DBC 8 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between PIng Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaius Hammerstorm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). PIng Guerrero has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Guerrero
vs
Hammerstorm

197 cm
24
185 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

186 cm
24
188 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, PIng Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaius Hammerstorm!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammerstorm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guerrero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guerrero really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Hammerstorm closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Guerrero quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hammerstorm stops Guerrero from getting back to his feet.
Hammerstorm sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Guerrero defending well though.
Hammerstorm is pressing down on Guerrero's thigh, looking to free his foot. Guerrero is holding on for now.
Hammerstorm looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Guerrero keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hammerstorm sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Guerrero defending well though.
Hammerstorm with the ground and pound but Guerrero uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Guerrero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerstorm throws a big elbow that misses.

Guerrero wriggles free and stands up.
Hammerstorm looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerstorm fails with the takedown

and Guerrero counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Hammerstorm is looking for a triangle but Guerrero pushes his legs off easily.
Guerrero throws a big elbow that misses.
Guerrero with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Guerrero preventing the sweep.

Hammerstorm looking for a guillotine here but Guerrero defends easily.

Hammerstorm kicks Guerrero off and gets to 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!

Hammerstorm gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Hammerstorm has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Guerrero regains guard immediately.
Hammerstorm throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerstorm throws an elbow that misses. Guerrero uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hammerstorm's guard. Nice move by Guerrero!

Guerrero got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hammerstorm has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Guerrero has managed to get both his arms back between Hammerstorm's legs - danger averted.
Hammerstorm trying to control the position.
Guerrero landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerstorm is trying to keep Guerrero in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero prevents Hammerstorm from getting back to his feet.
Hammerstorm looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jaius Hammerstorm was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hammerstorm swats away the attempt to clinch by Guerrero.

Guerrero gets a takedown into half guard.
Hammerstorm is trying to control but can't.
Hammerstorm tries to roll over but Guerrero keeps him under control.
Guerrero is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hammerstorm wants to control but Guerrero is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Guerrero connects with a nice short shot to Hammerstorm's temple.
Guerrero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Guerrero is thwarting Hammerstorm's attempts to control the position.

Hammerstorm is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Guerrero pulls his head out easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guerrero lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hammerstorm is looking to control Guerrero's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hammerstorm avoid being mounted?
Hammerstorm preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Guerrero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jaius Hammerstorm will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Guerrero thumps Hammerstorm with a low kick.
Hammerstorm shoots in for a takedown but Guerrero shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hammerstorm throws a lazy head kick

and Guerrero counters with a single leg into guard. Hammerstorm didn't expect that.
Guerrero throwing strikes but missing.
Guerrero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerstorm is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hammerstorm can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hammerstorm really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Guerrero. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Hammerstorm has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Guerrero can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Guerrero landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerstorm looking for a sweep. Not yet Hammerstorm, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammerstorm has wrist control.
Guerrero scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
PIng Guerrero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Guerrero got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hammerstorm has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Guerrero has managed to get both his arms back between Hammerstorm's legs - danger averted.
Hammerstorm is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Guerrero is in close to Hammerstorm's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Guerrero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Guerrero throwing strikes from guard but Hammerstorm blocks nicely.
Hammerstorm bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Guerrero's guard.
Guerrero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerstorm throws a strike but Guerrero rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hammerstorm working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerstorm is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Guerrero is controlling him.
Guerrero throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guerrero distracts Hammerstorm with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerstorm trying to keep a closed guard but Guerrero is proving a slippery customer.

Hammerstorm had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Guerrero defends it easily.
Guerrero working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guerrero keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hammerstorm's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerstorm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Guerrero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerstorm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Hammerstorm throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Guerrero throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerstorm looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Guerrero will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hammerstorm wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero with a flurry of punches that miss.
Guerrero working some strikes from top position.
Hammerstorm trying to keep a closed guard but Guerrero is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerstorm wants to get back to his feet but Guerrero is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammerstorm managing to control the position.
Guerrero won't allow Hammerstorm to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jaius Hammerstorm.
Hammerstorm is trying hard to land a takedown here. Guerrero sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Guerrero tries to clinch there but Hammerstorm circles away.
Hammerstorm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hammerstorm is breathing heavily.
Guerrero misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

PIng Guerrero dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Guerrero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hammerstorm goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hammerstorm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hammerstorm shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hammerstorm throws a head kick that misses.
Hammerstorm is looking to clinch but Guerrero is avoiding it.

