Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: AKF 83
Date: Feb 25, 2023

#R1#
Johnston looks to land a right hand but Bowser moved out of range.
We've been told by Johnston's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnston throws a hook to the side of Bowser's head but Bowser sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnston cracks Bowser with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnston throws an overhand right that lands on Bowser's shoulder, as Bowser tries to avoid the shot.
Bowser misses with a looping right.
Johnston misses with a looping right.
Bowser cracks Johnston with a good jab.
Bowser lunges at Johnston with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnston's hand.
Bowser lands with a good body shot.
A combination from Bowser does no damage.
Bowser avoids the body shot from Johnston.
Bowser misses with a straight right.
Bowser takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bowser throws out the jab.
Bowser closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice shot lands for Bowser.
Johnston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bowser feints a jab promting Johnston to slip. Bowser then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnston slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A jab from Johnston misses.
Johnston misses with a looping right.
Bowser's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnston connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bowser scrambles back to his feet.
Bowser throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bowser misses the target. #T1#
Bowser throws an overhand right that lands on Johnston's shoulder, as Johnston tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Bowser misses.
Bowser keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bowser looks to land a combination but Johnston avoids it well.
Johnston throws the left hand but Bowser avoids the punch easily.
Bowser connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnston. Johnston circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bowser throws out a powerful jab.
Bowser misses with a straight right.
Bowser scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bowser was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnston.
Johnston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bowser.
It seemed like Bowser was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bowser connects with a crisp jab.
Bowser scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnston misses with a straight right.
Bowser's corner calls for a 1-2. Bowser obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bowser missing with a left hand there. Johnston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bowser has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Johnston looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowser is just out of range.
Johnston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowser.
Bowser fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnston throws a shot from downtown. Bowser moves away and avoids it.
Bowser missing with a left hand there. Johnston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Johnston.
Johnston thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bowser! But no joy.#T2#
Bowser uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnston.
Bowser staying out of range there.
Bowser changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bowser.
Johnston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bowser misses the shot to the body.
Bowser bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bowser misses with a wild body shot.
Johnston scores with the left hand. Bowser knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnston misses with a hook.
Bowser throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bowser misses with a straight left.
Johnston is looking for a counter combo.
Bowser defending well as Johnston loads up on a big left hand.
Bowser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnston.
Bowser cracks Johnston with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bowser stalks Johnston and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnston's face. Johnston staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnston misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bowser lands with a cross.
Bowser lands with a straight right. Johnston didn't see that one coming.
Bowser scores with a hook.
Bowser uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnston.
Johnston thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Bowser dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Good shot there by Johnston.
Johnston just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnston misses with a hook.
Bowser tests Johnston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Johnston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnston defending well as Bowser loads up on a big left hand.
Johnston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bowser.
Good exchange - Bowser coming out on top.
Bowser throws a good cross that connects.
Johnston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bowser.
Bowser might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Johnston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bowser swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bowser throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bowser misses with a wild body shot.
Bowser thuds a left hand into Johnston's body.
Bowser misses with a body shot.
Bowser just misses with a punch to the body.
Bowser slips a jab from Johnston.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowser fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnston manages to avoid it.
Bowser works Johnston's body with a nice hook.
Bowser has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bowser throws a right hand that Johnston ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnston also avoids with ease.
Johnston misses with a series of wild punches. #T1#
A swing and a miss from Johnston.
Johnston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bowser.
Bowser's corner calls for a 1-2. Bowser obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Johnston. Those never looked like landing.
Johnston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bowser scores with a jab. Johnston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bowser takes a swing at Johnston's ribcage but misses.
Bowser ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Johnston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bowser looks to land a right hand but Johnston moved out of range.
Bowser throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnston blocks a jab.
Johnston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bowser bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnston throws a hook but Bowser avoids it easily.
Johnston lands the left hand.
A big right from Bowser misses.
Bowser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowser bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bowser.
Johnston moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bowser throws a shot to the body. #T2#
Johnston throws a series of punches but Bowser moves out of range.
Johnston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bowser throws a hook but Johnston blocks it.
Johnston drops his hands momentarily and Bowser takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnston takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bowser slips a straight right by Johnston.
A swing and a miss from Bowser.
Bowser staying out of range there.
Johnston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnston misses with a hook. Bowser ducked under it nicely.
Bowser slips a straight right by Johnston.
Johnston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bowser.
Bowser throws a right and a left that Johnston avoids nicely.
Johnston looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnston with a hook.
Bowser comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bowser will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bowser slips under a jab.
Johnston misses the shot to the body.
Bowser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnston.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Bowser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Sloppy strikes from Bowser. Those never looked like landing.
Bowser lands with a shot to the body.
Johnston throws the left hand but Bowser avoids the punch easily.
Bowser throws a right hand that Johnston ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnston also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Bowser.
Johnston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bowser.
Bowser uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnston has time to react.
Johnston loads up on a big right hand but Bowser slips the punch.
Bowser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bowser looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bowser misses with a straight left.
Johnston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bowser moves out of range as Johnston strikes.
Bowser just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bowser pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bowser throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowser throws a jab when Johnston was well out of range.
Johnston paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Bowser.
A combination from Johnston does no damage.
Bowser with a nice cross.#T1#
Bowser moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bowser works the jab nicely.
Johnston cracks Bowser with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Bowser.
Johnston misses with a straight right.
A jab from Bowser misses.
Bowser misses the jab.
Bowser cracks Johnston with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnston slips a straight right by Bowser.
Leon Bowser seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bowser scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Bowser throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Johnston was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bowser.
Bowser connects with a crisp jab.
Johnston defending well as Bowser loads up on a big left hand.
Johnston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnston takes one to the chin there.
Johnston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bowser throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnston throwing a counter right hand but Bowser manages to avoid it.
Bowser fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bowser throws out the jab.
Johnston misses with a series of wild punches. #T2#
Johnston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bowser is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnston.
Johnston appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Johnston.
Bowser moves out of range as Johnston strikes.
Johnston looks to throw the jab but Bowser is out of range.
Bowser is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A swing and a miss from Bowser.
Bowser lands with a straight right. Johnston didn't see that one coming.
Bowser ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnston throws a jab when Bowser was well out of range.
Bowser avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bowser dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bowser lands a jab to Johnston's midsection.
Johnston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bowser is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bowser scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowser misses with a hook.
Bowser with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bowser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bowser now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Uestus Johnston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leon Bowser is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnston loads up on a big right hand but Bowser slips the punch.
Johnston throws the left hand but Bowser avoids the punch easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Bowser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bowser has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Bowser!
An out of breath Leon Bowser thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: FFT Strikers Vs Grapplers R3
Date: Feb 08, 2023

#R1#
Nice sprawl there from Johnston as Hanson shoots in.
Johnston looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hanson fails with the takedown
and Johnston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hanson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rikkard Hanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnston shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hanson eats them both and turns towards Johnston to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hanson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnston sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hanson somewhat.
A little jabbing left from Johnston on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hanson is breathing heavily.
Johnston lands a nice looking body shot.
Rikkard Hanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnston digs a good hook to Hanson's body.
Johnston scores with a nice right hand.
Johnston lands a jab.#ROC2#Hanson is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Rikkard Hanson has been cut.
Johnston drops Hanson with a straight right hand, right on the button! Johnston follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uestus Johnston!
Uestus Johnston decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: SMASH: Menezes vs Borgia
Date: Jan 21, 2023

#R1#
Johnston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kos throws a big counter combination but Johnston scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnston.
Kos throws a hook to the side of Johnston's head but Johnston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Kos.
Kos moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnston lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnston looks to land a combination but Kos avoids it well.
Johnston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnston looks to score with a jab to the body but Kos is just out of range.
No joy there for Johnston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnston looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnston catches Kos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Kos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnston.
Johnston throws a lazy uppercut
and Kos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnston misses with a hook. Kos ducked under it nicely.
Johnston throws out a loose jab but Kos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnston throws a combination that misses
and Kos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T1#
Johnston loads up on a big right hand but Kos slips the punch.
Kos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnston throws a body punch but Kos moves out of range.
We've been told by Kos's head coaches at Brloh that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kos appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big right from Johnston misses.
Kos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnston.
Kos defending well as Johnston loads up on a big left hand.
Johnston throws a jab when Kos was well out of range.
Johnston throws out a powerful jab.
Johnston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnston.
Kos thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kos throws a series of punches but Johnston avoids them all with ease.
Johnston misses with a looping right.
Kos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnston misses with a body shot.
Johnston misses with an uppercut. #T2#
Kos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kos duly obliges. #CUT#It looks like Uestus Johnston has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston avoids the body shot from Kos.
Kos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnston.
Jab from Kos.
Kos throws a head kick but Johnston moves out of range.
Kos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnston misses with a hook. Kos ducked under it nicely.
Kos slips under a jab from Johnston.
Kos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kos cracks Johnston with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnston punishes Kos's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnston lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Johnston misses its intended target.
Kos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kos moves out of range as Johnston strikes.
Johnston misses with a straight left. #T3#
Johnston throws a jab when Kos was well out of range.
Kos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uestus Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kos looks to throw the jab but Johnston is out of range.
Johnston punishes Kos's body with a nice straight punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnston as he connects with a hook.
A left lands for Johnston.
Kos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnston throws a series of punches but Kos avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kos. Johnston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnston moves away.
The crowd cheers as Johnston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kos doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnston on the side of the head. #T4#
Johnston throws a body punch but Kos moves out of range.
Johnston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnston throws a hook but Kos avoids it easily.
Johnston lands with a straight right. Kos didn't see that one coming.
Kos scores with a hook to the body. Johnston takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kos.
Johnston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnston appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Kos.
Nice defenses there by Kos.
Johnston throws a hook but Kos blocks it.
Kos moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnston is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston checks a leg kick.
Kos misses with a straight right.
Kos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnston.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uestus Johnston's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
A big left from Johnston misses.
Johnston throws a lazy uppercut
and Kos counters with a left and a right that stings Johnston.
Johnston lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Johnston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kos is looking to counter punch.
Kos staying out of range there.
Kos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnston misses with a hook to the body
and Kos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnston moves away from the strike by Kos.
Nice straight punches there by Johnston. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnston.
A big right from Kos misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kos might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Johnston dodges the punch combination from Kos.
Johnston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnston! But no joy.
Johnston jabs Kos right on the nose. Kos blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston connects with a looping right hand.
Johnston looks to land a left hand but Kos moved out of range nicely.
Kos drops his hands momentarily and Johnston takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T1#
Kos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnston avoids a kick to the body.
Johnston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kos doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kos.
Kos lands with a good body shot.
Kos slips under a jab from Johnston.
Johnston cracks Kos with a good jab.
Kos fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Johnston.
Nice uppercut there from Kos.
Johnston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnston throws a right hand that misses
and Kos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick lands for Kos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnston looks to score with a jab to the body but Kos is just out of range.
Kos missing with a left hand there. Johnston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kos throws a push kick but Johnston slaps the foot to one side.
Kos lands with a nice combination. Johnston backs away looking to recover.#T2#
Kos staying out of range there.
Johnston works over Kos's head and body with a nice combination.
Kos swings for the body but Johnston moves out of range.
Kos slips under a jab.
Johnston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kos throws a wild body kick that Johnston sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Kos does it's job there.
Johnston looks to land a right hand but Kos moved out of range.
As Johnston looks to move away, Kos throws a big counter combo but Johnston just gets out of the way.
Johnston misses with an uppercut.
Kos takes a swing at Johnston's ribcage but misses.
Johnston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnston swings widly with a right hand
and Kos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice uppercut there from Johnston.
Kos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kos scores with a decent looking hook.
Kos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnston misses with an uppercut.
Johnston just misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Johnston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnston lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johnston shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnston manages to avoid it.
Johnston looks to land a right hand but Kos moved out of range.
Kos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnston.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnston.
Johnston missing with a left hand there. Kos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnston lunges at Kos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kos's hand.
Kos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kos ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Jab from Johnston.
Kos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnston was well out of range. Poor timing from Kos.
Johnston swings for the body but Kos moves out of range.
Kos throws a right hand that Johnston ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnston also avoids with ease.
Johnston cracks Kos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kos loads up on a big right hand but Johnston slips the punch.
Johnston throws out a counter right but Kos avoids it with no problem.
Johnston misses with a straight right.
Kos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnston.
Kos throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Johnston counters with a nice body shot.
Johnston digs a good hook to Kos's body.
Kos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnston misses with a wild body shot.
Kos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnston was well out of range. Poor timing from Kos.
Uestus Johnston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnston throws a poor cross that misses
and Kos counters with a good low kick that Johnston was not able to check.
Kos throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kos with a nice cross.
Johnston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kos.
Kos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnston.
Johnston misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Uestus Johnston will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Uestus Johnston's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Kos ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Kos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kos throws a head kick that misses.
Kos ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Kos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnston misses with a hook. Kos ducked under it nicely.
Kos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnston throws an overhand right that lands on Kos's shoulder, as Kos tries to avoid the shot.
Kos slips a jab and a cross from Johnston.
Kos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnston lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnston.
Johnston misses with a hook. Kos ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Kos misses the target.
Kos throws a looping overhand right but Johnston ducks down to avoid it.
Johnston throws a shot from downtown. Kos moves away and avoids it.
Kos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnston misses with a looping left.
Kos throws a big counter combination but Johnston scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston misses with a double jab.
Johnston closes the distance and lands a one-two.#T1#
Johnston misses with a body shot.
Kos misses with an uppercut.
Johnston misses with a hook. Kos ducked under it nicely.
Johnston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kos in his tracks.
Kos blocks a jab.
Johnston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kos.
Johnston loads up on a big right hand but Kos slips the punch.
Kos throws an overhand right that lands on Johnston's shoulder, as Johnston tries to avoid the shot.
Kos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kos misses with a hook. Johnston ducked under it nicely.
Johnston cracks Kos with a good jab.
Kos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kos moves forwards but Johnston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnston missing with a left hand there. Kos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnston throws a looping overhand right but Kos ducks down to avoid it. #T2#
Kos tries to land a body kick
and Johnston counters with a nice uppercut.
Kos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Johnston misses.
Johnston takes one to the chin there.
Johnston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kos connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnston misses with a looping right.
Johnston takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kos cracks Johnston with an open hand slap.
Johnston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kos ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Kos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnston throws an overhand right that lands on Kos's shoulder, as Kos tries to avoid the shot.
Kos lands a slapping body shot.
Johnston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kos.#T3#
Kos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnston moves out of range of the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Johnston.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnston.
Kos cracks Johnston with a good jab.
Johnston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kos.
Kos dodges the punch combination from Johnston.
Johnston scores with a sloppy right hand. Kos should have avoided that one.
A jab from Kos misses.
Kos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnston.
Kos misses with a wild combination. #T4#
Johnston throws out a loose jab but Kos uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kos needs to keep his hands up - Johnston had a free shot at his head there.
Johnston misses with an uppercut
and Kos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnston's head.
Kos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kos misses with a wild body shot.
Johnston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roman Kos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnston misses with a jab to the body
and Kos counters with a straight right hand.
Kos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnston jabs at Kos's body.
Kos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnston to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnston lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uestus Johnston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnston has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uestus Johnston!
After the fight, Uestus Johnston was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: SMASH: Takahashi vs Kitjakarn
Date: Dec 31, 2022

#R1#
Victor throws the left hand but Johnston avoids the punch easily.
Johnston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Victor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnston.
Johnston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Victor.
Victor looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnston is just out of range.
Johnston swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Victor walks into a straight right hand from Johnston.
Johnston misses the shot to the body.
Victor looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnston is just out of range.
Johnston misses with an uppercut #TD#
and Victor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Victor passes to side control.
Johnston stops Victor from passing to mount.
Johnston gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnston has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Johnston tries to escape but Victor has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Johnston is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1##SUB#
Victor is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts. #SUB#
Johnston defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Victor's arms.
Johnston trying to control the hands but Victor won't let him. #SUB#
Victor working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Johnston is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Victor has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Johnston taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Caio Victor!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Caio Victor waved his t-shirt featuring PWNAGE Elite's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: SMASH: Reedtz vs Roy
Date: Dec 04, 2022

#R1#
Bader throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnston appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bader moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bader is looking to clinch.
Bader throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnston.
Bader swinging wildly here.
Johnston bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bader's head backwards.
We've been told by Johnston's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnston scores with a one two! Bader had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnston throws a lazy right hand but Bader sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnston takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bader slips a jab and a cross from Johnston.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bader scores with a leg kick.
Bader tries to land a leg kick but Johnston saw it coming and moves away.
Bader takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Bader misses its intended target.
Johnston feints a jab promting Bader to slip. Johnston then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bader slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Johnston moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnston is looking to counter punch.
Nice straight punches there by Johnston. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnston.
A big left from Johnston misses. #TD2#
Bader drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#T1#
Bader working away.
Johnston is looking to reverse the position.#SU2#
Bader stands up.
Bader swings for the body but Johnston moves out of range.
Johnston connects with a looping right hand.
Johnston throws a right hand that misses
and Bader counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bader works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnston gets cracked there but stands up to it. #CUT2#It looks like Uestus Johnston has been cut.
Bader throws a head kick but Johnston moves out of range.
Bader misses with a looping right.
Bader lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bader ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnston. Bader does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uestus Johnston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bader tries to bum rush Johnston with a series of wild strikes but Johnston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've been informed that Bader has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bader cracks Johnston with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnston scores with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnston throws a good cross that connects. #T2#
Bader throws a looping overhand right but Johnston ducks down to avoid it.
Bader scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnston should have avoided that one.
Bader throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Johnston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnston scores with a hook.
Bader moves out of range as Johnston strikes.
Johnston throws a big shot that misses.
Bader scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bader moves away from the strike by Johnston.
Johnston keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnston misses with an uppercut.
Johnston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnston misses with a hook. Bader ducked under it nicely.
Johnston takes a swing at Bader's ribcage but misses.
Johnston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the body from Johnston misses
and Bader counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Johnston tries to keep at a distance but Bader has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Bader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bader takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T3#
Bader slips under a jab.
Johnston is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bader shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnston misses with a hook.
Johnston throws a hook but Bader avoids it easily.
Bader lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bader avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Bader. Beautiful body shot.
Johnston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bader was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnston.
Johnston lands a jab.
Bader misses the shot to the body.
Bader misses with a hook. Johnston ducked under it nicely.
Bader lands a head kick. Johnston smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #TD2#
Johnston tries to sprawl but Bader drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bader is thwarting Johnston's attempts to control the position.
Johnston is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Bader is looking for a kimura but Johnston is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bader to get the leverage. #T4##SUB2#
Johnston is defending against the submission attempts here by Bader.
Johnston has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bader is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Bader seems to be working for a kimura but Johnston defends the submission attempt.#SUB2#
Bader is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johnston has managed to free his arm - good work.
Johnston trying to control from the bottom. #SU2#
Bader stands up out of the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Bader pushes Johnston up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Bader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bader throws an overhand right that lands on Johnston's shoulder, as Johnston tries to avoid the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Bader 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnston throws a hook but Bader avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Timo Bader dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uestus Johnston's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Johnston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bader.
Johnston throws a right and a left that Bader avoids nicely.
Bader has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Bader misses the target.
Bader displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnston throws out the jab.
Bader moves in looking to clinch but Johnston pushes him off.
Bader buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Bader, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bader lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnston misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by Bader as he connects with a hook.
Johnston slips a straight right by Bader.#CL2#
Bader fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnston, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Bader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bader takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnston throws a poor cross that misses
and Bader connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bader lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnston circles away quickly and effectively.
Bader connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnston's hands.
Bader lands a jab to the head.
Johnston takes a swing at Bader's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Johnston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnston darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnston misses the jab.
Johnston misses with a looping right.
Bader connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnston lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bader sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnston misses with a straight left.
Bader throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bader staying out of range there.
Bader uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnston. #CL2#
Bader moves into the clinch.
Johnston is trying to force a seperation but Bader has the dominant position.
Johnston has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bader prevents Johnston from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Bader's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnston lands a nice hook to Bader's body. Bader takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bader, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bader throws a big shot that misses.
Johnston takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #T2#
Johnston uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bader has time to react.
Johnston throws a hook but Bader avoids it easily.
Timo Bader seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnston lands with a shot to the body.
Bader shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bader misses with an uppercut.
Bader is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnston lands with a right hand.
Johnston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bader.
Johnston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnston digs a good body shot into Bader's ribs.
Bader tries to clinch up.
Johnston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnston throws a hook but Bader blocks it.
Bader lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnston at a distance.
Bader shoots in and drives through. Johnston sprawls well.
Johnston fails to land with a series of punches.
Bader misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
Johnston connects with a body shot that sends Bader's belly button to the back.
Johnston digs a good hook to Bader's body.
Johnston takes a swing at Bader's ribcage but misses.
Bader missing with a left hand there. Johnston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnston throws a right hand that Bader ducks under and follows up with a left that Bader also avoids with ease.
A combination from Bader does no damage.
Bader wants to clinch.
Bader avoids the body shot from Johnston.
Bader swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bader misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bader. Johnston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A cross from Johnston lands.
Bader ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Bader takes one to the chin there.
Bader throws an overhand right that lands on Johnston's shoulder, as Johnston tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnston. Bader does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
Bader lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnston tests Bader's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bader fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnston.
Bader lands a nice hook to Johnston's body. Johnston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bader's corner calls for a 1-2. Bader obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johnston throws a shot from downtown. Bader moves away and avoids it.
Johnston throws a big shot that misses.
Bader throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A left lands for Johnston.
Johnston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bader manages to avoid it.
Johnston lands a right hook to the body.
Johnston slips a jab and a cross from Bader.
Bader scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Johnston was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bader.
Johnston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bader.
Bader lands a nice hook to Johnston's body. Johnston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bader throws a solid leg kick but Johnston takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bader.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Timo Bader will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Uestus Johnston's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Johnston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bader avoids the body shot from Johnston.
Bader lands a jab.
Bader throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bader throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnston throws a big shot that misses.
Johnston blocks a head kick by Bader.
Bader slips under a jab.
A jab from Bader misses.
Bader jabs Johnston to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bader tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnston throws a hook but Bader blocks it.
Bader has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bader displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnston throws out the jab.
Bader swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnston moves out of range of the leg kick from Bader.
Johnston is looking to counter punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Bader misses.
Johnston misses with a hook. Bader ducked under it nicely. #T1#
Bader lands a jab to the nose.
Bader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnston was well out of range. Poor timing from Bader.
Bader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnston.
Johnston lands the left hand.
Bader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnston manages to avoid it.
Bader throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnston stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnston lands a jab to the head.
Johnston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnston throws an off balance right hand
and Bader counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bader misses with a body shot.
Bader throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnston manages to avoid it.
Johnston lands with a shot to the body. #TD2#
Bader throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnston was covering up waiting for the punch and Bader finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bader takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnston tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SU2#
Bader stands up from guard. Let's bang! #T2#
Bader takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnston is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnston throws a hook but Bader blocks it.
Bader lands with a straight right. Johnston didn't see that one coming.
Johnston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bader takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnston moves out of range as Bader strikes.
Johnston misses with a straight left.
Johnston defending well as Bader loads up on a big left hand.
Johnston looks to throw the jab but Bader is out of range.
The fighters circling - Johnston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnston scores with a punch to the head.
Bader gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Johnston misses. #CL2#
Bader closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Bader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnston lands a lovely overhand right.
Bader walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T3#
Bader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnston.
Bader steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnston.
Bader looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bader throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnston stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bader rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bader misses with an uppercut. Johnston saw that one coming.
Johnston throws a poor cross that misses
and Bader counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bader throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnston.
Bader slips a jab from Johnston.
Johnston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bader gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bader tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnston misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Bader moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Bader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bader scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnston with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T4#
Bader throws a leg kick but Johnston checks it.
Bader misses with a double jab.
Bader throws a hook but Johnston blocks it.
Johnston throwing a counter right hand but Bader manages to avoid it.
Johnston takes one to the chin there.
Bader lands with a good body shot.
Johnston avoids the body shot from Bader.
Johnston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bader. Bader circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Johnston misses.
A left and a right from Johnston both land. Nice combination.
Bader tries to clinch but Johnston is having none of it.
Johnston lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bader throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnston.
Johnston lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston connects with a crisp jab.
Bader keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnston.
Bader waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnston.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnston misses the target.
Uestus Johnston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnston drops his hands momentarily and Bader takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnston misses the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Timo Bader.
Well Bader has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timo Bader!
A relieved looking Timo Bader thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SMASH: Kowalkiewicz vs Borgia
Date: Nov 12, 2022

