Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: The Island Season 12, 145 lbs, Round 1
Date: Aug 22, 2021

#R1#
Johnson misses with a right hand #TD2#
and Del Valle counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #SUB2#
Del Valle is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB2#
Del Valle in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Johnson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Del Valle !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gosuke Del Valle !
Gosuke Del Valle took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Noel Diaz Bitch one day you will loose to me ! Please make that fight happen ! '.

Event: Highland 81
Date: Jul 21, 2021

#R1#
Waters uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Waters moves out of range easily.
Waters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Waters. #CL2#
Waters has managed to clinch. #BC#
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Waters looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Waters takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Waters digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Waters misses with a jab, cross combination.
Waters misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Waters avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Waters throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Waters there.
Waters cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Waters fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Johnson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Johnson with a hook.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Waters moves away and avoids it.
Waters misses with a straight right.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #CUT2#It looks like Ron Johnson has been cut.#T1#
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Waters throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Waters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Waters lands a jab to the head.
A left lands for Johnson.
Waters lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waters scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Waters takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson moves forwards but Waters connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Waters.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Waters scores with a punch to the head.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a hook but Waters avoids it easily.
Waters lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand. #T2#
Johnson swings for the body but Waters moves out of range.
Waters digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson tests Waters's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Waters moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Waters defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Waters throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Waters ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Waters avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
The fighters circling - Waters throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Waters.
Ron Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Waters cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Waters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T3#
Waters defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Waters tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Waters looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Waters throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Waters throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Waters slips under a jab.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Waters moves away and avoids it.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waters was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Waters connects with a crisp jab.
Waters checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Waters lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Waters tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Waters throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Johnson 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!
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Waters connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Waters scores with a punch to the head.
Waters throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson. #T4#
Waters scores with a nice strike.#ROC2#Johnson is rocked!
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Waters.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL2#
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Waters has taken the fight into the clinch.
Waters lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Waters pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Waters is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Waters has his back to the cage.
Waters lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Waters lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Waters.
Waters misses with a short punch on the inside.
Waters has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Waters has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Waters misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Waters makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Waters lands with a left to the head.
Waters leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Waters dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Johnson's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Waters throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Waters cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Waters slips a straight right by Johnson.
Waters staying out of range there.
Waters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Waters circles away quickly and effectively.
Waters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson slips a jab from Waters.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Waters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waters was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Waters wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with a wild combination. #T1#
Waters throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Waters lands with a right hand.
Johnson moves forwards but Waters connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Walter Waters seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot by Waters.
Waters stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Waters.
Waters misses with a straight right.
Waters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waters misses with a series of wild punches.
Waters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Waters's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Waters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Waters ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Waters uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Waters throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Waters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T2#
Johnson throws a hook but Waters avoids it easily.
Waters uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
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.
Johnson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Waters cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Waters with a hook.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL2#
Waters moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Waters misses with a punch on the inside. #BC#
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Waters ducks down to avoid it.
Waters blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Waters.
A telegraphed right hand from Waters misses the target.
Waters misses with a wild combination.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Waters scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Waters sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T3#
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Waters.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Waters takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Waters.
Waters cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Waters bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Waters scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one. #CL2#
Waters gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waters.
Waters is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Waters has his back to the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Waters's brow.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Waters lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson is trying to push Waters away but Waters has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Waters is working Johnson over against the cage.#BC#
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#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!
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Waters sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Waters has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Waters bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Waters.#CUT2#Ron Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Waters uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Waters on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Waters throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Waters blocks the leg kick.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Walter Waters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A big left from Waters misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice jab there from Waters.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Waters.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Waters's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Waters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Waters showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ron Johnson's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Waters's belly button to the back.
Waters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waters is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Waters pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Johnson back to the cage. Waters follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Waters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Waters.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Waters throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Waters tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#KD2#
Waters lands a left and a right that send Johnson crashing to the mat, dazed. Waters thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Johnson lands an overhand right.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Waters's defenses. #CL2#
Waters pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T1#
Waters connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Waters throws a big shot that misses.
Waters drops Johnson with a big left hand! Johnson is injured, injured bad! Waters jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Waters!
A victorious Walter Waters thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Highland 73
Date: Jun 30, 2021

#R1#
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Rinda moves out of range easily.
Rinda looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rinda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rinda moves away.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rinda tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rinda is just out of range.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Rinda drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#SUB2#
Rinda thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rinda prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Rinda wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T1#
Rinda trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rinda on the ground.#SUB2#
Rinda thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Rinda thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Rinda thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.#SUB2#
Rinda drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Rinda off! Rinda jumps back into Johnson's guard. #SUB2#
Rinda drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Rinda off! Rinda jumps back into Johnson's guard.
Rinda won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Rinda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Rinda drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rinda jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T2#
Rinda pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SUB2#
Rinda is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet. #SUB2#
Rinda is trying for a kimura here. Johnson looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Rinda wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anwar Rinda!

