Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: HFC 80:Akutagawa vs Kruglov 2
Date: Jan 06, 2024

#R1#
Tomate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slater shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tomate but Tomate pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Despite the aggression on Tomate's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Slater on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tomate. Tomate obviously looking to wear him down.
Slater walks into a stiff left hand from Tomate.
Slater wants to clinch but Tomate slips to the side
and Tomate counters with a nice uppercut.
Tomate scores with a decent looking hook.
Slater misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Tomate misses the target.
Nice sprawl there from Tomate as Slater shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomate lands with an uppercut that bounces Slater off the cage and back into range.
Tomate lands a jab to the head.
Johnny Slater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slater fails with the takedown
and Tomate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slater takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T1#
Slater doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tomate counters with a nice uppercut.
Tomate scores with a sloppy right hand. Slater should have avoided that one. #TD#
Slater shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Slater not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Slater thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tomate's head.
Tomate is trying to stand up here but Slater is controlling him well.
Tomate keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tomate is staying active underneath Slater, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #ES2#
Tomate has one foot on Slater's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Tomate.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomate fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slater.
Slater changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tomate tries to avoid it but Slater manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tomate to the ground. Tomate escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #T2#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Slater.
Slater takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Slater dives in for a single leg takedown but Tomate sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Slater is trying to break the clinch but Tomate is controlling him.
Slater has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tomate is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tomate.
Tomate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tomate keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Slater's efforts to push away.
A short right from Tomate on the inside.
Tomate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tomate lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tomate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tomate tries to throw a body punch but Slater avoids it by throwing Tomate back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tomate is leaning against Slater and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T3#
Tomate lands a shot to the body.
Tomate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Slater goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Slater's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tomate lands an elbow just above Slater 's eye.
Slater has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tomate after a bit of a struggle.
Tomate lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Slater.
Slater is breathing heavily.
Tomate lands an elbow inside.
A short body shot lands from Tomate as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Tomate.
Tomate gets through Slater's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tomate lands a damaging elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Tomate.
Good body shot from Tomate.
Nice elbow from Tomate.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Tomate.
Tomate lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Tomate.
Tomate digs a right hand underneath Slater's ribcage. Slater let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tomate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tomate makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T4#
A shot in the inside from Tomate.
Slater takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tomate lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tomate is working Slater over against the cage.
Nice elbow from Tomate.
Tomate lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Tomate.
A right handed body shot lands from Tomate.
Tomate lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Slater takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tomate.
Tomate prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tomate lands an elbow inside that Slater shrugs off.
Tomate lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tomate.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slater has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tomate is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tomate lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slater backwards.
Slater has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tomate scores with a shot to the side of Slater's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tiago Tomate dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Tomate connects with a solid leg kick.
Tomate connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tomate displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Slater.
Tomate connects with an inside leg kick.
Tomate lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tomate cracks Slater with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tomate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tomate jabs at Slater's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tomate defends well and Slater ends up having to push Tomate into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tomate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tomate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slater's elbow.
Tomate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tomate lands an elbow just above Slater 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomate lands an elbow that stopped Slater in his tracks for a moment.
Tomate lands an elbow inside that Slater shrugs off.
Tomate lands a right hand. #T1#
Slater tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomate lands with a light punch inside.
Tomate digs a right hand into Slater's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slater's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tomate lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tomate prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tomate.
Tomate lands a nice shot to the body.
Tomate lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slater backwards.
Tomate lands an elbow just above Slater 's eye.
Tomate digs a right hand underneath Slater's ribcage. Slater let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tomate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tomate is working Slater over against the cage.
Tomate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Slater is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tomate.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Tomate.
Nice body punch from Tomate - that landed with a thud.
Tomate lands a damaging elbow.
Slater looking for a takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Tomate.
Tomate lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2#
Tomate is working Slater over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Tomate.
Tomate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tomate pushes Slater back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tomate lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slater backwards.
Tomate lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomate scores with a hook to the body.
Tomate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tomate throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slaters head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tomate.
Tomate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Tomate.
Tomate lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tomate lands a body punch.
Tomate lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tomate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Slater takes an elbow to the temple.
Tomate lands a left hand.
A short left from Tomate.
Tomate pushes Slater back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T3#
Tomate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slater or not.
Tomate lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tomate lands a body punch in the clinch.
Slater takes an elbow to the temple.
A short left from Tomate.
Tomate works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tomate lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slater backwards.
Nice body punch from Tomate.
Tomate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tomate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tomate lands a hook that snaps the head of Slater backwards.
Tomate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tomate lands a nice elbow.
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 Tomate.
Slater has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tomate is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tomate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slater's defenses.
Tomate lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slater backwards.
Tomate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tomate lands a nice shot to the body.
Tomate lands a damaging elbow. #T4#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tomate.
Tomate cracks Slater with a nice body shot.
Tomate pushes Slater back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slater's defenses.
A hook to the body from Tomate.
Tomate pushes Slater back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slater or not.
Tomate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tomate lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tomate lands a shoulder strike.
Tomate lands an elbow that stopped Slater in his tracks for a moment.
Tomate lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Tomate.
Tomate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slater tries to break free but Tomate pushes him back against the cage.
Tomate lands a damaging elbow.
A right hand to the body from Tomate.
Tomate stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tomate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slater's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tiago Tomate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Tomate lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tomate feints and then cracks Slater's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slater down.
Slater fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A jab from Tomate does it's job there.
Good leg kick by Tomate.
Tomate checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tomate looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Slater on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tomate works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater walks into a stiff left hand from Tomate.
Slater is looking to clinch.
Tomate scores with a jab to the jaw.
Slater has his takedown stuffed
and Tomate counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Tomate connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slater's hands.
Donk. Tomate catches Slater right on the button with a cross.#ROC2#Slater is rocked!
Slater blocks a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Slater.
Tomate swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slater takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oh Slater is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slater takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tomate lands with a hook. Slater tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tomate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slater swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tomate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Slater on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Slater seems to have got his legs back now.#T2#
Tomate moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tomate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slater.
Tiago Tomate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slater fails with the takedown.
Slater backing away here, and Tomate unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Good exchange - Tomate coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slater has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tomate finds it's way round the side to connect with Slater's head.
Tomate cracks Slater with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tomate with a jab.
Tomate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Slater closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tomate circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Tomate. No joy for Slater on that attempt.
Slater backing away here, and Tomate unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tomate 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. #T3#
Slater takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good shot there by Tomate.
Tomate connects with a leg kick.
Tomate scores with the left hand. Slater knows he should have avoided that one.
Slater takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiago Tomate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tomate swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Slater.
Tomate with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Slater on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Tomate lands an impressive looking overhand right. Slater doesn't seem phased though.
Slater shoots in looking for a takedown. Tomate tries to sprawl out of it but Slater keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tomate manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tomate now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tomate. That's going to slow Slater down.
Tiago Tomate is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Slaters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Slater gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tomate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tomate lands with a kick to the temple. Slater shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Good shot there by Tomate.
Tomate lands with a straight right. Slater didn't see that one coming.
Tomate throws a leg kick which misses Slater's front leg but catches the back leg as Slater tries to avoid it.
Slater looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice leg kick from Tomate, right into the meat of the thigh.
Slater looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tomate is fending him off so far but Slater persists. Nope, Tomate circles away and we're back to standing.
Tomate connects with a looping right hand.
Slater tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tomate paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiago Tomate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tomate has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiago Tomate!
A very excited looking Tiago Tomate made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: HFC 73:Akutagawa vs Rapheal
Date: Nov 11, 2023

Johnny Slater really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 148.9, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Vitor Mesquita was cancelled.

Event: HFC 67:John vs Caceres
Date: Sep 30, 2023

Johnny Slater really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 148.3, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Maksim Taranin was cancelled.