#R1#
Nice defenses there by Johnston.
We've been told by Johnston's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnston scores with a body shot.
Cole misses with a hook. Johnston ducked under it nicely.
Johnston slips a straight right by Cole.
Johnston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Johnston.
Cole jabs Johnston right on the nose. Johnston blinks but takes it well.
Johnston scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnston lands a nice shot that snaps Cole's head back.
Cole takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cole wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cole digs a good body shot into Johnston's ribs.
Cole lands a right hook to the body.
Johnston slips under a jab from Cole.
Johnston swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnston lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cole stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big right from Cole misses.
A little feinted left hand from Johnston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnston lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johnston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnston connects with a right hand. Cole shakes it off.#T1#
Cole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnston.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnston is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Cole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnston scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cole takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cole has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
Johnston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cole throws a jab when Johnston was well out of range.
A jab lands there for Johnston.
Donk. Cole catches Johnston right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole misses with a wild body shot.
Cole takes a swing at Johnston's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Johnston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cole walks into a left hand.
A jab from Johnston does it's job there.
Cole walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cole lands a slapping body shot.
Johnston is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cole takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnston scores with a nice right hand. #T2#
Nice defenses there by Johnston.
Cole doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnston takes one to the chin there.
Some wild striking there from Johnston.
The crowd cheers as Johnston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cole doesn't seem phased though.
A big right from Cole misses.
Johnston ducks under a wild hook from Cole.
Johnston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cole takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnston jabs Cole to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnston takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnston lands a jab to the nose.
Johnston lands a right hook to the body.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
Johnston lands a head shot.
Rico Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnston is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Johnston.
Cole takes a swing at Johnston's ribcage but misses.
Johnston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T3#
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnston moves away.
Johnston lands a really nice looking cross but Cole seems unphased.
Johnston works the jab nicely.
Johnston jabs Cole right on the nose. Cole blinks but takes it well.
Johnston scores with a decent looking hook.
Cole swings widly with a right hand
and Johnston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnston lands with a cross. #ROC#Cole is rocked!
Johnston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cole. Cole circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cole is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnston finish him?
Cole has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cole loads up on a big right hand but Johnston slips the punch.
Cole throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Johnston to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cole. Cole circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cole! But no joy.
Johnston lands a right hook to the body.
Cole seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnston cracks Cole with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnston manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Johnston there.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnston is just out of range.
Johnston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cole gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnston lands a lovely overhand right.#T4#
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Johnston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnston cracks Cole with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
Cole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch lands to the side of Cole 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnston works Cole's body with a nice hook.
Cole looks winded!
Johnston slips a jab from Cole.
Jab by Johnston.
Johnston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cole on the side of the head.
Johnston scores with a jab to the head.
Jab by Johnston.
Good exchange - Johnston coming out on top.
Johnston lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnston lands with an overhand left.
Johnston scores with a hook to the body. Cole takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice defenses there by Johnston.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnston cracks Cole with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnston moves out of range as Cole strikes.
Cole misses with an uppercut.
Johnston lands the left hand.
Cole throws a jab when Johnston was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Johnston cracks Cole with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnston ducks under a wild hook from Cole.
Cole takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnston with a hook.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnston appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnston connects with a jab.
Cole looks to land a right hand but Johnston moved out of range.
Johnston paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Johnston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnston works the jab nicely.
A jab lands there for Johnston.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
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!
Cole misses with a hook.
Johnston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cole throws a hook but Johnston avoids it easily.
Johnston scores with a hook.
Cole scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Johnston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cole throws out the jab. #T1#
Good exchange - Johnston coming out on top.
Johnston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cole.
Johnston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnston scores with a jab to the head.
Johnston lands with a cross.
Cole misses with a looping right.
Johnston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cole's head.
Cole throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnston counters with a stiff right hand.
Cole is breathing heavily.
A big left from Cole misses.
Johnston throws a big counter combination but Cole scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnston lands with a cross.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Cole might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Johnston has got the better of the exchanges.
Johnston connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cole's hands.
Johnston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Johnston scores with a jab to the body.
Johnston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnston lands with a good body shot.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
Johnston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cole in his tracks.
Johnston connects with a right hand. Cole shakes it off.
A big left from Cole misses. #T2#
Johnston thuds his right hand into Cole's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnston lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Cole.
Johnston scores with a hook to the body. Cole takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnston lands with a nice body punch.
Uestus Johnston is winning the standup battle so far.
Cole misses with a wild body shot.
Johnston swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cole.
A jab from Cole misses.
Johnston connects with a body shot that sends Cole's belly button to the back.
Cole misses with a straight left.
Johnston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cole with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnston to score with a decent uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Johnston there.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Johnston! Cole is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uestus Johnston!
Uestus Johnston spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: CTMMA 24: Out With A Bang
Date: Oct 20, 2022

#R1#
Saetang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnston manages to avoid it.
Johnston looks to land a right hand but Saetang moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Saetang .
Saetang is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Saetang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnston lands a jab.
Saetang blocks a jab.
A big left from Johnston misses.
Uestus Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saetang tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnston swats away the attempt to clinch by Saetang .
Saetang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saetang manages to avoid it.
Saetang looks for the body kick but Johnston saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Saetang .
Saetang slips under a jab from Johnston.
Saetang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnston.
Johnston definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T1#
Saetang is looking to clinch.
Saetang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnston throws a looping overhand right but Saetang ducks down to avoid it.
Saetang takes one to the side of the head.
Johnston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saetang on the side of the head.
Saetang tries to clinch up but Johnston circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Johnston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saetang throws a head kick that Johnston semi-blocks.
Johnston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saetang . Saetang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saetang slips under a jab.
Saetang is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Johnston with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnston misses the target.
Saetang tries to clinch up but Johnston circles away and keeps his distance.
Saetang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnston scores with a hook.
Johnston misses with a double jab. #T2#
Saetang moves out of range as Johnston strikes.
Saetang is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saetang walks into a left hand.
Johnston lands a nice shot that snaps Saetang 's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saetang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnston throwing a counter right hand but Saetang manages to avoid it.
Saetang blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Saetang .
Saetang moves away from the strike by Johnston.
Johnston misses with a looping left.
Saetang shapes to counter with a head kick.
Saetang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnston catches Saetang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Saetang closes the distance but Johnston moves to the side
and Johnston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saetang ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Saetang tries to clinch there but Johnston circles away.
Johnston lands a really nice looking cross but Saetang seems unphased. #T3#
Johnston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saetang on the side of the head.
Johnston throws a jab but it's blocked by Saetang .
A right-left combo lands from Johnston.
Johnston takes a swing at Saetang 's ribcage but misses.
Johnston misses with a straight right.
Johnston scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnston misses the target.
Saetang tries to clinch but Johnston moves out of range.
Saetang ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Saetang throws a big counter head kick but Johnston avoids it with no problem.
Johnston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saetang tries to clinch up.
Johnston missing with a left hand there. Saetang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been informed that Saetang has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Johnston is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Saetang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnston looks to throw the jab but Saetang is out of range.
Johnston throws a looping overhand right but Saetang ducks down to avoid it.
Johnston throws a body punch but Saetang moves out of range. #T4#
A cross from Johnston lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnston scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnston avoids the head kick by Saetang .
Johnston throws a big shot that misses.
Saetang throws a big counter head kick but Johnston avoids it with no problem.
Johnston misses with an uppercut.
Saetang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnston.
And Saetang responds with a good body kick, but Johnston manages to step out the way in time.
Saetang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnston throws a hook but Saetang avoids it easily.
Saetang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saetang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnston misses the target.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnston misses with a double jab.
Saetang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnston.
Saetang raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Johnston scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saetang moves out of range as Johnston strikes.
Saetang doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnston circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Johnston misses with a two punch combination.
Johnston blocks a head kick by Saetang .
Saetang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saetang connects with a high kick. #CUT2#It looks like Uestus Johnston has been cut.
Saetang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saetang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnston loads up on a big right hand but Saetang slips the punch.
Saetang is trying to counter with his kicks.
Saetang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnston is out of range.
Johnston is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A head kick misses from Saetang .
Saetang wants to clinch up but Johnston keeps it at a distance.
Johnston scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saetang throws a head kick that misses.
Saetang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Saetang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saetang walks into a left hand.
Johnston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saetang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Johnston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saetang staying out of range there.
Johnston misses with an uppercut. Saetang saw that one coming.
Johnston throws a lazy right hand but Saetang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saetang throws a sloppy head kick and Johnston moves out of range easily.
Saetang walks into a jab.
Johnston connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saetang 's hands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saetang .
Johnston misses with a wild combination.
Saetang staying out of range there.
Johnston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saetang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnston manages to avoid it.
Saetang tries to clinch there but Johnston circles away.
Saetang tries to score with a low kick but Johnston moves his leg out of the way.#CL2#
Saetang has managed to clinch. #T2#
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Saetang obliges.
Saetang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saetang can do to turn this around?#BC#
Johnston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saetang wants to clinch but Johnston slips to the side
and Saetang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice cross by Johnston.
Saetang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnston avoids the head kick by Saetang .
Saetang wants to clinch up but Johnston keeps it at a distance.
Saetang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saetang scores with a kick to the body.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnston throws a hook to the side of Saetang 's head but Saetang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Saetang back to the cage. Johnston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Johnston misses with a hook.#T3#
Saetang walks into a stiff left hand from Johnston.
Saetang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Johnston works over Saetang 's head and body with a nice combination.
Saetang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Saetang tries to clinch
and Johnston counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnston throws a hook to the side of Saetang 's head but Saetang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnston misses with a lunging right hand
and Saetang counters with a nice kick to the body.
Johnston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saetang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnston looks to throw the jab but Saetang is out of range.
Johnston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnston lands an overhand right.
Saetang tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saetang tries to clinch up but Johnston circles away and keeps his distance.#T4#
Johnston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saetang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saetang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnston moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSaetang .
Johnston misses with an uppercut. Saetang saw that one coming.
Saetang was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice uppercut there from Johnston.
Johnston throws a hook but Saetang blocks it.
Johnston takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Johnston throws a lazy right hand but Saetang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saetang ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Saetang throws a sloppy head kick and Johnston moves out of range easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Saetang finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johnston throws an overhand right that lands on Saetang 's shoulder, as Saetang tries to avoid the shot.
Saetang lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston scores with a body shot.
Johnston jabs Saetang right on the nose. Saetang blinks but takes it well.
Saetang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Johnston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uestus Johnston'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. This is the final round!#R3#
Johnston thuds his right hand into Saetang 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Saetang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Johnston connects with the punch.
Johnston lands with a nice body punch.
Saetang slips under a jab from Johnston.
Saetang looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Saetang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saetang throws a head kick that misses.
Johnston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnston moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSaetang .
A jab from Johnston does it's job there.
Johnston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Saetang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saetang is looking to clinch but Johnston is avoiding it.
Johnston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Saetang throws the kick towards the body but Johnston avoids it.
Johnston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T1#
Saetang slips a jab from Johnston.
Johnston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice cross by Johnston.#ROC#Saetang is rocked!
Jab, jab by Johnston - just one landing.
Saetang is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnston finish him?
Johnston throws a monster overhand right that drops Saetang ! Johnston follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uestus Johnston!
Uestus Johnston bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: CTMMA 23: Kasai Vs Johnston 2
Date: Sep 18, 2022

#R1#
Johnston swings widly with a right hand
and Kasai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnston slips a jab from Kasai.
Kasai missing with a left hand there. Johnston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnston throws a jab when Kasai was well out of range.
Johnston looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnston misses with a double jab.
A big left from Kasai misses.
Johnston throws out a counter right but Kasai avoids it with no problem.
Johnston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kasai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnston.
Kasai throws a big counter combination but Johnston scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kasai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kasai avoids the body shot from Johnston.
The fighters circling - Johnston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good standup being displayed there by Kasai as he connects with a hook.
Kasai lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnston scores with the left hand. Kasai knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnston misses with a lunging right hand
and Kasai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnston misses with a right hand
and Kasai counters with a left to the body. #T1#
Johnston misses with a hook.
Johnston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kasai.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnston misses the target.
Kasai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Uestus Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnston lands with a straight right. Kasai didn't see that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnston.
Kasai lands a nice shot that snaps Johnston's head back.
Kasai misses with a hook. Johnston ducked under it nicely.
Johnston misses with a left hand
and Kasai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kasai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnston.
Johnston staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnston takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kasai throws a hook to the side of Johnston's head but Johnston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnston tries to move into range but Kasai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnston misses with a double jab. #T2#
Johnston scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johnston moves out of range as Kasai strikes.
Johnston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasai.
Kasai misses with a hook. Johnston ducked under it nicely.
Johnston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnston swings widly with a right hand
letting Kasai counter with a right hand.
Johnston throws a right hand that misses
and Kasai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kasai misses with a straight right.
Johnston misses with a right hand
and Kasai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnston jabs Kasai right on the nose. Kasai blinks but takes it well.
Johnston throws an off balance right hand
and Kasai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kasai tries to bum rush Johnston with a series of wild strikes but Johnston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnston throws a big shot that misses.
Kasai throws a looping overhand right but Johnston ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Johnston finds it's way through Kasai's defenses. #T3#
Kasai lands a slapping body shot.
Johnston connects with a crisp jab.
Kasai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kasai lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #CUT#It looks like Uestus Johnston has been cut.
Kasai ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Johnston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kasai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A combination from Johnston does no damage.
Kasai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kasai slips a jab from Johnston.
Johnston throws a hook to the side of Kasai's head but Kasai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kasai throwing a counter right hand but Johnston manages to avoid it.
Kasai throws a hook but Johnston blocks it.
Kasai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kasai misses with an uppercut. Johnston saw that one coming.
It seemed like Johnston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kasai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasai manages to avoid it.
Kasai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Johnston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kasai. #T4#
Kasai clobbers Johnston with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnston throws a jab but it's blocked by Kasai.
Kasai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kasai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnston at a distance.
Kasai slips a straight right by Johnston.
Kasai seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kasai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Kasai misses.
Johnston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kasai. Kasai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnston lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johnston loads up on a big right hand but Kasai slips the punch.
Kasai throws the left hand but Johnston avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston misses with an uppercut.
Kasai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnston.
Kasai misses with a straight right.
A big left from Kasai misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Keizo Kasai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Uestus Johnston's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Kasai dodges the punch combination from Johnston.
Kasai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kasai moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnston throws a poor cross that misses
and Kasai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kasai avoids the body shot from Johnston.
Nice defenses there by Johnston.
The fighters circling - Johnston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kasai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnston moves away.
Johnston takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kasai digs a good hook to Johnston's body.
Johnston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kasai. Kasai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnston throws the left hand but Kasai avoids the punch easily.
Johnston scores with a decent looking hook.
Kasai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kasai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kasai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnston throws out a loose jab but Kasai uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Kasai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnston.
Kasai misses with a double jab.
Johnston throws a hook but Kasai avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnston. That snapped Kasai's head back.
Kasai loads up on a big right hand but Johnston slips the punch.
A big right from Johnston misses.
Kasai appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice cross by Johnston.
A big right from Kasai misses.
It seemed like Johnston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnston takes a swing at Kasai's ribcage but misses.
Kasai slips a jab and a cross from Johnston.
Johnston ducks under a wild hook from Kasai.
Kasai stuns Johnston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kasai connects with a jab.
Johnston scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnston.
Nice uppercut there from Kasai.#T2#
Nice straight punches there by Kasai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kasai.
Kasai misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Kasai misses.
Johnston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnston moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnston lands with an uppercut that bounces Kasai off the cage and back into range.
Johnston lands a jab to the nose.
Johnston throws a jab but it's blocked by Kasai.
Johnston misses with a looping right.
Kasai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kasai sizes up Johnston with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnston lands a jab to the nose.
Johnston misses with a shot to the body
and Kasai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kasai misses the jab.
Johnston ducks under a wild hook from Kasai.
Keizo Kasai is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnston ducks under a wild hook from Kasai.
Johnston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T3#
Johnston throws a hook to the side of Kasai's head but Kasai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnston throws a big shot that misses.
Johnston throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Kasai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kasai works Johnston's body with a nice hook.
Kasai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnston throws a hook but Kasai blocks it.
Kasai wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Johnston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kasai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnston lands a nice shot that snaps Kasai's head back.
Johnston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kasai was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnston.
Nice uppercut there from Johnston.
Johnston looks to land a combination but Kasai avoids it well.
Johnston misses with a double jab
and Kasai counters with a right hand to the body. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnston feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kasais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnston misses the shot to the body.
Johnston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnston misses the shot to the body.
Kasai is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Johnston.
Johnston might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kasai swinging wildly here.
Kasai misses with a straight right.
Johnston connects with a single shot there.
Johnston takes one to the chin there.
Kasai avoids the body shot from Johnston.
Kasai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kasai takes one on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston misses with an uppercut. Kasai saw that one coming.
Johnston throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kasai.
Kasai lands a head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Uestus Johnston will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Uestus Johnston's cut.
That's time! Kasai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
Kasai throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnston.
Johnston takes a swing at Kasai's ribcage but misses.
Johnston sizes up Kasai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CL#
Kasai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnston, pushing him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Kasai.
Kasai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Johnston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnston throws a shot from downtown. Kasai moves away and avoids it.
Johnston misses with a hook.
Kasai throws a body punch but Johnston moves out of range.
Johnston takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kasai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnston's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston missing with a left hand there. Kasai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kasai throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnston.
Johnston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kasai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnston. Kasai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T1#
A big right from Johnston misses.
Johnston slips a jab and a cross from Kasai.
Kasai takes a swing at Johnston's ribcage but misses.
Kasai avoids the body shot from Johnston.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnston. Kasai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Johnston.
Kasai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnston.
A jab lands there for Kasai.
Johnston scores with a nice strike.
Johnston has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Kasai misses.
The fighters circling - Johnston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kasai avoids the body shot from Johnston.
Kasai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Johnston misses with a straight left.
Johnston throws a series of strikes that have Kasai backpedaling.
Johnston bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kasai's head backwards.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnston slips a jab from Kasai.
Kasai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnston throws out a loose jab but Kasai uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Johnston.
Johnston takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnston connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kasai's hands.
Kasai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnston.
Johnston looks to throw the jab but Kasai is out of range.
A big right from Johnston misses.
Kasai scores with a three punch combo!
Johnston slips a jab from Kasai.
Johnston with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kasai to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kasai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnston is looking for the big counter here.
Johnston misses with a wild combination. #T3#
Kasai throws a body punch but Johnston moves out of range.
Kasai scores with a shot to the body.
Kasai throws a series of punches but Johnston moves out of range.
Johnston ducks right into an uppercut from Kasai.
Johnston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnston lands with a shot to the body.
Johnston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kasai blocks a jab.
Johnston scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnston throws a lazy right hand but Kasai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kasai in his tracks.
Kasai jabs Johnston to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kasai staying out of range there.
Kasai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T4#
A punch combination from Johnston misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnston.
Kasai doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnston circles away.
Johnston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kasai lands a nice hook to Johnston's body. Johnston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kasai looks to land a combination but Johnston avoids it well.
Jab, jab by Johnston - just one landing.
Johnston throws a shot from downtown. Kasai moves away and avoids it.
Johnston throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Johnston misses.
Johnston throws a looping overhand right but Kasai ducks down to avoid it.
Kasai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Johnston. Those never looked like landing.
Johnston misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Uestus Johnston just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Uestus Johnston's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
Jab from Kasai.
Kasai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnston swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnston looks to score with a jab to the body but Kasai is just out of range.
Johnston tries to bum rush Kasai with a series of wild strikes but Kasai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnston lands with a nice body punch.
Kasai scores with a nice head shot.
Johnston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kasai at a distance.
Kasai slips under a jab.
Johnston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kasai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kasai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasai swings for the body but Johnston moves out of range.
Johnston avoids the body shot from Kasai.
Kasai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kasai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnston.
Kasai misses with a looping right.#T1#
Johnston misses with an uppercut
and Kasai counters with a straight right hand.
Kasai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnston.
Johnston throws a hook to the side of Kasai's head but Kasai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Kasai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnston scores with a jab to the head.
Johnston throws out a loose jab but Kasai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kasai.
Johnston throws a hook but Kasai blocks it.
Johnston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kasai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnston.
It seemed like Johnston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kasai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnston! But no joy.
Kasai looks to land a combination but Johnston avoids it well.
Johnston misses with an uppercut. Kasai saw that one coming.#T2#
Johnston lands a head shot.
Kasai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnston was well out of range. Poor timing from Kasai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston throws a hook but Kasai blocks it.
Kasai slips under a jab.
It looked like Kasai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnston.
Johnston swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kasai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kasai moves out of range as Johnston strikes.
Kasai throws a hook to the side of Johnston's head but Johnston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kasai misses with a body shot.
Johnston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kasai misses with a hook.
Kasai throws a right hand that misses
and Johnston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnston staying out of range there.
Kasai throws a looping overhand right but Johnston ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Kasai.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt. #T3#
Kasai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnston.
Kasai throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Kasai. Beautiful body shot.
Kasai connects with a single shot there.
Kasai throws a hook but Johnston avoids it easily.
Johnston throws a shot from downtown. Kasai moves away and avoids it.
Johnston misses with a hook. Kasai ducked under it nicely.
Kasai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnston's head backwards.
Kasai avoids the body shot from Johnston.
Johnston with a nice cross.
Johnston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kasai just misses with a punch to the body.
Kasai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnston throws a lazy right hand but Kasai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnston takes a swing at Kasai's ribcage but misses. #T4#
Johnston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kasai thuds a left hand into Johnston's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnston goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnston walks into a jab.
Kasai lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnston smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kasai lands a body shot.
Kasai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnston stuns Kasai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kasai misses with a combination
and Johnston counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Kasai misses. #CL#
Kasai moves into the clinch successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Keizo Kasai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Uestus Johnston's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R5#
Kasai lands with a shot to the body.
A combination from Johnston does no damage.
Johnston throws a big shot that misses.
Johnston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Kasai.
Johnston lands with an overhand left.
Kasai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnston backs up against the cage.
Kasai misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kasai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnston moves away.
A little jabbing left from Johnston on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnston scores with a nice right hand.
Kasai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnston just misses with a punch to the body.
Kasai misses with a wild body shot.
Kasai moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnston avoids a punch combination nicely. #T1#
Johnston thuds a left hand into Kasai's body.
Kasai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kasai is looking to clinch but Johnston is avoiding it.
Kasai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnston.
Johnston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasai.
Johnston sizes up Kasai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnston swings widly with a right hand
and Kasai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnston thinking.
Kasai misses with a straight left.
Kasai feints a jab promting Johnston to slip. Kasai then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnston slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kasai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kasai.
Kasai throwing a counter right hand but Johnston manages to avoid it.
Johnston misses with a left hand
and Kasai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kasai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T2#
Johnston cracks Kasai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston thuds a left hand into Kasai's body.
Johnston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kasai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kasai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnston throws out the jab.
Johnston throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kasai counter with a right hand.
Kasai throws a series of punches but Johnston avoids them all with ease.
Johnston lands with a cross.
Johnston throws a body punch but Kasai moves out of range.
Johnston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kasai was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnston.
Johnston missing with a left hand there. Kasai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kasai wants to clinch.
Johnston misses with a hook.
Kasai throwing a counter right hand but Johnston manages to avoid it.
Johnston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kasai.#T3#
Johnston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kasai was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnston.
Johnston tries to bum rush Kasai with a series of wild strikes but Kasai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kasai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnston.
Kasai misses with a straight left.
Johnston throws out a powerful jab.
A combination from Kasai does no damage.
Johnston lands a two punch combo.
Kasai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kasai misses with a body shot.
Kasai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnston manages to avoid it.
Kasai throws a lazy right hand but Johnston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kasai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kasai tries to bum rush Johnston with a series of wild strikes but Johnston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheers as Johnston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kasai doesn't seem phased though.
Kasai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnston loads up on a big right hand but Kasai slips the punch.
Kasai is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kasai swings for the body but Johnston moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Johnston.
Kasai throwing a counter right hand but Johnston manages to avoid it.
Johnston misses with a hook.
Kasai is looking for a counter combo.
Johnston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Kasai scores with a four punch combination!
Johnston lands a right hook to the body.
A combination from Johnston does no damage.
Johnston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Kasai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kasai moves away from the strike by Johnston.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Keizo Kasai.
Well Kasai 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Keizo Kasai!
Keizo Kasai retains his lightweight title!
Keizo Kasai thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: CTMMA 22: Kasai Vs Harvey 2
Date: Aug 20, 2022