Event: Highland 61
Date: Jun 09, 2021

#R1#
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dulo.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses #TD#
and Dulo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Dulo is controlling him well. #ES2#
Johnson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Dulo is on him like a limpet, forcing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Dulo won't allow it.
Dulo blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Dulo in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson is working Dulo over against the cage.#BC2#
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dulo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dulo. #T1#
Dulo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Johnson digs a good hook to Dulo's body.
Johnson swings for the body but Dulo moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Dulo moved out of range nicely.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Dulo's body.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Dulo should have avoided that one.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dulo is just out of range.#TD#
Dulo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dulo scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dulo scoring with punches and elbows.
Dulo 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.
Sloppy strikes there by Dulo.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.#T2#
Dulo lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dulo landing strikes.
Johnson pushes Dulo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dulo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dulo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Dulo is putting a hurting on Johnson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Check out the look on Dulo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Johnson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dulo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Johnson taking a bit of punishment here - Dulo scoring with strikes.
Dulo prevents Johnson from escaping the position.
Dulo scoring with punches and elbows.
Dulo scores with punches from side control.
Dulo looks up at the clock and then as Johnson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dulo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dulo grinds an elbow into Johnson's temple.
Dulo landing strikes.
Dulo is chipping away with strikes.
Dulo wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson pushes Dulo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dulo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#T3#
Dulo working the head with strikes.
Johnson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dulo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet.
Dulo grinds an elbow into Johnson's temple.
Dulo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dulo lands some shots froms side control.#ROC#Johnson is rocked!
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Dulo finish him?
Dulo lands an elbow.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dulo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dulo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Johnson is trying to buck Dulo off.
Dulo wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dulo working the ground and pound.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dulo lands a few punches from side control.
Dulo working the head with strikes.
Dulo lands some shots froms side control.
Dulo looks up at the clock and then as Johnson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dulo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Johnson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Check out the look on Dulo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dulo lands a few punches from side control.
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dulo scores with punches from side control.
Johnson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dulo connects with a decent elbow. #ES2#
Johnson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Dulo moves his leg out of the way.
Dulo tries to counter with a takedown but Johnson is quick to defend against it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Dulo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Johnson with a nice cross.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Dulo avoids nicely.
Dulo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Dulo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Dulo's front leg but catches the back leg as Dulo tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands with a hook. Dulo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dulo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Dulo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dulo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?#T1#
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson scores with a one two! Dulo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Dulo tries to counter with a takedown but Johnson is quick to defend against it.
Johnson is looking to slow Dulo down with leg kicks.
Ron Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dulo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. #TD#
Dulo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dulo working the ground and pound.
Dulo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Johnson down.
Dulo looks up at the clock and then as Johnson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dulo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude! #T2#
Johnson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dulo cracks Johnson with a big right hand but Johnson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dulo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Dulo with good strikes from the mount here!
Dulo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dulo lands a heavy elbow.
Dulo won't let Johnson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Dulo lands a big shot to the head and Johnson winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alexander Dulo!
An out of breath Alexander Dulo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Ron Johnson was interviewed post fight and said 'This sucks, but it'll make me a better fighter. I'll be back. '.

Event: Highland 56
Date: Jun 01, 2021

#R1#
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jitsu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Jitsu is looking to counter punch.
Jitsu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jitsu scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Jitsu moved out of range.
Johnson misses the jab.
Jitsu 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.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson unleashes a big counter combination but Jitsu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jitsu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jitsu avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Jitsu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jitsu checks a leg kick. #T1#
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Jitsu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jitsu throws a counter high kick but Johnson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Johnson works over Jitsu's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Jitsu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jitsu blocks a jab.
Jitsu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jitsu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jitsu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Ron Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jitsu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jitsu slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ron Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Jitsu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson works over Jitsu's head and body with a nice combination.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson throws a right hand that Jitsu ducks under and follows up with a left that Jitsu also avoids with ease.
Johnson cracks Jitsu with an open hand slap.
Jitsu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jitsu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jitsu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
An attempted straight right counter from Jitsu misses the target.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Jitsu is out of range.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jitsu throws a quick counter head kick but Johnson was just out of range.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Jitsu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jitsu moves out of range of the strikes.#T3#
A leg kick checked by Jitsu.
Jitsu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jitsu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson swings for the body but Jitsu moves out of range.
Jitsu is looking to counter punch.
Johnson takes a swing at Jitsu's ribcage but misses.
Jitsu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Jitsu saw that one coming.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jitsu fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiu Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Jitsu shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jitsu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #ES2#
Johnson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson throws a body punch but Jitsu moves out of range.
Jitsu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jitsu avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Jitsu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jitsu looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jitsu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jitsu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jitsu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Johnson 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#
Jitsu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Jitsu is looking for a counter combo.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Jitsu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jitsu quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jitsu moves away.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jitsu's head backwards.
Jitsu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there #TD#
and Jitsu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB#
Jitsu is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Jitsu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB#
Jitsu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jitsu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T1##ES2#
Johnson sneaks out the side door and pushes Jitsu away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson wants to slow Jitsu down by chopping away at his legs.
A low kick from Johnson misses #TD#
and Jitsu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jitsu.