Event: HFC 63: Hunter vs Inhanamoto
Date: Sep 02, 2023

#R1##TD#
Slater shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Zapina won't allow Slater to pass to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zapina can do anything to dispel that myth.
Slater not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zapina keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Slater has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Slater is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Zapina has hold of Slater's hands but Slater slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Slater sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zapina defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater thows a huge punch but Zapina dodges it nicely.
Zapina on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Slater throwing shots but Zapina is blocking nicely.
Slater landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Slater missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T1#
Slater drops an elbow to the side of Zapina's head.
Slater is looking to take a break and control but Zapina is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slater is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zapina blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slater.
Zapina blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slater.
Slater throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Zapina to regain full guard.
Slater distracts Zapina with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Slater in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slater throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater throwing strikes from guard but Zapina blocks nicely.
Slater postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Slater postures up in Zapina's guard and throws a big left but Zapina blocks it. #T2#
Slater postures up in Zapina's guard and throws a big left but Zapina blocks it.
Slater throwing strikes from guard but Zapina blocks nicely.
Slater postures up in Zapina's guard and throws a big left but Zapina blocks it.
Slater lands a couple of digs.
Slater working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zapina's head.
Slater is looking to work some ground and pound but Zapina has wrist control.
Slater throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zapina works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slater scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zapina working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slater.
Slater wants to control from the top but Zapina keeps moving.
Slater is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Slater works over Zapina with some ground and pound from guard.#T3#
Slater stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zapina swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slater accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Slater trying to control but Zapina is working from the bottom.
Zapina seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Zapina really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Slater. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slater accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slater makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Slater with a nice head shot there.
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but Zapina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slater slips nicely into half guard.
Slater lands strikes from half guard.#T4#
Zapina tries to get to full guard but Slater has control of the leg.
Zapina is staying active underneath Slater, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zapina has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Slater misses with a head shot. Zapina uses the momentum to regain guard.
Slater lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Slater advances to half guard.
Slater throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Slater thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zapina's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Slater connects with a nice short shot to Zapina's temple.
Slater is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Slater thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zapina's head.
Slater is trying to control. Zapina wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Slater dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Slater looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zapina is fending him off so far but Slater persists. Nope, Zapina circles away and we're back to standing.
Zapina is trying to counter with his kicks.
Slater shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zapina as he avoids it easily.
A big right from Slater misses.
Zapina throws a big counter head kick but Slater avoids it with no problem.
Zapina lands a high kick!
Slater shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zapina but Zapina pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zapina shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slater shoots in looking for a takedown. Zapina tries to sprawl out of it but Slater keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zapina manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zapina is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zapina lands a nice looking kick to the body. Slater takes a step back to recover. #T1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Slater or perhaps it was just good defense by Zapina, which made it look bad.
Zapina is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Slater tries for a takedown but Zapina sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zapina is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zapina scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zapina thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick lands for Zapina.
Zapina throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Slater is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zapina can do to turn this around?
Zapina lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Slater on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Slater shoots and misses
and Zapina counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johnny Slater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slater blocks a head kick by Zapina.
Zapina scores with a body shot.
Zapina lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slater's sensitive parts. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Zapina.
Zapina connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Olan Zapina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zapina throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zapina comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zapina changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zapina throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zapina scores with a nice body kick.
Zapina scores with a body shot.
Slater takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zapina. Slater shrugs it off though.
Zapina throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A low kick lands for Zapina. #T3#
Slater tries for a takedown but Zapina circles away easily
and Zapina counters with a body kick.
Zapina explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice body kick from Zapina.
Zapina is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Slater rather than just go for the knockout.#KD2#
Zapina lands a big head kick that sends Slater tumbling to the mat! Zapina takes a step backwards and waves Slater back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Slater is rocked!
Slater takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Zapina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slater paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Slater was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zapina tries to clinch up but Slater circles away and keeps his distance.
Zapina misses with a body kick.
Slater appears to be looking for a big counter.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zapina.
Slater takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T4#
Slater tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zapina sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Slater somewhat.
Slater looks for a takedown but Zapina sprawls well.
Slater shoots in looking for a takedown but Zapina manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Slater's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zapina counters with a body kick.
A left lands for Zapina.
Zapina leaves Slater with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zapina connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oh Slater is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slater is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zapina misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Olan Zapina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Slater steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zapina. That one must have hurt.
Slater seems to have got his legs back now.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Slater.
Slater throws an elbow but Zapina slips to the side and avoids it well.
Zapina tries to bench press Slater off him but Slater keeps the position.
Zapina is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Slater tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Slater in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Zapina is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater in side control, throwing shots but Zapina defends.
Slater is looking to take a break and control but Zapina is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnny Slater overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slater looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Zapina is avoiding damage well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
The ground and pound from Slater seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zapina managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Slater.
Slater creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Zapina sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Slater misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Slater misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Slater wants to control but Zapina is keeping him busy.
Slater scoring with punches from side control.
Slater lands a nice forearm strike.
Slater scores with a couple of short elbows.
Slater creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Zapina sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #T2#
Slater throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Zapina is not content to let Slater control the position.
Slater in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Slater postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Slater scoring with punches and elbows.
Slater working the ground and pound.
Slater 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.
Slater trying to control the action but Zapina is working from the bottom.
Zapina takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well. #T3#
Slater working the ground and pound.
Slater fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Slater fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Slater grinds an elbow into Zapina's temple.
Slater cracks Zapina with a big right hand but Zapina just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go. #ROC#Zapina is rocked!
Slater is putting a hurting on Zapina here, landing some big shots from side control.
Zapina is still in real trouble! Can Slater finish him?
Slater lands a strong strike to the head of Zapina. That's dazed him! Slater looking to finish here. Zapina is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Slater lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Slater!
Johnny Slater made sure to mention his sponsor, Furnace Performance ðŸ”¥ in his post fight interview.

Event: HFC 60:Caceres vs Wallace
Date: Aug 12, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Romero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Slater.
A short right from Romero on the inside.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Romero.
Slater has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Romero is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Romero's coach down at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Romero's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Slater tries for a takedown but Romero manages to get underhooks.
Slater is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
I was talking to Slater's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Slater wants to break free but Romero has control.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romero.
Slater trying to control the position but instead, Romero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Slater into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slater is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romero is keeping busy.#T1#
Romero lands a hook that snaps the head of Slater backwards.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slater wants to break free but Romero has control.
Romero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Slater is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Romero gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slater has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Slater there as he acknowledges the shot.
Romero scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Romero.#CL2#
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
Slater misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slater.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slater drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Romero gets the underhooks and prevents it. #BC#
Slater breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T2##CL2#
Romero clinches.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Romero on the inside.
Slater misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Slater breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Romero has managed to clinch.
Romero working aggressively here.
Slater wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Slater drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Romero gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Slater tries a knee to the head but Romero blocks it.
Romero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slater is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Romero is defending well.
Romero gets underhooks to prevent Slater's takedown attempt.
Slater goes for a takedown attempt but Romero pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL2#
Romero closes the distance and clinches.#T3#
Slater swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slater taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Slater pushes off an throws an elbow but Romero leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Slater working aggressively here.
A short right from Romero on the inside.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Slater uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slater wants a takedown. #BC#
Slater breaks the clinch.
Slater avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Slater misses the target.
Slater circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slater appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Romero tries to clinch but Slater is having none of it.
Slater appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#T4#
Romero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slater lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#CL2#
Romero takes the fight into the clinch.
Romero lands a shoulder strike.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Slater.
Romero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slaters head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slater tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slater is trying to break the clinch but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Romero lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slater.
A nice left hand lands by Romero.
Romero gets through Slater's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ernesto Romero dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch but Slater swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slater jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.#CL2#
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
Slater drops down looking for an ankle pick but Romero pulls his leg out and moves away. #CL2#
Romero clinches up with Slater and pushes him back against the cage.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Slater uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero pushes Slater back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero gets through Slater's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2#
Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slater wants to break free but Romero has control. #T1#
Slater working aggressively here.
Slater tries a knee to the head but Romero blocks it.
Slater has had enough of the clinch but Romero keeps him there for the moment.
Slater throws a punch but it's blocked by Romero.
Romero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slater backwards.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slater is trying to maintain a safe position but Romero gets an underhook and turns Slater into the cage.
Ernesto Romero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Slater slows down the pace here.
Romero lands an uppercut.
Romero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Slater has Romero pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Romero manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Slater swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Romero manages to break the clinch.
Romero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Slater manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slater tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Romero manages to circle out of the way.
Slater swats away the attempt to clinch by Romero.
Slater throwing a counter right hand but Romero manages to avoid it.#T2##CL2#
Romero clinches.
Romero working aggressively here.
Slater tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slater misses with the head strike.
Slater lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Romero is pressed up against the cage. Slater has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Romero down to the mat. Romero avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Romero clinches.
Slater lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Romero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC2#
Romero manages to break the clinch.
Romero darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Romero bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slater's head.#CL2#
Romero clinches up with Slater and pushes him back against the cage.#T3#
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Slater misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Romero lands a right hand.
Slater working aggressively here.
Romero prevents a takedown attempt there.
Slater is trying to push Romero away but Romero has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Slater stalling in the clinch but Romero improves position.
Romero lands a shoulder strike.
Romero gets through Slater's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romero lands a right hand.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Slater.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Slater. #BC2#
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T4##CL2#
Romero instigates a clinch.
Slater misses with some punches.
Romero lands a right hand.
Slater swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slater.
Slater blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Slater is looking to control Romero's arms but Romero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Slater has his back to the cage.
Slater is working for takedown but Romero is calmly controlling the position for now.
Slater misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero lands with a right to the head.
Slater blocking some punches.
Romero lands with a left to the head.
Slater's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Slater has Romero pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Romero manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Slater drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Romero gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ernesto Romero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R3##CL2#
Romero gets a clinch.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero is pressed up against the cage. Slater has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Romero down to the mat. Romero avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL2#
Romero moves into the clinch.
Romero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romero has Slater pressed against the cage, preventing Slater from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Slater stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater tries a body shot but Romero blocks it.
Slater's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slater trying to stall but Romero improves his position.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Slater. #T1#
Slater misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slater manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Slater.
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Romero lands a right hand.
Slater tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slater.
Romero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slater drops down looking for an ankle pick but Romero pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romero tries to clinch up.
A cross from Romero lands.
Romero moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Romero doesn't manage to clinch there - Slater circles away.
Slater was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Romero doesn't manage to clinch there - Slater circles away. #T2##CL2#
Romero clinches up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Slater throws an elbow but misses.
Romero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slater backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Romero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ernesto Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Romero clinches up against the cage.
Slater blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Slater.
Romero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slater misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romero.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
Slater has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Romero avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#BC2#
Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romero lands a jab to the head. #CL2#
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
Slater working aggressively here.
Slater blocking some punches.
Slater scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slater goes for a takedown in the clinch but Romero prevents it.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slater blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slater fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero misses with the head strike. #T4#
Slater is working for takedown but Romero is calmly controlling the position for now.#BC2#
Romero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Romero closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Romero on the inside. #BC2#
Romero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ernesto Romero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slater ducks right into an uppercut from Romero. #CL2#
Romero clinches up against the cage.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Slater.
Slater trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romero.
Slater tries for a takedown but Romero manages to get underhooks.
Slater working hard to break the clinch.
Slater can't break the clinch.
Slater's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Slater blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slater tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ernesto Romero really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R4#
Romero tries to clinch up.
Slater swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Romero fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Slater on the side of the head.
Romero 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. #CL2#
Slater tries to keep at a distance but Romero has taken the fight into the clinch.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Romero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slater misses with an elbow strike.
Romero gets underhooks to prevent Slater's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slater backwards.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero blocking some punches.
Romero blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Romero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slater paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Slater seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#T1#
Romero lands a head shot.
Ernesto Romero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romero scores with the left hand. Slater knows he should have avoided that one. #CL2#
Romero gets a clinch.
A short left from Romero.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romero.
Romero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Slater.
Romero prevents the takedown attempt.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Slater is working for takedown but Romero is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Romero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero blocks an uppercut.
Slater takes a shot to the head.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC2#Slater is rocked!#T2#
Slater tries to land knees in the clinch but Romero avoids the damage to the body.
Oh Slater is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slater wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romero has him pressed against the cage.
Slater drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Slater seems to have got his legs back now.
Slater tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #BC2#
Romero manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Romero clinches.
Slater pushes off an throws an elbow but Romero leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
Romero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Slater's efforts to push away.
Romero lands a left hand.
Slater lands a right hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Slater.
Slater blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slater's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T3#
Slater wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slater tries to break free but Romero pushes him back against the cage.
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slater's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Romero lands an uppercut.
Slater blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romero.
Slater is trying to force a seperation but Romero has the dominant position.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slater is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Romero pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Slater looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Slater is trying to drag Romero to the mat but Romero just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T4#
Romero dips a shoulder and cracks Slater with a mighty uppercut! Slater falls back against the cage and Romero unloads with a barrage of strikes! Slater is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Romero screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernesto Romero!
A victorious Ernesto Romero thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: HFC 56:John vs Slater
Date: Jul 15, 2023

