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Event:
ENIGMA 252
Date: Apr 13, 2025 |
#R1#
Sawyer lands a body shot.
Sawyer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dhu's head backwards.#CUT#It looks like Ghillie Dhu has been cut.
Dhu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sawyer.
Dhu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dhu throws a sloppy head kick and Sawyer moves out of range easily.
Sawyer is looking to counter punch.#CL2#
Dhu clinches with his opponent.
Dhu looking to stall.
#BC2#
Dhu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Dhu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sawyer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dhu backwards.
Dhu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sawyer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dhu's efforts to push away.
A short right from Sawyer.
Sawyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Dhu.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sawyer as Dhu tries to tie him up.
Sawyer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2#
Dhu jumps guard and drags Sawyer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Dhu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sawyer defends well.#T1##SU#
Sawyer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dhu, up you get!
Dhu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Sawyer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sawyer throws a shot to the body.
Johnny Sawyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sawyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sawyer misses with the combination.
Dhu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sawyer tries to avoid it but Dhu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sawyer to the ground. Sawyer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sawyer sizes up Dhu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sawyer throws a hook to the side of Dhu's head but Dhu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dhu wants to counter the offense by Sawyer and move into the clinch position.
Dhu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sawyer.
Sawyer lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Dhu falls backwards - clearly groggy! Sawyer dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Sawyer!
A very excited looking Johnny Sawyer 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:
ENIGMA 247
Date: Mar 09, 2025 |
#R1#
Sawyer with a hook.
Sawyer misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Ekinato was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sawyer throws a hook but Ekinato blocks it.
Ekinato ducks under a wild hook from Sawyer.
Ekinato looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ekinato gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ekinato on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ekinato fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL2#
Ekinato clinches.
Sawyer scores with a shoulder strike.
Sawyer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ekinato.
Ekinato has a couple of punches blocked by Sawyer.
Ekinato has Sawyer pressed against the cage.
Sawyer lands an elbow just above Ekinato 's eye.
Sawyer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Sawyer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for Ekinato to work.
Sawyer lands a hook that snaps the head of Ekinato backwards.
Sawyer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ekinato's defenses. #T1#
Ekinato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sawyer wants to get back to striking at distance but Ekinato won't allow it.
Ekinato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sawyer lands a left hand.
Ekinato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekinato.
Sawyer lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Ekinato.
Nice body punch from Sawyer. #BC#
Sawyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ekinato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Sawyer misses the target.
Ekinato let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sawyer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sawyer misses the jab.
Ekinato throws out a counter right but Sawyer avoids it with no problem.
Ekinato is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekinato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sawyer misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Ekinato tries to clinch but Sawyer moves away
and Sawyer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ekinato thinking.
Sawyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sawyer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ekinato's head backwards.
Sawyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ekinato looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sawyer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sawyer lands a jab to the head.
Sawyer lands with a good body shot.
Ekinato takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ekinato throws a lazy uppercut
and Sawyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ekinato tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Ekinato clinches up against the cage.
Sawyer scores with a shot to the side of Ekinato's head.
Sawyer lands with a right to the head. #T3#
Ekinato working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ekinato missing with knees to the body.
Ekinato takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#It looks like Cenchrus Ekinato has been cut.
Ekinato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sawyer backwards.
Ekinato takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sawyer lands an uppercut.
Sawyer is leaning against Ekinato and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Sawyer on the inside.
Sawyer blocks an uppercut.
Sawyer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ekinato lands a shoulder strike. #BC#
Sawyer manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekinato avoids the body shot from Sawyer.
Ekinato swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sawyer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sawyer misses the shot to the body.
Ekinato throws out a counter right but Sawyer avoids it with no problem.
Sawyer cracks a nice hook into Ekinato's ribs.
Ekinato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sawyer throws out the jab.
Sawyer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ekinato's head backwards.
Sawyer looks to land a left hand but Ekinato moved out of range nicely.#T4#
Ekinato wants to clinch.
Sawyer tries to counter by clinching up but Ekinato breaks away and moves out of range.