Johnson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#TD#
Jitsu gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jitsu postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Jitsu 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.
Jitsu controlling from the top position.
Jitsu looking to pass the guard.
Jitsu trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Jitsu stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.#SUB#
Jitsu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jitsu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jitsu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jitsu pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB#
Jitsu is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson pushes Jitsu off looking to stand but Jitsu dives back in and keeps control. #SUB#
Jitsu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jitsu.
Johnson tries to kick Jitsu off but Jitsu keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T3##SUB#
Jitsu is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jitsu to get the leverage.
Jitsu prevents Johnson from improving his position.#SUB#
Jitsu is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johnson has managed to free his arm - good work. #ES2#
Johnson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Jitsu keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Jitsu is looking to take this one to the mat.#BC2#
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jitsu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Jitsu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson catches Jitsu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jitsu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Jitsu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ron Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T4#
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Jitsu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jitsu fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiu Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Jitsu with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Jitsu tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Johnson works over Jitsu's head and body with a nice combination.
Jitsu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jitsu.
Jitsu is looking for a counter combo.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Jitsu tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnson avoided it.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Jitsu moved out of range.
Jitsu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson swings for the body but Jitsu moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Jitsu misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Johnson.
Johnson tries a low kick but Jitsu avoids it.
It looked like Jitsu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Jitsu changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#T1#
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson scores with a nice body kick.
Jitsu shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jitsu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Jitsu moved out of range nicely.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Jitsu is looking to counter with head kicks.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Jitsu is looking to counter punch.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Jitsu should have avoided that one.
Jitsu shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.#T2#
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Jitsu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jitsu.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jitsu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Jitsu looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Ron Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiu Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Jitsu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson tries a low kick but Jitsu avoids it.#TD#
Jitsu shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnson is trying to defend but Jitsu finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#SUB#
Jitsu wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB#
Jitsu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jitsu trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away. #T4##ES2#
Johnson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Johnson misses with a body shot. #TD#
Jitsu gets a double leg takedown into Johnson's guard.
Jitsu trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jitsu stops Johnson from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Jitsu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jitsu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnson managing to control the position.
Jiu Jitsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jitsu throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30

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

Event: Highland 50
Date: May 23, 2021

#R1#
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Turner drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Johnson defends it well.
We've been told by Johnson's head coaches at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Turner.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Turner should have avoided that one.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Turner should have avoided that one.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Turner.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Turner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Turner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Turner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Turner needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ron Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson. #CL2#
Turner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Turner fails to pull guard. #BC#
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T1#
Turner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Turner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson scores with a spinning back kick!
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Turner looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Turner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Turner motions for Johnson to come forward. Turner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turner tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Turner.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses #TD2#
and Turner counters with a takedown into side control.

Johnson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #T2#
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnson is looking to slow Turner down with leg kicks.
Johnson thumps Turner with a low kick.
Turner blocks a jab.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turner counters with a straight right hand.
Ron Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Turner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Turner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Turner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson 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.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnson sizes up Turner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T3#
Turner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ron Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BH Turner.
Turner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Johnson scores with a kick to the body.
Turner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Turner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson takes a swing at Turner's ribcage but misses.
Turner is looking to clinch.
Johnson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Turner back to the cage. Johnson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner takes one on the button.#T4#
Turner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Johnson lands a jab to Turner's midsection.
Jab, jab by Turner - just one landing.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#TD2#
Turner fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnson sprawls well initially but Turner persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Turner has control of the leg. #ES#
Johnson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Turner keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #BC#
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.
Johnson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Turner fails to land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Turner scores with a four punch combination!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
BH Turner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner takes one to the chin there.
Turner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Turner moved out of range nicely.
Turner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around?
Turner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Turner throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Turner doesn't seem phased though.#T1#
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turner.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Turner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Turner momentarily.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Turner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turner manages to avoid it.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Turner tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and Turner ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#T2#
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Turner moves out of range of the body kick.
Turner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a combination. Turner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Turner darts in looking for a takedown but Johnson gets double underhooks and turns Turner into the cage.
Johnson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turner doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab lands there for Johnson.#T3#
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Turner's shoulder, as Turner tries to avoid the shot.
Turner needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Turner shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ron Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BH Turner.
Turner tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Turner's head back.
Turner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Turner drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Johnson defends it well.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Turner.
A punch lands to the side of Turner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ron Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Turner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Turner slips under a jab.
Johnson digs a good hook to Turner's body. #T4#
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Turner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson checks a low kick from Turner.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Turner has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Turner is breathing heavily.
Turner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turner.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Turner is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Johnson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
A punch combination from Turner misses.
Turner misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Turner. Those never looked like landing.
Turner throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Johnson lands with a hook. Turner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turner shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson cracks Turner with an open hand slap.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turner. Turner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson throws a combination. Turner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target. #T1#
Turner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Turner's head.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Turner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Turner throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson leaves Turner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ron Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BH Turner.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.#T2#
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turner circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Turner's head.
Turner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turner moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turner has time to react.
Turner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Turner walks into a left hand.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turner.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson misses the jab.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ron Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Turner wants to clinch.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Turner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnson is out of range and Turner settles back down.
Johnson with a nice calf kick.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Turner didn't see that one coming.#T4#
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Turner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner walks into a left hand.
Johnson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Turner takes a step back to recover.
Johnson with a jab.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A left lands for Johnson.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Turner under the eye.
Johnson misses with a hook. Turner ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Turner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
BH Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No joy there for Turner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Johnson!
During a confident post fight interview, Ron Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
BH Turner spoke after the fight, saying 'shit happens'.

