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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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