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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Mylleri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mylleri's choice of entrance music: Om du har nåt att säga, säg det till mig!. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tarik Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leo Mylleri!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with the combination.
Mylleri throws a big shot that misses.
Mylleri fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slow jab from Mylleri misses its intended target.
Johnson is looking for a counter combo.
Leo Mylleri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mylleri throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Mylleri takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mylleri to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Mylleri pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mylleri trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Mylleri stops Johnson from standing up.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson trying to strike off his back.
Mylleri trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Mylleri slips nicely into half guard.
Mylleri stalling.
Mylleri missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mylleri stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mylleri is working away from the top position though.
Mylleri wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Mylleri is controlling well.
Mylleri prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Johnson has hold of Mylleri's hands but Mylleri slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Mylleri.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Mylleri is controlling him well.
Mylleri missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mylleri punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Mylleri darts in looking for a takedown but Johnson gets double underhooks and turns Mylleri into the cage.
A big right from Mylleri misses.
Johnson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mylleri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mylleri misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mylleri drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mylleri's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mylleri throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson is looking to control Mylleri's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mylleri prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson is looking to get back to full guard here but Mylleri has managed to pass to side control instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mylleri scoring with punches from side control.
Johnson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Mylleri's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Mylleri has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at KY GYM. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Mylleri dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A shot to the body from Mylleri misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Mylleri avoids nicely.
Mylleri throws a one two combo.
Mylleri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Johnson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mylleri. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tarik Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mylleri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Mylleri counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mylleri. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Mylleri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mylleri with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mylleri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mylleri misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mylleri jabs at Johnson's body.
Mylleri throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mylleri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mylleri. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson slips a jab from Mylleri.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Mylleri. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mylleri takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mylleri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mylleri swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mylleri scores with a body shot.
Mylleri throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson is looking for a counter combo.
Mylleri misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Mylleri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mylleri throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mylleri throws out the jab.
Johnson slips under a jab from Mylleri.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Mylleri avoids nicely.
It seemed like Mylleri was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mylleri scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mylleri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mylleri throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mylleri with a nice cross.
Mylleri misses with a wild combination.
Mylleri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Mylleri misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mylleri misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Tarik Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mylleri.
Mylleri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mylleri.
Mylleri throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Johnson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mylleri lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leo Mylleri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Mylleri 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mylleri. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mylleri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mylleri.
As Mylleri looks to move away, Johnson throws a big counter combo bu Mylleri just gets out of the way.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mylleri connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mylleri stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mylleri misses with a right hand
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mylleri misses with a looping right.
Johnson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mylleri misses with a straight right.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mylleri circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson defending well as Mylleri loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mylleri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mylleri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mylleri drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mylleri wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mylleri working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson tries to buck Mylleri off but Mylleri is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
Johnson tries to buck Mylleri off but Mylleri is having none of it.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson is not content to let Mylleri control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
Leo Mylleri has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mylleri trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control but Mylleri postures up.
Mylleri wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Mylleri working the head with strikes.
Mylleri in side control, throwing shots but Johnson defends.
Mylleri grinds an elbow into Johnson's temple.
Mylleri landing strikes.
Mylleri is putting a hurting on Johnson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mylleri wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson wants to control but Mylleri postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Mylleri drags him back down.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Johnson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Johnson is staying active underneath Mylleri, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mylleri shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Mylleri connects with the punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mylleri swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Mylleri.
Mylleri misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Mylleri really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mylleri lands a lovely overhand right.
A big right from Mylleri misses.
Mylleri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mylleri connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mylleri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Johnson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mylleri scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mylleri throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Mylleri.
Mylleri digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
A shot to the liver by Mylleri. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mylleri throws out the jab.
Nice body punch from Mylleri.
Mylleri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Mylleri throws a big shot that misses.
Mylleri dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Mylleri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Mylleri misses with a right hand
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mylleri throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Mylleri swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a big counter combination but Mylleri scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mylleri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mylleri falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mylleri looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Mylleri misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Mylleri throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Mylleri backing up. Mylleri nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mylleri 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 telegraphed right hand from Mylleri misses the target.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mylleri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mylleri misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Mylleri scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mylleri. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Mylleri. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mylleri throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Mylleri.
Mylleri scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mylleri misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mylleri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mylleri throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Mylleri dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Johnson tries to bum rush Mylleri with a series of wild strikes but Mylleri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mylleri throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mylleri misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mylleri is rocked!
Nice uppercut there from Mylleri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson defending well as Mylleri loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.
Mylleri throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mylleri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Johnson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mylleri dives on top into guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mylleri is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mylleri is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Johnson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mylleri stacks Johnson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mylleri!
Mylleri scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mylleri scoring with punches and elbows.
Johnson is trying to control Mylleri's posture but Mylleri avoids it.
Mylleri trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Mylleri landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mylleri working away.
Johnson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mylleri has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.
Mylleri trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Leo Mylleri is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mylleri unleashes a big counter combination but Johnson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Mylleri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mylleri clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mylleri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Mylleri looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Mylleri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mylleri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tarik Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mylleri scores with a jab to the body.
Mylleri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mylleri misses with a body punch
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mylleri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Mylleri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mylleri 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Mylleri!
Leo Mylleri is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Leo Mylleri thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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