Sawyer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ekinato doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sawyer swings for the body but Ekinato moves out of range.
Sawyer swings widly with a right hand
and Ekinato counters with a stiff right hand.
Ekinato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sawyer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sawyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Ekinato.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sawyer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ekinato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sawyer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ekinato in his tracks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Sawyer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cenchrus Ekinato's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Sawyer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sawyer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ekinato can do to turn this around?#CL2#
Ekinato moves into the clinch successfully.
Sawyer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ekinato gets through Sawyer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ekinato throws a head punch that misses.
Sawyer scores with a shot to the side of Ekinato's head.
Sawyer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sawyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ekinato scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ekinato.
A right hand to the body from Ekinato.
Sawyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekinato uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Sawyer manages to break the clinch.
Sawyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ekinato moves away.
Ekinato throws out a counter right but Sawyer avoids it with no problem.
Ekinato loads up on a big right hand but Sawyer slips the punch.
Johnny Sawyer is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Ekinato moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of stalling here from Ekinato.
#T1#
Sawyer misses with an elbow over the top.
Sawyer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ekinato's elbow.
Sawyer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ekinato working aggressively here.
Ekinato lands an uppercut.
Ekinato avoids the elbow strike from Sawyer, against the cage.
Ekinato prevents a body shot from Sawyer.
Ekinato lands with a right to the head.
Ekinato works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ekinato digs a right hand into Sawyer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sawyer's gas tank.
Sawyer blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ekinato.
Sawyer avoiding damage as Ekinato throws knees to the body.
Ekinato lands a hook that snaps the head of Sawyer backwards.
Sawyer has a couple of punches blocked by Ekinato.
Ekinato blocks an uppercut.
Ekinato prevents a body shot from Sawyer.
Sawyer throws an elbow that misses.
Ekinato lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ekinato has a couple of punches blocked by Sawyer.
Sawyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T2#
Ekinato misses with a punch on the inside.
Ekinato stalling.
Sawyer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sawyer misses with a punch to the body.
Sawyer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ekinato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sawyers head.
Sawyer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ekinato looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ekinato avoids a wild elbow strike from Sawyer.
Sawyer tries a body shot but Ekinato blocks it.
Sawyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sawyer wants to get back to striking at distance but Ekinato won't allow it.
Ekinato misses with a punch to the body.
Ekinato controlling the action here for a moment.
Sawyer tries to throw a body punch but Ekinato avoids it by throwing Sawyer back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ekinato - that landed with a thud.
Sawyer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ekinato lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sawyer backwards. #T3#
Sawyer takes a shot to the head.
Ekinato looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sawyer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sawyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekinato.
Ekinato misses with some punches.
Sawyer lands an elbow that stopped Ekinato in his tracks for a moment.
Ekinato misses with a punch on the inside.
Sawyer misses with the head strike.
Sawyer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ekinato has a couple of punches blocked by Sawyer.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sawyer as Ekinato tries to tie him up.
Ekinato blocks a body shot from Sawyer.
Sawyer lands an elbow inside that Ekinato shrugs off.
Sawyer is working Ekinato over against the cage.
Sawyer prevents a body shot from Ekinato.
Sawyer has a couple of punches blocked by Ekinato.
Sawyer blocks an uppercut.
Ekinato working aggressively here.
Ekinato prevents Sawyer from breaking the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T4#
Sawyer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ekinato with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekinato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sawyer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sawyer lands an elbow that stopped Ekinato in his tracks for a moment.
Ekinato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sawyer lands an elbow just above Ekinato 's eye.
Sawyer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sawyer is trying to break free.
Ekinato throws a punch but it's blocked by Sawyer.
Sawyer avoiding damage as Ekinato throws knees to the body.
Ekinato lands a left hand.
Ekinato prevents a body shot from Sawyer.
Sawyer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ekinato tries to throw a body punch but Sawyer avoids it by throwing Ekinato back against the cage.
Sawyer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sawyer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sawyer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ekinatos head.
Sawyer tries to work over Ekinato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cenchrus Ekinato will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cenchrus Ekinato's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Sawyer closes the distance and pushes Ekinato back into the cage.
