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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristian Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Halilovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kristian Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mirko Halilovic!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
Nice shot lands for Johansson.
Halilovic tries for a takedown but Johansson circles away easily
and Johansson counters by clinching up.
Halilovic blocking some punches.
Johansson lands a right hand.
Johansson can't find room to land a body shot as Halilovic controls the action.
Johansson struggles to land a body shot inside as Halilovic controls his hands.
Johansson lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halilovic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johansson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johansson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Johansson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a punch to the body.
Halilovic is working for takedown but Johansson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kristian Johansson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirko Halilovic.
Johansson gets through Halilovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halilovic.
A short uppercut from Johansson.
Johansson struggles to land a body shot inside as Halilovic controls his hands.
A short right from Johansson.
Johansson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halilovic backwards.
Johansson lands with a left to the head.
Halilovic prevents a body shot from Johansson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halilovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson gets through Halilovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johansson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johansson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johansson wants it to stay on the feet.
Johansson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johansson lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halilovic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johansson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johansson misses with a straight right.
Halilovic fails with the takedown
and Johansson counters with a nice right hand that sends Halilovic toppling to the canvas! Halilovic scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Johansson finish him?!
Halilovic is rocked!
It looks like Mirko Halilovic has been cut.
Halilovic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johansson circles away.
Halilovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Johansson finish him?
Halilovic looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Halilovic seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Halilovic scores with a few weak punches.
Johansson passes to side control.
Johansson controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Halilovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johansson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Halilovic keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johansson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Halilovic is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Johansson is staying tight to Halilovic's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johansson decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristian Johansson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mirko Halilovic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good work by Johansson as he checks the leg kick.
Johansson lands a right hook to the body.
Halilovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halilovic fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Johansson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Halilovic.
Johansson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halilovic can do to turn this around?
Halilovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johansson scores with a jab. Halilovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson sends Halilovic crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Johansson is motioning to the referee to let Halilovic up. He wants to try and finish this one on the 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!
Johansson connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Halilovic out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kristian Johansson!
After winning the bout, Kristian Johansson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
48% |
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