Hammerstorm gets caught napping as Guerrero dives in and scores a takedown. Hammerstorm manages to retain guard.
Guerrero connects with a couple of short punches.
Guerrero chips away with some ground and pound.
Guerrero landing with the ground and pound.
Guerrero throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerstorm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guerrero lands a couple of elbows.
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!
Guerrero keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hammerstorm's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero throwing strikes from guard but Hammerstorm blocks nicely.

Hammerstorm looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Guerrero lands a couple of elbows.

Hammerstorm is rocked!
Guerrero postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerstorm is still in real trouble! Can Guerrero finish him?
Guerrero arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Hammerstorm's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). PIng Guerrero!
PIng Guerrero decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Camber Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Regal Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Camber Cartwright has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cartwright
vs
Sackett

190 cm
24
192 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
26
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Camber Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Regal Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright tries to clinch but Sackett moves out of range.
Cartwright wants to clinch but Sackett slips to the side
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Camber Cartwright has been cut.
Sackett keeps the fight on the outside.
Sackett jabs at Cartwright's body.
Cartwright throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Sackett looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cartwright looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sackett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sackett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cartwright. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sackett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cartwright on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sackett is taking a breather. Cartwright says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Cartwright looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sackett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright wants to get back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sackett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cartwright is trying to stand back up but Sackett is controlling him
Sackett trying to control the action but Cartwright is working from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sackett connects with a nice short shot to Cartwright's temple.
Cartwright is trying to stand back up but Sackett is controlling him
Sackett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sackett prevents Cartwright from standing back up.
Sackett lands with a punch from half guard.
Sackett drops an elbow to the side of Cartwright's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sackett lands a nice short elbow.
Cartwright has hold of Sackett's hands but Sackett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cartwright is trying to stand back up but Sackett is controlling him
Sackett working the head and body with strikes.
Sackett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sackett is trying to control. Cartwright wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Cartwright looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sackett working the head and body with strikes.
Cartwright won't allow Sackett to pass to mount.
Sackett works his way into full mount!
Cartwright's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sackett postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cartwright looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett scoring with strikes but Cartwright is staying in there.
Sackett drops a big elbow. That's hurt Cartwright! More shots from Sackett and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Regal Sackett!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JP Mcallen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Hendi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mcallen
vs
Hendi

182 cm
22
197 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
6 - 15 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JP Mcallen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Hendi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendi fails to land with a series of punches.

Mcallen lands a big head kick that sends Hendi tumbling to the mat! Mcallen takes a step backwards and waves Hendi back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Kim Hendi has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendi keeps the fight on the outside.
Mcallen tries to clinch up.
Mcallen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Mcallen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hendi throws a head punch that misses.
Mcallen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hendi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mcallen misses with a knee to the head.

Mcallen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hendi lands a left and a right that send Mcallen crashing to the mat, dazed. Hendi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Mcallen is rocked!

It looks like JP Mcallen has been cut.
Mcallen slips a jab and a cross from Hendi.
Oh Mcallen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mcallen tries to clinch up but Hendi circles away and keeps his distance.

Hendi closes the distance and pushes Mcallen back into the cage.
Mcallen seems to have got his legs back now.
Mcallen keeps control of Hendi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hendi lands a hook that snaps the head of Mcallen backwards.
Hendi tries to break the clinch but Mcallen is controlling the position.
Mcallen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Mcallen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hendi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendi misses with a two punch combination.
Hendi tries to bum rush Mcallen with a series of wild strikes but Mcallen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mcallen misses with the combination.
Hendi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Some wild striking there from Hendi.
Hendi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mcallen.
Hendi looks gassed!
Hendi misses with a series of wild punches.
Mcallen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hendi misses with a few strikes there.