#R1#
Johnston misses with a straight right.
Nice body punch from Johnston.
De Rossi walks into a stiff left hand from Johnston.
De Rossi tries to clinch but Johnston moves out of range.
We've been told by De Rossi's head coaches at The Italian Job that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
De Rossi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnston.
Johnston cracks De Rossi with an open hand slap.
Uestus Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Rossi scores with a jab. Johnston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Rossi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Rossi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnston.
De Rossi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Rossi swinging wildly here.
De Rossi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnston looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De Rossi throws a body punch but Johnston moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Rossi.
Johnston avoids the body shot from De Rossi.
Johnston throws out a counter right but De Rossi avoids it with no problem.
Johnston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Rossi.
De Rossi swings widly with a right hand
and Johnston counters with a three punch combo that has De Rossi backing up. De Rossi nods at Johnston to acknowledge the strikes.
De Rossi moves in looking to clinch but Johnston pushes him off.#T1#
Johnston lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Johnston misses.
De Rossi swings for the body but Johnston moves out of range. #CL#
De Rossi clinches up against the cage.
Johnston working hard to break the clinch.
Johnston takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Johnston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnston prevents a body shot from De Rossi.
De Rossi lands a shot to the body.
De Rossi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnston's efforts to push away.
De Rossi misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Rossi has a couple of punches blocked by Johnston.
De Rossi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Rossi lands a nice uppercut.
Johnston tries to circle away but De Rossi has him pinned against the cage.
Johnston can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, De Rossi scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Rossi misses with a punch to the body. #T2##BC2#
Johnston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnston scores with a punch to the head.
Johnston moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnston closes the distance and lands a one-two.
De Rossi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnston was well out of range. Poor timing from De Rossi.#CL#
De Rossi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnston has had enough of the clinch but De Rossi keeps him there for the moment.
De Rossi working aggressively here. #BC2#
Johnston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnston scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnston lands a really nice looking cross but De Rossi seems unphased.
De Rossi misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Johnston to counter with a crisp jab.
De Rossi looks to throw the jab but Johnston is out of range.
De Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Rossi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Rossi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Rossi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good exchange - Johnston coming out on top.#T3#
Johnston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Rossi.
Johnston scores with a hook to the body. De Rossi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnston misses with a straight right.
De Rossi is looking to wear down Johnston with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnston misses with a looping right.
Johnston scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnston thuds a left hand into De Rossi's body.
Johnston moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Rossi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnston.
Johnston scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnston throws out a loose jab but De Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnston throws a combination. De Rossi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - De Rossi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnston looks to land a combination. De Rossi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
De Rossi tries to clinch up but Johnston circles away and keeps his distance.
De Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnston loads up on a big right hand but De Rossi slips the punch.
Johnston bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Rossi's head backwards.#T4#
Johnston works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Rossi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Rossi wants to clinch up but Johnston keeps it at a distance.
Johnston lands a nice shot that snaps De Rossi's head back.
De Rossi throws a looping overhand right but Johnston ducks down to avoid it.
De Rossi cracks Johnston with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Rossi takes one to the chin there.
Johnston is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! De Rossi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
De Rossi walks into a jab.
De Rossi misses with a body shot.
De Rossi defending well as Johnston loads up on a big left hand.
De Rossi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnston manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Johnston on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnston cracks De Rossi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Rossi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Rossi tries to clinch up.
Johnston is working the combinations to good effect here.
De Rossi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Rossi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Johnston lands with a shot to the body.
De Rossi tries to clinch up but Johnston circles away and keeps his distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
De Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Rossi finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnston's head.
De Rossi wants to clinch.
De Rossi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Rossi lands a nice looking body shot.
De Rossi avoids the body shot from Johnston.
De Rossi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Rossi takes one to the side of the head.
De Rossi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Rossi doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnston circles away.
Johnston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnston lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnston scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnston looks to throw the jab but De Rossi is out of range.
De Rossi is looking for a counter combo.
De Rossi doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnston circles away.
Johnston digs a good hook to De Rossi's body. #T1#
The fighters circling - De Rossi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Rossi manages to avoid it.
Johnston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Rossi tries to clinch up.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnston connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice body punch from Johnston.
Johnston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Rossi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnston lands a right hook to the body.
De Rossi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnston counters with a one-two to the body.
De Rossi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Rossi at a distance.
Johnston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnston as he connects with a hook.
Johnston throws a nice looking combination but De Rossi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Uestus Johnston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Rossi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Rossi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnston backs up against the cage. #T2#
A jab from De Rossi misses.
A little jabbing left from Johnston on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Rossi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Rossi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnston clobbers De Rossi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnston catches De Rossi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CL#
De Rossi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Rossi swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnston uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from De Rossi.
De Rossi tries to work over Johnston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Johnston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Rossi missing with a left hand there. Johnston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Rossi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De Rossi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Johnston misses.
De Rossi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnston misses with a left hand
letting De Rossi counter with a right hand. #T3#
Johnston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Rossi throws out the jab.
De Rossi throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnston.
Johnston is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
De Rossi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnston works De Rossi's body with a nice hook.
De Rossi is looking to clinch but Johnston is avoiding it. #CL#
De Rossi drives through and clinches with Johnston against the cage.
De Rossi can't find room to land a body shot as Johnston controls the action. #BC2#
Johnston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Rossi is looking to clinch but Johnston is avoiding it.
Johnston is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
De Rossi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnston cracks De Rossi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from De Rossi misses.
De Rossi tries to clinch up.
De Rossi misses with a jab to the body
and Johnston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Rossi moves forwards but Johnston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnston lands with an overhand left.
Johnston lunges at De Rossi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Rossi's hand. #T4#
Johnston lunges at De Rossi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Rossi's hand.
Johnston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Rossi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Rossi.
De Rossi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnston counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnston sizes up De Rossi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Rossi wants to clinch up but Johnston keeps it at a distance.
De Rossi thuds his right hand into Johnston's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Rossi throws a big shot that misses.
De Rossi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnston lands a glancing blow to the side of De Rossi's head.
Johnston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Rossi throws a right and a left that Johnston avoids nicely.
Johnston scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnston keeps the fight on the outside.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnston as he connects with a hook.
Johnston lands with a hook. De Rossi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
De Rossi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnston staying out of range there.
De Rossi takes one on the button.#CL#
De Rossi clinches. #BC2#
Johnston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnston uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Rossi has time to react.
De Rossi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnston slips under a jab.
Johnston lunges at De Rossi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Rossi's hand.
De Rossi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Rossi.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Rossi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A lazy left from Johnston finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Rossi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T1#
Johnston takes a swing at De Rossi's ribcage but misses.
De Rossi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Rossi throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Rossi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnston scores with a nice strike.
Nice shot by Johnston.
Johnston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from De Rossi.
Johnston jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from Johnston misses.
De Rossi misses with a body shot.
Johnston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnston tests De Rossi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnston might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
De Rossi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnston lands a jab to De Rossi's midsection.
De Rossi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Giuseppe De Rossi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
De Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnston cracks De Rossi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab, jab by Johnston - just one landing.
Johnston punishes De Rossi's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Rossi throws an overhand right that lands on Johnston's shoulder, as Johnston tries to avoid the shot.
Johnston misses with a hook.
De Rossi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnston.
De Rossi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Rossi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnston moves away.
De Rossi tries to clinch
and Johnston counters with a straight right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnston.
De Rossi looks to land a left hand but Johnston moved out of range nicely.
De Rossi is looking to clinch.
De Rossi tries to clinch but Johnston moves out of range.
Johnston throws out a counter right but De Rossi avoids it with no problem.
De Rossi moves in looking to clinch but Johnston pushes him off.#T3#
De Rossi ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Nice shot lands for Johnston.
De Rossi misses the shot to the body.
De Rossi scores with a jab to the body.
Johnston works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnston scores with a hook.
Johnston slips under a jab.
A nice side step and Johnston releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
De Rossi throws a body shot but no joy.
De Rossi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Rossi with a hook.
Johnston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Rossi throws a combination that misses
and Johnston counters with a straight right hand.
De Rossi doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnston circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Rossi takes one on the button.
De Rossi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Johnston. #T4#
De Rossi lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnston off the cage and back into range.
De Rossi misses with a body punch
and Johnston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Rossi missing with a left hand there. Johnston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Johnston on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnston feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Rossis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#ROC2#De Rossi is rocked!
Johnston connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Rossi's hands.
Oh De Rossi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnston connects with a combination that backs up De Rossi into the cage. Johnston lands a flurry of punches that gets past De Rossi's guard. De Rossi is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Johnston bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uestus Johnston!
Uestus Johnston decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Giuseppe De Rossi spoke after the fight, saying 'Such a devastating loss that should never happen in the first place, I want to apologize to my fans for putting such a misserable performance and I promise I will be back stronger as always'.

Event: CTMMA 21: Kasai Vs Bresnar 2
Date: Jul 22, 2022

#R1#
Johnston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mouskal throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnston.
Mouskal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnston.
Johnston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnston dodges the punch combination from Mouskal.
Johnston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnston scores with a hook.
Mouskal misses the jab.
A big right from Mouskal misses. #CL#
Johnston instigates a clinch.
Johnston displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mouskal up against the cage.
Johnston definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mouskal blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Johnston scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mouskal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnston throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Johnston controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnston will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mouskal up against the cage.
Johnston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mouskal's efforts to push away.
Johnston scores with a shot to the side of Mouskal's head.
Mouskal wants to break free but Johnston has control.
Johnston misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Johnston lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Johnston.
Mouskal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnston.
Johnston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnston swings wildly with an uppercut but Mouskal uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Johnston on the inside.
Johnston misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Mouskal breaks the clinch.
Johnston scores with a sloppy right hand. Mouskal should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnston misses with a looping left.
Good shot there by Johnston.#T3#
A jab from Johnston does it's job there.
A slow jab from Johnston misses its intended target. #CL#
Johnston closes the distance and clinches.
Johnston misses with the head strike.
Mouskal blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Johnston.
The referee calls for Johnston to work.
Johnston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mouskal is trying to push Johnston away but Johnston has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnston.
Mouskal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Johnston. #T4#
Johnston keeps control of Mouskal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Johnston.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mouskal.
Johnston misses with a punch to the body.
Johnston lands with a left to the head.
Johnston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mouskal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mouskal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnston struggles to land a body shot inside as Mouskal controls his hands.
Mouskal being controlled against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Mouskal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mouskal throws a lazy right hand but Johnston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alak Mouskal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mouskal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnston moves away.
Mouskal misses with a wild combination.
Mouskal takes a swing at Johnston's ribcage but misses.
Johnston slips under a jab.
Johnston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mouskal swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnston looks to land a combination. Mouskal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mouskal misses with a wild combination.
Mouskal just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mouskal. Mouskal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mouskal can do to turn this around?
Johnston scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnston lands with a right hand.
Mouskal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mouskal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mouskal throws an overhand right that lands on Johnston's shoulder, as Johnston tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnston!
Mouskal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnston catches Mouskal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnston lands with an overhand left.#CL#
Johnston clinches up against the cage.
Johnston lands a left hand.
Johnston content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mouskal tries to break the clinch but Johnston is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Uestus Johnston has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnston stalling against the cage. #T2#
Mouskal is trying to push Johnston away but Johnston has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnston working aggressively here.
Johnston leaning his opponent against the cage.
Johnston throws a punch but it's blocked by Mouskal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bit of stalling here from Johnston.
A body shot lands from Johnston.
Johnston scores with a shot to the side of Mouskal's head.
Johnston is stalling here. #T3#
Mouskal wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnston.
Johnston dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Johnston is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Uestus Johnston.
Mouskal throws a series of punches but Johnston avoids them all with ease.
Johnston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mouskal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnston moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mouskal.
A big right from Johnston misses.
Mouskal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mouskal defending well as Johnston loads up on a big left hand.
Johnston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mouskal.
Johnston is looking to counter punch.
Johnston looks to land a right hand but Mouskal moved out of range.
It seemed like Mouskal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T4#
Johnston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mouskal.
Johnston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab by Johnston.
Johnston misses with a series of wild punches.
Mouskal throws a body shot but no joy.
Mouskal throws a big shot that misses.
Johnston is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mouskal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #CL#
Johnston rushes Mouskal and presses him up against the cage.
Johnston content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Johnston on the inside.
Johnston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnston lands a shoulder strike.
Johnston lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.#R3#
Johnston throws a hook but Mouskal blocks it.
Johnston's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mouskal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnston scrambles back to his feet.
Mouskal loads up on a big right hand but Johnston slips the punch.
A big right from Mouskal misses.
Johnston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mouskal.
Mouskal throws a body punch but Johnston moves out of range.
Johnston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Johnston misses.
Johnston lands with a straight right. Mouskal didn't see that one coming.
Johnston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mouskal.
Johnston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mouskal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnston misses the target.
Johnston smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CL#
Johnston takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnston lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnston has a couple of punches blocked by Mouskal.
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!
Johnston scores with a shoulder strike. #T1#
Johnston effectively controlling the action here.
Mouskal tries to break the clinch but Johnston is controlling the position.
Mouskal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Johnston.
Johnston lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mouskal backwards.
Johnston manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Johnston has Mouskal pressed against the cage, preventing Mouskal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnston effectively controlling the action here.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mouskal wants to break free but Johnston has control.
Johnston is struggling to control the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnston.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Johnston - that landed with a thud.
Johnston's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnston. #T3#
Johnston leaning against his opponent.
The referee is keeping an eye on Johnston - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mouskal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnston has him pressed against the cage.
Johnston throws a head punch that misses.
Johnston stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Uestus Johnston.
Johnston works over Mouskal's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnston punishes Mouskal's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnston sizes up Mouskal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mouskal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab, jab by Johnston - just one landing.
Mouskal scores with a one two! Johnston had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T4#
Johnston scores with a jab.
Johnston dodges the punch combination from Mouskal.
Johnston with a nice cross.
Mouskal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mouskal throws a lazy right hand but Johnston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL#
Johnston closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnston.
A short right from Johnston.
Johnston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Johnston. #ROC#Mouskal is rocked!
Johnston lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mouskal backwards.
Mouskal is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnston finish him?
Johnston lands a left hand.
Alak Mouskal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnston works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mouskal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee calls for Johnston to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uestus Johnston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnston 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uestus Johnston!
Uestus Johnston looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Giuseppe, Lets go boy! No more excuses, no more running! '.

