipovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Filipovic. Johnson stalks Filipovic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Filipovic's face. Filipovic staggers backwards, shaken. Filipovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Filipovic misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Johnson tries to bum rush Filipovic with a series of wild strikes but Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault. An attempted straight right counter from Filipovic misses the target. Filipovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Filipovic slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson looks winded! Filipovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. A head kick misses from Filipovic. Filipovic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Filipovic misses with a head kick.
Johnson unleashes a big counter combination but Filipovic bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T2# A cross from Filipovic lands. A slapping body kick lands there for Filipovic. Johnson moves out of range as Filipovic throws a body kick.
Filipovic misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circle, before Filipovic throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Johnson's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Filipovic lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Mirko Filipovic!
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Event:
SyFi 36
Date: Apr 13, 2018 |
#R1# Bardakci shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Johnson tries to bum rush Bardakci with a series of wild strikes but Bardakci uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Bardakci shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body. A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination. Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing. Bardakci throws a body shot but no joy. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Johnson leaves Bardakci with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nazim Bardakci. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bardakci takes a shot right to the bread basket. Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Bardakci, before circling back to the center of the mat. Johnson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Derek Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1# Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD# and Bardakci counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bardakci. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB# Bardakci thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Bardakci tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard. Bardakci wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving. Bardakci slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB# Bardakci drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Bardakci off! Bardakci jumps back into Johnson's guard. Bardakci forces his way into half guard.#T2##SUB# Bardakci is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#SUB# Bardakci is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Johnson sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB# Bardakci is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#SUB# Bardakci is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johnson has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB# Bardakci seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.#T3##SUB# Bardakci is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bardakci. #SUB# Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Bardakci.
#SUB# Bardakci is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bardakci. #SUB# Bardakci is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bardakci to get the leverage. #T4##SUB# Bardakci is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bardakci to get the leverage. #SUB# Bardakci looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#SUB# Bardakci is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB# Bardakci is trying for a kimura here. Johnson looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Bardakci wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nazim Bardakci! Nazim Bardakci bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
WeInSyd 4
Date: Mar 21, 2018 |
#R1# Ban Gbus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut. Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two. Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top. Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss. Johnson misses the shot to the body. Ban Gbus avoids a punch combination nicely.
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. Ban Gbus swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Ban Gbus misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Johnson misses with a straight right. Ban Gbus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Johnson misses with a looping left. Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T1# Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson misses with a looping right. Ban Gbus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CL# Ban Gbus clinches with his opponent.
Ban Gbus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Ban Gbus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ban Gbus lands with a light punch inside. A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson. Ban Gbus working aggressively here.
I was talking to Ban Gbus's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Ban Gbus scores with a shoulder strike. Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T2# A shot in the inside from Ban Gbus. Ban Gbus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ban Gbus misses with the head strike.
Ban Gbus has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Ban Gbus pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Ban Gbus misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Ban Gbus fails to land. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ban Gbus. Ban Gbus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ban Gbus. A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson. #T3# Ban Gbus gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Ban Gbus misses with a hook from the clinch. Johnson blocks a body shot from Ban Gbus. Ban Gbus throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson. Ban Gbus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ban Gbus. A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson. Johnson blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ban Gbus. Ban Gbus cracks Johnson with a nice body shot. Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Johnson prevents a body shot from Ban Gbus. Ban Gbus working aggressively here.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T4# Ban Gbus throws a head punch that misses. A bit of stalling here from Ban Gbus.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ban Gbus won't allow it.
Ban Gbus throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson. Ban Gbus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ban Gbus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch. Ban Gbus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ban Gbus tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ban Gbus misses with a short punch on the inside. A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson. Ban Gbus misses with some punches.
Ban Gbus misses with some punches.
Ban Gbus swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it. 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 Kento Ban Gbus will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. #R2# Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ban Gbus sees it coming and avoids it easily. Johnson lands with a nice combination. Ban Gbus backs away looking to recover. Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ban Gbus. Johnson with a jab. Johnson looks to land a combination but Ban Gbus avoids it well. Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ban Gbuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Ban Gbus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Ban Gbus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ban Gbus. It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action! Johnson lands a jab-cross combination. Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing. #T1##CL# Ban Gbus forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches. Ban Gbus has Johnson pressed against the cage.
Ban Gbus has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ban Gbus. Ban Gbus misses with the head strike.
Ban Gbus swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it. Ban Gbus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ban Gbus fails to land. Ban Gbus struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ban Gbus. Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Ban Gbus is controlling him.#T2# A right hook to the body lands for Ban Gbus.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ban Gbus has double underhooks. Ban Gbus misses with some punches.
Ban Gbus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Ban Gbus misses with the head strike.
Johnson being controlled against the cage. Johnson blocking some punches.
Ban Gbus keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T3# Johnson is trying to push Ban Gbus away but Ban Gbus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Ban Gbus lands with a right to the head. Ban Gbus lands a left hand.