Event: Highland 40
Date: May 09, 2021

#R1##CL2#
Diaz clinches with his opponent. #BC#
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Diaz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Johnson.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick lands for Johnson.
Diaz defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz wants to counter with a clinch but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Diaz wants to counter with a clinch but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.#CL2#
Diaz moves into the clinch.#T1##BC#
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Diaz takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson is trying to push Diaz away but Diaz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it. #BC#
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Diaz clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Diaz throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Diaz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diaz scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Diaz jumps back.
Ron Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a low kick but Diaz avoids it.#T2#
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz wants to counter the offense by Johnson and move into the clinch position.
Diaz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Diaz walks into a jab.
We've been told by Johnson's head coaches at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnson swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Johnson misses with a hook.#CL2#
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz jumps guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #BC#
Johnson breaks from the clinch. #T3#
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Diaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.#CL2#
Diaz rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4#
Johnson catches Diaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz wants to counter the offense by Johnson and move into the clinch position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Johnson 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#
A low kick lands for Johnson.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson sets himself, and Diaz steps forward looking for the clinch! Johnson avoids it this time.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz swings widly with a right hand
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.#T1##CL2#
Diaz has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch. #BC#
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Diaz tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Johnson.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Diaz slips under a jab from Johnson.
Diaz throws a one two combo.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #T2##CL2#
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
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!#BC#
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot #CL2#
and Diaz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Johnson. #BC#
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diaz checks it well.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Diaz's leg but Diaz calmly moves out of range.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.#T3#
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Diaz slips a straight right by Johnson.
Diaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab by Diaz.
Johnson misses the jab.
Diaz slips a straight right by Johnson.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Diaz wants to counter the offense by Johnson and move into the clinch position.#CL2#
Diaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Johnson. #T4#
Johnson wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Diaz is stalling here.
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!
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Noel Diaz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Diaz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that. #BC#
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diaz momentarily.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #CL2#
Diaz instigates a clinch.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
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 Ron Johnson will probably get the nod.
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.#R3#
Diaz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diaz works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz wants to counter with a clinch but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #CL2#
and Diaz counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #TD2#
Diaz decides to pull guard. #SUB2#
Johnson is sitting in close to Diaz's body. Diaz has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Johnson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Johnson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Diaz.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Noel Diaz!
Noel Diaz is the new featherweight champion!
Noel Diaz 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.