Event: CTMMA 20: Kasai Vs Salazar
Date: Jun 24, 2022

#R1#
Harvey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnston was well out of range. Poor timing from Harvey.
Harvey lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnston slips a straight right by Harvey.
Harvey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harvey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnston looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harvey.
Harvey misses with a combination
enabling Johnston to counter with a crisp jab.
Harvey works Johnston's body with a nice hook.
Harvey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harvey stuns Johnston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice uppercut there from Harvey.
Harvey misses with an uppercut
and Johnston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harvey drops his hands momentarily and Johnston takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T1#
Harvey goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Harvey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harvey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harvey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnston.
Johnston looks to throw the jab but Harvey is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Harvey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Johnston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harvey misses with a hook
enabling Johnston to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harvey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnston scores with a jab to the head.
Harvey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnston throws a shot from downtown. Harvey moves away and avoids it.
Harvey takes a swing at Johnston's ribcage but misses.
Johnston appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Harvey has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvey looks to land a combination but Johnston avoids it well.
Harvey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harvey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnston throws a right and a left that Harvey avoids nicely. #T2#
Harvey just misses with a punch to the body.
Harvey scores with a hook.
No joy there for Harvey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harvey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harvey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnston was well out of range. Poor timing from Harvey.
Johnston is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Harvey scores with a hook.
Harvey lands a jab.
Harvey throws a one two combo.
Harvey throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnston.
Harvey scores with a one two! Johnston had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Harvey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnston was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnston.
Harvey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harvey misses with a wild combination. #T3#
Harvey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harvey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harvey slips under a jab from Johnston.
Johnston looks to score with a jab to the body but Harvey is just out of range.
It seemed like Harvey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harvey just misses with a punch to the body.
Alec Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Harvey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnston doesn't seem phased though.
Harvey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnston.
Harvey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnston under the eye.
Johnston throws a hook but Harvey blocks it.
Harvey throws out a counter right but Johnston avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Harvey misses.
Harvey just misses with a punch to the body.
Harvey throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
Nice defenses there by Harvey.
Johnston throws an overhand right that lands on Harvey's shoulder, as Harvey tries to avoid the shot.
Harvey is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Johnston misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harvey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvey looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnston is just out of range.
Johnston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harvey.
Johnston missing with a left hand there. Harvey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnston throws a shot from downtown. Harvey moves away and avoids it.
Johnston is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harvey tries to clinch but Johnston moves out of range.
Harvey lands an overhand right.
Johnston throws a hook but Harvey blocks it.
Harvey tries to bum rush Johnston with a series of wild strikes but Johnston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston swinging wildly here.
Harvey is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Johnston with a body shot.
Harvey lands with a hook. Johnston tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alec Harvey dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Harvey swings widly with a right hand
letting Johnston counter with a right hand.
Johnston throws a jab when Harvey was well out of range.
Harvey misses with a looping left.
A combination from Harvey does no damage.
Johnston looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harvey lands with a good body shot.
Johnston misses the shot to the body.
Harvey throws a body punch but Johnston moves out of range.
Johnston tests Harvey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnston throws a shot from downtown. Harvey moves away and avoids it.
Harvey throws a leg kick but Johnston moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Harvey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Johnston misses its intended target.
Harvey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnston circles away quickly and effectively.
Harvey scores with the left hand. Johnston knows he should have avoided that one.
Sloppy strikes from Harvey. Those never looked like landing. #T1#
A left and a right from Harvey both land. Nice combination.
A big right from Johnston misses.
Harvey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnston counters with a left and a right that stings Harvey.
Harvey with a nice cross.
Harvey cracks Johnston with an open hand slap.
Johnston moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harvey misses with an uppercut. Johnston saw that one coming.
Johnston's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harvey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnston scrambles back to his feet.
Harvey just misses with a punch to the body.
Harvey misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Johnston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnston avoids the body shot from Harvey.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnston moves away.
Johnston swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A combination from Harvey does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Harvey. #T2#
Johnston throws a body shot but no joy.
Harvey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Johnston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harvey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnston shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harvey throws a good cross that connects.
Harvey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnston was well out of range. Poor timing from Harvey.#CL2#
Harvey closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Harvey.
Harvey throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnston.
Harvey lands with a right to the head.
Harvey misses with the head strike.
Johnston trying to control the position but instead, Harvey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnston into the cage.
Johnston is looking to control Harvey's arms but Harvey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnston has his back to the cage. #T3#
Johnston's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johnston.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harvey as Johnston tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Uestus Johnston.
Harvey looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnston is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnston misses the target.
Harvey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harvey scores with a jab.
Harvey moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harvey throws a hook to the side of Johnston's head but Johnston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnston throws a jab when Harvey was well out of range.
Harvey takes a swing at Johnston's ribcage but misses.
Johnston throwing a counter right hand but Harvey manages to avoid it.
Harvey sizes up Johnston with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A cross from Harvey lands.
Harvey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#CL2#
Harvey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnston dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Johnston leaning his opponent against the cage.
A body shot lands from Harvey.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johnston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harvey is keeping busy.
Johnston just leaning against Harvey, taking a breather.
Harvey misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Johnston.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Uestus Johnston.
Harvey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harvey misses with a looping right.
Johnston throwing a counter right hand but Harvey manages to avoid it.
Harvey lands a jab.
Harvey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alec Harvey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Harvey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harvey works Johnston's body with a nice hook.
Harvey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnston looks to land a right hand but Harvey moved out of range.
Harvey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnston.
Harvey feints a jab promting Johnston to slip. Harvey then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnston slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Harvey scores with a nice strike.
Alec Harvey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harvey slips a straight right by Johnston.
Harvey tests Johnston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Harvey does it's job there.
Harvey with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harvey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnston at a distance.
Johnston lands with a shot to the body. #T1#
Harvey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Harvey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnston.
Johnston's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harvey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnston scrambles back to his feet.
Johnston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harvey.
Johnston swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Harvey loads up on a big right hand but Johnston slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Johnston.
Harvey takes a swing at Johnston's ribcage but misses.
Harvey cracks Johnston with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnston moves out of range of the leg kick from Harvey.
Johnston throwing a counter right hand but Harvey manages to avoid it.
Harvey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnston lands with a nice body punch.
Harvey ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Harvey now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harvey scores with a body shot. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnston takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harvey misses with the combination.
Johnston throws a looping overhand right but Harvey ducks down to avoid it.
Johnston is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harvey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab lands there for Johnston.
Nice uppercut there from Harvey.
Harvey misses the body punch
and Johnston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harvey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnston takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnston walks into a straight right hand from Harvey.
Harvey throws a low kick but Johnston moves out of range easily. #T3#
Harvey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harvey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harvey throws a hook but Johnston avoids it easily.
Harvey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harvey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harvey doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnston circles away.
Johnston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harvey tries to clinch up.
Johnston was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A big right from Johnston misses.
Johnston moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Harvey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Harvey moves out of range as Johnston strikes.
Harvey doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnston circles away.
Johnston throwing a counter right hand but Harvey manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Harvey darts in and clinches Johnston up against the cage.
Johnston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harvey is keeping busy.#T4#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harvey as Johnston tries to tie him up.
Johnston can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Johnston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right 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!
Harvey presses Johnston against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnston stalling in the clinch but Harvey improves position.
Harvey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, Harvey scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harvey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harvey pushes Johnston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harvey pushes Johnston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harvey tries a body shot but Johnston blocks it.
Johnston tries to stall but Harvey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnston trying to control the position but instead, Harvey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnston into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnston tries to stall but Harvey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Uestus Johnston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Uestus Johnston.
Harvey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alec Harvey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harvey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alec Harvey!
Alec Harvey gave a mention to Groove Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: CTMMA 19: Grang Vs Toryiama
Date: May 20, 2022

#R1#
A punch combination from Pacheco misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Johnston misses its target.
Pacheco doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnston circles away.
Pacheco drops his hands momentarily and Johnston takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pacheco under the eye.
Johnston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pacheco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pacheco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnston blocks a jab.
Johnston works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Johnston's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pacheco at a distance.
Johnston scores with a jab to the body.
Johnston tests Pacheco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pacheco on the side of the head.
Johnston tests Pacheco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnston swats away the attempt to clinch by Pacheco.
Pacheco takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnston jabs Pacheco to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T1#
Johnston cracks Pacheco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pacheco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pacheco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacheco tries to score with a low kick but Johnston moves his leg out of the way.
Johnston stuns Pacheco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pacheco takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnston scores with a nice strike.
Pacheco moves in looking to clinch but Johnston pushes him off.
Pacheco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pacheco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnston lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacheco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Uestus Johnston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Johnston lands.
Johnston lands a right hook to the body.
Johnston stuns Pacheco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pacheco scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pacheco takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnston is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johnston scores with a hook to the body. Pacheco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pacheco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pacheco there as he acknowledges the shot.#T2#
Johnston scores with the left hand. Pacheco knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnston cracks Pacheco with an open hand slap.
Johnston jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pacheco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pacheco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CL2#
Pacheco has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnston slowing the pace effectively.
Johnston holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Johnston gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Pacheco tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnston avoids the damage to the body.
Pacheco jumps guard but Johnston stands there with Pacheco around his waist. Pacheco gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnston leaning against his opponent.
Johnston slows down the pace here.
Stalling in the clinch from Johnston.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Johnston for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Uestus Johnston.
Pacheco looks to land a left hand but Johnston moved out of range nicely.
Pacheco takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnston jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #T3#
Pacheco on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pacheco misses with a hook.
Pacheco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pacheco tries to clinch there but Johnston circles away.
Pacheco swings for the body but Johnston moves out of range.
Pacheco has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pacheco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pacheco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#ROC#Pacheco is rocked!
Uestus Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnston lands with a nice body punch.
Pacheco is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD2#
Pacheco looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pacheco being controlled here momentarily.
Pacheco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnston looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnston, not yet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Johnston looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Johnston can't keep his opponent in guard - Pacheco advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T4#
Johnston controlling the position for now.
Pacheco wants to take a breather but Johnston is having none of it.
Johnston keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pacheco on the ground.
Johnston controlling the position for now.
Johnston wants to improve his position but Pacheco is controlling well.
Johnston is doing well to control the position and prevent Pacheco from advancing to side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnston is staying active underneath Pacheco, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pacheco throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnston holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Pacheco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnston's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Pacheco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL2#
Pacheco moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnston taking a breather.
Pacheco has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Johnston avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johnston takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johnston is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Johnston is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pacheco has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johnston after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Uestus Johnston.
Pacheco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pacheco misses with a wild body shot.
Johnston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pacheco tries to clinch up.
Johnston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pacheco doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheers as Johnston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pacheco doesn't seem phased though.#T1#
Pacheco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pacheco.
Uestus Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Pacheco.
Johnston lands with an overhand left.
Jose Pacheco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacheco takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pacheco looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnston is just out of range.#CL2#
Pacheco drives through and clinches with Johnston against the cage.
Johnston stalling the fight.
Come on Johnston - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pacheco has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johnston after a bit of a struggle.
Johnston slows down the pace here.
Johnston stalling.
Johnston seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Johnston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pacheco can do to turn this around?
Pacheco wants to take the fight to the mat but Johnston manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pacheco tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnston smiles and moves away.
Johnston catches Pacheco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T2#
Pacheco wants to clinch.
Johnston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnston lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnston.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacheco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pacheco looks for a takedown but Johnston sprawls well.
Johnston jabs Pacheco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pacheco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A cross from Johnston lands.
Johnston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pacheco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A cross from Johnston lands.
Pacheco is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnston finish him?
Pacheco on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pacheco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pacheco seems to have recovered his senses.
Pacheco jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T3#
Pacheco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnston scores with a four punch combination!
Johnston moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johnston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pacheco. Pacheco circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pacheco tries to clinch up but Johnston circles away and keeps his distance.
Pacheco walks into a left hand.
Johnston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pacheco. Pacheco circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab lands there for Johnston.
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!
Pacheco shoots in for a takedown but Johnston shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnston punishes Pacheco's body with a nice straight punch.
Pacheco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnston.
A left and a right from Johnston both land. Nice combination.
Pacheco tries to clinch but Johnston moves out of range.
Pacheco misses with a hook. Johnston ducked under it nicely.
Johnston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnston stuns Pacheco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnston scores with a nice head shot.#T4#
Pacheco tries to score with a low kick but Johnston moves his leg out of the way.
Johnston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnston lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnston lands a slapping body shot.
Johnston lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnston with a hook.
Pacheco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pacheco tries to clinch but Johnston is having none of it.
Johnston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacheco.
It looked like Johnston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pacheco wants to clinch up but Johnston keeps it at a distance.
Jab from Johnston.
Johnston throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#TD2#
Pacheco darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pacheco is breathing heavily.
Johnston is not content to let Pacheco control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Johnston swats away the attempt to clinch by Pacheco.
Johnston was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pacheco misses with a looping right.
Johnston misses with a two punch combination.
Pacheco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pacheco misses with the combination.
Johnston feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pachecos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pacheco is looking to clinch but Johnston is avoiding it.
Pacheco shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnston defends it nicely.
Johnston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Uestus Johnston is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco throws the left hand but Johnston avoids the punch easily.
Johnston goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnston bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pacheco's head backwards.
Donk. Johnston catches Pacheco right on the button with a cross.#T1#
Johnston connects with a looping right hand.
Pacheco is looking to clinch but Johnston is avoiding it.
Johnston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the liver by Johnston. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnston darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pacheco under the eye.
Pacheco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnston scores with the left hand. Pacheco knows he should have avoided that one.
Pacheco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Donk. Johnston catches Pacheco right on the button with a cross.#CL2#
Pacheco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnston, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnston prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johnston stalling the fight.
Johnston looking to stall.
Pacheco has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johnston after a bit of a struggle.
Uestus Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Pacheco.#TD2#
Pacheco has picked Johnston up - he's going for a ride! Pacheco dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.#SUB2#
Pacheco 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.
Pacheco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pacheco thows a huge punch but Johnston dodges it nicely. #T2#
Johnston is trying to control but can't.
Jose Pacheco has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnston holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Johnston is trying to maintain the position but Pacheco is very close to passing his half guard.
Pacheco throwing shots but Johnston is blocking nicely.
Johnston tries to roll over but Pacheco keeps him under control.
Pacheco wants to take a breather but Johnston is having none of it. #T3#
Pacheco missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnston is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Pacheco is trying to work for a kimura but Johnston is defending well. #SUB2#
Pacheco is working for a kimura but Johnston is defending it quite comfortably.
Johnston works his way to full guard. Good work.
Johnston 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.
Pacheco being controlled here momentarily.
Jose Pacheco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pacheco is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnston has wrist control.
Pacheco tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnston is retaining full guard.
Johnston is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Johnston controlling the action here.
Pacheco is looking for a sweep. Johnston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnston controlling the action here.
Pacheco wants to get back to full guard.
Pacheco flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uestus Johnston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnston, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uestus Johnston!
A determined Uestus Johnston didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

Event: CTMMA 18: Grang Vs Miz 2
Date: Apr 28, 2022

#R1#
Johnston slips a jab from Bresnar.
Bresnar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bresnar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bresnar punishes Johnston's body with a nice straight punch.
Bresnar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bresnar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CL#
Bresnar has Johnston up against the cage in a clinch.
Bresnar lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnston backwards.
Johnston wants to stall.
Johnston will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bresnar up against the cage.
Johnston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bresnar is keeping busy.
The referee calls for Bresnar to work. #BC#
Bresnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bresnar is looking to clinch but Johnston is avoiding it. #T1#
Bresnar slips a straight right by Johnston.
Johnston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnston connects with the punch.
Johnston bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bresnar's head backwards.#CL#
Bresnar closes the distance and pushes Johnston back into the cage.
Bresnar looking to throw knees to the head but Johnston is blocking nicely.
Johnston leaning his opponent against the cage.
Johnston stalling in the clinch but Bresnar improves position.
Johnston effectively controlling the action here.
Johnston avoiding damage as Bresnar throws knees to the body.
Bresnar trying to stall but Johnston improves his position.
Bresnar stalling against the cage.
A body shot lands from Bresnar.
Bresnar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnston avoids it.#T2#
Johnston looking to stall. #BC#
Bresnar breaks the clinch. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnston taking a breather.
Bresnar lands a left hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bresnar as Johnston tries to tie him up. #BC#
Bresnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uestus Johnston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bresnar fails with an attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bresnar tries to clinch but Johnston is having none of it.
Bresnar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bresnar tries to clinch but Johnston moves out of range.
Bresnar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnston throws a jab but it's blocked by Bresnar.
Bresnar tries to clinch up.#T3#
Bresnar blocks a jab.
It looked like Bresnar was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bresnar takes one on the button.#CL#
Bresnar has closed the distance and engaged Johnston in a clinch.
Johnston has Bresnar pressed against the cage.
Johnston is stalling here.
Johnston trying to control the position but instead, Bresnar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnston into the cage.
The referee calls for Johnston to work.
Bresnar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bresnar lands with a short shot to the head.
Come on Bresnar - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bresnar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnston is struggling to control the position.#T4#
Bresnar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnston is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Uestus Johnston.
Johnston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bresnar manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Johnston. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston punishes Bresnar's body with a nice straight punch.#CL#
Bresnar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnston, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnston looking to stall.
Bresnar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bresnar landing knees to the body.
Bresnar scores with a hook to the body.#BC#
Bresnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnston fails to land with a series of punches.
Bresnar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jach Bresnar will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Bresnar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bresnar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bresnar moves forwards but Johnston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bresnar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bresnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bresnar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnston darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CL#
Bresnar forces Johnston back against the cage and clinches.
Johnston has Bresnar pushed against the cage.
Johnston looking to stall.
Johnston letting Bresnar take a breather here.
Johnston has Bresnar pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnston slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Uestus Johnston.#CL#
Bresnar has managed to clinch. #T1#
Come on Johnston - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnston looking to slow down the pace here.
Bresnar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnstons head.
Bresnar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bresnar lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bresnar. #BC#
Bresnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnston lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bresnar throws a lazy right hand but Johnston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bresnar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnston.
Johnston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bresnar is looking to counter punch.
Bresnar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnston dips to his left and cracks Bresnar with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnston connects with a body shot.#T2#
Bresnar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bresnar clobbers Johnston with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bresnar doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnston circles away. #CL#
Bresnar rushes Johnston and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Bresnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnston looks to land a left hand but Bresnar moved out of range nicely.
Bresnar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#CL#
Bresnar clinches with his opponent.
Johnston looking to stall.
A hook to the body from Bresnar.
Johnston controlling the action here for a moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johnston takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johnston is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T3#
Bresnar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bresnar scores with a hook to the body.
Jach Bresnar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johnston is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnston seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Uestus Johnston.
Johnston doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#CL#
Bresnar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnston slows down the pace here.
Johnston slowing the pace effectively.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Johnston stalling in the clinch but Bresnar improves position.
Johnston trying to control the position but instead, Bresnar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnston into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Uestus Johnston.
Johnston lands a right hook to the body. #T4#
Bresnar tries to clinch but Johnston is having none of it.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bresnar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uestus Johnston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnston throws a big shot that misses.
Bresnar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnston lands with a shot to the body.
Bresnar fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL#
Bresnar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnston, pushing him back against the cage.
Bresnar scores with a shot to the side of Johnston's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is keeping an eye on Bresnar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johnston's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bresnar as Johnston tries to tie him up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jach Bresnar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bresnar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Johnston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnston connects with the punch.
Johnston misses with a hook
and Bresnar counters with a two punch combo.
Bresnar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jach Bresnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bresnar cracks Johnston with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bresnar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnston throws a right hand that Bresnar ducks under and follows up with a left that Bresnar also avoids with ease.
Johnston misses with a jab to the body
enabling Bresnar to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bresnar on the side of the head.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnston! But no joy.
Bresnar ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
A swing and a miss from Johnston.
Uestus Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Bresnar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Johnston napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Johnston tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bresnar presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Bresnar scores with a couple of good head shots there. #T1#
Johnston in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Johnston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bresnar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnston is desperately trying to improve his position but Bresnar has a good base and remains in mount.
Bresnar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bresnar working Johnston over with strikes here.
Johnston takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Johnston tries to lock up and control but Bresnar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bresnar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnston in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bresnar scoring with strikes but Johnston is staying in there. #ROC#Johnston is rocked!
Bresnar working the ground and pound effectively.
Johnston is still in real trouble! Can Bresnar finish him?
Bresnar cracks Johnston with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jach Bresnar!

Event: CTMMA 17: Kasai Vs Johnston
Date: Mar 31, 2022

#R1#
Johnston scores with a sloppy right hand. Kasai should have avoided that one.
Kasai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnston.
Johnston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasai manages to avoid it.#CL#
Kasai moves into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Kasai has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Kasai lands a body punch in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johnston taking a breather.
Kasai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnston backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Kasai.
Kasai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnston looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnston stalling in the clinch but Kasai improves position.
Johnston's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kasai as Johnston tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Uestus Johnston.
Kasai throws a body punch but Johnston moves out of range.
Kasai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnston looks to land a left hand but Kasai moved out of range nicely.
Kasai cracks Johnston with a right hand to the side of the head.#T1#
Johnston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnston looks to throw the jab but Kasai is out of range.
Uestus Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnston lands a nice hook to Kasai's body. Kasai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Johnston misses.
Kasai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CUT#It looks like Uestus Johnston has been cut.
Kasai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnston looks to land a right hand but Kasai moved out of range.
Johnston dips to his left and cracks Kasai with an uppercut!
Kasai ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Kasai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnston.
Johnston lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice shot lands for Kasai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnston throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kasai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kasai lands a jab to the head.
Johnston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kasai lands a slapping body shot.
Johnston scores with a punch to the head.
Johnston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kasai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T2#
Kasai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CL#
Kasai has managed to clinch.
Johnston wants to stall.
Kasai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Kasai.
Kasai digs a right hand underneath Johnston's ribcage. Johnston let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kasai lands with a short shot to the head.
Kasai scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnston controlling the action here for a moment.
Kasai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kasai.
Johnston stalling the fight.
Johnston is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Kasai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kasai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnston backwards. #T3#
Kasai lands a left hand.
Johnston looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnston wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Uestus Johnston.#CL#
Kasai moves into the clinch.
Johnston stalling in the clinch but Kasai improves position.
Johnston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kasai is keeping busy.
Johnston is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Kasai has denied him.
Johnston is trying to maintain a safe position but Kasai gets an underhook and turns Johnston into the cage.
Kasai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kasai is working Johnston over against the cage.
Johnston manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kasai lands a right hand.
Kasai cracks Johnston with a nice body shot.
Johnston looks winded!
Kasai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnston tries to stall but Kasai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnston looking to slow down the pace here.#T4#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Uestus Johnston.
Johnston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kasai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnston has time to react.
Johnston takes a swing at Kasai's ribcage but misses.
Kasai tries to counter by clinching up but Johnston breaks away and moves out of range.
Johnston throws the left hand but Kasai avoids the punch easily.
Kasai went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kasai cracks a nice hook into Johnston's ribs.
Kasai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasai throws a shot to the body.
Kasai lands a nice looking body shot. #KD#
Kasai lands a left and a right that send Johnston crashing to the mat, dazed. Kasai thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Johnston is rocked!
Kasai fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Johnston to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Johnston looks to clinch but Kasai throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Johnston taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Keizo Kasai!
Keizo Kasai retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Keizo Kasai 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.