Hendi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hendi as Mcallen tries to tie him up.
Hendi tries to break free but Mcallen pushes him back against the cage.
Hendi is trying to force a seperation but Mcallen has the dominant position.
Mcallen lands an elbow that stopped Hendi in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Kim Hendi's cut even more.
Mcallen is pushing Hendi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Mcallen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mcallen lands a left and a right that send Hendi crashing to the mat, dazed. Mcallen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Hendi is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mcallen closes the distance and clinches.
Hendi lands with a light punch inside.
Mcallen can't get the takedown.
Hendi tries to break free but Mcallen pushes him back against the cage.
Mcallen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mcallen is pushing Hendi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Mcallen manages to break the clinch.

Mcallen lands a big head kick that sends Hendi tumbling to the mat! Mcallen takes a step backwards and waves Hendi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hendi is still on wobbly legs! Can Mcallen finish him?
Hendi scores with a hook to the body. Mcallen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mcallen throws a head kick but Hendi moves out of range.
Hendi seems to have recovered his senses.
Mcallen tries to clinch there but Hendi circles away.
Look low, kick high! Mcallen uses the oldest trick in the book to send Hendi tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Mcallen is absolutely delighted - when Hendi wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). JP Mcallen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francois Van Steyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quick Twist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Van Steyne
vs
Twist

187 cm
20
186 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
26
190 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Francois Van Steyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quick Twist!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twist shoots and misses

and Van Steyne counters by clinching up.
Van Steyne leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Steyne obliges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Steyne.
Twist is looking for a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Steyne.
Twist tries for a takedown but Van Steyne manages to get underhooks.
Francois Van Steyne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quick Twist.
Twist has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Van Steyne is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A bit of stalling here from Van Steyne.
Van Steyne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Twist looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Steyne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Van Steyne to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twist changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Van Steyne fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fighters circle, before Van Steyne throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Twist's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Van Steyne lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Francois Van Steyne!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ljubisa Djordjevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, OOOOOOHHH YYYYEEEAAAHHH MACHO MAN INTRO MUSIC. Ljubisa Djordjevic looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Savage
vs
Djordjevic

200 cm
27
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

187 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ljubisa Djordjevic!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Savage has managed to clinch.
Djordjevic looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A nice left hand lands by Savage.

It looks like Ljubisa Djordjevic has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Savage scores with a nice short uppercut.

Savage drops Djordjevic onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Djordjevic is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Djordjevic is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savage creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Djordjevic with a big uppercut! Djordjevic tries to clinch up but Savage pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Djordjevic to the mat! Djordjevic covers up and Savage unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Randy Savage!
A very excited looking Randy Savage 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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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Garman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hidiro Hattori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hollywood Babble-On. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Garman
vs
Hattori

188 cm
19
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc
[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ralph Garman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hidiro Hattori!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Garman pushes Hattori up against the cage in a clinch.
Hattori is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hattori looking to slow down the pace here.
Garman missing with knees to the body.
Hattori jumps guard but Garman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hattori wants a takedown.
Ralph Garman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hidiro Hattori.
Garman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hattori's defenses.
Garman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Garman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garman trying to land knees to the body.
Hattori tries to pull guard but Garman holds him up against the cage and eventually Hattori drops back down to his feet.
Hattori is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Garman to keep the fight standing.
Garman prevents Hattori from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hattori takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hattori has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Garman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hattori looks gassed!
A right hook to the body lands for Garman.
Garman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Garman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hattori backwards.
Garman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Hidiro Hattori has been cut.
Hattori is trying to break free.
Garman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Hidiro Hattori's cut even more.
Hattori takes an elbow to the temple.
Garman lands an elbow inside that Hattori shrugs off.

The cut above Hidiro Hattori's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Garman lands a damaging elbow.
Garman avoids a wild elbow strike from Hattori.
Garman lands a nice uppercut.

