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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Stroya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by New York Ska Jazz Ensemble - Haitian fight song . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24 - 6 - 1 |
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218 lbs
28 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
24 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Floyd Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dee Stroya!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroya missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stroya blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stroya just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stroya.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Stroya's belly button to the back.
Stroya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
We've been told by Johnson's head coaches at You call THAT wrestling?? that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Floyd Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroya attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stroya.
Stroya misses with a body shot.
Stroya lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Johnson throws a hook but Stroya avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but Stroya saw it coming and moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stroya is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stroya drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stroya.
A low kick from Stroya misses
and Johnson counters with an inside leg kick.
Stroya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stroya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stroya throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Stroya uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroya shoots in but no luck this time.
Jab by Stroya.
Stroya walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stroya looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Stroya.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
Stroya has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A head kick misses from Stroya.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Stroya moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Stroya.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stroya.
Johnson looks to throw a body kick
and Stroya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses the body punch
and Stroya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stroya moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Stroya throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stroya.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson misses the jab.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stroya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson is looking to counter punch.
Stroya misses the shot to the body.
Stroya loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stroya if he has to take too many more of those.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stroya. That's going to slow Johnson down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stroya shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stroya moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson scores with a kick to the body.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Stroya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stroya throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Stroya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stroya on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson moves out of range as Stroya strikes.
Johnson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Floyd Johnson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stroya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stroya is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Stroya.
Stroya looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Stroya misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson cracks Stroya with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stroya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Stroya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stroya takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroya lands with a slapping head kick.
Stroya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Johnson!
Stroya with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Stroya is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson lands a big head kick that sends Stroya tumbling to the mat! Johnson takes a step backwards and waves Stroya back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Stroya is rocked!
It looks like Dee Stroya has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stroya throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Stroya is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson delivers a nice body kick.
Stroya is breathing heavily.
Johnson feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Stroya crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Floyd Johnson!
A victorious Floyd Johnson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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