Event: CTMMA 16: Neich Vs Kasai 2
Date: Mar 02, 2022

#R1#
Johnston lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnston.
Fjordlinginsson misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnston counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnston lands a right hook to the body.
Fjordlinginsson fails with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a nice uppercut.
Fjordlinginsson tries for a takedown but Johnston circles away easily
and Johnston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjorg Fjordlinginsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fjordlinginsson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fjordlinginsson fails with the takedown
and Fjordlinginsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fjordlinginsson shoots and misses
and Johnston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fjordlinginsson shoots and misses
and Johnston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fjordlinginsson misses with a takedown
and Johnston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnston lands a jab to Fjordlinginsson's midsection.
Johnston has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fjordlinginsson is landing a low percentage of strikes.#T1#
Johnston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnston works over Fjordlinginsson's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice shot by Johnston.
Fjordlinginsson fails with the takedown
and Fjordlinginsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fjordlinginsson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fjordlinginsson misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Johnston to counter with a crisp jab.
Fjordlinginsson fails with the takedown
enabling Johnston to counter with a crisp jab.
Fjordlinginsson is breathing heavily.
Johnston lands with a good body shot.
Johnston is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fjordlinginsson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
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!
Fjordlinginsson shoots and misses
and Johnston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab lands there for Johnston.
Fjordlinginsson with a poor takedown
and Johnston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Uestus Johnston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T2#
Fjordlinginsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fjordlinginsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnston connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fjordlinginsson scrambles back to his feet.#ROC2#Fjordlinginsson is rocked!
Johnston lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Fjordlinginsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fjordlinginsson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Johnston does it's job there.
A punch lands to the side of Fjordlinginsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fjordlinginsson shoots and misses
and Johnston counters with a left to the body.
Johnston lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnston jabs Fjordlinginsson right on the nose. Fjordlinginsson blinks but takes it well.
Johnston scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fjordlinginsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fjordlinginsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fjordlinginsson misses with a hook
and Johnston counters with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Fjordlinginsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fjordlinginsson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnston!
Johnston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnston lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johnston lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johnston's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fjordlinginsson fails with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a series of strikes. Fjordlinginsson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bjorg Fjordlinginsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fjordlinginsson misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fjordlinginsson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnston counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnston scores with a hook.
Johnston is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Johnston scores with a three punch combo! #T4#
Johnston lands a jab to Fjordlinginsson's midsection.
Johnston jabs Fjordlinginsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnston has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Johnston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fjordlinginsson at a distance.
Fjordlinginsson shoots and misses
and Johnston counters with a stiff right hand.
Fjordlinginsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnston lands with a good body shot.
Nice body punch from Johnston.
Fjordlinginsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnston catches Fjordlinginsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnston bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fjordlinginsson's head backwards.
Johnston swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fjordlinginsson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fjordlinginsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fjordlinginsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnston, as that shot connected.
Johnston lands with an overhand left.
Johnston stuns Fjordlinginsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fjordlinginsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnston's waist but Johnston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fjordlinginsson off to one side.
Fjordlinginsson has his takedown stuffed
and Johnston counters with a two punch combo.
Fjordlinginsson swings widly with a right hand
and Johnston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fjordlinginsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fjordlinginsson shoots and misses
and Johnston counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjorg Fjordlinginsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnston!
Johnston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fjordlinginsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnston lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnston stuns Fjordlinginsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fjordlinginsson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnston defends well and Fjordlinginsson ends up having to push Johnston into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Johnston stops a takedown attempt from Fjordlinginsson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Johnston lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC2#
Johnston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fjordlinginsson finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Johnston's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Fjordlinginsson falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uestus Johnston!
A pretty intense looking Uestus Johnston took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

Event: CTMMA 15: Kasai Vs Bresnar
Date: Jan 30, 2022

#R1#
Salazar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Johnston to counter with a crisp jab.
Salazar shoots and misses
and Johnston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Salazar darts in trying to clinch
and Johnston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Johnston to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salazar misses with a takedown
and Johnston counters with a series of strikes. Salazar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Salazar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnston counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnston looks to land a combination. Salazar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#T1#
Salazar walks into a left hand.
Salazar tries to clinch but Johnston moves away
and Johnston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salazar misses with a takedown attempt
and Salazar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chito Jacare Salazar . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salazar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Salazar has his takedown stuffed
and Salazar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnston cracks Salazar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Salazar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnston counters with a nice body shot.
Johnston has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Johnston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnston digs a good body shot into Salazar 's ribs.
Salazar dives in and grabs Johnston's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnston pushes down on Salazar 's head and hops out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salazar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salazar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnston counters with a one-two to the body.
Salazar fails with the takedown
and Johnston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salazar with a poor takedown
and Johnston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Salazar is breathing heavily.#T2#
Johnston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnston lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Salazar backs up against the cage.
Johnston uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Salazar wants to clinch but Johnston slips to the side
and Johnston counters with a straight right hand.
Salazar tries to clinch up
and Johnston counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnston jabs Salazar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnston has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Salazar tries to clinch up
and Johnston counters with a two punch combo.
Salazar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnston as he avoids it easily.
Johnston is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Salazar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Salazar moves to clinch but Johnston breaks away
and Johnston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salazar doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Johnston counter with a right hand.
Johnston lands a slapping body shot. #T3#
Salazar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnston lands with a good body shot.
Johnston lands with a hook. Salazar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnston is working the combinations to good effect here.
Salazar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Salazar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnston scores with the left hand. Salazar knows he should have avoided that one.
Salazar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Salazar darts in trying to clinch
and Johnston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Salazar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnston counters with a one-two to the body.
Salazar shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Salazar . Salazar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Uestus Johnston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
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!
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnston.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Salazar . He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Salazar with a poor takedown
letting Johnston counter with a right hand.
Johnston scores with a sloppy right hand. Salazar should have avoided that one.
Salazar moves to clinch but Johnston breaks away
and Johnston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salazar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnston.
Johnston jabs Salazar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Salazar misses with a takedown
letting Johnston counter with a right hand.
Salazar darts in trying to clinch
and Salazar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salazar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnston tries to avoid it but Salazar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnston to the ground. Johnston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As Salazar backs off Johnston throws a huge counter combo but Salazar manages to avoid it all.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salazar wants to clinch
and Johnston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salazar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Salazar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Salazar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salazar looks to clinch
letting Johnston counter with a right hand.
Salazar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnston throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Salazar tries to clinch but Johnston moves away
and Johnston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salazar looks to clinch
and Johnston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salazar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnston counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chito Jacare Salazar . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salazar looks to clinch
and Johnston counters with a nice uppercut.
Chito Jacare Salazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Johnston gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Salazar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnston has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Salazar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T1#
Johnston pulls Salazar in close to prevent any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnston can do anything to dispel that myth.
Salazar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Salazar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Salazar is in close to Johnston's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Salazar landing some decent shots from guard.
Salazar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Salazar throwing strikes but missing.
Johnston is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Johnston is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Salazar is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnston has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salazar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnston is trying to keep Salazar in close.
Salazar throws a big right hand that misses.
Salazar works over Johnston with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnston is pulling down on Salazar 's head. It's preventing any offense from Salazar , at least for the moment.#T2#
Salazar throwing strikes from guard but Johnston blocks nicely.
Johnston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salazar throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Salazar is fighting to break Johnston's control of his arms but Johnston is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Salazar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've been hearing that Salazar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Salazar is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnston has wrist control.
Salazar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Salazar preventing the sweep.
Johnston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Salazar is fighting to break Johnston's control of his arms but Johnston is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Salazar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T3#
Johnston utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnston has momentary wrist control but Salazar slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnston has Salazar pulled in close to control his posture.
Salazar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnston is pulling down on Salazar 's head to control his posture.
Johnston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Salazar .
Johnston controls Salazar momentarily but Salazar frees himself.
Johnston 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.
Salazar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Salazar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnston not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Salazar throwing strikes from guard but Johnston blocks nicely.
Johnston has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Salazar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T4#
Salazar throwing strikes from guard but Johnston blocks nicely.
Johnston has control of Salazar 's left arm, preventing Salazar from doing any damage.
Salazar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnston 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.
Johnston seems keen to control Salazar 's posture.
Salazar working some strikes from top position.
Salazar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Salazar throws a big elbow that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Johnston holds on and takes a little breather.
Salazar lands a couple of elbows.
Salazar throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnston has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Johnston trying to keep a closed guard but Salazar is proving a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chito Jacare Salazar dominated that second round.
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!#R3#
Salazar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Uestus Johnston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Salazar tries for a takedown but Johnston circles away easily
and Johnston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Salazar tries to clinch up
and Johnston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salazar tries to clinch up
and Johnston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salazar looks to clinch
and Johnston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnston jabs Salazar right on the nose. Salazar blinks but takes it well.
Johnston's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnston duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salazar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T1#
Salazar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnston shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Salazar eats them both and turns towards Johnston to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Salazar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnston as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chito Jacare Salazar . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnston leaves Salazar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnston is looking for the big counter here.
Salazar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a nice uppercut.
Salazar drops his hands momentarily and Johnston takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Salazar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnston scores with a jab to the body.
Salazar misses with a takedown
and Johnston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T2#
Salazar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Salazar thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Salazar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnston throws a one two combo.
Salazar tries for a takedown but Johnston circles away easily
and Johnston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnston lands a jab to the head.
Johnston lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnston.
Johnston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Salazar wants to clinch but Johnston slips to the side
and Johnston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnston throws a good cross that connects.
Salazar moves to clinch but Johnston breaks away
and Johnston counters with a stiff right hand.
A left and a right from Johnston both land. Nice combination. #T3#
Salazar wants to clinch but Johnston slips to the side
and Johnston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salazar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnston cracks a nice hook into Salazar 's ribs.
Salazar wants to clinch
and Johnston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Salazar moves to clinch but Johnston breaks away
and Johnston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnston scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Salazar wants to clinch
and Johnston counters with a right hand to the body.
Salazar is looking to clinch but Johnston is avoiding it.
Johnston unleashes a big counter combination but Salazar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Salazar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Salazar fails with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a nice body shot. #T4#
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Salazar under the eye.
Salazar tries for a takedown but Johnston circles away easily
letting Johnston counter with a right hand.
Uestus Johnston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salazar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnston sizes up Salazar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Salazar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Salazar thinking.
Johnston lands with a nice combination. Salazar backs away looking to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Johnston.
Salazar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnston counters with a three punch combo that has Salazar backing up. Salazar nods at Johnston to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnston connects with the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uestus Johnston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnston has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 26:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uestus Johnston!
Uestus Johnston took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

Event: CTFA 14: Bresnar Vs Neich
Date: Dec 25, 2021

#R1#
Holey with a poor takedown
and Johnston counters with a one-two to the body.
Holey closes the distance but Johnston moves to the side
and Johnston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnston moves out of range of the body kick.
Holey tries to clinch but Johnston moves out of range.
Johnston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Holey darts in trying to clinch
and Johnston counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holey walks into a straight right hand from Johnston.
Holey tries for a takedown but Johnston circles away easily
and Johnston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holey thinking.
Holey doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Holey. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Johnston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Holey at a distance.
Johnston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Holey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holey throws a head kick but Johnston moves out of range.
Johnston lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nick Holey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnston lands an overhand right.
Johnston tests Holey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnston works Holey's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Holey is defended easily by Johnston.
Johnston lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T2#
No joy there for Johnston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Holey back to the cage. Johnston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holey has his takedown stuffed
and Johnston counters with a nice body shot.
Johnston is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Some wild striking there from Holey.
Johnston is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Holey with a body shot.
Holey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Holey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnston has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.#T3#
Holey fails with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holey misses with a double jab
and Johnston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Holey takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holey or not.
Holey is breathing heavily.
Johnston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holeys head.
Johnston lands with a light punch inside.
Johnston scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC#
Holey breaks from the clinch.
Holey tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnston digs a good body shot into Holey's ribs.
Holey wants to clinch
and Johnston counters with a one-two to the body. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holey moves to clinch but Johnston breaks away
and Johnston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holey tries to clinch but Johnston moves away
and Johnston counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnston scores with a hook to the body. Holey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Holey could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Holey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnston scores with a shot to the body.
Holey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A cross from Johnston lands.
Johnston is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Holey rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice shot by Johnston.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Johnston leaves Holey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnston let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Johnston lands a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Holey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Holey looks to clinch
and Johnston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnston slaps away a takedown attempt from Holey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston catches Holey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Holey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Holey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnston's waist but Johnston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Holey off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Holey. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
A jab from Johnston does it's job there.
Holey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Holey gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Johnston counter with a right hand.
Nick Holey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnston lands with a nice combination. Holey backs away looking to recover.
Johnston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Holey's head.
Holey looks for a takedown but Johnston sprawls well.
Holey misses with a combination
and Johnston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T2#
Holey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Holey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holey darts in trying to clinch
and Johnston counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab by Johnston.
Holey takes one on the button.
Holey closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnston counters with a nice body shot.
Johnston scores with a punch to the head.
Johnston lands a nice shot that snaps Holey's head back.
Johnston has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T3#
Johnston scores with a nice strike.
Holey tries to move into range but Johnston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Uestus Johnston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holey misses with a takedown
enabling Johnston to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC2#Holey is rocked!#CL#
Holey takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnston tries a body shot but Holey blocks it. #BC2#
Johnston manages to break the clinch.
Johnston is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Holey doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Holey with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Johnston to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
Holey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnston is looking for the big counter here.
Holey tries to clinch but Johnston moves away
and Johnston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Holey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holey fails with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oh Holey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Holey tries to move into range but Johnston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Holey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holey has his takedown stuffed
and Johnston counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Johnston scores with a body shot.
Holey seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnston lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Holey tries to clinch
and Holey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnston tests Holey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnston darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Holey darts in trying to clinch
and Johnston counters with a nice body shot.
Uestus Johnston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Holey gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick by Holey misses
and Johnston counters with a right hand to the body.
Holey darts in trying to clinch
and Johnston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnston lands with an overhand left.
Holey doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Johnston to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Holey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T2#
Holey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Holey has his takedown stuffed
and Johnston counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnston displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Johnston finds it's target.
Johnston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Holey tries for a takedown but Johnston circles away easily
and Holey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #TD#
Holey shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnston is trying to defend but Holey finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnston keeping control of the position. #T3#
Johnston tries to get to full guard but Holey has control of the leg.
Johnston is doing well to control the position and prevent Holey from advancing to side control.#SUB#
Holey is working for a kimura but Johnston is defending it quite comfortably.
Johnston controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnston manages to get to full guard.
Johnston seems keen to control Holey's posture.
Johnston keeping full guard, as Holey tries to pass.
Holey trying to control but Johnston is working from the bottom.
Holey is fighting to break Johnston's control of his arms but Johnston is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#SU#
Holey stands up from Johnston's guard - Holey perhaps looking for a knockout.
Holey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnston connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Holey scrambles back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uestus Johnston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnston winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 26:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uestus Johnston!
Uestus Johnston took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Where's Chito? That overrated bum, 'e 'as beaten nobody but 'e is still more popular than the champ? I will demolish him, Chito will be my stepping stone to the title.'.

Event: CTFA 13: Bresnar Vs Harvey
Date: Dec 04, 2021

#R1#
Johnston tries to bum rush Rivera with a series of wild strikes but Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnston lands a jab.
Johnston lands with a nice body punch.
Rivera takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnston throws a right and a left that Rivera avoids nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Rivera has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera takes one to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Johnston.
Johnston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T1#
Johnston tests Rivera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rivera tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnston swivels and escapes.
Johnston throws an overhand right that lands on Rivera's shoulder, as Rivera tries to avoid the shot.
Johnston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rivera doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rivera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Decent striking displayed by Johnston there.#T2#
Rivera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from Johnston.
Johnston lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnston scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnston lands with a nice combination. Rivera backs away looking to recover.
Johnston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rivera under the eye.
Rivera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnston lands with a shot to the body.
Rivera gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Rivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Johnston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnston with a nice cross.
Johnston jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnston lands the left hand.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown but Johnston shows good takedown defense. #T4#
Johnston with a jab.
Johnston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rivera's head.
Rivera is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnston.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnston has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rivera is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Johnston scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rivera circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnston might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rivera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheers as Johnston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rivera doesn't seem phased though.
Johnston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rivera under the eye.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Rivera gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnston cracks Rivera with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnston lands an overhand right.
Rivera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnston, as that shot connected.
Johnston scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnston swinging wildly here. #T1#
A left and a right from Johnston both land. Nice combination.
Uestus Johnston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnston scores with a hook to the body. Rivera takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Uestus Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Johnston there.
Rivera gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uestus Johnston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
Rivera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnston.
Johnston displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rivera.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Rivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch lands to the side of Rivera 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Johnston cracks Rivera with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rivera doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnston tests Rivera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Rivera. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.#T3#
Rivera changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnston tries to avoid it but Rivera manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnston to the ground. Johnston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnston works over Rivera's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rivera doesn't seem bothered though.
Uestus Johnston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rivera feinted with a counter takedown.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnston!
Johnston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnston works the jab nicely.#T4#
Rivera with a poor takedown
and Johnston counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnston misses with a few strikes there.
Johnston digs a good hook to Rivera's body.
Johnston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rivera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rivera changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rivera shoots and misses
and Johnston counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnston lands a slapping body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
A shot to the liver by Johnston. Beautiful body shot.
Johnston punishes Rivera's body with a nice straight punch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rivera might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rivera walks into a stiff left hand from Johnston.
Rivera doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a nice body shot.
A left lands for Johnston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnston lands with a nice body punch.
Johnston uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rivera has time to react.#T1#
Rivera fails with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rivera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnston throws a combination. Rivera tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rivera fails with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Rivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T2#
Johnston throws a series of strikes that have Rivera backpedaling.
Johnston scores with a hook to the body. Rivera takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Rivera looking to score a takedown here. Johnston is defending well but Rivera drives through and ends up in Johnston's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnston is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #SUB#
Rivera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnston controlling Rivera's posture.
Johnston wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnston is pulling down on Rivera's head to control his posture. #SUB#
Rivera is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #T3#
Johnston has Rivera pulled in close to control his posture. #SUB#
Rivera is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rivera tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnston is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Rivera drops back looking for a leg! Johnston is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnston manages to kick Rivera off! Rivera jumps back into Johnston's guard.
Johnston controlling the position.
Johnston looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Rivera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnston tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
Rivera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rivera drops back looking for a leg! Johnston is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnston manages to kick Rivera off! Rivera jumps back into Johnston's guard. #SUB#
Rivera drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rivera jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnston controlling the position.
Johnston tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
Rivera drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rivera jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB#
Rivera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB#
Rivera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnston pulls Rivera in to control the position.
Julian Rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnston 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uestus Johnston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnston winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 25:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uestus Johnston!

Event: CTFA 12: Michel Vs Bresnar
Date: Nov 03, 2021

#R1#
Johnston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lee back to the cage. Johnston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee tries to clinch but Johnston moves away
and Johnston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnston with a hook.
Lee tries to clinch but Johnston moves away
and Johnston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnston lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnston scores with a punch to the head.
Lee tries to clinch up
and Johnston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T1#
Johnston lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Johnston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lee in his tracks.
Johnston is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lee had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee tries for a takedown but Johnston circles away easily
and Johnston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brodie Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnston counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.
Lee shoots and misses
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Johnston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnston.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Johnston. Beautiful body shot.
Johnston with a jab.#T2#
Johnston lands an overhand right.
Johnston lands with a nice body punch.
Johnston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lee looks to clinch
and Johnston counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnston works Lee's body with a nice hook.#TD#
Lee shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Johnston is controlling Lee's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Lee is trying to control. Johnston wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T3#
Johnston controlling the position for now.
Johnston is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnston is not content to let Lee control the position.
Johnston avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
Lee with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Johnston is trying to maintain the position but Lee is very close to passing his half guard.
Johnston felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Lee prevents Johnston from improving his position.
Johnston trying to control here.
Johnston trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Lee manages to pass to mount!
Johnston holds on for dear life, controlling Lee's posture momentarily. #T4#
Johnston tries to lock up and control but Lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnston tries to improve his position but instead Lee has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnston wants to control his opponent's hands but Lee gets his hands free. #SUB#
Lee looking for the RNC. #SUB#
Lee working for the choke.
Johnston really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Lee's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Johnston looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee punches the canvas rather than the man.
Johnston just trying to survive but Lee is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnston's waist but Johnston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Donk. Johnston catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Johnston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee tries for a takedown but Johnston circles away easily
and Johnston counters with a two punch combo.
Johnston scores with a jab to the head.
Johnston's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
enabling Johnston to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Johnston finds it's target.
Johnston blocks a head kick by Lee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Nice straight punches there by Johnston. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnston.
Johnston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Uestus Johnston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnston to score with a decent uppercut.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Johnston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brodie Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Johnston there.
Johnston lands with a nice body punch.
Johnston cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Johnston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T2#
Johnston moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnston is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnston scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lee shoots and misses
and Johnston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnston tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnston unleashes a big counter combination but Lee bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T3#
Johnston lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnston.
Lee wants to clinch
and Johnston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnston lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A low kick from Lee is predictable there
and Johnston counters with a nice body shot.
Johnston works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Lee walks into a left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnston.
Johnston scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T4#
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnston dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnston connects with the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnston, as that shot connected.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
Johnston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnston clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnston to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee tries to move into range but Johnston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnston counters with a two punch combo.
Brodie Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Johnston had a free shot at his head there.
Johnston connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston connects with a body shot.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnston.#T1#
Johnston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnston lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Johnston goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnston clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnston jabs at Lee's body.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brodie Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Johnston throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
Johnston closes the distance and lands a one-two.#T2#
Lee misses with a takedown
and Johnston counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brodie Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnston to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnston dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Johnston throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
Uestus Johnston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnston digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Johnston uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
Johnston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T3#
Lee tries to clinch up
and Johnston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnston darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnston lands with a nice body punch.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnston lands a right hook to the body.
Johnston goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#T4##TD#
Lee drives through with a takedown into Johnston's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee content to stall in guard here.
Johnston managing to control the position.
Johnston looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnston, not yet.
Johnston pulls Lee in close to prevent any damage. #SU#
Lee stands up and waves to Johnston to follow him.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee moves to clinch but Johnston breaks away
and Johnston counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uestus Johnston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnston winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Peck scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uestus Johnston!

