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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Virat Kohli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivar Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivar Johansson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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177 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Virat Kohli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivar Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson dives in and scores a takedown into Kohli's guard.
Johansson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johansson with a nice head shot there.
Johansson trying to control but Kohli is working from the bottom.
Kohli seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kohli is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johansson is controlling him.
Johansson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johansson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kohli wants to stand and escape but Johansson is having none of it.
Johansson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johansson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johansson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kohli is looking to stand up but Johansson isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson works over Kohli with some ground and pound from guard.
Johansson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Johansson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johansson stands up over Kohli, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson working some strikes from top position.
Johansson lands a couple of elbows.
Johansson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Johansson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johansson controlling from the top position.
Johansson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johansson landing some decent shots from guard.
Johansson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johansson postures up and lands a big shot to Kohli's brow.
Johansson connects with a couple of short punches.
Johansson prevents Kohli from getting back to his feet.
Kohli has momentary wrist control but Johansson slips an elbow through the middle.
Johansson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kohli's head.
Johansson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kohli is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johansson is controlling him.
Kohli is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson with a nice head shot there.
Johansson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johansson landing some decent shots from guard.
Johansson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kohli wants to get back to his feet but Johansson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johansson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johansson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johansson won't allow Kohli to get back to his feet.
Johansson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kohli's guard.
Johansson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johansson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kohli with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johansson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johansson is working for a submission of some sort.
Kohli wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is trying to control. Kohli wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johansson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johansson slips a nice elbow through Kohli's hands, connecting with Kohli's forehead.
Johansson working Kohli over with strikes.
Johansson seems to be looking for submissions.
Kohli taking some punishment here, with Johansson in his half guard.
Johansson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Johansson there.
Johansson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johansson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kohli is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johansson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kohli tries to kick Johansson off but Johansson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johansson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Johansson drops an elbow to the side of Kohli's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johansson lands a nice short elbow.
Johansson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Still in half guard, Johansson seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivar Johansson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kohli throws a sloppy head kick
and Johansson counters with a single leg into guard. Kohli didn't expect that.
Johansson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johansson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kohli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johansson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johansson connects with a couple of short punches.
Johansson postures up and lands a big shot to Kohli's brow.
Kohli wants to get back to his feet but Johansson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johansson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Johansson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johansson postures up and lands a big shot to Kohli's brow.
Johansson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Johansson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson content to stall in guard here.
Johansson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johansson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johansson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Johansson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kohli's head.
Kohli keeping moving, preventing Johansson from controlling successfully.
Johansson landing some decent shots from guard.
Johansson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Johansson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johansson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johansson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've been informed that Johansson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kohli keeping moving, preventing Johansson from controlling successfully.
Johansson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kohli wants to stand but Johansson is controlling the position.
Ivar Johansson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johansson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johansson is working Kohli over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johansson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johansson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johansson postures up and lands a big shot to Kohli's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson drops back looking for a leg! Kohli is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kohli manages to kick Johansson off! Johansson jumps back into Kohli's guard.
Kohli wants to get back to his feet but Johansson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johansson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Johansson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johansson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kohli manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Kohli stops a takedown attempt from Johansson.
Johansson drags the fight down to the ground.
Johansson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson keeping full guard, as Kohli tries to pass.
Kohli has gone for a leg lock! Johansson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kohli's guard.
Johansson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johansson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Johansson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johansson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kohli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johansson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Johansson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivar Johansson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kohli throws a sloppy head kick
so Johansson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Johansson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johansson connects with a couple of short punches.
Johansson lands a couple of digs.
Johansson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Johansson lands a couple of elbows.
Johansson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johansson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Johansson taking a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson is looking to take a break and control but Kohli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kohli is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Johansson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson working the body and head with strikes.
Johansson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Johansson cracks Kohli with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Johansson cracks Kohli with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Johansson working the ground and pound from side control.
Kohli is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Johansson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Johansson scoring with punches from side control.
Kohli gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Johansson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Johansson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johansson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Johansson cracks Kohli with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Johansson unloading with bombs!
Kohli is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Kohli is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johansson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Johansson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansson controlling the position easily from mount.
Johansson cracks Kohli with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Johansson controlling the position easily from mount.
Johansson landing punches.
Johansson controlling the pace for now.
Johansson with the ground and pound from mount.
Kohli is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kohli is in a horrible position here. Johansson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Johansson lands a big elbow.
Johansson postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Kohli badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Johansson around the waist but Johansson pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Johansson is the winner by TKO! Johansson jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivar Johansson!
Ivar Johansson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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