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Event:
KIFC 43-
Date: Apr 04, 2023 |
#R1#
Fajardo looks to throw the jab but Johns is out of range.
Johns scores with a jab to the body.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fajardo.
An elbow from Fajardo crashes against the mat.
#SUB2#
Fajardo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fajardo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Johns sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fajardo throwing shots but Johns is blocking nicely. #SUB2#
Fajardo seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Johns is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Franco Fajardo!
The defeated David Johns had this to say: 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsor Island Clothing Lite (7108)'. |
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Event:
KIFC 32
Date: Mar 28, 2023 |
#R1#
Leeuwenhoek tries to clinch up.
Johns throwing a counter right hand but Leeuwenhoek manages to avoid it.
Johns throws a hook to the side of Leeuwenhoek's head but Leeuwenhoek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Johns misses its intended target.
Leeuwenhoek tries to clinch but Johns moves out of range. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leeuwenhoek is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Johns looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#TD2#
Leeuwenhoek has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Johns clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Leeuwenhoek tries to get the hooks in deep but Johns pushed the leg off.
Leeuwenhoek looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Leeuwenhoek is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Johns knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leeuwenhoek on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Leeuwenhoek has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. #T1#
Leeuwenhoek struggling to keep hold of the position.
#SUB2#
Leeuwenhoek is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Johns has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #SUB2#
Johns won't enjoy being in this position. Leeuwenhoek looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Johns is tapping - it's over boys! Leeuwenhoek picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jasper Leeuwenhoek!
The defeated David Johns had this to say: 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsor Island Clothing Lite (7108)'. |
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Event:
KIFC 20
Date: Mar 04, 2023 |
#R1#
Johns connects with a nice looking jab.
#CUT2#It looks like Jose Manuel has been cut.
Manuel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manuel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#KD2#
Johns feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Manuel sprawling to the canvas! Manuel rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Johns finish him?!
#ROC2#Manuel is rocked!
Johns ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Manuel out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Johns!
After winning the bout, David Johns thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
KIFC 13
Date: Feb 18, 2023 |
#R1#
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Johns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL#
Johns moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Johns avoids the damage to the body.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#It looks like David Johns has been cut.
Johns blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johns on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johns misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Johns.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johns.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Johns tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johns can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T1#
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Johns avoids the damage to the body.
Johns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Johns blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Johns is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johns avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Johns blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johns tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johns lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johns lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Johns blocks an uppercut.
Johns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johns managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johns creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johns misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses. #T2#
Johns avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith prevents a body shot from Johns.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body punch from Johns.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johns is defending well for now.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Johns uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Johns.
Johns struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Johns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johns lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johns is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johns lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Johns.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Johns avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Johns.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johns is defending well for now.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T3#
Johns on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johns is defending well for now.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith prevents a body shot from Johns.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Johns.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johns lands a right hand.
Smith prevents a body shot from Johns.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Johns lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johns tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johns is defending well for now.
Johns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johns digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith lands a damaging elbow. #T4#
A right handed body shot lands from Johns.
Johns gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johns's elbow.
Johns lands a body shot.
Johns avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Smith blocks a body shot from Johns.
Johns looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Johns digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith looks winded!
Johns missing with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Johns.
Johns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC#
Johns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CL#
Johns gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johns struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Johns is blocking nicely.
Johns lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that David Johns will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Johns's cut.
That's time! Johns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Johns scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johns moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith tries to clinch but Johns moves out of range.
Johns is looking to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch.#CL#
Johns clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Johns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith prevents a body shot from Johns.
Johns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johns digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
David Johns has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johns takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johns blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith tries to work over Johns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johns struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
#T1#
Smith blocks a body shot from Johns.
Johns lands a body punch.
Johns can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Johns.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Johns in his tracks for a moment.
Johns avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Johns avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johns's brow.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Johns blocks with his arms.
Johns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johns lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Johns.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johns throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith is breathing heavily.#T2#
Smith prevents a body shot from Johns.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johns avoids it.
Smith blocks a body shot from Johns.
Johns tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Johns lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johns.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Johns avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Johns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johns misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Johns.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johns.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Johns leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johns presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johns blocks the elbow strike.
Johns blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T3#
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johns lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johns blocks an elbow strike.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith blocks a body shot from Johns.
Johns avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Johns lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johns.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Johns shrugs off.
Johns avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Johns cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Johns leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T4#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johns's elbow.
Johns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johns's brow.
Johns struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
A short left from Johns.
A short right from Johns.
Johns tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Johns scores with a hook to the body.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Johns tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Johns as the two fighters clinch.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short left from Johns.
Johns works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Johns working some nice short punches in the clinch.#ROC#Smith is rocked!
Johns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Johns works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Johns finish him?
Johns pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johns lands a shot to the body.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johns creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Smith! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Johns.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Johns!
During a confident post fight interview, David Johns thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
KIFC 6
Date: Jan 28, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Goldberg gets tackled into the cage by Johns. Johns maintains the clinch.
Johns struggles to land a body shot inside as Goldberg controls his hands.
Johns digs a right hand into Goldberg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goldberg's gas tank.
Goldberg tries to throw a body punch but Johns avoids it by throwing Goldberg back against the cage.
Goldberg takes a shot to the head.
Johns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johns looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goldberg misses with the head strike.
Johns prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johns lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johns scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johns blocking some punches.