Event: CTFA 11: Grang Vs Scott
Date: Oct 03, 2021

#R1#
Johnston throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Johnston counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Johnston is looking for a counter combo.
Lee tries for a takedown but Johnston circles away easily
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Johnston avoids it.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnston jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnston dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Brodie Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Johnston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnston. #T1#
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Johnston counter with a right hand.
Uestus Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brodie Lee.
Lee tries for a takedown but Johnston circles away easily
and Johnston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee misses with a takedown
and Johnston counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.
Johnston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #TD2#
Lee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnston looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
A control attempt from Johnston but he's now mounted!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnston is trying to escape the mount. #T2#
Johnston wants to control but Lee is having none of it.
Lee tries to control but Johnston wriggling away.
Johnston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lee on the ground.
Johnston wants to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Johnston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnston tries to get out of the position.
Lee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#SUB2#
Lee with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Johnston tries to hold on but Lee pushes him away. #T3#
Lee controlling the pace for now.
Johnston tries to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Johnston can't escape the position.
Lee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Johnston stops Lee from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Johnston wants to control but Lee is having none of it.
Johnston is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johnston wants to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Lee lands with some strikes.
Lee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnston is looking to escape.
Johnston tries to reverse the position but Lee maintains control.#T4#
Johnston tries to hold on but Lee postures up.#SUB2#
Lee is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Johnston is surviving well by controlling Lee's body position as best he can.
Lee landing strikes, looking to finish!
Johnston tries to hold on but Lee postures up.
Johnston is squirming around, avoiding Lee's attempts to control the action.
Johnston is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lee pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Johnston really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lee looking to control but Johnston is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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!
Johnston is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Uestus Johnston will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Johnston punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Johnston finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
Uestus Johnston is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee wants to clinch
and Johnston counters with a one-two to the body.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.
Lee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnston scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee looks to clinch
and Johnston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnston tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T1#
Lee shoots and misses
and Johnston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uestus Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brodie Lee.
Johnston looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Lee with a poor takedown
and Johnston counters with a stiff right hand. #TD2#
Lee drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Johnston is trying to get back to half guard.#SU2#
Lee decides to stand back up. Lee steps back and let's Johnston get back to his feet.#TD2#
Lee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lee showed some decent athleticism there. #T2#
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!
Johnston is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnston wants to control but Lee is keeping busy.
Johnston keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lee controlling the pace.
Johnston trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Lee manages to pass to mount!
Johnston tries to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Johnston is desperately trying to improve his position but Lee has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnston tries to lock up and control but Lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnston tries to improve his position but instead Lee has taken his back! #T3#
Johnston is really stuck here.
I would not like to be Johnston right now. #SUB2#
Lee is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Johnston defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #SUB2#
Lee is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Johnston defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Lee thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Johnston just looking to survive in the bad position.
Johnston rolls, trying to escape but Lee keeps control of the position.
Johnston looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Johnston is keeping busy.
Johnston can't escape the position.
Johnston trying to control the hands but Lee breaks the grip. #SUB2#
Lee working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Lee controlling well, preventing Johnston from escaping the position.
Lee trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Lee is hanging on to Johnston's back as he tries to escape.
Lee struggling to keep hold of the position.
Johnston trying to control the position but Lee manages to sink in the hooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Uestus Johnston will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Johnston works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Johnston shows good takedown defense.
Johnston with a hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee misses with a takedown
and Johnston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Uestus Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brodie Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnston counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee walks into a jab.
Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnston sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Lee tries for a takedown but Johnston circles away easily
and Johnston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnston cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.#TD2#
Lee drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnston is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lee preventing the sweep.
Johnston pulls Lee in to control the position. #T2#
Johnston wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
Johnston is adopting a defensive guard.
Johnston is trying to keep Lee in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnston is on top in guard. #REVR#
Lee looking to control.
Johnston not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lee controls Johnston momentarily but Johnston frees himself.
Johnston is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lee trying to control the position. #T3#
Johnston trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Johnston slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johnston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnston trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Johnston won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Lee is trying to keep Johnston in close. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Lee fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Johnston to the ground. Lee is now in Johnston's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnston keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass. #SUB2#
Lee thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T4#
Johnston wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnston pulls Lee in close to prevent any damage.
Johnston keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Johnston seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brodie Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnston has his hands on Lee's head, controlling the position.
Brodie Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uestus Johnston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnston, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uestus Johnston!

Event: CTFA 10: Grang Vs Gracie 2
Date: Sep 04, 2021

#R1##TD2#
Lee shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johnston manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Johnston has control of Lee's left arm, preventing Lee from doing any damage.
Johnston keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
Lee makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnston seems keen to control Lee's posture.
Johnston keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Johnston looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Johnston controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee landing with the ground and pound.
Johnston is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Johnston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnston tries to get out of the position.
Johnston has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T1#
Lee is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lee postures up in Johnston's guard and throws a big left but Johnston blocks it.
Lee trying to control but Johnston is working from the bottom.
Lee slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johnston looking to control.
Johnston looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnston, not yet.
Johnston wants to control but Lee passes easily into half guard. #SU2#
Lee stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Decent striking displayed by Johnston there.#T2#
Johnston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#TD2#
Lee scores with a takedown into Johnston's guard.
Johnston keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully. #SU2#
Lee stands and steps away. Johnston gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #TD2#
Lee shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Johnston trying to control from the bottom. #T3#
Johnston is controlling Lee's trapped leg to prevent Lee from advancing to side control.
Lee prevents Johnston from improving his position.
Johnston is staying active underneath Lee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnston is trying to control but Lee manages to pass to mount!
Lee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnston is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lee scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnston?
Johnston is trying desperately to improve position.#SU2#
Lee is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet! #T4#
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnston connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.#TD2#
Lee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Johnston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lee on the ground.#SU2#
Lee decides to stand back up.
Johnston catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnston throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnston counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee misses with a combination
and Johnston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#TD2#
Lee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brodie Lee dominated that round.
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.#R2##TD2#
Lee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnston to the mat! Johnston manages to get full guard.
Johnston controlling Lee's posture.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Johnston.
Johnston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnston pulls Lee in close to prevent any damage.
Lee slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Lee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB2#
Lee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T1#
Lee controls the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lee working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Johnston struggling a bit here.
Johnston tries to bench press Lee off him but Lee keeps the position.
Lee working the ground and pound but Johnston is defending the strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB2#
Lee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnston has escaped the position, nice work there.
Johnston struggling a bit here.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnston tries to buck Lee off but Lee is having none of it.
Johnston is trying to control Lee's posture but Lee avoids it.
Johnston is trying to work for a sweep but Lee has mounted him!
Johnston is looking to get to half guard.
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnston tries to control the position but Lee now has his back.
Johnston tries to escape but Lee has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Lee tries to get the hooks in deep but Johnston pushed the leg off. #SUB2#
Lee has managed to slip his arm under Johnston's chin. This could be all over... yep, Johnston is tapping out! Submission win for Lee.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brodie Lee!

Event: CTFA 9: Mitchel Vs Neich
Date: Aug 06, 2021

#R1#
A shot to the body from Harvey misses
and Johnston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harvey ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Harvey scores with a nice head shot.
Johnston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harvey throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Johnston to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harvey circles away quickly and effectively.#TD#
Harvey throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Johnston tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Harvey is in Johnston's guard.
Johnston controlling the position.
Harvey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harvey slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Johnston trying to control the position here.
Johnston keeping moving, preventing Harvey from controlling successfully. #T1#
Harvey's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB#
Harvey is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Harvey wants to control from the top but Johnston keeps moving.
Johnston managing to control the position.
Johnston wants to sweep here but Harvey controlling him for the moment.
Johnston looking to control.
Johnston is adopting a defensive guard.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Harvey connects with a crisp jab. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Harvey walks into a jab.
Johnston drops his hands momentarily and Harvey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CUT#It looks like Uestus Johnston has been cut.
Harvey throws a big shot that misses.
Johnston unleashes a big counter combination but Harvey bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Johnston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harvey lands with a shot to the body.
Harvey misses the jab.#TD#
Harvey drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harvey preventing the sweep.
Johnston keeps trying to improve his position.
Harvey trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnston looking to control but Harvey passes into half guard.
Harvey is thwarting Johnston's attempts to control the position.#T3#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Johnston is defending against the submission attempts here by Harvey.
Johnston is trying to maintain the position but Harvey is very close to passing his half guard.
Harvey wants to take a breather but Johnston is having none of it.
Johnston is trying to control but can't.
Johnston is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Harvey is staying active.#SUB#
Harvey seems to be working for a kimura but Johnston defends the submission attempt.
Harvey wants to control but Johnston is keeping him busy.
Johnston trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Harvey manages to pass to mount! #T4#
Harvey tries to control but Johnston wriggling away.
Johnston is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnston tries to hold on but Harvey postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnston can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnston is looking to get to half guard.
Harvey wants to control the pace but Johnston is squirming around nicely. #SUB#
Harvey looking for a guillotine from mount but Johnston is having none of it.
Johnston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harvey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harvey trying to control but Johnston is having none of it.
Johnston tries to hold on but Harvey postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alec Harvey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uestus Johnston's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Harvey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Johnston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harvey doesn't seem phased though.#TD#
Harvey shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Harvey showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnston trying to control here.
Johnston is looking to improve his position.
Johnston has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harvey is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Harvey haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Harvey trying to pass the guard but Johnston defending well.
Harvey sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T1#
Harvey prevents Johnston from improving his position.
Alec Harvey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnston keeping control of the position.
Johnston trying to control but Harvey postures up.
Harvey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnston is holding on to half guard well.
Johnston wants to control but Harvey is keeping busy.
Harvey wants to control but Johnston is keeping him busy. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Harvey is looking for a kimura here.
Johnston tries to roll over but Harvey keeps him under control.#SUB#
Harvey is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Johnston is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Harvey is looking for a kimura here.
Johnston trying to control but Harvey postures up.
Johnston is looking for a sweep. Harvey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T3#
Johnston is trying to control but can't.
Johnston keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Harvey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnston keeps working.
Johnston is trying to maintain the position but Harvey is very close to passing his half guard.
Harvey is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnston is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Harvey 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.
Harvey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnston can do to turn this around?
Johnston has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harvey is working away from the top position though.
Johnston is controlling Harvey's position as best he can from this difficult position.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnston is trying to maintain the position but Harvey is very close to passing his half guard.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Harvey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Harvey works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Johnston wants to control but Harvey is keeping busy.
Johnston trying to get back to full guard but Harvey takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Johnston holds on to Harvey as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnston is working to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alec Harvey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uestus Johnston's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Harvey drives through with a takedown into guard. #SUB#
Harvey is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Johnston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnston 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.
Johnston trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harvey is stalling in the full guard.
Johnston is trying to control the position but Harvey postures up. #T1#
Johnston controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Harvey wants to control from the top but Johnston keeps moving.
Johnston trying to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Uestus Johnston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD#
Harvey shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Johnston slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johnston is adopting a defensive guard.
Johnston looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
Johnston is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harvey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB#
Harvey thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnston 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.
Johnston trying to control the position.
Johnston being controlled here, momentarily.
Johnston is pulling down on Harvey's head. It's preventing any offense from Harvey, at least for the moment.
Johnston keeping moving, preventing Harvey from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#T3##REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harvey swings for the body but Johnston moves out of range.
A nice side step and Johnston releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Harvey misses with a hook. Johnston ducked under it nicely.
Johnston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harvey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harvey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alec Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvey misses with a right hand
and Johnston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnston ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.
Johnston dips to his left and cracks Harvey with an uppercut!
A telegraphed right hand from Harvey misses the target. #T4#
Sloppy strikes from Harvey. Those never looked like landing.
Harvey misses with a double jab.
Harvey looks to land a left hand but Johnston moved out of range nicely.
Johnston lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Harvey moves out of range of the strikes.#TD#
Harvey closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Johnston keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Harvey prevents Johnston from improving his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Harvey is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnston is just riding it out for now. Harvey eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnston tries to get to full guard but Harvey has control of the leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alec Harvey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harvey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alec Harvey!
During a confident post fight interview, Alec Harvey thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: CTFA 8: Kasai VS Mitchel
Date: Jul 07, 2021

#R1##CL2#
Mannion gets a clinch.
Johnston throws a head punch that misses.
Mannion tries to work over Johnston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnston lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Mannion breaks the clinch.
Johnston swings for the body but Mannion moves out of range.
Johnston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnston keeps the fight on the outside.
Mannion tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mannion defending well as Johnston loads up on a big left hand.
Mannion walks into a jab.
Mannion on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnston scores with a jab to the head.
Mannion uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnston.
Johnston lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Mannion dives in and grabs Johnston's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnston pushes down on Mannion's head and hops out.
It looked like Johnston was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mannion.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnston blocks the leg kick. #T1#
Johnston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnston tries to bum rush Mannion with a series of wild strikes but Mannion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've been told by Johnston's head coaches at JAG Battle Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mannion is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnston keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Uestus Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rylee Mannion.
Johnston lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mannion backs up against the cage.
Mannion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Johnston finds it's way through Mannion's defenses.
Uestus Johnston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnston darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnston lands with a good body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnston!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mannion will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnston lands a right hook to the body.
Johnston connects with a single shot there.#T2#
A punch combination from Johnston misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mannion.
Johnston digs a good body shot into Mannion's ribs.#CL2#
Mannion gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mannions head.
Mannion tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnston avoids it.
Johnston lands a shot to the body.
Johnston lands a shot to the body.#BC#
Johnston breaks the clinch.
Johnston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mannion takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnston's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL2#
Mannion closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Johnston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3#
Mannion takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mannion tries to bum rush Johnston with a series of wild strikes but Johnston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnston went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johnston misses with a two punch combination.
Mannion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Johnston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnston punishes Mannion's body with a nice straight punch.
Mannion doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnston circles away.
Johnston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mannion back to the cage. Johnston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Uestus Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Johnston.
Johnston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mannion.
Johnston lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Johnston.
Mannion changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnston tries to avoid it but Mannion manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnston to the ground. Johnston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnston misses with a telegraphed body shot #TD2#
and Mannion counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #T4#
Mannion is trying to control. Johnston wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnston tries to get out of the position.
Mannion prevents Johnston from improving his position.
Johnston desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Mannion trying to pass the guard but Johnston defending well.
Johnston is trying to control but can't.
Johnston wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston wants to control but Mannion is keeping busy.
Johnston tries to roll over but Mannion keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Johnston cracks Mannion with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnston misses the shot to the body.
Mannion shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnston but Johnston pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mannion is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnston.
Mannion tries for a takedown but Johnston circles away easily
and Johnston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mannion looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mannion fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Uestus Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rylee Mannion.
Mannion on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T1#
Johnston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mannion stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab lands there for Johnston.
Johnston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mannion gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnston.
Johnston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mannion can do to turn this around?
Johnston tests Mannion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mannion shoots for a takedown but Johnston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnston lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range. #CL2#
Mannion forces Johnston back against the cage and clinches.
Mannion misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnston lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnston lands a shot to the body.
Mannion is trying to pull guard but Johnston turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#BC#
Johnston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mannion takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnston with a hook.#T2#
Johnston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mannion shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice cross by Johnston.
Johnston cracks Mannion with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnston connects with the punch.
Mannion fails with the takedown
and Mannion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Uestus Johnston is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnston with a hook.
Johnston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnston lands with a straight right. Mannion didn't see that one coming.
No joy there for Johnston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnston scores with a nice head shot.
Mannion fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnston is out of range. #T3#
Mannion throws a wild body kick that Johnston sees coming a mile off.
Johnston is looking to counter punch.
Johnston dips to his left and cracks Mannion with an uppercut!
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnston is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mannion takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mannion has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mannion misses with a hook. Johnston ducked under it nicely.
Mannion with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnston counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mannion tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnston bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mannion's head backwards.
Mannion on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T4#
Mannion takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Mannion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mannion takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnston lands with a cross.
Johnston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnston lands a jab.
Johnston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice combination there by Johnston.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mannion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mannion takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Mannion drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mannion wants to control from the top but Johnston keeps moving.
Johnston is controlling Mannion's posture.
Johnston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mannion on the ground.
Johnston wants to sweep here but Mannion controlling him for the moment.
Johnston seems keen to control Mannion's posture.
Johnston keeping moving, preventing Mannion from controlling successfully.
Mannion is fighting to break Johnston's control of his arms but Johnston is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mannion trying to control but Johnston is working from the bottom.
Johnston looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mannion puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Johnston is trying to maintain the position but Mannion is very close to passing his half guard.#T1#
Johnston desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Johnston wants to improve his position but Mannion is controlling well.
Johnston has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mannion is working away from the top position though.#SU2#
Mannion decides to stand up.
Mannion shoots in and drives through. Johnston sprawls well.
Johnston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Johnston.
Johnston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mannion.#T2#
Johnston bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mannion's head backwards.
Mannion is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #TD2#
Mannion throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Johnston tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mannion is in Johnston's guard.
Johnston trying to control the position here.
Johnston bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mannion's guard. #REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnston slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnston postures up.
Johnston engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Johnston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T3#
Johnston is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johnston's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Johnston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mannion is keeping the position for now.
Mannion keeping moving, preventing Johnston from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Mannion looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnston wants to pass the guard but Mannion is keeping the position.
Mannion is trying to control the position but Johnston postures up.
Rylee Mannion has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnston wants to pass the guard but Mannion is keeping the position.
Johnston is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Johnston throws a right hand that Mannion ducks under and follows up with a left that Mannion also avoids with ease.
Mannion shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnston tries to sprawl out of it but Mannion keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnston manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mannion tries for a takedown but Johnston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Uestus Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rylee Mannion.
Mannion fails with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mannion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Uestus Johnston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rylee Mannion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab from Johnston.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uestus Johnston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnston, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uestus Johnston!

Event: CTFA 7: Gracie Vs Grang
Date: Jun 15, 2021

#R1#
Johnston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balboa was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnston.
A shot to the body from Balboa misses
and Johnston counters with a straight right hand.
Balboa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balboa looks to land a body kick but Johnston moved away.
It looked like Johnston was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Balboa jabs Johnston to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnston lands with an uppercut that bounces Balboa off the cage and back into range.
We've been told by Johnston's head coaches at JAG Battle Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Uestus Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnston sizes up Balboa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
No joy there for Johnston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Balboa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Balboa shoots for a takedown but Johnston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Balboa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston lands an overhand right.
Balboa needs to keep his hands up - Johnston had a free shot at his head there.
Johnston defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Balboa.
Uestus Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Balboa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnston lands a nice shot to the body. #T1#
Balboa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Balboa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Balboa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnston as he jumps to the side.
Johnston lands a jab to Balboa's midsection.
Balboa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Balboa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnston defends it nicely.
Johnston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balboa wants to counter the offense by Johnston and move into the clinch position.
Balboa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Uestus Johnston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balboa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnston misses with a two punch combination. #T2#
Johnston misses with a wild body shot.
Johnston lands with a nice combination. Balboa backs away looking to recover.
Balboa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnston but Johnston pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnston throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa fails to land the takedown.
Johnston throws a series of punches but Balboa avoids them all with ease.
Johnston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Balboa back to the cage. Johnston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Johnston lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Balboa backs up against the cage.
Balboa misses with a takedown
and Johnston counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnston lands a nice shot to the body. #T3#
Johnston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnston darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnston lands a really nice looking cross but Balboa seems unphased.
Johnston lands a body shot.
Johnston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balboa.
Johnston lands a body shot.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Balboa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnston scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheers as Johnston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Balboa doesn't seem phased though.
Johnston scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Johnston stuns Balboa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnston swings for the body but Balboa moves out of range.
Balboa throws out a counter right but Johnston avoids it with no problem.
Balboa takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #T4#
Johnston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Balboa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Balboa wants to counter the offense by Johnston and move into the clinch position.
Balboa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Balboa circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnston is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Balboa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnston but Johnston pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Balboa's head.
Balboa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnston scores with a jab. Balboa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balboa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Balboa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that round.
That's time! Johnston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Balboa misses with a head kick.
Johnston tests Balboa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Uestus Johnston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balboa misses with a takedown attempt - Johnston sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Balboa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnston throws a good cross that connects.
Johnston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CL2#
Balboa rushes Johnston and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnston tries a body shot but Balboa blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balboa misses with a knee strike.
Johnston struggles to land a body shot inside as Balboa controls his hands.
Johnston stops a takedown attempt from Balboa.
Johnston struggles to land a body shot inside as Balboa controls his hands. #BC#
Johnston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T1#
Balboa throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Johnston counter with a right hand.
Balboa is looking to clinch.
It looked like Johnston was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Johnston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnston lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johnston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Balboa on the side of the head.
Balboa fails with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uestus Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Balboa.
Johnston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnston darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Balboa wants to clinch up but Johnston keeps it at a distance.
Balboa has a takedown stuffed.
Balboa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balboa misses with a low kick. #T2#
Balboa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnston avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Johnston. Those never looked like landing.
Johnston scores with a decent looking hook.
Balboa is looking to clinch.
Johnston lands with a cross.
Johnston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Balboa takes one to the chin there.
Balboa fails with the takedown
and Johnston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balboa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Some wild striking there from Balboa. #T3#
Balboa swinging wildly here.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
Balboa misses with a takedown
enabling Johnston to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balboa was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnston.
Johnston thuds his right hand into Balboa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Balboa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnston throws a good cross that connects. #ROC#Balboa is rocked!
Johnston tests Balboa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Balboa is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnston finish him?
Uestus Johnston is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnston throws a series of strikes that have Balboa backpedaling.
Balboa shoots and misses
and Johnston counters with a crisp right that sends Balboa to the canvas! Johnston follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uestus Johnston!

Event: CTFA FN 2: Alvar Vs Dent
Date: Apr 18, 2021

#R1#
Johnston digs a good hook to Turner's body.
Uestus Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Johnston lands.
Turner scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnston misses with a combination
and Turner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnston thinking.
No joy there for Turner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnston swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Johnston lands a slapping body shot.
We've been told by Johnston's head coaches at JAG Battle Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnston misses with a right hand
and Turner counters with a three punch combo that has Johnston backing up. Johnston nods at Turner to acknowledge the strikes.
Turner misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Turner.
Johnston takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnston darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turner slips under a jab from Johnston.
Johnston misses with a straight left.
Johnston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner. #T1#
A low kick from Turner is predictable there
and Johnston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD2#
Turner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Turner lands in his opponent's guard.
Johnston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnston tries to get out of the position.
Turner throws a big elbow that misses.
Turner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner lands a couple of digs.
Turner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Turner won't allow Johnston to sweep him here.
Johnston not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Turner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Turner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Turner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Turner being controlled here momentarily.
Johnston wants to sweep here but Turner controlling him for the moment.
Turner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T2#
Johnston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turner.
Johnston working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnston 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.
Turner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Turner throws a big elbow that misses.
Turner postures up in Johnston's guard and throws a big left but Johnston blocks it.
Johnston looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Turner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Turner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnston managing to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Turner moves out of range of the strikes.
Turner throws a series of strikes that have Johnston backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston scores with a decent looking hook.
Turner slips under a jab from Johnston.
Johnston avoids a punch combination nicely. #T3#
Johnston throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.
Nice body punch from Johnston.
Johnston connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Turner momentarily.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Johnston was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Turner.
Turner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A quick step to the side and Johnston tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner scores with a one two! Johnston had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CUT2#It looks like Uestus Johnston has been cut.
Johnston misses the shot to the body.
Turner wants to slow Johnston down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnston defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
Johnston swinging wildly here.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnston just misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Nice body punch from Johnston.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnston checks a leg kick.
Johnston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Turner back to the cage. Johnston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Turner wants to slow Johnston down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnston just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Despite the aggression on Turner's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Turner throws a leg kick but Johnston sees it coming and moves out of range.
Turner wants to slow Johnston down by chopping away at his legs.
Turner misses with a few strikes there.
Johnston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnston throws a predictable looking body shot
and Turner counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnston checks a leg kick nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Atticus Turner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Uestus Johnston's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Turner is looking to slow Johnston down with leg kicks.
Johnston scores with a hook.
Turner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Turner misses with a wild combination.
Johnston misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Johnston misses.
Johnston misses with a body shot.
Turner misses with a two punch combination.
Johnston scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner is looking to chop away at Johnston's legs.
Johnston is looking to counter punch.
Johnston misses the shot to the body.
Turner lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Johnston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner throws a leg kick but Johnston moved away.#T1#
Johnston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnston. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Turner takes one on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Turner.
Johnston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#TD2#
Turner darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Turner drops an elbow to the side of Johnston's head.
Johnston wants to improve his position but Turner is controlling well.
Turner drops an elbow to the side of Johnston's head.
Johnston avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turner.
Turner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnston's head.
Johnston keeping control of the position.
Ground and pound from Turner. #T2#
Johnston is trying to control but can't.
Turner prevents Johnston from improving his position.
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!
Turner thows a huge punch but Johnston dodges it nicely.
Johnston wants to control but Turner is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Turner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnston is holding on to half guard well.
Johnston is looking for a sweep. Turner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Turner working over Johnston with some ground and pound. Johnston looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnston keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnston has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Turner is working away from the top position though.
Johnston is looking for a sweep. Turner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Turner there.
Johnston keeping hold of Turner's head, controlling as best he can.
Turner prevents Johnston from improving his position.#T3#
Johnston trying to control but Turner postures up.
Johnston is looking to improve his position.
Johnston taking some punishment here, with Turner in his half guard.
Johnston wants to control but Turner is keeping busy.
Johnston tries to get to full guard but Turner has control of the leg.
Turner thows a huge punch but Johnston dodges it nicely.
Turner winds up and cracks Johnston with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Turner prevents Johnston from improving his position.
Turner working the head and body with strikes.
Turner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#ROC2#Johnston is rocked!
Turner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oh Johnston is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Atticus Turner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnston preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Turner lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Johnston quite badly. Johnston pulls Turner in close trying to recover. Turner postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Johnston on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Johnston doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Atticus Turner!