#R1##CL#
John pushes Slater up against the cage in a clinch.
John scores with a nice hook to the head.
John lands a hook that snaps the head of Slater backwards.
Slater misses with a knee to the head.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slater missing with knees to the body.
I was talking to John's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Slater tries to land knees in the clinch but John avoids the damage to the body.
John gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Slater. #BC#
John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab from John.
A good leg kick by John.
John connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
John throws a series of punches but Slater moves out of range.
Slater on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T1#
John lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
John throws a quick inside leg kick.
John dips to his left and cracks Slater with an uppercut!
A lazy left from John finds it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts John, as that shot connected.
John fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slater has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chris John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
John scores with a punch to the head.
John jabs at Slater's body.
John turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
John scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by John as he connects with a hook.#T2#
John thuds his shin into the meat of Slater's side.
John throws a head kick that half lands.
Slater needs to keep his hands up - John had a free shot at his head there.
Slater takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
John smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Slater takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#ROC#Slater is rocked!
John connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
John fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slater has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Slater takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slater's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
John lands a slapping body shot. #T3#
Nice uppercut there from John.
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
John misses with a hook. Slater ducked under it nicely.
John catches Slater with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Slater on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Slater takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
John misses with a low kick.
John is looking to slow Slater down with leg kicks.
Slater takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
John lands a nice looking body shot. #T4#
John thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Slater if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John lands a leg kick that knocks Slater off balance momentarily.
Slater circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slater doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Slater on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
An inside leg kick lands from John.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Slater! But no joy.
John connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slater takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A punch lands to the side of Slater 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Slater blocks a head kick by John.
Slater looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chris John dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Slater avoids the body shot from John.
Slater looks like he wants to counter punch here.
John buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
John lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
John chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chris John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A cross from John lands.
Slater takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John feints and then cracks Slater's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slater down.
Slater has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!#KD#
John sends Slater crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! John is motioning to the referee to let Slater up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Slater is still on wobbly legs! Can John finish him?
John fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Slater seems to have recovered his senses.#T1#
Slater takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Slater takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
John waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slater.#CL#
John has closed the distance and engaged Slater in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slater.
A right hand to the body from John. #BC#
John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping leg kick lands for John.
John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slater can do to turn this around?#CL#
John closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from John finds it's way through Slater's defenses. #T2#
Slater gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
John misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slater is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
John moves into range and lands a nice body kick. #CL#
John rushes Slater and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Slater drops down looking for an ankle pick but John pulls his leg out and moves away.
Slater takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T3#
John lets loose with a powerful body kick. Slater will feel that in the morning.
John scores with a body shot.
Slater has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Slater there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from John.
John scores with a decent looking hook.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
John works Slater's body with a nice hook.
John buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
John scores with a head kick. Slater tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
John closes the distance and lands a one-two.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Slater moves out of range easily.
John misses with a wild combination.
Slater looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
John buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Slater takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slater slips under a jab.
Slater looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A head kick misses from John.
Slater appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
John lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chris John dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
John thuds his right hand into Slater's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
John comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
John 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by John. That's going to slow Slater down.
John lands with a thumping leg kick.
Slater on the wrong end of a nice hook.
John scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John scores with a push kick.
John connects with a good right hand that stumbles Slater. Slater circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#KD#
Oooooh!!! John has knocked Slater down with a huge combo! John steps away and waves a wobbly Slater back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Slater has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T1#
Slater on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by John. John obviously looking to wear him down.
John lands a head kick. Slater smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
John drops Slater with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Slater! John dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris John!
Chris John retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, Chris John was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: HFC 52: Sidorov vs Chai
Date: Jun 10, 2023

#R1#
Kaburagi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Slaters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kaburagi with a hook.
Kaburagi misses with a leg kick.
Kaburagi jabs Slater to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kaburagi looks to land a right hand but Slater moved out of range.
It looked like Slater was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kaburagi.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kaburagi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A slow jab from Kaburagi misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaburagi is looking to clinch.
Slater appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kaburagi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slater counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Akira Kaburagi has been cut.
Kaburagi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slater manages to avoid it.
Slater drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kaburagi sprawls and moves away.#T1##CL2#
Kaburagi clinches up with Slater and pushes him back against the cage.
Kaburagi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaburagi throws a punch but it's blocked by Slater.
Kaburagi managing to block the knees to the body from Slater.
We've been hearing reports that Slater has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A short right from Slater on the inside.
A short left from Slater. #TD#
Slater gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kaburagi regains guard.
Slater stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kaburagi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slater pushes down on Kaburagi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Slater landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Slater will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Slater lands a nice short elbow.
Kaburagi won't allow Slater to pass to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaburagi is looking for a sweep. Slater is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Slater winds up and cracks Kaburagi with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T2#
Kaburagi is not content to let Slater control the position.
Slater looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kaburagi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kaburagi gets full guard.
Slater working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kaburagi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Slater manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Kaburagi stopping the sweep attempt from Slater.
Kaburagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Slater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slater seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kaburagi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kaburagi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kaburagi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slater swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3#
Slater tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Slater is adopting a defensive guard.
Kaburagi trying to control but Slater is working from the bottom.
Kaburagi won't allow Slater to sweep him here.
Kaburagi being controlled here momentarily.
Slater's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kaburagi throws a strike but Slater rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kaburagi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slater working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Slater lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Slater lands a couple of elbows.
Slater working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Slater landing some decent shots from guard.
Slater chips away with some ground and pound.
Slater stands up over Kaburagi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB2#
Kaburagi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Slater working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kaburagi's head.
Slater seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SUB2#
Kaburagi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Slater defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slater wants to control from the top but Kaburagi keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Slater dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akira Kaburagi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Kaburagi misses with a hook
and Slater counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kaburagi lands a nice shot to the body.
Kaburagi misses with a hook.
Kaburagi just misses with a punch to the body.
Slater throwing a counter right hand but Kaburagi manages to avoid it.
Kaburagi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaburagi lunges at Slater with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Slater's hand.
Jab by Kaburagi.#T1#
Kaburagi misses the jab.
Kaburagi lands a lovely overhand right.
Kaburagi swings for the body but Slater moves out of range.
Kaburagi tries to clinch but Slater is having none of it.
Kaburagi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slater was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaburagi.
Kaburagi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kaburagi fails with an attempt to clinch. #T2#
Slater avoids the body shot from Kaburagi.
Kaburagi lands a slapping body shot.
Kaburagi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kaburagi throws a hook but Slater blocks it.
Slater is looking to counter punch.
Kaburagi is looking to clinch but Slater is avoiding it.
Kaburagi misses with a hook
and Slater counters with a nice uppercut.
Akira Kaburagi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaburagi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slater is looking to counter punch.#T3#
Kaburagi throws the left hand but Slater avoids the punch easily.
Slater thinks about countering with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaburagi misses the target.
Slater throwing a counter right hand but Kaburagi manages to avoid it.
Akira Kaburagi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaburagi sizes up Slater with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kaburagi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Slater.
Slater slips under a jab.
Kaburagi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Slater tries to avoid it but Kaburagi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Slater to the ground. Slater escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #T4#
Kaburagi tries to clinch up#TD#
and Slater counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kaburagi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Slater lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Slater trying to pass the guard but Kaburagi defending well.
Kaburagi tries to get to full guard but Slater has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slater scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Slater slips a nice elbow through Kaburagi's hands, connecting with Kaburagi's forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slater working over Kaburagi with some ground and pound. Kaburagi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Akira Kaburagi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Akira Kaburagi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Kaburagi throws a nice looking combination but Slater bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Slater misses the target.
Slater swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaburagi.
Slater throwing a counter right hand but Kaburagi manages to avoid it.
Slater ducks under a wild hook from Kaburagi.
A counter left hand to the body from Slater misses its target.
Kaburagi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Kaburagi gets the takedown into side control.
Slater is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Slater parries the strikes from Kaburagi easily there. Kaburagi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Slater to escape. #T1#
Kaburagi in side control, throwing shots but Slater defends.
Kaburagi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Slater struggling a bit here.
Slater trying his best to control but Kaburagi has mounted him.
Kaburagi cracks Slater with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Slater is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Slater wants to control but Kaburagi is having none of it.
Kaburagi controlling the pace for now. #T2#
Kaburagi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kaburagi looking to ground and pound but Slater is blocking nicely.
Slater blocking the ground and pound.
Kaburagi wants to control the pace but Slater is squirming around nicely. #T3#
Kaburagi prevents Slater from getting the reversal.
Kaburagi trying to control but Slater is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Kaburagi jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Slater is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Slater and Kaburagi has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
An elbow from Kaburagi crashes against the mat.
Slater stops Kaburagi from passing to mount.
Slater is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Slater is looking to improve his position. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kaburagi working over Slater with some ground and pound. Slater looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kaburagi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Slater keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Kaburagi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kaburagi trying to control from half guard but Slater is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kaburagi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Kaburagi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kaburagi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Johnny Slater!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Johnny Slater made sure he mentioned Furnace Performance ðŸ”¥, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: HFC Fight Night 8
Date: May 02, 2023