Ekinato misses with some punches.
Sawyer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ekinato working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sawyer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sawyer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Sawyer.
Sawyer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sawyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sawyer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sawyer blocking some punches.
Ekinato takes a shot to the head.
Sawyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ekinato tries to land knees in the clinch but Sawyer avoids the damage to the body.
Sawyer lands an elbow inside that Ekinato shrugs off.
Sawyer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekinato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ekinato lands a body punch.
Ekinato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sawyer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ekinato lands with a right to the head. #T1#
Sawyer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sawyer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ekinato looking to stall.
Sawyer lands an elbow inside.
Sawyer working aggressively here.
Ekinato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sawyer blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekinato.
Sawyer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnny Sawyer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sawyer tries a body shot but Ekinato blocks it.
Ekinato misses with a body punch.
Sawyer misses with some punches.
Ekinato trying to stall but Sawyer improves his position.
Ekinato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sawyer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ekinato prevents a body shot from Sawyer.
Sawyer tries a body shot but Ekinato blocks it.
Sawyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sawyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekinato. #T2##BC#
Sawyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
It looks like Sawyer has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Good standup being displayed there by Sawyer as he connects with a hook.#CL#
Sawyer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Sawyer.
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!
Ekinato working aggressively here.
Ekinato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ekinato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ekinato lands a hook that snaps the head of Sawyer backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Ekinato.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ekinato lands with a right to the head.
Ekinato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Ekinato.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sawyer.
Ekinato lands an elbow that stopped Sawyer in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#It looks like Johnny Sawyer has been cut.
Ekinato lands a body punch. #T3#
Ekinato just leaning against Sawyer, taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Ekinato.
A body shot lands from Ekinato.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ekinato.
Ekinato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ekinato lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sawyer backwards.
Ekinato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Ekinato.
Ekinato lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ekinato scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Ekinato - that landed with a thud.
Ekinato lands an elbow inside that Sawyer shrugs off.
Ekinato lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sawyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekinato pushes Sawyer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Ekinato.
Ekinato landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ekinato lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sawyer backwards.
Sawyer takes a shot to the head. #T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sawyer.
Ekinato pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sawyer lands with a short shot to the head.
Ekinato missing with knees to the body.
Ekinato misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sawyer.
Sawyer misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Ekinato fails to land.
Sawyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Ekinato.
Ekinato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sawyer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sawyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ekinato has him pressed against the cage.
Sawyer tries a body shot but Ekinato blocks it.
Ekinato prevents a body shot from Sawyer.
Sawyer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ekinato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ekinato trying to stall but Sawyer improves his position.
Ekinato avoids the elbow strike from Sawyer, against the cage.
Sawyer has a couple of punches blocked by Ekinato.
Sawyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cenchrus Ekinato.
I think Ekinato 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cenchrus Ekinato!
Cenchrus Ekinato decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Johnny Sawyer had this to say: 'You're all gurgle and no guts! I thought you were tougher than that!'. |
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Event:
IFA 13: San Diego
Date: Jan 04, 2025 |
#R1#
Leopold misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sawyer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CUT2#It looks like Aldo Leopold has been cut.
Nice shot by Sawyer.
Sawyer cracks Leopold with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CL2#
Sawyer has managed to clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Leopold has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Still in the clinch, Sawyer scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sawyer.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sawyer.
Leopold takes an elbow to the temple. #BC2#
Sawyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leopold takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sawyer misses with a body shot.
#T1#
Leopold looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sawyer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leopold looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#TD#
Leopold drives through with a takedown into Sawyer's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.#ES2#
Sawyer manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Sawyer.
A hook to the body from Sawyer.
#BC2#
Sawyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leopold takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leopold doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sawyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aldo Leopold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sawyer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sawyer scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Leopold fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It seemed like Sawyer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sawyer scores with a nice head shot.
Sawyer catches Leopold with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#ROC2#Leopold is rocked!
Sawyer pounces like a tiger and cracks Leopold with a vicious hook! Leopold is down but not out! Sawyer follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnny Sawyer!
