Ladies and gentlemen! Prepare to witness a fighter whose confidence knows no bounds. From Portugal, Sara Sampaio emits an air of unwavering pride and a touch of condescension. Standing at a striking 5'8" and weighing a self-assured 115 pounds, she's a force to be reckoned with, and she knows it. Sara Sampaio knows that true power comes not just from her physical prowess, but from an unshakable belief in herself. The fans are chanting, "Amy-Jo! Amy-Jo! Kick her ass!" They're 100% amped and on fire for their fighter tonight. If they don't motivate her, nothing will. "Oh, you showed up! That's cute. Now get ready to be schooled." Sara Sampaio taunts her adversary. Amy-Jo Johnson glares at her opponent from the opposite corner. She's confident she can win this. This is the first time these two have meet inside the cage. Sara is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if she loses today. Amy-Jo Johnson comes with a 3 fight winning streak. The referee of the bout is Lena Gercke. ========================================= Round 1 ========================================= Round one, fight! Amy-Jo Johnson fires the first taunt, "Sara, I'm gonna beat you tonight!" Sara Sampaio fires back without hesitation, "Those words are just as worthless as you are AJ." A high kick from Amy-Jo Johnson, her smooth leg shooting out. Terrible attempt! She misses badly. AJ slips and falls! Sara's laughing at her! Sara is standing while AJ is on the ground on her back. AJ doesn't want to continue the fight in this position. She tries to get back on her feet. Wow! She moves fast and now she's standing. She's like lightning! AJ staggers back to her feet again. The petite fighter looks ready to go again. The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round An inside leg kick from Amy-Jo Johnson. The kick goes awry and AJ almost loses her balance. She must be careful not to over commit on those kicks. AJ misses a step and Sara sees an opportunity to counter her... Brilliant combination from Sara Sampaio... Those hits are landing and she's forcing AJ to try and defend better. AJ has been opened up by Sara...the Haydens Powergirls fighter is bleeding heavily. That's an ugly looking wound. The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round Amy-Jo Johnson is swinging for the fences! BANG! Oh My God! A hit that almost breaks Sara's jaw! It's going to be hard for Sara to look at herself in a mirror tomorrow. Her Right cheek is swelling up big time. Amy-Jo Johnson is showing excellent timing. She blasts Sara Sampaio with a right hand. Great hook by AJ! Sara is caught off balance and slips to the ground in pain! Sara has been opened up by AJ...the World of Fight fighter is bleeding heavily. That's an ugly looking wound. AJ is standing while Sara is on the ground on her back. It looks like Sara is having trouble getting to her feet, AJ's going to make the most of that. Oh No! She moves towards Sara's head and has an evil glint in her eyes... Quick thinking there by Sara! She shifts her body and avoids AJ standing on her hair or getting anywhere near her head. AJ is standing while Sara is on the ground on her back. Sara Sampaio kicks her long legs, she's trying to keep Amy-Jo Johnson away and maybe land a kick. AJ takes a kick to the body. She looks pissed off, but Sara did just defend herself. AJ is standing while Sara is on the ground on her back. Amy-Jo Johnson launches a kick to Sara Sampaio's thigh... Sara checks that kick! Nice work, it's hard to defend from the ground like that. Sara tries to get some advantage after her opponent misses a move... Sara Sampaio launches an up-kick intended for Amy-Jo Johnson's head. It looks awkward... AJ leans out of the way. Too easy! AJ is standing while Sara is on the ground on her back. Amy-Jo Johnson launches a kick to Sara Sampaio's thigh... Sara checks that kick! Nice work, it's hard to defend from the ground like that. AJ is standing while Sara is on the ground on her back. Amy-Jo Johnson moves back and yells, "Get up, Sara! Get your sorry ass up so I can kick you back down again!" Sara Sampaio slowly gets back to her feet. Sara is slowly getting to her feet. She pushes her hair off her face and steadies herself. An inside leg kick from Sara Sampaio. It lands on AJ's leg with a loud smack. AJ steps backwards away from Sara. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit. You can see how sweaty she is, I just hope she has the fitness to continue. Nice punch by Amy-Jo Johnson. She outboxes Sara in this exchange with some solid hits. Oh no! A bad move from Sara Sampaio! She almost puts her head in the path of AJ's kick. Buy a lottery ticket, Sara! A furious flurry of punches from Amy-Jo Johnson! She puts Sara in a world of hurt! Those hits are landing over and over again. I think Sara just pissed her panties in fear! Sara Sampaio tries to take the action to her favorite field as she tries to grapple. Great move by Sara as she pushes AJ forward with double underhooks. Amy-Jo Johnson tries to shrug her way out of the clinch. Sara Sampaio is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position. It's breast to breast action here. Both fighters are holding each other close. Amy-Jo Johnson tries to shrug her way out of the clinch. Sara Sampaio is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position. Sara is trying to counter now... Sara Sampaio locks up a guillotine and tries to pull AJ down to the canvas... AJ slips her head out and ends up in