#R1#
Eye shoots in looking for a takedown. Slater tries to sprawl out of it but Eye keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Slater manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #TD2#
Eye shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Eye won't allow Slater to sweep him here.
Slater is working hard here to advance position.
Slater seems keen to control Eye's posture.#T1#
Eye with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Eye trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slater has Eye pulled in close to control his posture.
Slater has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Eye with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eye looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Eye is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Eye missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eye won't allow Slater to sweep him here.
Eye advances to half guard. #T2#
Slater is trying to maintain the position but Eye is very close to passing his half guard.
Slater is looking for a sweep. Eye is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Eye is working for a kimura here but Slater manages to reverse the position and he's now in Eye's guard.
Slater working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eye pulls Slater in close to prevent any damage.
Slater lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Slater throwing strikes but missing.
Eye is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slater will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Slater throwing strikes but missing.
Slater loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T3#
Eye throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Slater showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Slater working some strikes from top position.
Slater is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Slater postures up in Eye's guard and throws a big left but Eye blocks it.
Slater content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Slater postures up and lands a big shot to Eye's brow.
Slater passes Eye's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Eye wants to improve his position but Slater is controlling well.
Eye has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Slater is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Slater prevents Eye from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Slater tries to pass to full mount but Eye defends it.
Slater is trying to control. Eye wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Slater is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Eye slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Eye is trying to keep Slater in close.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Slater's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Eye is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eye is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Slater regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Slater dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Slater displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Eye.
Eye tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Slater defends well and Eye ends up having to push Slater into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#CL2#
Eye fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slater, pushing him back against the cage.
Slater throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eyes head.
Eye is trying to pull guard but Slater turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Johnny Slater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pinky Eye.
Eye jumps guard but Slater turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eye prevents a body shot from Slater. #TD#
Slater tightens his grip and picks Eye up, before dumping him to the ground. Eye manages to land in guard.
Slater connects with a couple of short punches.
Slater keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Eye's head.
Slater is working Eye over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Slater trying to control but Eye is working from the bottom. #T1#
Slater with a nice head shot there.
Slater working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #ROC#Eye is rocked!
Slater has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Slater postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Eye is still in real trouble! Can Slater finish him?
Slater is in close to Eye's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Slater postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Eye covers up, he's hurt! Slater keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Slater and the ref steps in to end the fight! Slater can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Slater!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Johnny Slater waved his t-shirt featuring Furnace Performance ðŸ”¥'s logo in front of the cameras.

Event: HFC 44:Mogh vs Akutagawa
Date: Apr 15, 2023

#R1#
Standifer connects with a nice looking jab.
Standifer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Standifer misses.
Slater quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Standifer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Slater avoids it really well and circles away.
Slater drops his hands momentarily and Standifer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Slater has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Standifer throws out a powerful jab.#T1#
Slater keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slater swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Standifer has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.#TD2#
Standifer drives through with a takedown into Slater's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Slater is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Standifer tries to free his leg and advance position but Slater is retaining full guard.
Standifer preventing the sweep.
Standifer passes Slater's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T2#
Slater is doing well to control the position and prevent Standifer from advancing to side control.#SUB2#
Standifer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Slater sees it coming and defends easily.
Slater wants to control but Standifer is keeping busy.
Slater is controlling Standifer's trapped leg to prevent Standifer from advancing to side control.
Slater trying to hold on to Standifer's head to control him but Standifer postures up. #T3##REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Standifer scores with a hook to the body. Slater takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Slater takes one to the chin there.
Slater tries to move into range but Standifer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Standifer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Slater. Slater circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A cross from Standifer lands.
Decent striking displayed by Standifer there.#T4#
Standifer scores with a jab. Slater acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Standifer thows a left - swing and a miss!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Standifer.
Standifer swings for the body but Slater moves out of range.
Standifer connects with a body shot that sends Slater's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Standifer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slater manages to avoid it.
It looked like Slater wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Standifer connects with a body shot that sends Slater's belly button to the back.
Standifer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Finlay Standifer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
A lazy left from Standifer finds it's target.
Standifer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#TD2#
Standifer dives in and scores a takedown into Slater's guard.
Slater is looking to sweep but instead, Standifer has passed into half guard.
Slater trying to control here.
Slater is looking for a sweep. Standifer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Standifer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Standifer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T1#
Slater tries to get to full guard but Standifer has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Standifer slows the pace down in half guard.
Standifer is trying to control the action in half guard but Slater is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Still in half guard, Standifer seems content to control.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Slater takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Standifer lands a body shot.
Standifer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Slater sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Slater feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Standifer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Standifer misses with a left hand #TD#
and Slater counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Slater.
Standifer trying to keep a closed guard but Slater is proving a slippery customer.
Slater chips away with some ground and pound.#T3#
Slater postures up and lands a big shot to Standifer's brow.
Standifer keeping full guard, as Slater tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Standifer holds on and takes a little breather.
Slater is working Standifer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Finlay Standifer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but Standifer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Standifer keeping full guard, as Slater tries to pass.
Standifer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Slater landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB2#
Standifer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Slater can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Slater is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T4##SUB2#
Standifer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Slater can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Standifer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Standifer is controlling Slater's posture.
Slater cracks Standifer with a solid left hand.
Standifer is controlling Slater's posture.
Slater lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Standifer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Standifer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Slater manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Slater keeping moving, preventing Standifer from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Finlay Standifer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Standifer works Slater's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Standifer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Slater doesn't seem phased though.
Standifer lands a nice shot to the body.
Standifer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Finlay Standifer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, jab by Standifer - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Standifer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T1#
Slater takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Slater moves forwards but Standifer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Standifer lands a body shot.
Finlay Standifer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Standifer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Slater doesn't seem phased though.
Standifer lands a nice looking body shot.
Standifer connects with a body shot.
Standifer closes the distance and clinches up with Slater, looking for a takedown. Standifer pushes Slater against the cage but Slater circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Slater thinks about countering with a head kick.
Standifer thuds a left hand into Slater's body.#T2#
Standifer cracks Slater with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circling - Standifer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Standifer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Slater is fending him off so far but Standifer persists. Nope, Slater circles away and we're back to standing.
Slater throwing a counter right hand but Standifer manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
Standifer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Slater is looking to improve his position.
Slater is working hard here to advance position.#T3#
Still in half guard, Standifer seems content to control.
Slater is trying to maintain the position but Standifer is very close to passing his half guard.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Slater avoids the body shot from Standifer.
Slater drops down looking for a counter takedown but Standifer sprawls and moves away.
Standifer throws a good cross that connects.
Standifer jabs at Slater's body.
Finlay Standifer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Standifer lands with a nice body punch.
Standifer lands a right hook to the body.
Standifer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slater.
Slater is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Slater enables Standifer to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Slater manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Finlay Standifer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Standifer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 25:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finlay Standifer!

