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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Konstantinos Katsouranis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Konstantinos Katsouranis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katsouranis shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Katsouranis shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Katsouranis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konstantinos Katsouranis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Horrible takedown by Katsouranis or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Katsouranis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Katsouranis closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Katsouranis pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Katsouranis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Katsouranis's sensitive parts.
Katsouranis shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Katsouranis blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Katsouranis moves his leg out of the way.
Katsouranis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Katsouranis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson throws a head kick but Katsouranis moves out of range.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Katsouranis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Katsouranis has time to react.
Johnson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Katsouranis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson stalks Katsouranis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Katsouranis's face. Katsouranis staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Katsouranis moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Katsouranis shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson throws a combination. Katsouranis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Katsouranis avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Katsouranis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Katsouranis backs up against the cage.
Katsouranis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick but Katsouranis moves out of range.
Anthony Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Katsouranis looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Katsouranis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Katsouranis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Katsouranis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Johnson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Katsouranis.
Katsouranis jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Johnson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Katsouranis tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsouranis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Katsouranis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Johnson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Katsouranis has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Katsouranis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Katsouranis fails with the takedown.
Konstantinos Katsouranis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Katsouranis tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konstantinos Katsouranis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Katsouranis shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Konstantinos Katsouranis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Katsouranis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Katsouranis moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katsouranis avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Katsouranis walks into a jab.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnson connects with a high kick.
Katsouranis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsouranis fails with a takedown attempt.
Katsouranis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Katsouranis shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Katsouranis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
Katsouranis avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Katsouranis shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Katsouranis shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Katsouranis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Katsouranis off to one side.
Johnson throws a head kick but Katsouranis moves out of range.
Katsouranis tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Katsouranis fails to land the takedown.
Katsouranis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Katsouranis off to one side.
Katsouranis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Katsouranis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Katsouranis persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson punishes Katsouranis's body with a nice straight punch.
Katsouranis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson keeps Katsouranis at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Katsouranis. Katsouranis gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson throws a head kick but Katsouranis moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Katsouranis shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Katsouranis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Katsouranis. Katsouranis gets slowly back to his feet.
Katsouranis shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Katsouranis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anthony Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Katsouranis avoids it well.
Katsouranis fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horrible takedown by Katsouranis or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Katsouranis checks it well.
Katsouranis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Katsouranis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some bone on bone action there as Katsouranis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Katsouranis shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Katsouranis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson 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. This is the final round!
Katsouranis closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Katsouranis pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Katsouranis jumps back.
Katsouranis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Katsouranis persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Katsouranis fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konstantinos Katsouranis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson cracks Katsouranis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnson lands a head kick!
Katsouranis shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Katsouranis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Katsouranis closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Katsouranis pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Katsouranis.
Katsouranis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Katsouranis tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Katsouranis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Katsouranis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Katsouranis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Katsouranis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Katsouranis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Johnson!
Katsouranis is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Johnson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has given up his back.
Katsouranis is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Johnson is defending well though. Katsouranis let's go of the attempt for now.
Katsouranis is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Katsouranis working for a choke but Johnson is defending well.
Katsouranis looking for the choke but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but Katsouranis has full control of the position and if anything, Johnson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Katsouranis has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Johnson! Can he survive? No! He's out! Katsouranis gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Konstantinos Katsouranis!
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energy
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hype
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