Ban Gbus has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Ban Gbus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Ban Gbus misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ban Gbus. Kento Ban Gbus has scored more points in the clinch so far. Ban Gbus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Ban Gbus misses with a punch on the inside.
Ban Gbus can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Ban Gbus.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Ban Gbus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ban Gbus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ban Gbus throws a head punch that misses. #T4# A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson. Ban Gbus has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Ban Gbus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ban Gbus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ban Gbus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards. Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Ban Gbus misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Ban Gbus. This has been an exciting period of action! A right handed body shot lands from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kento Ban Gbus dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round! #R3# Johnson throws a one two combo.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Ban Gbus's shoulder, as Ban Gbus tries to avoid the shot. Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ban Gbus circles away quickly and effectively. It looked like Ban Gbus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson. Johnson cracks Ban Gbus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing. Ban Gbus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Ban Gbus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson. A punch lands to the side of Ban Gbus 's head but he takes it in his stride. Ban Gbus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
It looked like Ban Gbus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ban Gbus's head backwards.#T1# Ban Gbus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson throws a combination that misses and Ban Gbus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss. It looked like Ban Gbus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Ban Gbus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson. Johnson throws a series of punches but Ban Gbus moves out of range. It looked like Ban Gbus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Johnson lands a jab. Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ban Gbus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T2# Johnson tries to bum rush Ban Gbus with a series of wild strikes but Ban Gbus uses good footwork to avoid the assault. An attempted straight right counter from Ban Gbus misses the target. Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Derek Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Johnson tries to bum rush Ban Gbus with a series of wild strikes but Ban Gbus uses good footwork to avoid the assault. This has been an exciting period of action!#CL# Ban Gbus moves into the clinch. Ban Gbus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Ban Gbus keeps him there for the moment. Ban Gbus pressing his opponent against the cage. Ban Gbus pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. A body shot lands from Ban Gbus.
Ban Gbus lands a nice shot to the body. #T3# Ban Gbus lands a shoulder strike. Ban Gbus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ban Gbus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow. Ban Gbus tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Ban Gbus swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it. Ban Gbus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kento Ban Gbus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Johnson tries to break the clinch but Ban Gbus is controlling the position. Ban Gbus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson is trying to push Ban Gbus away but Ban Gbus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T4# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Ban Gbus slows down the pace here.
Ban Gbus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ban Gbus throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson. Ban Gbus swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it. Ban Gbus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Derek Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Ban Gbus throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
And that's the end of the fight! Derek Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Ban Gbus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28 Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28 Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kento Ban Gbus! A victorious Kento Ban Gbus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
SyFi 11
Date: Feb 16, 2018 |
#R1# Johnson scores with a jab to the body. Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnson duly obliges. Vobol misses with a wild body shot. Johnson scores with a one two! Vobol had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Vobol.
Vobol takes one on the button. 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! Vobol misses with a body kick. An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target. Johnson looks to land a combination. Vobol sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#ROC# Vobol is rocked! Vobol gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Vobol tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Johnson is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Vobol buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Vobol!! Vobol is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Johnson throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Johnson! Derek Johnson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 23, 2018 |
#R1# Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Raikkonen ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson. Johnson's coach down at Heart Cave (8 elites, 4 double-elites, 1 triple) 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. Raikkonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Raikkonen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely. Raikkonen misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Raikkonen's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Raikkonen fails with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikko Raikkonen. That's going to take a lot out of him. Johnson digs a good body shot into Raikkonen's ribs. Johnson tests Raikkonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1# Raikkonen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Johnson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnson duly obliges. #ROC2# Raikkonen is rocked! Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Raikkonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Raikkonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson batters Raikkonen with a massive right followed by a huge left! Raikkonen is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Johnson lands a final crushing right hand to drop Raikkonen to the mat with a gruesome thud! Johnson is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Derek Johnson! A very excited looking Derek Johnson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 29, 2017 |
#R1# Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raikkonen. Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Raikkonen's head backwards. Raikkonen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily. Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Raikkonen avoids it well. Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top. A swing and a miss from Raikkonen. Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow. Derek Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Johnson looks to land a combination but Raikkonen avoids it well. Raikkonen dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. 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 fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#CL# Raikkonen moves into range and clinches up with Johnson. Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
#T1# Raikkonen 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 Mikko Raikkonen. That's going to take a lot out of him. Raikkonen jumps guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Raikkonen tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.#BC# Raikkonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Johnson misses with a combination
and Raikkonen counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnson shrugs it off. Raikkonen has a takedown stuffed.#CL# Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Raikkonen. Raikkonen maintains the clinch. #T2##BC# Raikkonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Johnson throws a series of punches but Raikkonen moves out of range. Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Raikkonen's head. Raikkonen dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
#CL# Raikkonen has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC# Raikkonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raikkonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Raikkonen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#ROC2# Raikkonen is rocked!#T3# Johnson lands with a big left! Raikkonen is wobbled badly! Johnson comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Raikkonen to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Derek Johnson!
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