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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristian Johansson (ranked 564 p4p, 72 weight class) and Albert Van Rooy (ranked 550 p4p, 69 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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207 cm
38
285 lbs
24 - 5 - 0 |
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196 cm
28
256 lbs
21 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
24 - 5 - 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
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Van Rooy! The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Van Rooy misses with a hook. Johansson ducked under it nicely. An attempted straight right counter from Johansson misses the target. Van Rooy throws a leg kick that misses. Johansson looks to throw the jab but Van Rooy is out of range. Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johansson. Van Rooy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Johansson moves away from the strike by Van Rooy. Johansson missing with a left hand there. Van Rooy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Van Rooy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Van Rooy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johansson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Van Rooy pushes Johansson up against the cage in a clinch. Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses. Van Rooy blocking some punches.
Johansson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johansson takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johansson misses the shot to the body. Van Rooy slips under a jab from Johansson. Van Rooy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johansson moves away. Van Rooy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Van Rooy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johansson throwing a counter right hand but Van Rooy manages to avoid it. Van Rooy moves out of range of the strikes. Johansson lands a jab. Van Rooy moves into range and clinches up with Johansson. A short right from Johansson on the inside. Johansson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Van Rooy rushes Johansson and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A hook to the body from Van Rooy.
Johansson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Rooy scores with a spinning back kick! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Johansson swings and misses with a shot to the body and Van Rooy counters with a nice uppercut. Johansson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Rooy throws an overhand right that lands on Johansson's shoulder, as Johansson tries to avoid the shot. Johansson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Van Rooy throws a head kick that misses. Johansson appears to be looking for a big counter. Johansson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Johansson throws a hook but Van Rooy blocks it. Van Rooy throws out a counter right but Johansson avoids it with no problem. Van Rooy staying out of range there. Van Rooy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Nice straight punches there by Van Rooy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Rooy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johansson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A head kick misses from Johansson. Van Rooy throws out a counter right but Johansson avoids it with no problem. Van Rooy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. A jab from Van Rooy does it's job there. Johansson missing with a left hand there. Van Rooy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Van Rooy now looks to counter with a shot at the body. A looping hook to the body misses from Van Rooy. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet. Johansson throws a looping overhand right but Van Rooy ducks down to avoid it. Johansson looks to land a right hand but Van Rooy moved out of range. Van Rooy shapes to counter with a head kick. Van Rooy misses with an uppercut. Johansson saw that one coming. Van Rooy avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Van Rooy blocks a head kick by Johansson.
Van Rooy now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Van Rooy tries to clinch but Johansson is having none of it. Van Rooy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Johansson ducks under a wild hook from Van Rooy. Johansson misses with an uppercut. Van Rooy saw that one coming. Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson throws the left hand but Van Rooy avoids the punch easily. Johansson throws a right hand that misses
and Van Rooy counters with a stiff right hand. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Van Rooy moves out of range of the strikes. Van Rooy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Johansson with a body shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Van Rooy dominated that round. That's time! Johansson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Van Rooy lands with a kick to the temple. Johansson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" A looping hook to the body misses from Johansson. Van Rooy does a little dance to reset his feet. Johansson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Van Rooy looks for the body kick but Johansson saw that one coming. Johansson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Johansson throws a big shot that misses. Johansson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Rooy finds it's way round the side to connect with Johansson's head. Van Rooy scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Van Rooy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johansson. Johansson throws a shot from downtown. Van Rooy moves away and avoids it. Van Rooy has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Van Rooy throws a head kick but Johansson moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Johansson misses and Van Rooy counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Kristian Johansson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Van Rooy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johansson doesn't seem bothered though. Van Rooy moves away from the strike by Johansson. Van Rooy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Johansson misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Rooy counters with a nice uppercut. Van Rooy tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Johansson. Van Rooy jabbing away but nothing is landing. Johansson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice side step and Van Rooy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Van Rooy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansson.
A little feinted left hand from Johansson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Johansson moves away from the strike by Van Rooy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johansson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Rooy doesn't seem bothered though. Johansson lands with a cross. Johansson thows a left - swing and a miss! A head kick by Johansson misses and Van Rooy counters with a right hand to the body. Albert Van Rooy seems to be getting the better of the standup. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Johansson looks to throw the jab but Van Rooy is out of range. Van Rooy lunges at Johansson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johansson's hand. Johansson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Rooy sees it coming and avoids it easily. Johansson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Rooy. Van Rooy looks like he wants to counter punch here. Johansson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Rooy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A cross from Van Rooy lands. Van Rooy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansson.
Johansson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Johansson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Van Rooy throws a right and a left that Johansson avoids nicely. Van Rooy moves out of range of the strikes. Van Rooy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johansson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Van Rooy wants to clinch up but Johansson keeps it at a distance. Johansson is looking for a counter combo. Van Rooy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Van Rooy lands a body shot.
Johansson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Johansson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Rooy manages to avoid it. Van Rooy dips to his left and cracks Johansson with an uppercut! Van Rooy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. This has been an exciting period of action! Crack! A monster head kick from Van Rooy and Johansson falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Van Rooy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Albert Van Rooy!
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energy
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hype
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