Event: Highland 34
Date: Apr 30, 2021

#R1#
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azevedo Souza moves away.
Azevedo Souza shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azevedo Souza. That did some damage!
Azevedo Souza tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Azevedo Souza uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azevedo Souza.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Azevedo Souza scores with a jab to the jaw.
Azevedo Souza takes a jab right on the kisser.
Azevedo Souza throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Azevedo Souza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Azevedo Souza is looking to counter punch.#CL#
Azevedo Souza pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Azevedo Souza blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Azevedo Souza.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Azevedo Souza avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage. #T1#
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Azevedo Souza has double underhooks.
Azevedo Souza jumps guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Azevedo Souza misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson. #BC2#
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azevedo Souza throws out the jab.
Johnson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Azevedo Souza with a body shot.
Azevedo Souza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Azevedo Souza lands a jab.
Azevedo Souza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Azevedo Souza seems unphased.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Azevedo Souza tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Azevedo Souza misses.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azevedo Souza manages to avoid it.
Johnson takes a swing at Azevedo Souza's ribcage but misses.
Azevedo Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Azevedo Souza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson defending well as Azevedo Souza loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Azevedo Souza misses the target.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination. #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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Azevedo Souza tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson moves out of range as Azevedo Souza strikes.
Azevedo Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Azevedo Souza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Azevedo Souza throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Azevedo Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azevedo Souza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Azevedo Souza throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Azevedo Souza with a body shot.
Azevedo Souza misses with a looping left.
Azevedo Souza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Azevedo Souza finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
Azevedo Souza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Azevedo Souza misses with a straight left.
Azevedo Souza throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Azevedo Souza swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T3#
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Azevedo Souza moved out of range nicely.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Azevedo Souza's shoulder, as Azevedo Souza tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Azevedo Souza misses with a straight right.
Azevedo Souza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Azevedo Souza's shoulder, as Azevedo Souza tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Azevedo Souza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Azevedo Souza throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot. #CL#
Azevedo Souza has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Azevedo Souza scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Azevedo Souza jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. Azevedo Souza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnson throws the left hand but Azevedo Souza avoids the punch easily.
Azevedo Souza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws a series of punches but Azevedo Souza avoids them all with ease. #T4#
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Azevedo Souza's head but Azevedo Souza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azevedo Souza missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donk. Johnson catches Azevedo Souza right on the button with a cross.
Johnson swings for the body but Azevedo Souza moves out of range.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Azevedo Souza throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azevedo Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Azevedo Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Azevedo Souza moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Azevedo Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson feints a counter leg kick.
Azevedo Souza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Azevedo Souza throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Azevedo Souza throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Azevedo Souza moved out of range nicely.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ron Johnson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Azevedo Souza throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson throws a body punch but Azevedo Souza moves out of range.
Azevedo Souza throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson throws a counter combo.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Azevedo Souza misses with a looping right.
Azevedo Souza slips a straight right by Johnson.
Azevedo Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Azevedo Souzas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Azevedo Souza fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo Souza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Azevedo Souza misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick lands for Johnson. #T1#
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson feints and then cracks Azevedo Souza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Azevedo Souza down.
Azevedo Souza misses with the combination.
Azevedo Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azevedo Souza blocks a jab.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Azevedo Souza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson moves out of range as Azevedo Souza strikes.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Azevedo Souza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Azevedo Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Azevedo Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
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!
Jab from Johnson.
Johnson slips a straight right by Azevedo Souza.#T2#
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azevedo Souza.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Azevedo Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Azevedo Souza should have avoided that one.
Azevedo Souza misses with a looping right.
Azevedo Souza dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
A telegraphed right hand from Azevedo Souza misses the target.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Azevedo Souza misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Azevedo Souza misses.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azevedo Souza.#T3#
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Azevedo Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson tries to work over Azevedo Souza's front leg with a kick but Azevedo Souza checks it.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azevedo Souza tries to clinch up.
Azevedo Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Azevedo Souza slips under a jab.
Azevedo Souza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Azevedo Souza misses the shot to the body.
Johnson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Azevedo Souza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Azevedo Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azevedo Souza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T4#
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Azevedo Souza is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azevedo Souza connects with a crisp jab.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Azevedo Souza moved out of range.
Azevedo Souza looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Azevedo Souza lands with a shot to the body.
Azevedo Souza checks the leg kick nicely there.
Azevedo Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Azevedo Souza staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Azevedo Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azevedo Souza.
Ron Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.#CL#
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Azevedo Souza. Azevedo Souza maintains the clinch.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Azevedo Souza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Azevedo Souza misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!#R3#
Johnson lands with a straight right. Azevedo Souza didn't see that one coming.
Azevedo Souza moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Azevedo Souza is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Azevedo Souza just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Azevedo Souza closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Azevedo Souza pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Azevedo Souza moved out of range nicely.
Azevedo Souza avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Azevedo Souza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson swings for the body but Azevedo Souza moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Azevedo Souza misses the target.
Azevedo Souza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Azevedo Souza jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Azevedo Souza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Azevedo Souza scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big left from Azevedo Souza misses.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Azevedo Souza looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azevedo Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azevedo Souza throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson flicks out a counter leg kick but Azevedo Souza steps away.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T1#
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Azevedo Souza throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Azevedo Souza back to the cage. Johnson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Azevedo Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Azevedo Souza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Azevedo Souza misses the target.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson takes a swing at Azevedo Souza's ribcage but misses.
Azevedo Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a body punch but Azevedo Souza moves out of range.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Azevedo Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Azevedo Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Azevedo Souza misses the target.#T2#
Azevedo Souza throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azevedo Souza.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azevedo Souza avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Azevedo Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Azevedo Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Azevedo Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Azevedo Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azevedo Souza scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Azevedo Souza wants to clinch.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Azevedo Souza's body. Azevedo Souza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T3##CL#
Azevedo Souza takes the fight into the clinch.
Azevedo Souza working aggressively here.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Azevedo Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azevedo Souza tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Azevedo Souza drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Azevedo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Azevedo Souza avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azevedo Souza throws out the jab.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Azevedo Souza throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Azevedo Souza throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Azevedo Souza misses with a two punch combination. #T4#
Azevedo Souza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Azevedo Souza throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Azevedo Souza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Azevedo Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson lands with a hook. Azevedo Souza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azevedo Souza on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza misses with a straight left.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
A quick step to the side and Azevedo Souza tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azevedo Souza tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and Azevedo Souza ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Johnson really 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.#R4#
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azevedo Souza.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Azevedo Souza.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azevedo Souza. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Azevedo Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azevedo Souza manages to avoid it.
Azevedo Souza looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Azevedo Souza.
Johnson tries a low kick but Azevedo Souza avoids it.
Azevedo Souza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Azevedo Souza ducks down to avoid it.
Azevedo Souza throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson lands a jab.
Azevedo Souza lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1#
Azevedo Souza misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Azevedo Souza throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Azevedo Souza throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Azevedo Souza works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azevedo Souza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azevedo Souza takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Azevedo Souza throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Azevedo Souza at a distance.
Azevedo Souza slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azevedo Souza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Azevedo Souza misses with a straight right.
Azevedo Souza avoids the body shot from Johnson. #T2#
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Azevedo Souza's head backwards.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Azevedo Souza checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Azevedo Souza missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Azevedo Souza throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Azevedo Souza thinking. #CL#
Azevedo Souza pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Azevedo Souza moves out of range of the strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Azevedo Souza crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Johnson - the referee stops the clock and Azevedo Souza gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Johnson. Azevedo Souza manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Johnson jabs Azevedo Souza right on the nose. Azevedo Souza blinks but takes it well.
Johnson swings for the body but Azevedo Souza moves out of range.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Azevedo Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Azevedo Souza's head back.
Azevedo Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Azevedo Souza swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miguel Azevedo Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Azevedo Souza.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Azevedo Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Azevedo Souza avoids nicely.
Johnson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Azevedo Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azevedo Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Azevedo Souza loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Azevedo Souza throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Azevedo Souza throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azevedo Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Azevedo Souza.
Johnson works Azevedo Souza's body with a nice hook.
Azevedo Souza throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Azevedo Souza lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Azevedo Souza throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range. #T4#
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Azevedo Souza.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lands with a hook. Azevedo Souza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Azevedo Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azevedo Souza ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Decent striking displayed by Azevedo Souza there.
Johnson takes a swing at Azevedo Souza's ribcage but misses.
Azevedo Souza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Azevedo Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azevedo Souza staying out of range there.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azevedo Souza.
Johnson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Azevedo Souza does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Azevedo Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Johnson dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!#R5#
Azevedo Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Azevedo Souza moved out of range nicely.
Azevedo Souza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Azevedo Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Azevedo Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Johnson throws a body punch but Azevedo Souza moves out of range.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Azevedo Souza looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Azevedo Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azevedo Souza sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Azevedo Souza throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Azevedo Souza's belly button to the back.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Azevedo Souza doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A cross from Johnson lands.#T1#
Johnson with a nice calf kick.
Azevedo Souza throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Azevedo Souza ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson connects with a leg kick.
Azevedo Souza throws a body shot but no joy.
Azevedo Souza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Azevedo Souza.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azevedo Souza.
Johnson catches Azevedo Souza with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azevedo Souza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Azevedo Souza looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson jabs Azevedo Souza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Azevedo Souza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Azevedo Souza seems unphased.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Azevedo Souza should have avoided that one.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Azevedo Souza defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Azevedo Souza moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Azevedo Souza swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Azevedo Souza throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Azevedo Souza misses.
Azevedo Souza takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ron Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Azevedo Souza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Azevedo Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azevedo Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
A swing and a miss from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson cracks Azevedo Souza with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Azevedo Souza tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Azevedo Souza in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson defending well as Azevedo Souza loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.#T4#
Azevedo Souza with a hook.
Azevedo Souza throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson unleashes a big counter combination but Azevedo Souza bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Azevedo Souza's ribs.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Azevedo Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Azevedo Souza.
Azevedo Souza throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson jabs at Azevedo Souza's body.
Azevedo Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Azevedo Souza misses the target.
Azevedo Souza misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Azevedo Souza counter with a right hand.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Azevedo Souza is just out of range.
Azevedo Souza misses the jab.
Azevedo Souza takes one on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 45:50
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Johnson!
Ron Johnson is the new featherweight champion!
Ron Johnson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: Highland 29
Date: Apr 23, 2021