Event: CTFA 5 Camera Tv Vs Gracie
Date: Mar 30, 2021

#R1#
Johnston looks to score with a jab to the body but Umbrella is just out of range.
Johnston throws a hook to the side of Umbrella's head but Umbrella sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Umbrella moves away.
Johnston throws out a loose jab but Umbrella uses good head movement to avoid it.
Umbrella tries to clinch up but Johnston circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnston throws a jab but it's blocked by Umbrella.
Johnston swats away the attempt to clinch by Umbrella.
Johnston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston misses with the combination.
Johnston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnston throws a looping overhand right but Umbrella ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
Umbrella tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnston scores with a decent looking hook.
Umbrella tries to clinch but Johnston moves away
and Johnston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnston cracks a nice hook into Umbrella's ribs.
Johnston throws a hook but Umbrella avoids it easily.
Johnston just misses with a punch to the body.
Umbrella closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been told by Johnston's head coaches at JAG Battle Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Umbrella defending well as Johnston loads up on a big left hand.
Umbrella throws a counter combo.
Johnston keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Umbrella tries to counter by closing the distance.
Johnston lands a jab to Umbrella's midsection.
Umbrella takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T2#
Johnston stalks Umbrella and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Umbrella's face. Umbrella staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnston moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johnston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Umbrella in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnston. Umbrella does a little dance to reset his feet.
Umbrella slips a straight right by Johnston.
Umbrella walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnston throws a body punch but Umbrella moves out of range.
Umbrella wants to clinch up but Johnston keeps it at a distance.
Johnston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Umbrella. Umbrella circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Uestus Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umbrella uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnston.
It seemed like Umbrella was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnston missing with a left hand there. Umbrella was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnston throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnston is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#T3#
Johnston scores with a one two! Umbrella had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnston lands a nice shot that snaps Umbrella's head back.
Umbrella tries to clinch up but Johnston circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnston. Umbrella does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Umbrella closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Johnston breaks the clinch.
Johnston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Umbrella manages to avoid it.
Johnston loads up on a big right hand but Umbrella slips the punch.#CL2#
Umbrella moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnston wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Umbrella lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#It looks like Uestus Johnston has been cut.
Johnston lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnston.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Umbrella is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Umbrella misses with an elbow over the top.#T4#
Umbrella throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Umbrella is trying to stall.
Umbrella taking a breather.
Johnston working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnston tries to work over Umbrella's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Johnston.
Johnston dodges an elbow strike from Umbrella.
Johnston scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Johnston on the inside.
Johnston misses with a punch to the body.
Umbrella looking to stall.
Johnston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Umbrella pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnston leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Umbrella misses with an elbow over the top.
A shot in the inside from Johnston.
Johnston lands with a left to the head.
Johnston lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uestus Johnston's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Johnston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnston throws out a powerful jab.
Umbrella staying out of range there.
Umbrella ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
A left and a right from Johnston both land. Nice combination.
Johnston throws a jab when Umbrella was well out of range.
Uestus Johnston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnston misses with a hook.
Johnston punishes Umbrella's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnston misses with a hook. Umbrella ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umbrella takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Umbrella defending well as Johnston loads up on a big left hand.
Umbrella moves in looking to clinch but Johnston pushes him off.
Johnston lands a jab to the head. #T1#
Umbrella keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnston.
Umbrella moves in looking to clinch but Johnston pushes him off.
Johnston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Umbrella is looking for the big counter here.
Umbrella is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnston misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Umbrella.
Johnston lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnston tests Umbrella's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnston throws a hook to the side of Umbrella's head but Umbrella sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
Johnston misses with the combination.
Umbrella looks to clinch
and Johnston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Umbrella tries to clinch there but Johnston circles away.
Johnston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Umbrella looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnston looks to land a combination but Umbrella avoids it well.
Umbrella ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Umbrella looks to clinch
and Johnston counters with a two punch combo.
Umbrella fails in his attempt to clinch.
Umbrella tries to clinch but Johnston moves away
and Umbrella takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnston lands a slapping body shot.
Johnston throws a hook but Umbrella blocks it.
Umbrella tries to counter by closing the distance.
Johnston lands with a cross. #T3#
Umbrella takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnston keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnston scores with a sloppy right hand. Umbrella should have avoided that one.
Umbrella moves in looking to clinch but Johnston pushes him off.
Johnston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Umbrella at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Johnston.
Umbrella walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Umbrella tries to clinch but Johnston is having none of it.
Johnston keeps the fight on the outside.
Umbrella moves out of range as Johnston strikes.
Johnston throws a right hand that Umbrella ducks under and follows up with a left that Umbrella also avoids with ease.
Umbrella tries to clinch but Johnston moves out of range. #T4#
Umbrella takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Umbrella tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Johnston counter with a right hand.
Umbrella fails with an attempt to clinch.
Umbrella ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umbrella is looking to clinch.
Johnston tests Umbrella's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnston appears to be looking for a big counter.
Umbrella gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnston.
Umbrella doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnston circles away.
Umbrella steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnston.
Umbrella takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uestus Johnston's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Umbrella wants to clinch but Johnston slips to the side
enabling Johnston to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnston goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnston misses with a looping left.
Umbrella steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Johnston.
Umbrella takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Umbrella slips a straight right by Johnston.
Johnston looks to score with a jab to the body but Umbrella is just out of range.
Umbrella is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Umbrella closes the distance but Johnston moves to the side
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Umbrella takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Umbrella has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Umbrella wants to clinch
and Johnston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fight stays on the outside here - Umbrella looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1#
Umbrella uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnston.
Umbrella wants to counter with a clinch but Johnston pushes him away.
Umbrella tries to clinch but Johnston is having none of it.
Johnston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnston appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johnston just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnston lands a nice hook to Umbrella's body. Umbrella takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Umbrella was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnston.
Johnston's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnston duly obliges.
Umbrella uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnston.
Umbrella throws a counter combo.
Umbrella fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnston is looking for a counter combo.
Nice uppercut there from Johnston.
Johnston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Umbrella stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Umbrella tries to clinch up but Johnston circles away and keeps his distance.#T2#
Umbrella staying out of range there.
Umbrella tries to counter with a clinch but Johnston shakes him off and moves away.
Umbrella tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Umbrella tries to clinch but Johnston moves out of range.
Umbrella uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnston.
Johnston looks to land a right hand but Umbrella moved out of range.
Johnston lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umbrella tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnston stalks Umbrella and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Umbrella's face. Umbrella staggers backwards, shaken.
Umbrella doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnston circles away.
Johnston moves into range and connects with a jab.
Umbrella tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnston was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Johnston throws a lazy right hand but Umbrella sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T3#
Sloppy strikes from Johnston. Those never looked like landing.
Johnston works Umbrella's body with a nice hook.
Umbrella tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Umbrella fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Umbrella tries to clinch there but Johnston circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Johnston. Those never looked like landing.
A left and a right from Johnston both land. Nice combination.
Johnston throws a good cross that connects.
Umbrella wants to clinch up but Johnston keeps it at a distance.
Johnston swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Umbrella tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Johnston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Umbrella is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T4#
Umbrella has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Umbrella there as he acknowledges the shot.
Johnston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnston misses with a two punch combination.
Uestus Johnston is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Umbrella fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnston misses with an uppercut. Umbrella saw that one coming.
Umbrella ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Umbrella moves to clinch but Johnston breaks away
and Johnston counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnston lands with a cross.
Gorgee Umbrella has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Umbrella avoids the body shot from Johnston.
Umbrella is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uestus Johnston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnston 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uestus Johnston!

Event: Camp Wananaka Ep3 S1 (Finale)
Date: Feb 21, 2021

#R1#
Johnston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Neich takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Neich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnston throws out the jab.
A lazy left from Johnston finds it's target.
Neich ducks right into an uppercut from Johnston.
Johnston slips a jab and a cross from Neich.
Neich misses with a body shot.
Johnston looks to throw the jab but Neich is out of range.
Johnston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnston ducks under a wild hook from Neich.
Johnston throws out a loose jab but Neich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neich cracks a nice hook into Johnston's ribs.
Johnston dodges the punch combination from Neich.
Johnston lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnston.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnston dodges the punch combination from Neich. #T1#
Johnston gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Neich misses with a hook
and Johnston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Neich looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnston is just out of range.
Neich throws a looping overhand right but Johnston ducks down to avoid it.
Neich misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Neich fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CUT#It looks like Uestus Johnston has been cut.
Neich looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnston is just out of range.
Jab by Neich.
Neich looks to land a left hand but Johnston moved out of range nicely.
Neich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnston counters with a nice body shot.
Neich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Neich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big left from Neich misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neich throws a lazy right hand but Johnston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Johnston misses.#T2#
Johnston throws a series of punches but Neich avoids them all with ease.
Johnston paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Neich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnston.
Johnston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Neich connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Johnston. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Neich.
Neich throws a nice looking combination but Johnston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnston throws a looping overhand right but Neich ducks down to avoid it.
Neich connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Neich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnston's hands.
Neich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnston at a distance.
Neich lands a jab to Johnston's midsection.
Neich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnston. #T3#
Neich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Neich misses with a two punch combination.
Johnston is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Neich with a body shot.
Neich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnston's head backwards.
Neich takes a swing at Johnston's ribcage but misses.
Johnston misses the jab.
Johnston loads up on a big right hand but Neich slips the punch.
A left and a right from Neich both land. Nice combination.
A big left from Neich misses.
Johnston works Neich's body with a nice hook.
Neich misses with a hook.
Johnston appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Johnston throws a series of punches but Neich avoids them all with ease.
Neich connects with a crisp jab.
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!
Johnston scores with a punch to the head.
Johnston misses with an uppercut. #T4#
Neich lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've been informed that Johnston has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Johnston lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Neich misses with a body shot.
Neich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Neich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Neich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnston lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johnston closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnston slips a jab from Neich.
A big left from Johnston misses.
Neich throws a hook to the side of Johnston's head but Johnston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neich.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston misses with a two punch combination.
Johnston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Neich's head.
Johnston takes a swing at Neich's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Neich misses the target.
Neich swings for the body but Johnston moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lester Neich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Uestus Johnston's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Neich misses with a body shot.
Johnston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've been told by Neich's head coaches at Cope's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Neich doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Neich misses with a straight left.
Neich loads up on a big right hand but Johnston slips the punch.
Johnston misses with a body shot.
Johnston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Neich back to the ropes. Johnston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Neich takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Neich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnston moves away.
As Neich backs off Johnston throws a huge counter combo but Neich manages to avoid it all.
Johnston moves away from the strike by Neich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Neich jabs at Johnston's body.
Johnston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neich manages to avoid it.
It looked like Neich was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnston.
Neich moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnston avoids the body shot from Neich. #T1#
Neich throws a body punch but Johnston moves out of range.
Johnston ducks under a wild hook from Neich.
Johnston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnston drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnston tries to bum rush Neich with a series of wild strikes but Neich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnston misses with a double jab
and Neich counters with a straight right hand.
Neich looks to land a left hand but Johnston moved out of range nicely.
Johnston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Neich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnston connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Neich scrambles back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Neich.
Johnston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neich scores with the left hand. Johnston knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neich just misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Nice uppercut lands for Neich. That snapped Johnston's head back.
Neich throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Johnston stumbling backwards into the ropes! Johnston bounces back off the ropes towards Neich, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Neich lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Neich celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lester Neich!

Event: Camp Wananaka Ep2 S1
Date: Jan 08, 2021

#R1##TD#
Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnston looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Johnston is looking for a sweep.#SU#
Johnson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Johnston to his feet.
Johnston scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Johnston sprawls well.
Johnston works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Johnston.
Johnston lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson tries for a takedown but Johnston circles away easily
and Johnston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnston connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Uestus Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnston slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnston.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnston let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Johnston does it's job there.
Nice shot by Johnston.
Johnston scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one. #CL#
Johnson darts in and clinches Johnston up against the ropes.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
Johnston tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Johnston.
Johnston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #T2#
Johnston scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson wants to clinch.
As Johnson backs off Johnston throws a huge counter combo but Johnson manages to avoid it all.
A head kick from Johnson lands but Johnston takes it in his stride.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#TD#
Johnson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johnston manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Johnston is controlling Johnson's posture.
Johnson trying to control but Johnston is working from the bottom.
Johnston looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there. #T3#
Johnston keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnston has Johnson pulled in close to control his posture.
Johnston keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnston wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Johnson won't allow Johnston to sweep him here.
Johnston seems keen to control Johnson's posture.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Johnston counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
Johnston jabs at Johnson's body.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Johnston had a free shot at his head there.
Johnston scores with a body shot.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Johnston counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Johnston.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnston scores with a punch to the head.
Johnston jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Johnston lands a right hook to the body.
Johnston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnston throws out a powerful jab.
Johnston connects with a single shot there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Johnston.
Johnston lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson misses with a right hand
letting Johnston counter with a right hand.
Johnston lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Bill Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnston stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnston scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnston scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Uestus Johnston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Johnston.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnston uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Johnston counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnston connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T2#
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Johnston does it's job there.
Johnston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnston lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnston bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Johnston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnston throws a shot to the body.
Johnston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T3#
Johnston works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Johnston pushes him off.
Johnston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnston keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnston counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Johnston finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
A lazy left from Johnston finds it's target.
We've been informed that Johnston has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T4#
Johnson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Johnston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Johnston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnston lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnston lands with a good body shot.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Johnston shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Johnson eats them both and turns towards Johnston to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Johnston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnston lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnston sprawls well. Johnston wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Johnston moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body punch from Johnston.
Johnston 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 darts in trying to clinch
and Johnston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnston counters with a two punch combo.
Johnston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnston throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnston works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnston lands a body shot.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Johnston lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut there from Johnston.
Johnston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnston has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Johnston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Johnston misses with a two punch combination.
Johnston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body
and Johnston counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Johnston to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnston works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Johnston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Uestus Johnston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnston uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T2#
Johnson misses the jab.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnston scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut there from Johnston.
Johnston scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice combination there by Johnston.
Johnston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnston.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnston lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnston scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Johnston counters with a right hand to the body. #T3#
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnston tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Johnston manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnston scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnston as he avoids it easily.
Johnston scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnston goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnston lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.#T4#
Johnston lands a head shot.
Johnston feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Johnston closes the distance and lands a one-two.#ROC2#Johnson is rocked!
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Johnston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Johnston there.
Johnston dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
Johnston with a jab.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson closes the distance but Johnston moves to the side
and Johnston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uestus Johnston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnston winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uestus Johnston!
Bill Johnson spoke after the fight, saying 'FUCK YOU HOE'.

Event: Camp Wananaka Ep1 S1
Date: Dec 17, 2020

#R1#
Harvey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Johnston misses.
Harvey throwing a counter right hand but Johnston manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Johnston.
Harvey lands an overhand right.
Harvey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CUT#It looks like Uestus Johnston has been cut.
Johnston lands with an uppercut that bounces Harvey off the ropes and back into range.
Alec Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvey misses with a wild combination.
Johnston fails to land with a series of punches.
Harvey dips to his left and cracks Johnston with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harvey slips under a jab from Johnston.
Johnston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab lands there for Johnston.
Harvey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Harvey misses the target.
No joy there for Harvey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnston is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harvey with a body shot.
Harvey connects with a looping right hand.
Harvey takes a jab right on the kisser. #T1#
Sloppy strikes from Johnston. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Harvey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harvey misses with a double jab
and Johnston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harvey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johnston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harvey.
Johnston tests Harvey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harvey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnston lands a jab to Harvey's midsection.
Harvey works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harvey misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnston is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harvey with a body shot.
Johnston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harvey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnston throws a right and a left that Harvey avoids nicely.
Harvey throws a combination that misses
and Johnston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnston ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.
Some wild striking there from Harvey.
Johnston scores with a hook.#T2#
Jab from Johnston.
Johnston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harvey's head.
A lazy left from Johnston finds it's target.
Harvey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Harvey.
Harvey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harvey throws a big shot that misses.
Harvey missing with a left hand there. Johnston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harvey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnston is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harvey had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Decent striking displayed by Johnston there.
Johnston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harvey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Johnston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harvey cracks Johnston with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnston lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Harvey backs up against the ropes.
Johnston cracks Harvey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harvey misses with an uppercut. #T3#
Harvey cracks Johnston with an open hand slap.
Harvey throws a combination that misses
and Johnston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harvey is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harvey throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnston.
Harvey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harvey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harvey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harvey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harvey misses with the combination.
Johnston cracks Harvey with a good jab.
Johnston throws a jab but it's blocked by Harvey.
No joy there for Johnston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harvey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnston.
Johnston is looking for the big counter here.
Johnston misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harvey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harvey thinking.
Harvey works over Johnston's head and body with a nice combination.
A punch combination from Johnston misses.
Harvey is looking for a counter combo.#T4#
Harvey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Harvey.
Harvey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danga de danga de dang - Harvey scores with a four punch combination!
Harvey is breathing heavily.
A combination from Harvey does no damage.
Harvey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A shot to the liver by Johnston. Beautiful body shot.
Johnston uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnston looks to land a combination but Harvey avoids it well.
Johnston dodges the punch combination from Harvey.
A jab from Harvey misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnston throws a combination. Harvey tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Harvey misses the jab.
Harvey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harvey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Harvey does no damage.
Harvey misses with a double jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Uestus Johnston will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Uestus Johnston's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Harvey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Uestus Johnston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harvey scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnston should have avoided that one.
Johnston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harvey circles away quickly and effectively.
We've been informed that Johnston has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Alec Harvey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harvey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harvey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnston throws a nice looking combination but Harvey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnston lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #ROC2#Harvey is rocked!
Harvey gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Johnston gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uestus Johnston!