Event: HFC 41:Mogh vs Saneuji
Date: Mar 25, 2023

#R1##TD#
Slater gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sleeth preventing the sweep.
Slater lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Sleeth has momentary wrist control but Slater slips an elbow through the middle.
Slater landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB#
Sleeth is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sleeth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Slater in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater is looking to work some ground and pound but Sleeth has wrist control.
Sleeth utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slater trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sleeth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Slater missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sleeth lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T1#
Sleeth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Slater works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slater is adopting a defensive guard.
Sleeth preventing the sweep.
Sleeth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sleeth throws a big elbow that misses.
Sleeth trying to control the position from guard on top but Slater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sleeth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sleeth with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sleeth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sleeth postures up in Slater's guard and throws a big left but Slater blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sleeth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Slater is trying to control the position but Sleeth postures up. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sleeth misses with a lunging right hand
and Slater counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Dusty Sleeth has been cut.#TD#
Sleeth shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Slater napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sleeth 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.
Sleeth scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sleeth throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Slater tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sleeth wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sleeth working the ground and pound but Slater is defending the strikes.
Slater isn't going anywhere.
Slater is trying to work for a sweep but Sleeth has mounted him!#T3#
Sleeth throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sleeth throwing strikes here but Slater is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sleeth looking to finish with strikes here!
Slater keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sleeth lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Slater hang on?
Sleeth throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Slater because Sleeth loaded up on that one.
Sleeth lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Slater really trying hard to get back to half guard here. #T4#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Slater takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sleeth throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Slater because Sleeth loaded up on that one.
Sleeth lands a heavy elbow.
Sleeth lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poor strikes thrown by Sleeth there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sleeth landing strikes from the mount and Slater is in trouble!
Slater is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sleeth with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sleeth cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slater is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sleeth scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dusty Sleeth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dusty Sleeth's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Slater moves out of range of the strikes.
Slater bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sleeth looks for a takedown but Slater sprawls well.
Slater stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Slater wants it to stay on the feet.
Slater with the counter takedown but Sleeth avoids it easily.
Sleeth misses with an uppercut #CL2#
and Slater moves into the clinch.
Sleeth wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dusty Sleeth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Slater gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Slater lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sleeth is trying to get back to full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Sleeth's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Slater thows a huge punch but Sleeth dodges it nicely.
Slater is thwarting Sleeth's attempts to control the position.#T1#
Slater with the ground and pound but Sleeth uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Slater trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Slater trying to control but Sleeth is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater throwing strikes but missing.
Sleeth looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Sleeth looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Slater lands a couple of digs.
Slater is in close to Sleeth's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slater accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sleeth wants to sweep here but Slater controlling him for the moment.
Sleeth is trying to control the position but Slater postures up.
Slater trying to move into half guard but instead Sleeth has managed to sweep!#REVR##T2#
Slater seems keen to control Sleeth's posture.
Sleeth throwing strikes but missing.
Slater not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sleeth trying to control but Slater is working from the bottom.
Slater controls Sleeth momentarily but Sleeth frees himself.
Slater looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slater pulls Sleeth in close to his closed guard and prevents Sleeth from doing any damage or advancing position.#T3#
Sleeth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sleeth postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Slater keeping moving, preventing Sleeth from controlling successfully.
Sleeth is really struggling to control Slater but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sleeth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Slater works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sleeth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slater. #TD#
Sleeth closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #T4#
You can see the frustration on Slater's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sleeth with the ground and pound but Slater regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Sleeth looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sleeth content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sleeth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Slater defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slater gets full guard.
Sleeth trying to control but Slater is working from the bottom.
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 Dusty Sleeth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dusty Sleeth's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sleeth is defended easily by Slater.
Slater is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sleeth dives in for a single leg takedown but Slater sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sleeth is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dusty Sleeth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slater is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sleeth is defending well.
Slater tries a knee to the head but Sleeth blocks it.
Sleeth is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Slater is defending well.#TD2#
Slater wants the takedown. Sleeth is fighting it off but Slater persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sleeth's guard against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Slater got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sleeth has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slater has managed to get both his arms back between Sleeth's legs - danger averted.
Sleeth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slater is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Sleeth is looking for a triangle but Slater pushes his legs off easily. #T1#
Slater trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sleeth working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slater.
Slater with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slater preventing the sweep.
Slater is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Slater wants to control from the top but Sleeth keeps moving.
Sleeth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but Sleeth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slater is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sleeth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Slater with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slater wants to pass the guard but Sleeth is keeping the position.
Dusty Sleeth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Slater landing some decent shots from guard.
Sleeth doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sleeth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slater is one step ahead there.
Sleeth is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD#
Sleeth bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Slater tries to buck Sleeth off but Sleeth is having none of it.
Sleeth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slater can do to turn this around?
Sleeth trying to control the position but Slater is working away. #T3#
Sleeth working away.
Slater tries to bench press Sleeth off him but Sleeth keeps the position.
Sleeth throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Slater managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sleeth.
Slater tries to bench press Sleeth off him but Sleeth keeps the position.
Sleeth happy to just control the position for now.
Sleeth throwing shots but missing, from side control. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The strikes coming from Sleeth are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sleeth in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sleeth landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sleeth is looking to take a break and control but Slater is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sleeth scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sleeth throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slater stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Sleeth throws an elbow but Slater slips to the side and avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dusty Sleeth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sleeth, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dusty Sleeth!
Our winner, Dusty Sleeth, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: HFC39
Date: Mar 11, 2023

#R1##TD#
Wallace manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Slater on his heels. He'll look to pass Slater's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Slater keeps moving.
Slater has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Slater keeping full guard, as Wallace tries to pass.
Slater is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace is looking to advance position but Slater has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB#
Slater raining down shots from the mount!#T1#
Slater in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Slater is landing with some decent strikes but Wallace is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wallace definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Slater with the ground and pound from mount.
Slater looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Slater controlling the position easily from mount.
Slater landing strikes, looking to finish!
Slater with good strikes from the mount here!
Wallace is wriggling around trying to escape.
Slater is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wallace takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.#ROC2#Wallace is rocked!
I've been told that Slater has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.#T2#
Wallace takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Slater's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Slater!
Johnny Slater very nearly forgot to thank Furnace Performance ðŸ”¥ amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: HFC 33:Mogh vs Njagi
Date: Jan 28, 2023

#R1#
Slater throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#TD2#
and Yamasaki counters with a single leg into guard. Slater didn't expect that.
Yamasaki wants to pass the guard but Slater is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater keeping moving, preventing Yamasaki from controlling successfully.
Slater can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yamasaki controls the pace.
Yamasaki preventing the sweep.
Slater controlling Yamasaki's posture.
Yamasaki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#T1#
Yamasaki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL#
Slater has closed the distance and engaged Yamasaki in a clinch. #TD#
Slater gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Slater wants to take a breather but Yamasaki is having none of it.
Yamasaki gets back to full guard.
Slater postures up.
Slater has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T2#
Slater with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slater seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SUB2#
Yamasaki looking for a guillotine here but Slater defends easily.
Yamasaki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slater trying to control but Yamasaki is working from the bottom.
Yamasaki looking to control.
Slater scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Slater lands a couple of digs.
Slater has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T3##SUB2#
Yamasaki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Slater got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yamasaki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slater has managed to get both his arms back between Yamasaki's legs - danger averted.
Slater trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slater keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yamasaki's head.
Slater controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yamasaki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Slater trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T4##SUB2#
Yamasaki has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Slater doesn't defend quickly enough and Yamasaki has managed to lock this one up! Can Slater escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Yamasaki on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Katsu Yamasaki!
A relieved looking Katsu Yamasaki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Highland 216
Date: Dec 16, 2022

#R1##TD#
Slater gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Slater can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aki controls the pace.
Aki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aki wants to control from the top but Slater keeps moving.
Aki tries to free his leg and advance position but Slater is retaining full guard.
Aki lands a couple of digs.
Slater is controlling Aki's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Aki connects with a couple of short punches.
Aki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slater controlling the position.#T1#
Aki won't allow Slater to sweep him here.
Aki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Aki won't allow Slater to sweep him here.
Slater is pulling down on Aki's head. It's preventing any offense from Aki, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Aki scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Aki looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
You can see the frustration on Slater's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Aki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slater keeps working. #T2#
Aki looking to control but instead Slater has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Aki is just content to waste time from the top position. Slater takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Aki throwing strikes from guard but Slater blocks nicely.
Aki trying to control the position from guard on top but Slater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aki throws an elbow that misses. Slater uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aki's guard. Nice move by Slater!#REVB#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Slater scoring with punches to the head and body.
Slater throwing strikes from guard but Aki blocks nicely.
Slater wants to control from the top but Aki keeps moving. #T3#
Aki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aki seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Slater wants to control from the top but Aki keeps moving.
Aki wants to sweep but no luck.
Slater is working Aki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Aki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aki wants to hit a sweep here but Slater passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Aki there!
Slater dominating with strikes here.#T4#
Aki can't escape the position.
Slater pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Slater postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Aki looks a forlorn figure.
Slater lands a big shot to the head and Aki winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Johnny Slater!
Johnny Slater thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Purple Aki stepped up to the mic, saying 'I clearly felt a tap! The whole island is corrupt he had more vasoline on him then two puffs going at it on a saturday night '.

Event: Highland 210
Date: Nov 25, 2022

#R1#
Arishima throws a hook but Slater avoids it easily.#TD#
Arishima gets caught napping as Slater dives in and scores a takedown. Arishima manages to retain guard.
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but Arishima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arishima really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Slater. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Slater missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater throwing strikes from guard but Arishima blocks nicely.
Slater engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Slater throws an elbow that misses. Arishima uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Slater's guard. Nice move by Arishima!#REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arishima tries to free his leg and advance position but Slater is retaining full guard. #T1#
Slater looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arishima is one step ahead there.
Arishima sitting in guard here, content to control.
Slater pulls Arishima in close to his closed guard and prevents Arishima from doing any damage or advancing position.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Arishima looking to pass the guard.
Arishima stopping the sweep attempt from Slater.
Slater controlling Arishima's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Slater wants to sweep here but Arishima controlling him for the moment. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Arishima throws a hook but Slater blocks it.
A combination from Arishima does no damage.
Arishima throws a shot to the body.
Arishima defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Slater.
Arishima swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Slater pushes Arishima up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Arishima manages to break the clinch.
Slater dives in and grabs Arishima's left leg, looking for a takedown. Arishima pushes down on Slater's head and hops out.
Slater tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Arishima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slater shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Arishima sprawls well. Arishima wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Slater gets slowly back to his feet.
Arishima doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Slater takes the fight into the clinch. #T4#
Arishima leaning against his opponent.
Slater's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arishima is pressed up against the cage. Slater has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Arishima down to the mat. Arishima avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A nice combination there by Arishima.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Arishima.
Slater gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Arishima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arishima misses with a straight left.
Arishima thuds a left hand into Slater's body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slater shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Arishima counters with a straight right hand.
Slater shoots in for a double leg but Arishima sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ikuma Arishima dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Arishima punishes Slater's body with a nice straight punch.
Slater tries for a takedown but Arishima sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Arishima looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Slater closes the distance but Arishima moves to the side
and Arishima counters with a right hand to the body.
Slater moves forwards but Arishima connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Arishima throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Slater shoots in looking for a takedown. Arishima tries to sprawl out of it but Slater keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arishima manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Slater does no damage.
Arishima scores with a decent looking hook.
Arishima keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnny Slater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arishima scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slater throws a poor cross that misses
and Arishima counters with a three punch combo that has Slater backing up. Slater nods at Arishima to acknowledge the strikes.#T1#
A left and a right from Arishima both land. Nice combination. #ROC2#Slater is rocked!
Arishima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slater misses with a takedown #KD2#
and Arishima counters with a nice right hand that sends Slater toppling to the canvas! Slater scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Arishima finish him?!
Oh Slater is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slater wants to clinch up but Arishima keeps it at a distance.
Arishima swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Slater seems to have got his legs back now.
Slater shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Arishima counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slater misses with a left hand
and Arishima counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Slater moves to clinch but Arishima breaks away
and Arishima counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Slater looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arishima is fending him off so far but Slater persists. Nope, Arishima circles away and we're back to standing.
Arishima is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Arishima scores with a jab.#T2#
Slater gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #KD2#
and Arishima counters with a nice right hand that sends Slater toppling to the canvas! Slater scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Arishima finish him?!
Arishima lands with a good body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Arishima.
Arishima lands a head shot.
Slater is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Arishima moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ikuma Arishima!
Ikuma Arishima got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'