#R1#
Bailly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Bailly's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bailly's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Bailly has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bailly fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ron Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thierry Bailly.
Bailly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bailly throws a fast counter high kick but Johnson manages to duck under it in time.#TD2#
Bailly feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Bailly changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Johnson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Bailly is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Bailly tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Bailly drops back down to his feet.
Bailly changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson works Bailly's body with a nice hook.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bailly. That did some damage!
Johnson throws a series of punches but Bailly moves out of range.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T1#
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bailly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson swings for the body but Bailly moves out of range.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Bailly throws a big counter head kick but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on Bailly's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Bailly moves out of range.
Bailly is looking for the big counter here.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bailly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side. #T2#
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Bailly slips the punch.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailly is just out of range.
Bailly is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bailly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bailly counters with a body kick.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ron Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson cracks Bailly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson misses with a wild combination. #T3#
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Bailly on that attempt.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Bailly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bailly is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bailly moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Bailly blocks a jab.
Bailly throws a counter combo.
Bailly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Bailly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bailly slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Despite the aggression on Bailly's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Johnson lands a jab.#T4#
Bailly dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bailly or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson, which made it look bad.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bailly or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson, which made it look bad.
Bailly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bailly has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ron Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Johnson catches Bailly right on the button with a cross.
Bailly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bailly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson stalks Bailly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bailly's face. Bailly staggers backwards, shaken.
Bailly ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Bailly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bailly staying out of range there.
Bailly throws a counter combo.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Bailly shapes to counter with a head kick.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Nice shot by Johnson.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bailly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T1#
Bailly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Bailly shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Bailly keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bailly tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bailly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bailly looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bailly checks the leg kick.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ron Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Bailly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Ron Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thierry Bailly.#T2##CL2#
Bailly has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bailly's efforts to push away.
Bailly looking to slow down the pace here.#BC#
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Bailly, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson jabs Bailly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bailly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Bailly's head back.
Bailly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T3#
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bailly feints a counter leg kick.
Bailly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Bailly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson takes a swing at Bailly's ribcage but misses.
Bailly's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bailly scrambles back to his feet.
Bailly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Bailly's head but Bailly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bailly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bailly moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Bailly is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T4#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bailly.
Johnson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thierry Bailly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Bailly's legs.
Bailly shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Johnson throws a jab when Bailly was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bailly! But no joy.
Johnson lunges at Bailly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bailly's hand.
Bailly is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Johnson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson scores with a jab. Bailly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson misses the jab.
Bailly throws a counter combo.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Bailly looks to clinch
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson leaves Bailly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson swings for the body but Bailly moves out of range. #T1#
Bailly fails with a takedown attempt.
Bailly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bailly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bailly is looking to clinch.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Bailly fails to land the takedown.
Ron Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thierry Bailly.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bailly manages to avoid it.#T2#
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bailly raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bailly eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson swings for the body but Bailly moves out of range.
Johnson swings for the body but Bailly moves out of range.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Bailly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ron Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Bailly dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Bailly's head and hops out.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bailly on the side of the head.
Jab from Johnson.
Bailly misses with a head kick.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bailly slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A combination from Johnson does no damage. #TD2#
Bailly is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.