Event: CTFA 1: Camera TV Vs Duck
Date: Nov 09, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnston throws a predictable looking body shot
and Uchida counters with an outside leg kick.
Uchida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnston checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnston loads up on a big right hand but Uchida slips the punch.
Johnston scores with a shot to the body.
Uchida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnston.
Uchida scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CUT2#It looks like Uestus Johnston has been cut.
Uchida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnston misses with a straight right.
Uchida looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Uchida goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Johnston on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Johnston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uchida moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Uchida takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnston takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Uchida lands a nice looking body kick.
Johnston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uchida.
Uchida throws a head kick but Johnston moves out of range.
Uchida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T1#
Johnston scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from Johnston misses.
Johnston takes a kick to the side of the head.
Johnston lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circle, before Uchida throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Johnston's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Uchida lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Shigeru Uchida!
Shigeru Uchida spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 26, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Johnston.
Uestus Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnston keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnston swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A cross from Johnston lands.
Darko misses with a takedown attempt
and Darko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darko fails to land the takedown.
Uestus Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeljko Darko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston swinging wildly here.
A jab lands there for Johnston.#T1#
Johnston tests Darko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Uestus Johnston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
Darko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnston is trying to defend but Darko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Johnston wants to improve his position but Darko is controlling well.
Johnston wants to control but Darko is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SU2#
Darko escapes and gets back to his feet.
Darko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnston.
Darko counters with a body kick.
Darko shoots in for a takedown but Johnston shows good takedown defense.
Darko shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnston sprawls well. He's pushed Darko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnston with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T2#
Darko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnston lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnston lands a glancing blow to the side of Darko's head.
Johnston scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johnston looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Darko ducks right into an uppercut from Johnston.
Darko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnston circles away.
Johnston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnston throws out a powerful jab.
Johnston lands a right hook to the body. #T3#
Johnston works over Darko's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnston is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Darko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darko tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Johnston dips to his left and cracks Darko with an uppercut!
Johnston lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johnston connects with a looping right hand.
Johnston lands the left hand.
Darko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Darko shoots and misses
enabling Johnston to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnston. That snapped Darko's head back. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darko misses with a takedown
and Johnston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnston lands a glancing blow to the side of Darko's head.
Darko misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Darko looks winded!
Johnston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnston scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnston lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Darko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #TD2#
Darko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Johnston is trying to maintain the position but Darko is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Darko lands a nice short elbow.
Johnston has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Darko is working away from the top position though.
Johnston is looking for a sweep. Darko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Darko winds up and cracks Johnston with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnston wants to improve his position but Darko is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darko working over Johnston with some ground and pound. Johnston looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T1#
Darko is thwarting Johnston's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Darko lands strikes from half guard.
Darko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnston trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Darko manages to pass to mount!
Darko raining down hammerfists from mount.
Darko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Darko cracks Johnston with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnston hang on?
Darko avoids the attempt from Johnston to control.
Johnston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Darko on the ground.
Darko unloading with bombs!
Johnston tries to reverse the position but Darko maintains control.#T2#
Johnston is bucking up trying to escape but Darko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Johnston really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Zeljko Darko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnston tries to lock up and control but Darko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darko breaks from Johnston's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnston tries to get out of the position.
Darko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Johnston tries to hold on but Darko pushes him away.
Darko lands a couple of good shots and Johnston has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Johnston takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Darko is working the ground and pound. Can Johnston escape?
Darko is landing with strikes from the back.
Darko has the hooks in. Johnston is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Johnston trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Darko has the hooks in. Johnston is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Darko is working the ground and pound. Can Johnston escape?
Darko is breathing heavily.
Darko lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go. #T3#
Johnston trying to control the action but Darko just sinks the hooks in.
Darko gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Darko lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Darko scores with punches from the back.
Johnston just trying to survive but Darko is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Johnston rolls, trying to escape but Darko keeps control of the position.
Johnston is working hard here to advance position.
Darko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnston just trying to survive but Darko is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Darko is punishing Johnston with some ground and pound.
Johnston is covering up but some of the strikes from Darko are getting through and doing damage.
Johnston is trying to break free.
Darko punishes Johnston with strikes from the back mount. #T4#
Darko connects with a big shot to the side of Johnston's head.
Darko scores with punches from the back.
Darko keeps control of the position as Johnston tries to break free.
Darko has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Johnston.
Johnston tries to break free.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darko has Johnston flattened out and is raining down punches.
The referee is taking a good look at Johnston as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Darko!
Johnston wants to control his opponent's hands but Darko gets his hands free.
Darko has the hooks in. Johnston is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeljko Darko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Darko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnston lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnston.
Darko shoots in for a double leg but Johnston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnston!
Darko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnston is fending him off so far but Darko persists. Nope, Johnston circles away and we're back to standing.
Darko moves forwards but Johnston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Uestus Johnston is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnston as he connects with a hook.
Darko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston stuns Darko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnston lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T1#
Johnston slaps away a takedown attempt from Darko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Uestus Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeljko Darko.
Johnston uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnston lands a right hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Johnston.
Nice straight punches there by Johnston. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnston.
A jab lands there for Johnston.
Johnston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darko can do to turn this around?
Johnston throws a shot to the body.
Johnston lands a jab.#T2#
Darko shoots in but no luck this time.
Darko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnston lands with a straight right. Darko didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darko fails with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a one-two to the body.
Darko takes one to the chin there.
Darko shoots in but Johnston avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnston lands a lovely overhand right.
Johnston jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #T3#
Johnston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnston cracks a nice hook into Darko's ribs.
Johnston closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnston scores with a nice right hand.
Johnston's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnston duly obliges.
Johnston connects with a looping right hand.
Johnston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Darko back to the cage. Johnston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston lands with an overhand left.
Darko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Darko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T4#
Darko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnston works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Darko moves out of range of the strikes.
Darko fails with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnston scores with a hook to the body. Darko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnston scores with a jab to the body.
Johnston looks to land a combination. Darko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uestus Johnston showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnston 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uestus Johnston!

Event: Byzantium 5
Date: Sep 05, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL2#
De Beer moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnston wants to get back to striking at distance but De Beer won't allow it.
De Beer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A nice left hand lands by De Beer.
De Beer lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Beer.
Johnston wants to get back to striking at distance but De Beer won't allow it.
A hook to the body from De Beer.
De Beer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Beer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnston backwards.
De Beer blocks an uppercut.
Johnston has a couple of punches blocked by De Beer.
De Beer swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnston uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from De Beer on the inside.
A hook to the body from De Beer.
Johnston definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
De Beer lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Beer lands a right hand.
A short left from De Beer.
De Beer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Beer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Beer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Beer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnston takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by De Beer.
De Beer lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1#
De Beer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Beer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnston misses with the head strike.
Johnston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Beer has him pressed against the cage.
De Beer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Beer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnston is breathing heavily.
De Beer effectively controlling the action here.
De Beer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
De Beer receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Johnston misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from De Beer.
A shot in the inside from De Beer.
De Beer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnston backwards.
De Beer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnston takes a shot to the head.
De Beer lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
De Beer scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from De Beer.
De Beer lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Beer.
Johnston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Beer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T2#
Johnston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
De Beer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Beer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Beer scores with a shot to the side of Johnston's head.
Johnston wants to get back to striking at distance but De Beer won't allow it.
De Beer lands with a right to the head.
Johnston lands with a short shot to the head.
De Beer lands an uppercut.
De Beer is struggling to control the position.
Johnston takes a shot to the head.
De Beer pushes Johnston back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Beer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnston.
De Beer digs a right hand into Johnston's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnston's gas tank.
Stalling in the clinch from De Beer.
De Beer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnston backwards.
De Beer scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Beer lands an uppercut.#T3#
De Beer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnston backwards.
Nice body punch from De Beer - that landed with a thud.
De Beer slowing the pace effectively.
De Beer scores with a shot to the side of Johnston's head.
Nice body punch from De Beer.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
De Beer scores with a shot to the side of Johnston's head.
De Beer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from De Beer - that landed with a thud.
De Beer gets through Johnston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Beer lands with a light punch inside.
De Beer pushes Johnston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Beer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from De Beer - that landed with a thud.
De Beer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Beer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Beer lands a nice shot to the body.
De Beer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnston or not.
De Beer scores with a shoulder strike. #T4#
De Beer lands a right hand. #ROC2#Johnston is rocked!
De Beer lands a body shot.
Oh Johnston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A bit of stalling here from De Beer.
Johnston seems to have got his legs back now.
De Beer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Beer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from De Beer.
De Beer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Beer pushes Johnston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from De Beer.
A shot in the inside from De Beer.
Good body shot from De Beer.
De Beer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Beer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Beer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Beer scores with a shot to the side of Johnston's head.
A short right from De Beer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Beer lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnston backwards.
Johnston takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from De Beer - that landed with a thud.
De Beer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnston or not.
De Beer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erco De Beer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2##CL2#
De Beer moves into range and clinches up with Johnston.
De Beer lands with a left to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Uestus Johnston has been cut.
De Beer lands a left hand.
Johnston tries to break free but De Beer pushes him back against the cage.
De Beer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnston misses with the head strike.
Johnston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Beer unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Johnston! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but De Beer is unloading with more strikes now! Johnston drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erco De Beer!
A very excited looking Erco De Beer rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: Byzantium 1
Date: Aug 03, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston scores with a decent looking hook.
Uestus Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pace tries to clinch up but Johnston circles away and keeps his distance.
Pace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pace is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnston throws a right hand that Pace ducks under and follows up with a left that Pace also avoids with ease.
Pace wants to counter with a clinch but Johnston pushes him away.
Pace takes one to the chin there.
Pace takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnston counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnston misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pace throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL2#
Pace rushes Johnston and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T1##BC2#
Pace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pace back to the cage. Johnston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pace is looking to clinch but Johnston is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnston misses the target.
Johnston lands with a shot to the body.
Johnston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pace is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Johnston cracks Pace with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pace was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnston.
Pace tries to clinch
and Johnston counters with a three punch combo that has Pace backing up. Pace nods at Johnston to acknowledge the strikes.
Pace tries to clinch there but Johnston circles away.
Pace fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnston misses with a two punch combination.
Pace doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnston circles away.
Johnston digs a good hook to Pace's body. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnston lands a jab.
Johnston throws a series of punches but Pace moves out of range.
Johnston works the jab nicely.
Johnston connects with the punch.
Pace tries to clinch there but Johnston circles away.
Johnston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pace on the side of the head.
A left lands for Johnston.
Johnston lands with a straight right. Pace didn't see that one coming.
Johnston cracks Pace with an open hand slap.
Johnston scores with a three punch combo!
Pace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Johnston was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pace.
Johnston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnston misses with the combination. #T3#
Johnston dodges the punch combination from Pace.
Pace slips a jab and a cross from Johnston.
Johnston scores with a jab. Pace acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnston as he connects with a hook.
Pace fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pace doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnston circles away.
Pace moves forwards but Johnston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pace fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnston lunges at Pace with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pace's hand.
Pace tries to clinch there but Johnston circles away. #T4#
Johnston lands with a shot to the body.
Johnston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnston lands a glancing blow to the side of Pace's head.
Johnston lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnston, as that shot connected.
Johnston is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pace tries to clinch up.
Pace takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pace's head.
Johnston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston throws a right hand that Pace ducks under and follows up with a left that Pace also avoids with ease.
Johnston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pace!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Johnston throws a right hand that Pace ducks under and follows up with a left that Pace also avoids with ease.
Johnston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pace has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pace tries to clinch but Johnston moves away
and Johnston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnston swinging wildly here.
Pace replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Johnston blocks it well.
Pace takes one to the chin there.
Johnston misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pace tries to clinch there but Johnston circles away.
It looked like Johnston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnston lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnston cracks Pace with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnston.#T1#
Johnston goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pace.
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pace moves in looking to clinch but Johnston pushes him off.
Johnston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pace in his tracks.
Uestus Johnston is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Johnston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab by Johnston.
We've been informed that Pace has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pace darts in trying to clinch
and Johnston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pace needs to keep his hands up - Johnston had a free shot at his head there.#T2#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnston!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnston connects with a looping right hand.
Pace takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pace moves in looking to clinch but Johnston pushes him off.
Johnston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pace is looking to clinch but Johnston is avoiding it.
Pace drops his hands momentarily and Johnston takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pace tries to clinch there but Johnston circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Johnston misses its target.
Johnston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pace on the side of the head.
Johnston lands with a nice combination. Pace backs away looking to recover.
Johnston misses with a combination
and Pace makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Johnston really felt that one!#T3#
Pace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Johnston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pace doesn't seem bothered though.
Uestus Johnston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnston lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnston swinging wildly here.
Johnston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pace doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnston cracks Pace with a good jab.
Pace takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T4#
Johnston throws a jab but it's blocked by Pace.
Johnston scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnston throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Johnston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pace tries to clinch
and Johnston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Pace moves into the clinch.
Johnston misses with a punch to the body.
Johnston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pace throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnston. #BC#
Johnston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnston throws a shot from downtown. Pace moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Johnston throws a combination. Pace tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnston looks to throw the jab but Pace is out of range.
Pace lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Johnston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pace stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnston clobbers Pace with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pace takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnston tries to bum rush Pace with a series of wild strikes but Pace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And Pace tries to counter it with a takedown but Johnston pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pace is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pace on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A head kick by Pace misses
and Johnston counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Pace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pace tries to clinch up but Johnston circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnston throws a combination. Pace tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnston cracks Pace with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnston swinging wildly here.
Pace is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pace tries to clinch but Johnston is having none of it.
Pace slips under a jab.
Johnston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T2#
Pace tries to clinch up
and Johnston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnston swinging wildly here.
Pace tries to clinch up but Johnston circles away and keeps his distance.
As Pace looks to move away, Johnston throws a big counter combo but Pace just gets out of the way.
Pace takes one to the side of the head.
Johnston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnston.
Pace takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T3#
Johnston circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnston counters with a nice uppercut.
Pace has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnston slips a jab and a cross from Pace.
Pace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pace tries to clinch but Johnston moves out of range.
Pace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnston feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnston scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T4#
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnston.
A punch combination from Pace misses.
Donk. Johnston catches Pace right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnston digs a good body shot into Pace's ribs.
Pace tries to clinch up but Johnston circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnston lands a body shot.
Pace on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pace takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pace can do to turn this around?
Pace misses with a hook. Johnston ducked under it nicely. #CL2#
Pace rushes Johnston and presses him up against the cage.
Johnston digs a right hand underneath Pace's ribcage. Pace let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kobe Pace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnston gets through Pace's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uestus Johnston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnston, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Uestus Johnston!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Uestus Johnston!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Uestus Johnston!

Uestus Johnston wins by unanimous decision!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 24, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sloppy strikes from Johnston. Those never looked like landing.
Nice sprawl there from Johnston as Pope shoots in.
Pope closes the distance and clinches up with Johnston, looking for a takedown. Pope pushes Johnston against the cage but Johnston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnston is looking to counter punch.
Uestus Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bodhi Pope.
Johnston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pope shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pope on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pope takes one to the side of the head.
Johnston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pope misses with a takedown attempt - Johnston sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnston connects with a single shot there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pope or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnston, which made it look bad.
Johnston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pope back to the cage. Johnston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Uestus Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Pope gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pope thinking. #T1#
Pope gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnston lands a jab to the nose.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pope or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnston, which made it look bad.
Johnston looks to score with a jab to the body but Pope is just out of range.
Pope shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Uestus Johnston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnston scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnston lands with a good body shot.
Pope tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnston sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pope somewhat.
Johnston closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnston lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnston misses with a wild combination. #T2#
Johnston lands with a nice combination. Pope backs away looking to recover.
Pope shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnston sprawls well. He's pushed Pope's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnston works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pope on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Johnston.
A little jabbing left from Pope on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnston is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johnston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnston lands a jab to Pope's midsection.
Pope fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pope shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnston sprawls well. He's pushed Pope's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pope shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnston but Johnston pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T3#
Johnston misses with the combination.
Johnston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pope avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pope shoots in but Johnston avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pope fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch combination from Johnston misses.
Johnston misses the jab.
Johnston throws a shot to the body.
Pope fails with the takedown
and Johnston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pope looks winded!
Pope fails with a takedown attempt. #T4#
Johnston scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnston lands the left hand.
Johnston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pope looks for a takedown but Johnston sprawls well.
Pope shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnston as he jumps to the side.
Johnston connects with the punch.
A jab from Johnston does it's job there.
Pope takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnston stuffs the takedown attempt from Pope. Pope gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnston swings for the body but Pope moves out of range.
Pope closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Johnston scores with a hook to the body. Pope takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnston jabs Pope to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pope moves away from the strike by Johnston.
Johnston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pope manages to avoid it.
Pope shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnston manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pope's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnston stuffs the takedown.
Johnston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pope tries for a takedown but Johnston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It looked like Johnston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Uestus Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bodhi Pope.
Pope shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnston as he avoids it easily.
Johnston cracks Pope with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pope shoots and misses
and Johnston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #ROC#Pope is rocked!
Pope is breathing heavily.
Johnston swings for the body but Pope moves out of range.
Pope is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnston finish him?
Johnston scores with a jab to the body.
Johnston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pope seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnston definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Pope walks into a left hand.
Johnston scores with a body shot.
Johnston works over Pope's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnston lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnston.
Johnston throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnston throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pope closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnston circles away.
Pope slips a jab and a cross from Johnston.
A left and a right from Johnston both land. Nice combination.
Johnston connects with a body shot that sends Pope's belly button to the back.
Johnston thuds his right hand into Pope's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnston lands with a shot to the body. #T2#
Johnston scores with a three punch combo!
Uestus Johnston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pope shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnston sprawls well. Johnston wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pope gets slowly back to his feet.
Good shot there by Johnston.
Pope is trying desperately to land a takedown but Johnston is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pope.
Pope misses with a takedown
and Johnston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pope throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnston's waist but Johnston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pope off to one side.
Johnston cracks Pope with a good jab.
Nice body punch from Johnston.
Jab from Johnston.
Johnston scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pope seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Johnston shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Pope is backing up but Johnston catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Pope covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Johnston Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uestus Johnston!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 15, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston misses with a wild combination.
Johnston throws a series of punches but Statham avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Statham is defended easily by Johnston.
A quick step to the side and Johnston tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Johnston does no damage.
Johnston definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Statham gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnston throws a punch but it's blocked by Statham.
Johnston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnston. #BC#
Johnston breaks from the clinch.
Johnston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Statham.
Statham changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnston tries to avoid it but Statham manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnston to the ground. Johnston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #T1#
Johnston defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Statham.
Johnston is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Uestus Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Careca Statham.#CL2#
Statham gets a clinch.
Johnston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Statham's elbow.
Johnston has a couple of punches blocked by Statham.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johnston lands with a left to the head.
Statham drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnston is leaning against Statham and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC#
Johnston manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Statham instigates a clinch. #BC#
Johnston manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Statham moves into the clinch.
Statham wants a takedown.
Johnston scores with a shot to the side of Statham's head.
Johnston lands with a left to the head. #T2##BC#
Johnston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnston looks to land a combination but Statham avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A shot to the liver by Johnston. Beautiful body shot.
Statham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnston throws a nice looking combination but Statham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Statham drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Statham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Uestus Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Statham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Johnston.
Johnston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Statham circles away quickly and effectively.
Statham shoots in and drives through. Johnston sprawls well.
Statham looks winded!
Statham scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnston lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #T3#
Johnston throws a nice looking combination but Statham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Statham tries to clinch there but Johnston circles away.
Statham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnston.
Statham is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Statham tries to land a body kick
and Johnston counters with a three punch combo that has Statham backing up. Statham nods at Johnston to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Statham circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnston scores with a hook to the body. Statham takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Statham doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnston circles away.
Johnston lands a glancing blow to the side of Statham's head.
Johnston fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot lands for Johnston.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnston throws a one two combo.
No joy there for Johnston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Statham swings for the body but Johnston moves out of range.
Johnston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnston tries to bum rush Statham with a series of wild strikes but Statham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Statham does no damage.
Statham tries for a takedown but Johnston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnston lands a two punch combo.
Johnston scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Statham.
Johnston stuffs the takedown.
Statham slips a jab and a cross from Johnston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that round.
That's time! Johnston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Johnston moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johnston misses with a wild combination.
Johnston scores with a body shot.
Johnston lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Statham is looking to clinch but Johnston is avoiding it.
Johnston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Statham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnston swats away the attempt to clinch by Statham.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Statham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Statham throws a series of punches but Johnston moves out of range.
Johnston throws a series of punches but Statham moves out of range.
Statham throws a counter combo.#T1#
Johnston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnston misses with a two punch combination.
Statham scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnston in his tracks.
Johnston misses with a two punch combination.
Johnston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Statham back to the cage. Johnston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Johnston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnston leaves Statham with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Statham with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Johnston.
Statham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T2#
Johnston defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Statham.
Uestus Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Careca Statham.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnston works the jab nicely.
Statham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnston throws a nice looking combination but Statham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Statham scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnston misses with a wild combination.
Statham walks into a left hand.
Johnston works over Statham's head and body with a nice combination.
Statham with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Statham misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnston!
Uestus Johnston is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnston throws a series of punches but Statham moves out of range.
Statham will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnston lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Statham backs up against the cage.
Uestus Johnston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Statham circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnston scores with a four punch combination!
Johnston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Statham.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Statham tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnston sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Statham somewhat.
Johnston is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnston scores with the left hand. Statham knows he should have avoided that one. #T4#
Statham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnston's waist but Johnston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Statham off to one side.
Statham is trying desperately to land a takedown but Johnston is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Statham.
Johnston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Statham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Statham.
Statham has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnston misses with a series of wild punches.
Statham tries to clinch there but Johnston circles away.
Johnston throws a big counter combination but Statham scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnston shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Statham eats them both and turns towards Johnston to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Johnston cracks Statham with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnston moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johnston is working the combinations to good effect here.
Johnston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uestus Johnston dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Johnston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Statham looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Statham shoots for a takedown but Johnston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Statham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Statham is looking to clinch.
Statham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnston throws a right hand that Statham ducks under and follows up with a left that Statham also avoids with ease.
Johnston throws a nice looking combination but Statham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Statham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnston circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnston swinging wildly here.
Statham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Statham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Statham finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnston throws a big counter combination but Statham scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Uestus Johnston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Statham is looking to clinch.
It looked like Johnston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Statham.
Statham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnston is fending him off so far but Statham persists. Nope, Johnston circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Johnston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnston moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Statham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnston moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johnston throws a nice looking combination but Statham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Statham shoots in for a takedown but Johnston shows good takedown defense.
Uestus Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Careca Statham.
Johnston scores with a nice head shot.
Johnston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Statham can do to turn this around?
Johnston throws a series of punches but Statham avoids them all with ease.
Statham steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Johnston.
Statham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnston. #T2#
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!
Nice sprawl there from Johnston as Statham shoots in.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnston!
Statham dodges the punch combination from Johnston.
Johnston defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Statham.
Statham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Statham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnston dodges the punch combination from Statham.
A right-left combo lands from Johnston. #T3#
No joy there for Johnston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnston looks to land a combination but Statham avoids it well.
Statham fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Statham.
As Johnston backs off Statham throws a huge counter combo but Johnston manages to avoid it all.
A punch combination from Johnston misses.
Statham tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnston defends well and Statham ends up having to push Johnston into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Johnston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Statham at a distance.
Statham lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnston goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Statham is looking to clinch. #T4#
Statham tries to clinch
and Johnston counters with a left and a right that stings Statham.
Statham shoots in for a takedown but Johnston shows good takedown defense.
As Statham looks to move away, Johnston throws a big counter combo but Statham just gets out of the way.
Johnston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Nice shot by Johnston.
Johnston lands a jab.
Johnston misses with a wild combination.
Statham tries to counter with a clinch but Johnston shakes him off and moves away.
Statham throws a series of punches but Johnston avoids them all with ease.
Johnston works over Statham's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnston misses with a wild combination.
Careca Statham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnston works the jab nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uestus Johnston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnston 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uestus Johnston!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 08, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a body punch but Johnston moves out of range.
A jab from Johnston finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#TD2#
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jones showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnston is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones moves nicely into side control.
Johnston wants to control but Jones postures up.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnston keeps working.
Jones cracks Johnston with a big right hand but Johnston just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jones throws a strike aimed at the side of Johnston's head but Johnston avoids it well.
Jones advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones wants to control the pace but Johnston is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T1##SUB2#
Jones working for a guillotine from mount but Johnston is in no mood to give up.
Johnston tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnston holds of for dear life.#SUB2#
Jones jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Johnston manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Johnston is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #SUB2#
Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Johnston wants to control but Jones postures up.
Jones passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Johnston! #T2#
Johnston wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.#SUB2#
Johnston defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jones.
Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnston hang on?
Johnston wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Johnston is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Jones has taken his back. #SUB2#
Jones is cranking Johnston's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Johnston! He's tightened the choke and Johnston is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). David Jones!

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