Event: Highland 201
Date: Oct 21, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Slater clinches up with Arishima and pushes him back against the cage.
Slater tries for a takedown but Arishima manages to get underhooks.
Slater drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it. #BC#
Arishima breaks from the clinch.
Arishima tests Slater's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slater shoots in looking for a takedown. Arishima tries to sprawl out of it but Slater keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arishima manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ikuma Arishima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Slater.
Arishima wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Arishima to counter with a crisp jab.
Arishima 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.
Slater tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Arishima defends well and Slater ends up having to push Arishima into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#T1#
Slater takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Slater with a poor takedown
and Arishima counters with a straight right hand.
We've been told by Arishima's head coaches at Canucks Combat Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Slater looks winded!
Slater doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Slater has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Arishima ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Slater doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arishima scores with a three punch combo! #KD#
Arishima lands a left and a right that send Slater crashing to the mat, dazed. Arishima thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Slater is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slater ducks into an uppercut from Arishima and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ikuma Arishima!
A pretty intense looking Ikuma Arishima took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

Event: TR83: New Addition
Date: Aug 28, 2022

#R1#
Slater tries to clinch up but Alert circles away and keeps his distance.
Alert really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Alert leaves Slater with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alert wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#CL2#
Slater rushes Alert and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Slater is fighting off a takedown attempt but Alert is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Slater to the mat. Slater regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Alert trying to control but Slater is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Alert drops back, looking for a kneebar! Slater looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Slater looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Slater! #REVB#
Alert is being controlled here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater working the ground and pound but Alert is defending the strikes.
Slater working away.
Alert definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Alert takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Slater works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Alert manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alert gets full guard.
Slater must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Slater postures up in Alert's guard and throws a big left but Alert blocks it.
Alert keeping moving, preventing Slater from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Alert looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Slater trying to control but Alert is working from the bottom.
Alert has momentary wrist control but Slater slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB#
Alert is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T2#
Slater throws a strike but Alert rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Alert trying to control but Slater is working from the bottom.
Slater is controlling Alert's posture.
Alert wants to control from the top but Slater keeps moving.
Slater has control of Alert's left arm, preventing Alert from doing any damage.
Slater's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T3#
Slater keeping full guard, as Alert tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Slater holds on and takes a little breather. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Slater scores with a takedown into Alert's guard.
Slater controlling from the top position. #T4#
Slater is in close to Alert's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but Alert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alert wants to sweep but no luck.
Slater postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alert has momentary wrist control but Slater slips an elbow through the middle.
Alert keeping moving, preventing Slater from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slater scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Slater is in close to Alert's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Slater loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnny Slater will probably get the nod.
That's time! Alert's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Slater has a takedown stuffed.
Alert drops down looking for a counter takedown but Slater sprawls and moves away.
Slater looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alert is fending him off so far but Slater persists. Nope, Alert circles away and we're back to standing.
Alert drops down looking for a counter takedown but Slater sprawls and moves away.
Slater shoots in for a takedown but Alert shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alert appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Broder Alert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Slater.
Alert darts in looking for a takedown but Slater gets double underhooks and turns Alert into the cage. #TD#
Alert drags the fight down to the ground.
Slater chips away with some ground and pound.
Alert is trying to control the position but Slater postures up. #SUB#
Slater avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Alert throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alert is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T1#
Alert wants to sweep but no luck.
Slater throwing strikes but missing.
Slater connects with a couple of short punches.
Alert can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Slater controls the pace.
Slater stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alert swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slater controlling from the top position.
Slater trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Slater connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB#
Alert is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Slater looking to pass the guard.
Slater working some strikes from top position.
Slater chips away with some ground and pound.
Slater landing some decent shots from guard.
Slater is pushing down on Alert's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alert is fighting to maintain full guard but Slater has managed to sneak the leg through.#T3#
Alert trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Slater lands a nice short elbow.
Slater is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Alert!
Slater tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Slater looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Slater in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Slater lands with some strikes.
Slater has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alert tries to hold on but Slater postures up.
Slater tries to control but Alert wriggling away. #T4#
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Slater cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Alert working to try and regain half guard.
Slater with good strikes from the mount here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slater controlling the pace for now.
Slater with good strikes from the mount here!
Slater looking to finish Alert with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alert!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Slater showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
A jab from Slater misses.
Johnny Slater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alert ducks under a wild hook from Slater.
Slater displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alert.
Slater fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alert manages to avoid it.#CL#
Alert closes the distance and pushes Slater back into the cage.#BC2#
Slater escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #TD2#
Alert gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Alert wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Slater is now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Alert actively working from the bottom here.
Alert is not content to let Slater control the position.#T1#
Alert works his way to full guard. Good work.
Slater passes Alert's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Alert wants to control but Slater is keeping busy.
Slater working over Alert with some ground and pound. Alert looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Broder Alert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slater not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Slater is keen to just control but Alert is a slippery customer.
Alert wants to improve his position but Slater is controlling well.
Slater is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T2#
Slater lands strikes from half guard.
Slater lands strikes from half guard.
Slater looks to land a strike but Alert avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but Alert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alert is trying to keep Slater in close.
Slater with a nice head shot there.#T3#
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but Alert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Slater closes the distance and clinches up with Alert, looking for a takedown. Slater pushes Alert against the cage but Alert circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Slater doesn't manage to clinch there - Alert circles away.
Slater goes for a double leg but Alert avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Alert continues to drive forward.
Alert appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#TD2#
Slater shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Slater takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB#
Alert looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Slater wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alert keeps working. #T4#
Alert is pressing down on Slater's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Slater chips away with some ground and pound.
Slater throws a strike but Alert rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Slater looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alert is one step ahead there.
Slater working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alert.
Slater is pulling down on Alert's head to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alert preventing the sweep.
Johnny Slater is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alert working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Slater comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Slater 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

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

Event: VFC 102 Schwarzschild vs Welch
Date: Aug 08, 2022

#R1#
Slater takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Walker connects with the punch.
Slater takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #TD2#
Slater scores with a takedown into Walker's guard.
Walker is looking to sweep but instead, Slater has passed into half guard.
Slater working over Walker with some ground and pound. Walker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Slater lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Well, if Slater is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Walker is looking to improve his position.
Walker regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Slater.
Slater landing with the ground and pound. #T1#
Slater trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
Slater chips away with some ground and pound.
Slater is working Walker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Slater is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Slater from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Walker has his foot on Slater's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Slater works his way back into a safe position though.
Slater looking to sit in guard and control but Walker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Slater holds on and takes a little breather. #T2#
Slater looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walker is one step ahead there.
Slater has his hands on Walker's head, controlling the position.
Walker trying to control but Slater is working from the bottom.
Slater wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Walker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Walker stopping the sweep attempt from Slater.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Slater is on top in guard. #REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Slater postures up.
Walker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Slater stands up over Walker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Slater distracts Walker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Slater looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Slater avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #T4#
Slater stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Walker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Slater manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Walker passes Slater's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Slater regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Walker.
Walker looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slater looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnny Slater will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Slater closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Slater swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walker 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.
Walker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Walker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slater can do to turn this around?
Nice shot by Walker.
Walker sizes up Slater with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Walker missing with a left hand there. Slater was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slater shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walker but Walker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A big right from Walker misses.
Slater shoots in looking for a takedown. Walker tries to sprawl out of it but Slater keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Slater looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
George Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Slater.
Walker scores with the left hand. Slater knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Walker slips under a jab.#TD2#
Slater closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Slater lands in his opponent's guard.#T1#
Walker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slater looking to sit in guard and control but Walker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Walker looking to sit in guard and control but Slater gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Walker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slater distracts Walker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Slater is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Walker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slater must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T2#
Slater postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Walker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Walker can't keep his opponent in guard - Slater advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Walker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slater.
Walker tries to roll over but Slater keeps him under control.
Walker gets full guard.
Slater advances to half guard.
Slater moves nicely into side control.
Slater works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.#T3#
Walker is looking to regain half guard here but Slater keeps moving and retains side control.
Slater wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walker keeps working.
Walker regains half guard.
Slater is keen to just control but Walker is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Slater is looking to control the position but Walker frees his trapped leg and locks up an armbar from the bottom! It looks tight! Slater grimaces and holds on for a second but is forced to tap or have his arm broken! Slick Jiu Jitsu from Walker there - Slater really paying for some sloppy defensive work!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Walker!
George Walker made sure to mention his sponsor, PWNAGE Elite - $25 Tees in his post fight interview.