Johnson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Bailly is on him like a limpet, forcing Johnson back against the cage.
Bailly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailly has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#BC#
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bailly. #T4#
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bailly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bailly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bailly off to one side.
Johnson lands with a nice body kick.
Bailly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Bailly wants to counter the offense by Johnson and move into the clinch position.
Bailly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bailly can do to turn this around?
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bailly.
Thierry Bailly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:24
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Johnson!
Ron Johnson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Thierry Bailly spoke after the fight, saying 'Despite my loss against an opponent who was tonight better as me a big thanks to my sponsor Savage Fightwear Island and the Highland organisation for having the chance fighting here tonight.Also a big thanks on the great fans and public supporting me.Thanks again !'.

Event: Highland 17
Date: Apr 04, 2021

#R1#
Sam goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sam moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick lands for Johnson.
Sam staying out of range there.
Sam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sam throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Sam connects with a single shot there.
Sam throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sam misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson digs a good hook to Sam's body.
Sam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson wants to clinch up but Sam keeps it at a distance.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Sam saw that one coming.
A combination from Sam does no damage. #CL#
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Sam prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson prevents Sam from breaking the clinch.#T1#
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Sam backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Sam has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Sam avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson digs a right hand into Sam's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sam's gas tank.
Johnson tries to work over Sam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sam tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Sam avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sam's elbow.
Sam has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sam wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Sam looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sam tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.#T2#
Sam prevents a body shot from Johnson.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
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 nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Sam is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Sam is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sam wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sam can't break the clinch.
Sam avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sam tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Sam prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Sam tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sam's elbow.
Sam is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Sam is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sam has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Sam tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
Sam breaks from the clinch. #T3#
Johnson with a nice cross.
Sam misses with a body shot
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws a body punch but Sam moves out of range.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sam with the counter takedown but Johnson avoids it easily.
Sam misses with a few strikes there.
Sam throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sam misses with a few strikes there.
Sam throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.
Sam swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Sam misses the shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Sam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sam drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Johnson defends it well.
Sam throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Sam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#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!
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sam.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Sam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sam.
Sam throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson takes a swing at Sam's ribcage but misses.
Sam avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sam backs up against the cage.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Sam moved out of range nicely.
Sam feints the counter takedown.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sam moves away.
Ron Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Sam throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sam attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Sam moved away.
Sam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sam needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Sam throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Johnson 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#
Sam throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson cracks Sam with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Sam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sam drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Johnson defends it well.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnson thumps Sam with a low kick.#CL#
Johnson pushes Sam up against the cage in a clinch.
Sam looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sam wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson is leaning against Sam and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sam can't break the clinch.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sam backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson is working Sam over against the cage.#T1#
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Sam controls the action.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sam backwards.
Sam is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Sam wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson is leaning against Sam and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sam can do to turn this around?
Sam is breathing heavily.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Sam controls the action.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Sam 's eye.
Ron Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sam backwards.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sam controls his hands.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Sam in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sam prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Sam looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson prevents Sam from breaking the clinch.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Sam's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sam is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sam's elbow.
Johnson prevents Sam from breaking the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Sam manages to break the clinch.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Sam moved away.
Sam takes one on the button.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Sam misses with a head kick. #T3#
Sam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sam dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Sam misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Johnson misses. #CL#
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Sam working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sam is trying to break free.
Johnson pushes Sam back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Sam avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T4#
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Sam's ribcage. Sam let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson has Sam pressed against the cage, preventing Sam from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Sam in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sam's defenses.
Sam blocks a body shot from Johnson.
A frustrated look appears on Sam's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Sam controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Johnson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Johnson slips a jab from Sam.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sam takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sam throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Sam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Sam takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Sam has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
Sam misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sam.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Sam uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL#
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Sam backwards.
Sam is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks. #T1#
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sam.
Sam is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sam takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Sam's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Johnson. #T2#
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Sam avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Sam's head.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Sam avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sam's elbow.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Sam is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sam is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sam blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Sam working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Sam avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Sam prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Ron Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Sam wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Sam is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sams head.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sam backwards.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson gets through Sam's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
A short right from Johnson.
Sam wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Sam takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Sam avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sam backwards.
Johnson tries to work over Sam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sam avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Johnson. #T4#
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
Sam wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Johnson tries to work over Sam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sam prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson digs a right hand into Sam's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sam's gas tank.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson has Sam pressed against the cage, preventing Sam from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Sam blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Sahara Sam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sam tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Sam back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:25
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Johnson!
Ron Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Highland 8
Date: Mar 14, 2021