Johns wants a takedown but no success here.
Goldberg prevents a body shot from Johns.
Goldberg can't find room to land a body shot as Johns controls the action.
Johns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T1#
Goldberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for Johns.
Johns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goldberg tries to stall but Johns uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A hook to the body from Johns.
Johns can't find room to land a body shot as Goldberg controls the action.
#TD2#
Johns is trying to trip Goldberg. He has hold of a leg but Goldberg is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Johns persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldberg wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Johns throwing strikes but missing.
Johns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goldberg swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
Johns trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johns looking to pass the guard.
Johns 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldberg pulls Johns in close to his closed guard and prevents Johns from doing any damage or advancing position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Goldberg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johns finds it's way round the side to connect with Goldberg's head.
Johns lands a body shot.
#T3#
Johns lands a slapping body shot.
Johns moves out of range of the body kick from Goldberg.
#CL2#
Johns drives through and clinches with Goldberg against the cage.
Goldberg goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johns prevents it.
Johns works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johns tries to land knees in the clinch but Goldberg avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Johns.
Goldberg prevents a body shot from Johns.
Johns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Goldberg.
A head punch on the inside from Goldberg fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Johns.
#BC#
Goldberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johns fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johns throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Goldberg counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldberg wants to control but Johns is keeping him busy.
Johns really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goldberg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T4#
Goldberg in the domination position with Johns hanging on.
Johns taking a bit of punishment here - Goldberg scoring with strikes.
Johns is letting Goldberg control him for a moment.
Goldberg tries to score with some ground and pound. Johns controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Goldberg wants to control but Johns is keeping him busy.
Johns is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Goldberg is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Johns dominated that round.
That's time! Goldberg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Johns throws a good cross that connects.
Johns fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Johns forces Goldberg back against the cage and clinches.
Johns can't find room to land a body shot as Goldberg controls the action.
Johns lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johns tries to throw a body punch but Goldberg avoids it by throwing Johns back against the cage.
Goldberg tries to score a body lock takedown but Johns shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short body shot lands from Johns as the two fighters clinch.
Goldberg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
David Johns seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Goldberg fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg blocks a body shot from Johns.
Goldberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Goldberg fails to land.
Johns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johns tries to work over Goldberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Johns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goldberg has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johns after a bit of a struggle.
A right handed body shot lands from Johns.
Johns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Goldberg.
Johns tries to work over Goldberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goldberg can't find room to land a body shot as Johns controls the action.
Johns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johns struggles to land a body shot inside as Goldberg controls his hands.
Goldberg has a couple of punches blocked by Johns.
Johns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Goldberg has a couple of punches blocked by Johns.
Johns trying to land knees to the body.
Johns is pressed up against the cage. Goldberg has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johns down to the mat. Johns 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 David Goldberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johns misses with a low kick.#CL2#
Johns forces Goldberg back against the cage and clinches.#T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johns.
Goldberg wants to stall.
Johns stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johns blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johns prevents a body shot from Goldberg.
Johns tries to throw a body punch but Goldberg avoids it by throwing Johns back against the cage.
Johns pushes Goldberg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johns blocks a body shot from Goldberg.
Johns digs a right hand into Goldberg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goldberg's gas tank.
Johns pushes Goldberg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johns misses with a body punch.
Johns misses with an elbow strike.
Goldberg misses with a punch to the body.
Johns works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#T3#
Johns is working Goldberg over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hook to the body lands for Johns.
Johns is leaning against Goldberg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Johns.
Goldberg prevents a body shot from Johns.
Johns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Goldberg.
Johns lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Johns.
Johns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johns lands an uppercut.
Johns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Johns - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Goldberg prevents a body shot from Johns.
Johns digs a right hand underneath Goldberg's ribcage. Goldberg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goldberg backwards. #T4#
Johns lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goldberg or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johns scores with a shoulder strike.
Johns is working Goldberg over against the cage.
Johns works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Goldberg managing to block the knees to the body from Johns.
Goldberg avoiding damage as Johns throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Goldberg fails to land.
Johns is leaning against Goldberg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johns tries a body shot but Goldberg blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Johns.
Johns tries a body shot but Goldberg blocks it.
Johns misses with a body punch.
Johns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Johns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Johns looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#KD2#
Johns sends Goldberg crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Johns is motioning to the referee to let Goldberg up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#Goldberg is rocked!#CL2#
Johns moves into the clinch successfully.
Oh Goldberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johns lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Goldberg to his knees! Johns keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Johns!
A very excited looking David Johns made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
KIFC 2
Date: Jan 13, 2023 |
#R1#
Johns tries to clinch there but Sari circles away.
Johns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
David Johns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johns connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sari. Sari circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good exchange - Johns coming out on top.#CL#
Johns rushes Sari and presses him up against the cage.
Johns lands with a light punch inside.
Johns trying to land knees to the body.
Johns lands a hook that snaps the head of Sari backwards.
Sari has Johns pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Johns manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johns lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Johns.
Johns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saris head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1#
Johns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saris head.
Sari changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johns fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A cross from Johns lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johns.
Sari with the counter takedown but Johns avoids it easily.
Sari on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#TD2#
Sari shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#T2#
Johns is trying to maintain the position but Sari is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB2#
Sari is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Johns is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Batara Sari!
David Johns was interviewed post fight and said 'Wasn't my day to BOOM. Congratulations to my opponent, they were the better fighter today. See you all on the next one!'. |
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