Event: VFC 98 Frank vs Newton
Date: Jul 17, 2022

#R1#
Carvalho digs a good body shot into Slater's ribs.
Carvalho lunges at Slater with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Slater's hand.
Slater gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#TD#
Slater manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Carvalho on his heels. He'll look to pass Carvalho's guard now, I'm sure.
Slater stands and throws Carvalho's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Carvalho manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#SUB2#
Carvalho is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slater keeping hold of Carvalho's head, controlling as best he can.
My spies in Alpha Brasil inform me that Carvalho has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#T1#
Slater's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#SUB2#
Carvalho is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Slater sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2#
Carvalho looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #SUB2#
Carvalho is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Carvalho seems to be looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Slater is defending against the submission attempts here by Carvalho.
Slater desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Slater moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Slater looking for a sweep. Not yet Slater, not yet. #T3#
Slater is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Carvalho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Carvalho drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carvalho jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Slater wants to sweep but no luck.
Carvalho tries to free his leg and advance position but Slater is retaining full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Carvalho gets caught napping as Slater dives in and scores a takedown. Carvalho manages to retain guard.#SUB2#
Slater got a little sloppy there for a moment and Carvalho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slater has managed to get both his arms back between Carvalho's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Carvalho looking for a guillotine here but Slater defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T4#
Slater controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB2#
Carvalho is looking for a triangle but Slater pushes his legs off easily.
Slater controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Slater postures up and lands a big shot to Carvalho's brow.
Slater controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB2#
Carvalho throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Slater escapes and throws Carvalho's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Slater controls the position from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carvalho is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Slater off and has taken his back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carvalho keeps control of the position as Slater tries to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Guilherme Carvalho will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Carvalho scores with a shot to the body.
Slater moves forwards but Carvalho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Carvalho connects with a single shot there.
Slater takes one to the chin there.
Carvalho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CL#
Slater rushes Carvalho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Slater tightens his grip and picks Carvalho up, before dumping him to the ground. Carvalho manages to land in guard. #SUB2#
Slater got a little sloppy there for a moment and Carvalho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slater has managed to get both his arms back between Carvalho's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slater slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Slater working the body and head with strikes.
Slater lands some shots froms side control.
Slater working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Carvalho taking a bit of punishment here - Slater scoring with strikes.
Carvalho tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Slater wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T1#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slater cracks Carvalho with a big right hand but Carvalho just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Slater working the head and body with strikes. #ROC#Carvalho is rocked!
Slater lands a decent elbow from side control.
Carvalho is still in real trouble! Can Slater finish him?
Carvalho being controlled for a moment.
Carvalho tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Slater wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Slater landing strikes.
Slater in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Carvalho looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Slater turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Slater!
A victorious Johnny Slater thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: VFC 93 Dingo vs Isle
Date: Jul 01, 2022

#R1#
Jim shoots for a takedown but Slater saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jim changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Slater tries to avoid it but Jim manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Slater to the ground. Slater escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #TD2#
Slater throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jim tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Slater is in Jim's guard.
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but Jim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jim is trying to keep Slater in close.
Slater lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Slater stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slater wants to control from the top but Jim keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater distracts Jim with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Slater is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jim trying to control the position here. #T1#
Slater engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB#
Jim had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Slater defends it easily.
Slater trying to control but Jim is working from the bottom.
Jim is trying to keep Slater in close.
Jim seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Slater wants to control from the top but Jim keeps moving.
Slater with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Slater got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jim has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slater has managed to get both his arms back between Jim's legs - danger averted.
Jim is trying to control the position but Slater postures up.
Jim wants to sweep here but Slater controlling him for the moment.
Slater is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Slater stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jim trying to keep a closed guard but Slater is proving a slippery customer. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Slater lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jim circles away quickly and effectively.
Jim darts in looking for a takedown but Slater gets double underhooks and turns Jim into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Island Boy Jim. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Slater turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Slater manages to end up in side control.
Slater wants to control but Jim is keeping him busy. #T3#
Slater in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jim is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Slater's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Slater drops an elbow to the side of Jim's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jim wants to improve his position but Slater is controlling well.
Jim trying to control from the bottom.
Slater trying to control from half guard but Jim is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jim manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T4#
Slater with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jim looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Slater seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jim controls Slater momentarily but Slater frees himself.
Slater tries to free his leg and advance position but Jim is retaining full guard.
Jim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slater wants to control from the top but Jim keeps moving. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Slater looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Slater dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Slater gets a takedown into half guard.
Jim gets back to full guard.
Slater with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slater accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Slater with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jim seems keen to control Slater's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but Jim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jim trying to keep a closed guard but Slater is proving a slippery customer. #T1#
Slater content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jim keeping moving, preventing Slater from controlling successfully.
Slater has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slater is in close to Jim's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Slater slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Jim scores with a takedown into Slater's guard.
Jim trying to control but Slater is working from the bottom. #T2#
Slater lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Slater lands a couple of elbows.
Slater trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slater wants to control from the top but Jim keeps moving.
Jim is trying to control the position but Slater postures up.
Jim has Slater pulled in close to control his posture.
Jim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T3#
Slater postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but Jim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slater lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Slater slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB#
Jim is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jim is on top in guard. #REVR#
Slater pulls Jim in close to prevent any damage. #T4#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jim accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Slater holds on and takes a little breather.
Jim trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Slater manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
Slater is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jim is controlling Slater's posture.
Slater trying to control but Jim is working from the bottom.
Slater stopping the sweep attempt from Jim.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Slater showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Jim fails with the takedown.
Slater thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jim shoots for a takedown but Slater saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#TD2#
Slater is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jim's half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jim manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Slater scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slater controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jim is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB#
Jim throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #T1#
Jim is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##SUB#
Jim is looking for a kimura but Slater is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jim to get the leverage. #SUB#
Jim is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jim prevents Slater from improving his position.#SUB#
Jim looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #T2#
Slater has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jim is working away from the top position though.
Jim wants to take a breather but Slater is having none of it.
Jim is really struggling to control Slater but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Island Boy Jim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Slater can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Jim is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T3#
Slater tries to roll over but Jim keeps him under control.
Jim is trying to control the action in half guard but Slater is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Slater is trying to control but Jim passes into side control! #SUB#
Jim looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slater keeps working. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Jim looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Jim is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Slater is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jim trying to control the action but Slater is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big left from Jim misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slater tries to grapple but his opponent circles #TD#
and Jim counters with a nice double leg into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Island Boy Jim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Slater has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

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

Event: The Island Season 13, 155 lbs, Round 1
Date: Jun 23, 2022

#R1#
Bonifaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bonifaz throws a head kick that half lands.
Slater fails to land the takedown.
Slater shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bonifaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bonifaz digs a good hook to Slater's body.
Slater misses with a takedown attempt
and Slater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tielo Bonifaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Slater.
Slater gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Bonifaz counter with a right hand.
Slater takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bonifaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slater doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slater takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bonifaz sizes up Slater with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Slater takes one to the chin there.
Slater with a poor takedown
and Bonifaz counters with a nice body shot.
Slater looks winded!
Bonifaz's corner calls for a 1-2. Bonifaz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #ROC#Slater is rocked!
Johnny Slater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonifaz thumps Slater with a low kick.#T1#
Slater shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bonifaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#TD2#
Slater changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bonifaz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bonifaz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bonifaz regains half guard.
Slater trying to control from half guard but Bonifaz is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonifaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T2#
Slater thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bonifaz's head.
Slater is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bonifaz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slater.
Slater stops Bonifaz from getting back to his feet.
Slater is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Slater misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Bonifaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Bonifaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bonifaz connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonifaz lands a jab.#TD2#
Slater feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.#T3#
Slater missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slater postures up and lands a big shot to Bonifaz's brow.
Bonifaz pulls Slater in close to prevent any damage.
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonifaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bonifaz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bonifaz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Slater keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bonifaz's head.
Slater is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bonifaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slater. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Slater takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bonifaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Slater has time to react.
Slater tries for a takedown but Bonifaz circles away easily
and Bonifaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slater fails with the takedown
letting Bonifaz counter with a right hand.
Bonifaz connects with a body shot that sends Slater's belly button to the back.
Slater shoots in for a takedown but Bonifaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bonifaz lands with a shot to the body.
Slater has his takedown stuffed
and Bonifaz counters with a one-two to the body.
Slater tries for a takedown but Bonifaz circles away easily
letting Bonifaz counter with a right hand.
Bonifaz lands a slapping body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tielo Bonifaz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Bonifaz punishes Slater's body with a nice straight punch.
Bonifaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Slater has his takedown stuffed
and Bonifaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slater tries for a takedown but Bonifaz circles away easily
and Bonifaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slater takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Slater is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonifaz finish him?
Slater has his takedown stuffed
and Bonifaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tielo Bonifaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Slater.
Slater will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Slater seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater misses with a takedown attempt #KD#
and Bonifaz lands a stunning uppercut that sends Slater to the mat!
Slater is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonifaz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bonifaz uses his free foot to push down on Slater's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Slater.
Bonifaz controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Bonifaz looking to control but Slater is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bonifaz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Slater is squirming around, avoiding Bonifaz's attempts to control the action. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Slater is working to get back to half guard.
Bonifaz controlling his opponent.
Slater is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Slater has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bonifaz content just to control the position here.
Bonifaz trying to control but Slater is having none of it. #T3#
Slater tries to hold on but Bonifaz pushes him away.
Slater is squirming around, avoiding Bonifaz's attempts to control the action.
Slater wants to hold on but Bonifaz pushes him away.
Bonifaz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Slater is squirming around, avoiding Bonifaz's attempts to control the action.
Bonifaz controlling the position easily from mount. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Slater is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #SU#
Bonifaz get's back to his feet.
Slater takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bonifaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Slater should have avoided that one.
Bonifaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tielo Bonifaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slater gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bonifaz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Slater fails with the takedown#KD#
and Bonifaz counters with a beautiful punch that sends Slater to the canvas!
Bonifaz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bonifaz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Slater's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tielo Bonifaz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Slater ducks right into an uppercut from Bonifaz.
Slater misses with a takedown
and Bonifaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Slater fails with the takedown
and Bonifaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#TD2#
Slater closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bonifaz is looking for a sweep.
Bonifaz is trying to get back to his feet.
Bonifaz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bonifaz is trying to buck Slater off.#T1#
Slater lands some shots froms side control.
Slater in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bonifaz parries the strikes from Slater easily there. Slater is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bonifaz to escape.
Slater scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bonifaz to see if he's OK.
Bonifaz wants to get back to his feet but Slater drags him back down.
Bonifaz is looking to regain half guard here but Slater keeps moving and retains side control.
Bonifaz is trying to buck Slater off.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bonifaz connects with a looping right hand.
Slater goes for a double leg but Bonifaz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bonifaz continues to drive forward.
Tielo Bonifaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Slater.
Slater gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Bonifaz counter with a right hand.
Slater takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slater misses with a takedown
and Slater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slater with a poor takedown
letting Bonifaz counter with a right hand.
Tielo Bonifaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Slater misses with a takedown
and Bonifaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Slater walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bonifaz jabs Slater to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Slater has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bonifaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bonifaz scores with a jab to the body.#T3##KD#
Bonifaz cracks Slater with an uppercut from hell and Slater crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Bonifaz's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Slater can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bonifaz controls the pace.
Bonifaz wants to get up but he can't break Slater's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bonifaz stays in close to Slater's body and controls the position.
Bonifaz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Slater is proving hard to escape from.
Slater can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bonifaz controls the pace.
Bonifaz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Slater's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#T4#
Bonifaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slater swivels though and keeps the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Slater shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Slater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slater doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bonifaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice straight punches there by Bonifaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bonifaz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slater misses with a takedown attempt
and Bonifaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnny Slater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonifaz cracks Slater with a hook to the temple - Slater is on wobbly legs here! Bonifaz swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Slater falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Bonifaz wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tielo Bonifaz!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 29, 2022