#R1#
Johnson staying out of range there.
Whispering takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Whispering swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Whispering throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whispering takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson slips a jab from Whispering.
Whispering throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Whispering avoids nicely.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson lands a jab.
A combination from Johnson does no damage. #T1#
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Whispering looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson throws a right hand that Whispering ducks under and follows up with a left that Whispering also avoids with ease.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whispering on the side of the head.
Johnson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Whispering ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Whispering tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A left lands for Johnson.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Whispering slips a straight right by Johnson.
Whispering takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson 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.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whispering throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #T2#
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whispering throws out the jab.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Whispering sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Whispering fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Whispering misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD2#
and Whispering counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Whispering throwing strikes but missing.
Whispering working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Whispering forces his way into half guard.
Whispering lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Whispering not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES#
Johnson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Whispering looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand. #T3#
Whispering looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Whispering takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Whispering changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ron Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with a hook. Whispering ducked under it nicely.
And Whispering tries to counter it with a takedown but Johnson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Johnson sizes up Whispering with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Whispering dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Whispering's head and hops out.
Johnson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Whispering uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Whispering uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Whispering throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Whispering takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T4#
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Whispering walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Whispering takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Whispering looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Whispering.
Whispering misses with a wild body shot.
Whispering's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Whispering scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whispering.
Donk. Johnson catches Whispering right on the button with a cross.
Whispering takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Johnson throws a hook but Whispering blocks it.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Whispering is just out of range.
Ron Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Whispering goes for a double leg but Johnson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Johnson continues to drive forward.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whispering throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whispering has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Whispering misses with a leg kick.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Whispering uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.#T1#
Whispering walks into a left hand.
Johnson misses with a hook #TD2#
so Whispering counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Johnson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Whispering takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Whispering tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Whispering.
Ron Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Whispering misses.
Whispering ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Whispering on the side of the head.
Whispering displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Whispering off the cage and back into range.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Whispering.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#TD2#
Whispering shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Whispering showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T2#
Whispering wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Whispering thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Whispering stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Whispering landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Whispering prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whispering slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Johnson won't allow Whispering to pass to mount.
Whispering thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Whispering has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson has hold of Whispering's hands but Whispering slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Whispering in his half guard.
Whispering is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Whispering prevents Johnson from standing back up. #T3#
Whispering slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Johnson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Whispering scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Whispering prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Whispering missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Whispering prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Whispering lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Whispering working the head and body with strikes.
Whispering looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson controlling the position for now.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Whispering on the ground.
Ground and pound from Whispering.
Softly Whispering has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Whispering is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#ES#
Johnson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Whispering is on him like a limpet, forcing Johnson back against the cage.#T4#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Whispering tries to tie him up.
Whispering wants to stall.
Johnson cracks Whispering with a nice body shot.
A short left from Johnson.
Whispering blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whispering is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Whispering has his back to the cage.
Johnson presses Whispering against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whispering tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Whispering's ribcage. Whispering let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Whispering on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Whispering off balance momentarily.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whispering tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Whispering uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Johnson throws a body punch but Whispering moves out of range.
Whispering is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Whispering misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whispering throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson lands a jab to Whispering's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Whispering. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Whispering does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whispering 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.
Whispering bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whispering changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Whispering misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Whispering looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Whispering persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Whispering throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Whispering momentarily.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whispering manages to avoid it.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson scores with a body shot. #T2#
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Whispering momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whispering manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Whispering tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whispering can do to turn this around?
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Whispering moved out of range.
Whispering tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Whispering somewhat.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whispering.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Whispering tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Whispering slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Whispering changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Johnson works the jab nicely.#T3#
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Whispering avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Nice cross by Johnson.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Whispering changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whispering swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whispering drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Whispering shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ron Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Softly Whispering.
Whispering ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Ron Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
A swing and a miss from Whispering.
Johnson jabs Whispering to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson 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. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Whispering throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Whispering fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Softly Whispering has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Whispering.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Whispering looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Johnson!

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