Johnny Sawyer is the new light heavyweight champion!
Johnny Sawyer thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
IFA 10: Bronze
Date: Dec 14, 2024 |
#R1#
A big right from Sawyer misses. #KD#
Sawyer lands a big right hand that sends Bin crashing to the mat! Sawyer stays standing though and waves Bin back to his feet!#ROC#Bin is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Yul Yon Bin has been cut.
Bin walks into a stiff left hand from Sawyer.
Bin is still on wobbly legs! Can Sawyer finish him?
Bin bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Sawyer comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Bin falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Bin was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Sawyer!
A relieved looking Johnny Sawyer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
IFA 5: Yosemite
Date: Nov 09, 2024 |
#R1#
Sawyer scores with a body shot.
Sawyer throws a combination. Tanaka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#TD#
Tanaka is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sawyer's half guard.
Sawyer has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Tanaka is on him like a limpet, forcing Sawyer back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from Sawyer. #BC2#
Sawyer breaks the clinch.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Sawyer! Tanaka is backing up but he can't get away as Sawyer lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Tanaka and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnny Sawyer!
A very excited looking Johnny Sawyer 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:
NG 14
Date: Oct 12, 2024 |
#R1#
Sawyer lands with an overhand left.
Submit misses the body punch
and Sawyer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
Sawyer gets a clinch.
Submit throws a punch but it's blocked by Sawyer.
Submit is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Submit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Submit wants to take the fight to the mat but Sawyer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#BC2#
Sawyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Submit's corner calls for a 1-2. Submit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sawyer lands with a good body shot.
Submit misses with a straight right.
Submit has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shut Up & Train! in the buildup to the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Sawyer misses the target. #CL2#
Sawyer pushes Submit up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Submit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Sawyer breaks from the clinch.
Submit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sawyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sawyer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Submit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sawyer moves away from the strike by Submit.
Submit misses with a hook. Sawyer ducked under it nicely. #T1#
Submit misses with an uppercut. #CL2#
Sawyer clinches with his opponent.
Sawyer lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#It looks like Punch Clinch Submit has been cut.
Nice elbow from Sawyer.
A right handed body shot lands from Sawyer.
Submit swings wildly with an uppercut but Sawyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Submit working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Sawyer.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sawyer.
Sawyer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sawyer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Submit is breathing heavily.
Sawyer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sawyer lands a nice elbow.
Submit tries to stall but Sawyer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sawyer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sawyer lands a left hand.
Sawyer lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sawyer. #CUT2#Punch Clinch Submit's cut is getting worse.
Sawyer lands with a right to the head. #T2#
Sawyer working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Sawyer breaks the clinch.
Submit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Submit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sawyer clobbers Submit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sawyer lands a slapping body shot.
Submit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Submit backs away from a small jab... but Sawyer lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Submit crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Sawyer with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Johnny Sawyer!
Johnny Sawyer is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Johnny Sawyer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
Next Gen 10
Date: Sep 25, 2024 |
#R1#
Sawyer moves out of range of the strikes.
Sawyer connects with a crisp jab.
Sawyer connects with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sawyer, as that shot connected.
Sawyer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#TD#
Sawyer gets caught flat footed, as Hearse shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#ES2#
Sawyer is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hearse presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Hearse has clasped his hands together around Sawyer's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Sawyer is not content to let Hearse control the position. #ES2#
Sawyer explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Sawyer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hearse. Hearse circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A shot to the liver by Sawyer. Beautiful body shot.
Sawyer works Hearse's body with a nice hook.
Sawyer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sawyer tests Hearse's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sawyer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sawyer scores with a jab. Hearse acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Marvin Hearse has been cut.#T1#
Nice uppercut there from Sawyer.#KD2#
Sawyer lands a big uppercut and Hearse crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hearse looks OK. Sawyer waves Hearse back to his feet!#ROC2#Hearse is rocked!
Sawyer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hearse had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Sawyer engages and cracks Hearse with a massive lead left hook - Hearse tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Sawyer is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Sawyer!