Hidiro Hattori's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hattori takes an elbow to the temple.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hidiro Hattori's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ralph Garman!
A very excited looking Ralph Garman 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dee Stroya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Batistuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dee Stroya has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Stroya
vs
Batistuta

192 cm
19
218 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

KAISER
Fightworld Formula

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dee Stroya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Batistuta!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batistuta.
Stroya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Batistuta manages to avoid it.
Batistuta swings for the body but Stroya moves out of range.
Batistuta misses with a low kick as Stroya jumps back.
Batistuta ducks under a wild hook from Stroya.
Batistuta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stroya throws the left hand but Batistuta avoids the punch easily.
Batistuta shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stroya defends it nicely.
Stroya throws an off balance right hand
and Batistuta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stroya swings for the body but Batistuta moves out of range.
Batistuta throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Batistuta closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stroya is looking to regain half guard here but Batistuta keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroya is not content to let Batistuta control the position.
Batistuta throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Stroya tries to bench press Batistuta off him but Batistuta keeps the position.
Batistuta wants to control but Stroya is keeping him busy.
Stroya tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Batistuta wants to control but Stroya is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Batistuta is trying to ground and pound but Stroya uses the momentary lack of control by Batistuta to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroya is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Batistuta missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Batistuta not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stroya trying to control here.
Stroya is trying to get back to full guard.
Batistuta trying to control the action but Stroya is working from the bottom.
Stroya moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Batistuta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Batistuta sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stroya knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Batistuta on the ground.
Batistuta trying to control the position from guard on top but Stroya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stroya on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stroya tries to get out of the position.
Batistuta works over Stroya with some ground and pound from guard.
Batistuta's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Batistuta passes Stroya's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta is pressing down on Stroya's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stroya is holding on for now.
Batistuta trying to control from half guard but Stroya is working away.
Stroya is looking to get back to full guard here but Batistuta has managed to pass to side control instead.
Stroya defending against the ground and pound.
Batistuta creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stroya sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Batistuta working the ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroya manages to get back to half guard.
Stroya avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Batistuta.
Stroya is looking for a sweep. Batistuta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Batistuta dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Stroya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Batistuta misses with a looping left.
Batistuta tries to clinch but Stroya moves out of range.
Batistuta misses with a low kick.
Batistuta attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Batistuta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stroya moves away.
Stroya throws a poor cross that misses
and Batistuta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stroya lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Carlos Batistuta has been cut.
Stroya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Batistuta was well out of range. Poor timing from Stroya.
Batistuta misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Stroya checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroya throws a series of punches but Batistuta avoids them all with ease.
Stroya avoids the body shot from Batistuta.
Stroya tests Batistuta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stroya moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dee Stroya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stroya avoids the body shot from Batistuta.
Nice straight punches there by Stroya. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stroya.
Stroya misses the shot to the body.
Batistuta slips under a jab from Stroya.

Batistuta looking to score a takedown here. Stroya is defending well but Batistuta drives through and ends up in Stroya's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta trying to control the position from guard on top but Stroya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Batistuta throws a big right hand that misses.
Batistuta forces his way into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stroya is looking for a sweep. Batistuta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Batistuta working the head and body with strikes.
Batistuta scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stroya is refusing to be controlled, as Batistuta sits in half guard.
Batistuta working Stroya over with strikes.