#R1##TD#
Slater looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Okino!
Slater working the ground and pound from side control.
Slater will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Slater content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Okino is looking to reverse the position.
Slater taking a breather here.
Okino manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Slater there.
Okino missing with punches from the bottom.
Slater content to control rather than advance.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Okino can do anything to dispel that myth.
Okino trying to control from the bottom. #T1#
Slater seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater is trying to control. Okino wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Okino has hold of Slater's hands but Slater slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Slater lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Slater there.
Slater winds up and cracks Okino with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #ROC#Okino is rocked!
Slater is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Okino is hurt! He's hurt bad - Slater fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Okino from any more punishment! Congratulations to Slater! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Slater!
An out of breath Johnny Slater thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 27, 2022

#R1#
Slater shoots in and drives through. Iron sprawls well.
A slow jab from Iron misses its intended target. #TD#
Slater looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Iron is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Slater presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Slater goes for a takedown attempt but Iron pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #TD#
Slater scores with a takedown into Iron's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slater stands up over Iron, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Slater scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Slater is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Iron looking for a sweep. Not yet Iron, not yet.
Slater trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T1#
Iron can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Slater controls the pace.
Slater lands a couple of digs.
Slater is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Slater will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Iron is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Slater's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Iron being controlled here, momentarily.
Iron really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Slater. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2#
Slater has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Slater makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Slater landing some decent shots from guard.
Slater content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Slater working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T3#
Slater advances position into side control!
Iron is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Iron is trying to control Slater's posture but Slater avoids it.
Slater lands a few punches from side control.
Iron takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Iron is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Slater content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Slater landing strikes. #ROC#Iron is rocked!#T4#
Slater works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Iron is still in real trouble! Can Slater finish him?
Iron takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
A big shot lands for Slater! That's hurt Iron! Will he recover? Slater fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Slater!
A relieved looking Johnny Slater thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 24, 2022

#R1##TD2#
Okino gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Slater tries to free his leg and advance position but Okino is retaining full guard.
Slater stops Okino from standing up.
Slater throws a big right hand that misses.
Slater lands a couple of elbows.
Slater landing some decent shots from guard.
Slater pushing down on Okino's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Slater is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater works his way into full mount!
Slater is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Slater looking to finish Okino with some ground and pound. This is bad for Okino!
Slater scores with a couple of good head shots there. #ROC2#Okino is rocked!
Slater has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Slater! Okino is hurt baaadly! Slater is firing away with more strikes - Okino is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Slater!
During a confident post fight interview, Johnny Slater thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 20, 2022

#R1#
Slater shoots in for a double leg but McJerkins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McJerkins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#TD#
McJerkins gets caught flat footed, as Slater shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McJerkins can do anything to dispel that myth.
Slater controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Slater tries to free his leg and advance position but McJerkins is retaining full guard.
Slater looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
McJerkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slater.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater controls from within his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#T1#
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but McJerkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slater with a poor takedown
and McJerkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Slater dives in for a single leg takedown but McJerkins sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McJerkins stops a takedown attempt from Slater.
McJerkins pushes Slater back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McJerkins is pressed up against the cage. Slater has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McJerkins down to the mat. McJerkins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McJerkins scores with a hook to the body. Slater takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Slater misses with a takedown attempt
and McJerkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slater darts in looking for a takedown but McJerkins gets double underhooks and turns Slater into the cage.
A short right from McJerkins on the inside.
McJerkins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Slater.
Slater drops down looking for an ankle pick but McJerkins pulls his leg out and moves away. #T2#
Slater shoots in for a double leg but McJerkins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#TD#
Slater closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McJerkins to the mat! McJerkins manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slater engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Slater tries to free his leg and advance position but McJerkins is retaining full guard.
McJerkins controls Slater momentarily but Slater frees himself.
Slater wants to control from the top but McJerkins keeps moving.
Slater throwing strikes but missing.
Slater sitting in guard here, content to control. #T3#
Slater content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McJerkins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slater is controlling him.
McJerkins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Slater controls the pace.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McJerkins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Slater shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McJerkins pinned against the cage. McJerkins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T4#
Slater shoots in for a takedown but McJerkins shows good takedown defense.
Slater with a lazy takedown attempt
letting McJerkins counter with a right hand. #TD#
Slater shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Slater was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
McJerkins tries to buck Slater off but Slater is having none of it.
Slater trying to control the action but McJerkins is working from the bottom.
McJerkins taking punishment in the form of punches.
Slater misses with the ground and pound.
McJerkins on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Slater postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Plerkin McJerkins dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
No luck for Slater with that takedown attempt.
Slater closes the distance and clinches up with McJerkins, looking for a takedown. Slater pushes McJerkins against the cage but McJerkins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Slater with a lazy takedown attempt
and McJerkins counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slater misses with a takedown attempt
and Slater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McJerkins scores with a body shot.
McJerkins lands a nice shot that snaps Slater's head back.
Slater fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#TD#
Slater changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McJerkins looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slater is chipping away with strikes.
Slater creates some space and throws a big elbow, but McJerkins sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
McJerkins tries to improve position but can't.
Slater is looking to take a break and control but McJerkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slater working the ground and pound from side control.#T1#
Slater taking a breather here.
McJerkins is looking for a sweep.
Slater taking a breather here.
Slater working the ground and pound but McJerkins is defending the strikes.
Slater 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.
Slater trying to control the position but McJerkins is working away.
Slater scores with punches from side control. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Slater working the body and head with strikes.
Slater grinds an elbow into McJerkins's temple.
Slater trying to control the position but McJerkins is working away.
McJerkins taking a bit of punishment here - Slater scoring with strikes.
McJerkins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Slater. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Slater landing strikes.
McJerkins taking a bit of punishment here - Slater scoring with strikes.
Slater lands a few punches from side control.
Slater cracks McJerkins with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slater trying to control the action but McJerkins is working from the bottom. #T3#
Slater scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McJerkins to see if he's OK.
McJerkins is breathing heavily.
McJerkins trying to remain calm as Slater controls from the top position.
McJerkins taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on McJerkins's face as Slater controls the position.
Slater cracks McJerkins with a big elbow.
Slater grinds an elbow into McJerkins's temple. #T4#
Slater lands a nice forearm strike.
Slater cracks McJerkins with a big right hand but McJerkins just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Slater controlling the position.
Slater lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Check out the look on Slater's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Slater 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Slater looks for a takedown but McJerkins sprawls well.#TD#
Slater scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Slater performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
McJerkins tries to kick Slater off but Slater keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Slater working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater controlling the pace.
Slater not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1#
Slater looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Slater missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Slater moves nicely into side control.
Slater throws a strike aimed at the side of McJerkins's head but McJerkins avoids it well.
Slater remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
McJerkins is not content to let Slater control the position.
Slater is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McJerkins can do to turn this around?#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McJerkins is working to avoid the ground and pound but Slater connects with a decent elbow.
McJerkins is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Slater working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Slater working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Slater scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McJerkins to see if he's OK.
McJerkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A lull in the action here.
Slater grinds an elbow into McJerkins's temple. #T3#
McJerkins trying to remain calm as Slater controls from the top position.
Slater lands a nice forearm strike.
Slater controls the position.
Slater's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Slater landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #ROC#McJerkins is rocked!
Slater creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Slater is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt McJerkins will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Slater scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McJerkins to see if he's OK.#T4#
McJerkins takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Slater cracks McJerkins with a big right hand but McJerkins just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
McJerkins is still in real trouble! Can Slater finish him?
Slater is staying tight to McJerkins's torso, preventing him from escaping.
McJerkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Slater cracks McJerkins with a big elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slater staying calm.
Slater creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Slater showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Slater has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28

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

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 17, 2022

#R1#
Iron bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slater's head.
Slater ducks under a wild hook from Iron.
Iron misses with a few strikes there.
Iron lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slater shoots in but Iron avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A right-left combo lands from Iron.
Slater tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Iron swivels and escapes.
Slater fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Iron misses with a low kick.
Iron thuds his right hand into Slater's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#TD#
Slater is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Iron's half guard.
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!
Iron taking some punishment here, with Slater in his half guard.
Iron blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slater.
Slater looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Iron with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Slater passes to side control.
Iron is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T1#
Iron takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Slater 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.
Iron is looking to reverse the position.
Slater cracks Iron with a big right hand but Iron just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Iron can do anything to dispel that myth.
Slater lands a decent elbow from side control.
Iron takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#ROC#Iron is rocked!
A big shot lands for Slater! That's hurt Iron! Will he recover? Slater fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Slater!
Johnny Slater seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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