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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kosti Johannes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johannes comes to the cage accompanied by Raised Fist - Killing It. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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218 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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218 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosti Johannes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Tony!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tony moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johannes misses with an uppercut.
Nice body kick from Johannes.
A big left from Tony misses.
James Tony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johannes stuffs the takedown attempt from Tony. Tony gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Tony.
Johannes misses with a leg kick.
Tony scores with a hook.
Tony lands with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Johannes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johannes.
Tony misses with a straight left.
Tony misses with a takedown attempt - Johannes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johannes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Tony throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tony takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tony throws a nice looking combination but Johannes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tony.
Tony misses with a looping left.
Tony scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tony uses his free foot to push down on Johannes's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Johannes.
Johannes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tony punching from mount but Johannes doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tony thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tony lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tony throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Johannes working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johannes tries to hold on but Tony postures up.
Tony punching from mount but Johannes doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tony wants to control the pace but Johannes is squirming around nicely.
Tony is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tony unloads with some shots from mount but Johannes bucks and avoids them well.
Tony with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tony throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Johannes because Tony loaded up on that one.
Tony can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johannes is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Johannes because Tony loaded up on that one.
Tony looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tony thowing shots but they're missing.
Tony throwing strikes but Johannes recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Johannes is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Tony jumps into side control!
Johannes manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tony's best efforts.
Tony not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tony missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tony seems to be working for a kimura but Johannes defends the submission attempt.
Tony is looking for a kimura here.
Tony is stalling here. Johannes is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tony seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Johannes has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tony tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johannes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Tony dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tony avoids the head kick by Johannes.
Tony misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tony pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johannes misses with a two punch combination.
Johannes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tony lands a body shot.
Johannes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tony manages to avoid it.
Johannes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tony.
Johannes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tony lands a jab-cross combination.
Johannes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johannes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tony makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johannes misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Johannes misses the target.
Tony throws a jab but it's blocked by Johannes.
Johannes misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony scores with a nice strike.
Johannes scores with a shot to the body.
Tony loads up on a big right hand but Johannes slips the punch.
A punch combination from Tony misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tony. Johannes shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tony misses with a looping left.
Tony throws a head kick but Johannes moves out of range.
Tony checks a leg kick.
Johannes throws a series of punches but Tony avoids them all with ease.
Tony avoids the head kick by Johannes.
Johannes misses with a wild combination.
Tony checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Johannes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tony doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tony throws a hook but Johannes blocks it.
Tony looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Johannes wants to sweep here but Tony controlling him for the moment.
Johannes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tony on the ground.
Tony trying to control the position from guard on top but Johannes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tony tries to free his leg and advance position but Johannes is retaining full guard.
Tony stops Johannes from standing up.
Tony trying to control the position from guard on top but Johannes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tony throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johannes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johannes looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tony pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tony waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Johannes.
Tony throws a hook but Johannes blocks it.
Johannes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johannes thows a leg kick but Tony checks it
and Johannes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johannes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tony throws a leg kick
and Johannes counters with a two punch combo.
Johannes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tony misses with an uppercut. Johannes saw that one coming.
Johannes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tony tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johannes swivels and escapes.
Tony uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johannes has time to react.
Johannes thows a body kick. Tony tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tony throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johannes.
Tony dodges the punch combination from Johannes.
Johannes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tony was well out of range. Poor timing from Johannes.
Tony scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tony throws a shot from downtown. Johannes moves away and avoids it.
Johannes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kosti Johannes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice cross by Tony.
Tony misses with a double jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johannes.
Johannes stuns Tony with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Tony showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johannes.
Tony bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johannes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tony moves away.
Johannes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johannes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tony.
Tony slips under a jab from Johannes.
Johannes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tony throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johannes.
Johannes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johannes blocks a jab.
Tony scores with a nice right hand.
Tony waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Johannes.
Johannes scores with a leg kick.
Tony will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
James Tony seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johannes lunges at Tony with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tony's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tony loads up on a big right hand but Johannes slips the punch.
Tony lunges at Johannes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johannes's hand.
Tony swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johannes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johannes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tony.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johannes.
Nice uppercut lands for Johannes. That snapped Tony's head back.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tony.
Tony takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tony is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johannes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Johannes wants to control but Tony postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johannes is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tony is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Johannes sneaks back into half guard.
Johannes is trying to get back to full guard.
Johannes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tony's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tony's back!
Johannes controlling well, preventing Tony from escaping the position.
Johannes throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Tony tries to escape but Johannes has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Kosti Johannes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony turns into Johannes and is now in his guard.
Johannes kicks Tony off and gets to his feet.
Tony misses with a takedown
and Johannes counters with a thumping low kick.
Johannes lands an overhand right.
Johannes throws a lazy head kick
and Tony counters with a straight right hand.
Tony avoids a kick to the body.
Tony uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johannes.
A swing and a miss from Tony.
A telegraphed right hand from Tony misses the target.
A big left from Tony misses.
Johannes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tony looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tony just misses with a punch to the body.
Johannes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tony lands a head kick!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tony.
Johannes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tony gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tony takes one to the side of the head.
Johannes lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick from Johannes lands but Tony takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johannes lands with a kick to the temple. Tony shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johannes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tony.
Johannes misses the shot to the body.
Tony takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kosti Johannes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tony has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Tony!
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