Johnny Sawyer thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
NextGen 4
Date: Sep 04, 2024 |
#R1#
Mac Murchadha throws a combination that misses
and Sawyer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#TD#
Mac Murchadha fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sawyer to the ground. Mac Murchadha is now in Sawyer's guard.
Sawyer manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sawyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mac Murchadha.
Sawyer ducks under a wild hook from Mac Murchadha.
Mac Murchadha keeps the fight on the outside.
Sawyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sawyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mac Murchadha.
Mac Murchadha changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sawyer throws a hook but Mac Murchadha avoids it easily.
Mac Murchadha darts in looking for a takedown but Sawyer gets double underhooks and turns Mac Murchadha into the cage.
A nice side step and Sawyer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sawyer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mac Murchadha backwards.
Sawyer lands an elbow just above Mac Murchadha 's eye.
Sawyer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sawyer tries to work over Mac Murchadha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mac Murchadha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sawyer tries to throw a body punch but Mac Murchadha avoids it by throwing Sawyer back against the cage.
Sawyer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mac Murchadha's elbow.
Sawyer tries to throw a body punch but Mac Murchadha avoids it by throwing Sawyer back against the cage.
Mac Murchadha misses with a body punch.
Sawyer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mac Murchadha.#T1#
Mac Murchadha is working for takedown but Sawyer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mac Murchadha is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angus Mac Murchadha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mac Murchadha is trying to pull guard but Sawyer has him pressed against the cage.
Mac Murchadha tries to score a body lock takedown but Sawyer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sawyer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sawyer pushes Mac Murchadha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sawyer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sawyer fails to land.
Mac Murchadha drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sawyer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sawyer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mac Murchadha takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mac Murchadha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sawyer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mac Murchadha. Sawyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sawyer wants to counter the offense by Mac Murchadha and move into the clinch position.
Sawyer connects with a right hand. Mac Murchadha shakes it off.
Sawyer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#ROC2#Mac Murchadha is rocked!
Mac Murchadha looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
Sawyer cracks Mac Murchadha's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Mac Murchadha slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Sawyer can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Sawyer!
After winning the bout, Johnny Sawyer 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 24, 2024 |
#R1#
Sawyer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Joshua walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CUT#It looks like Anthoniii Joshua has been cut.
Sawyer swings widly with a right hand
and Joshua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sawyer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joshua counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Sawyer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Joshua pushes Sawyer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sawyer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Sawyer. #BC#
Sawyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sawyer looks to throw the jab but Joshua is out of range.
Sawyer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joshua counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Sawyer off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Joshua follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Sawyer was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Anthoniii Joshua! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 03, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
Sawyer clinches.
Sawyer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sawyer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sawyer throws a head punch that misses.
Wallace avoids a wild elbow strike from Sawyer.
A right hand to the body from Sawyer.
A frustrated look appears on Wallace's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Sawyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sawyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wallace was well out of range. Poor timing from Sawyer.
Wallace misses the shot to the body.
Sawyer throws a poor cross that misses
and Wallace makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sawyer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wallace throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sawyer misses with a few strikes there.
Sawyer digs a good body shot into Wallace's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Wallace.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sawyer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wallace blocks the elbow strike.
Wallace is trying to break the clinch but Sawyer is controlling him.
Sawyer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sawyer tries to work over Wallace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wallace jumps guard but Sawyer stands there with Wallace around his waist. Wallace gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wallace blocks an elbow strike.
Wallace blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Sawyer.
Wallace is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wallace working hard to break the clinch.
Sawyer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wallace tries for a takedown but Sawyer manages to get underhooks.
Johnny Sawyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaun Wallace.#T2#
Sawyer misses with an elbow over the top.
Sawyer scores with a shoulder strike.
Sawyer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sawyer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sawyer misses with some punches.
Sawyer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sawyer misses with an elbow over the top.
Sawyer lands a hook that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sawyer. #BC#
Sawyer manages to break the clinch.
Wallace walks into a stiff left hand from Sawyer.#ROC#Wallace is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sawyer cracks Wallace with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Wallace falls to his knees and Sawyer doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Sawyer!
A relieved looking Johnny Sawyer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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