Batistuta is looking for a kimura but Stroya is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Batistuta to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stroya knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Batistuta throwing shots but Stroya is blocking nicely.
Stroya trying to hold on to Batistuta's head to control him but Batistuta postures up.
Batistuta passes into side control, despite Stroya's attempt to control the position.
Stroya takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Stroya's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stroya is working to avoid the ground and pound but Batistuta connects with a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stroya is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Batistuta trying to control the action but Stroya is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Batistuta are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Batistuta scores with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batistuta gets to mount! Stroya was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Batistuta content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batistuta lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Batistuta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlos Batistuta's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Stroya tries to land a front kick but Batistuta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Batistuta misses the body punch
and Stroya counters with a nice uppercut.
Batistuta is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stroya rather than just go for the knockout.
A big left from Stroya misses.
Batistuta misses with a leg kick.
Batistuta shoots in looking for a takedown but Stroya manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Batistuta's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Batistuta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stroya moves away.
Batistuta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dee Stroya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroya misses with a looping right.
Stroya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Batistuta.
Stroya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batistuta.
Batistuta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stroya's waist but Stroya gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Batistuta off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batistuta misses with a body shot.
Batistuta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Batistuta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stroya.
Stroya stuffs the takedown.
Dee Stroya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Batistuta.
Stroya tries to score with a low kick but Batistuta moves his leg out of the way.
Stroya connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Batistuta misses with a wild body shot.
Stroya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Batistuta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stroya.
Dee Stroya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlos Batistuta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batistuta moves away.
Batistuta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stroya manages to avoid it.
Batistuta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Batistuta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stroya manages to avoid it.
Stroya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stroya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Batistuta throws a leg kick that misses.

Batistuta shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Batistuta was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Batistuta controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroya is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Batistuta tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Carlos Batistuta wasn't active enough on the ground.
Batistuta will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stroya misses with a body shot.
Batistuta throws a leg kick but Stroya moved away.
Stroya throws a body punch but Batistuta moves out of range.
Batistuta checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stroya stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Batistuta is looking to chop away at Stroya's legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carlos Batistuta.
I've got Batistuta winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Batistuta!
A victorious Carlos Batistuta thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sultan Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carver comes to the cage accompanied by Frank Sinatra - Luck Be a Lady. Johnson has chosen On March The Saints as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Carver
vs
Johnson

196 cm
20
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
27
260 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Untouchable Fight Nutrition
Untouchable Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sultan Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nicholas Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carver misses with a hook to the body

and Johnson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Carver's guard now.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carver is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Carver striking off his back but it's not causing Johnson any problems.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Carver is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Carver is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Carver trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson preventing the sweep.

Carver looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Johnson has picked Carver up and slammed him! Carver can't keep hold of the triangle and Johnson manages to pass to side control!
Carver tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johnson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Johnson lands a nice forearm strike.
Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Carver to see if he's OK.
Johnson cracks Carver with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson scores with punches from side control.
Johnson scoring with punches and elbows.

Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Johnson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carver is trying to improve his position.
Carver is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson landing a few strikes.

Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Carver knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Carver is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johnson works to advance to full mount. Carver defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Carver is in all sorts of trouble here.

Johnson is working for a guillotine from mount but Carver frees his head quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Johnson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Johnson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Carver's face.
Carver is looking to get to half guard.
Carver is bucking up trying to escape but Johnson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Carver working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Johnson working for a guillotine from mount but Carver is in no mood to give up.
Carver is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Carver wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Carver's head.
Johnson working over Carver with some ground and pound. Carver looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson wants to control but Carver is keeping him busy.
Carver is looking to improve his position.
Carver has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson working over Carver with some ground and pound. Carver looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carver manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Carver tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson works to advance to full mount. Carver defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson looking to finish Carver with some ground and pound. This is bad for Carver!
Johnson cracks Carver with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Johnson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson looking to control but Carver is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carver taking shots to the head.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Carver hang on?
Johnson with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicholas Johnson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Carver misses with a hook to the body

and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Carver fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Carver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carver looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Carver tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Nicholas Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carver looking to control.
Carver has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Johnson has passed into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Carver is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Johnson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver tries to buck Johnson off but Johnson is having none of it.

Johnson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Carver is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Carver tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carver manages to get back to half guard.
Johnson is taking a breather. Carver says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Carver trying to control here.

Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Carver is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Carver wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Carver tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Johnson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Carver tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Carver is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson trying to control but Carver is having none of it.
Carver can't escape the position.
Johnson working Carver over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson looking to secure an arm triangle but Carver defends it well.
A big strike lands for Johnson! That's really hurt Carver and he's turned his back - Johnson keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Johnson jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicholas Johnson!
A relieved looking Nicholas Johnson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.