Sara's guard. Amy-Jo Johnson is in closed guard over Sara. Sara Sampaio is looking to embarrass Amy-Jo Johnson here. She slides her toned legs high around AJ's neck and holds her there while her hands are trying to rip AJ's outfit off. It'll be hard for her to do it this position and the crowd are watching closely. AJ has the measure of Sara here. She moves her body to the side and manages to pass to side mount! Nice work. Amy-Jo Johnson is in a side mount over Sara Sampaio. Sara Sampaio measures the resilience of Amy-Jo Johnson's ribs with a couple of big punches from the guard. AJ blocks the hits as she works on the ground. AJ tries to get some advantage after her opponent misses a move... Amy-Jo Johnson tries to launch a few punches at Sara Sampaio. Sara's able to close her guard and counter AJ's punches. Amy-Jo Johnson is in closed guard over Sara. Deep breaths from Sara Sampaio who tries a hammer punch to Amy-Jo Johnson's chest. AJ blocks those punches. Sara misses a step and AJ sees an opportunity to counter her... Amy-Jo Johnson tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard. AJ fakes a few punches and then slips one toned leg away to get the half mount. Nice MMA work. Amy-Jo Johnson is in half guard over Sara. Submission attempt here from Sara Sampaio. She has her opponent where she wants her and is trying to lock in a bodyscissor. If this works then Amy-Jo Johnson is in serious trouble. AJ's attempting to separate her attacker's legs at her ankles, she's trying to neutralize the bodyscissor. Success! Now that kids is how you escape a serious submission move. Amy-Jo Johnson is in half guard over Sara. Sara Sampaio attempts to move to full guard. Amy-Jo Johnson keeps good control and remains in half guard. Amy-Jo Johnson is in half guard over Sara. Amy-Jo Johnson isolates Sara Sampaio's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle... Sara is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slips out of the hold. Amy-Jo Johnson is in half guard over Sara. AJ breathes deeply while on the ground. She's gulping down huge mouthfuls of oxygen. "Get up, girls. The crowd want some action." Lena Gercke is calling for both fighters to regain their feet and continue, the crowd are happy with that decision. Both fighters want to continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision. Sara and AJ glare at each other as they prepare to continue the fight. Good leg kicks from Amy-Jo Johnson. Those kicks are connecting...Sara winces a bit. Good looking front kick from Sara Sampaio... It connects and AJ stumbles backwards... Ow! A thumping hit to Amy-Jo Johnson's chest! Her lovely B cup breasts took the full impact of that one, they'll be bruised and black by morning. Sara Sampaio and Amy-Jo Johnson engage in a wild exchange of punches! Both fighters are missing terribly. This is not what people paid to see! Sara pushes AJ and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath, her breasts rise and fall as she sucks in the air. The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round Some nice shots from Sara Sampaio. But they miss their mark. Poor execution from Sara, or pure luck from AJ? AJ is trying to counter now... Amy-Jo Johnson moves aside and launches a furious low kick! Sara checks the kick. Sara closes the distance with her opponent. She's definitely wanting some action and looking for a chance to land a hit. The two ladies exchange punches wildly. AJ connects with a few punches. Referee Lena Gercke stops the action and is having to yell at the fighters to get back to their corners. The round is over. That was a close round. Both girls displayed similar skill levels. ========================================= Round 2 ========================================= Sara Sampaio fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut. Crack! It lands on AJ's chin. What a bell ringer! AJ can't see anything with that swollen left eye. And here is your winner...Sara Sampaio! Marking her victory by Injury (Swollen Eye) at 0:24 Round 2! Well done! Statistics: Sara Sampaio Punches 4/14 (29%) Kicks 2/2 (100%) Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%) Takedowns 0/0 (0%) GnP strikes 0/3 (0%) Submissions 3/3 (100%) Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%) Damage caused 542,05 Clinch Damage 0 Ground Damage 5,55 Time on the ground 107 s Statistics: Amy-Jo Johnson Punches 15/17 (88%) Kicks 3/10 (30%) Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%) Takedowns 0/0 (0%) GnP strikes 0/3 (0%) Submissions 1/1 (100%) Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%) Damage caused 518,54 Clinch Damage 0 Ground Damage 0 Time on the ground 80 s Sara Sampaio wins 26,44 ranking points after the fight. Amy-Jo Johnson loses -16,53 ranking points after the fight. Sara Sampaio has had some absorbing moments tonight. She contributed to the enjoyment of most of the people here at the Shipwreck Lodge (Skeleton Coast National Park, Namibia). I'm hoping she can up the tempo in her next fight, then she should start to draw in even more fans. (97 points) We've seen a nice effort tonight from Amy-Jo Johnson. In my opinion she was thinking of the fans besides the fight itself. She showed us enough technical skill, as well as enough skin, during the fight to keep most of the crowd happy. (113 points) That was a nice effort, but I'd say we should expect more from Sara and AJ. Considering how much they both say they want to win, I think we all expected a bit more.