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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kribbson Johansson (ranked 6829 p4p, 621 weight class) and Marvin Watts (ranked 4067 p4p, 476 weight class). Kribbson Johansson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marvin Watts's chin.
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182 cm
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182 lbs
0 - 0 - 1 |
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187 cm
26
180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Can Moonwalk |
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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
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kribbson Johansson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marvin Watts! The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Johansson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Johansson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johansson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johansson slaps away a takedown attempt from Watts, before circling back to the center of the mat. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Johansson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johansson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johansson digs a good hook to Watts's body.
Johansson lands a nice looking body shot.
Johansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johansson punishes Watts's body with a nice straight punch. Watts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johansson. A punch combination from Watts misses. Johansson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Johansson throws a series of punches but Watts moves out of range. Watts throws a body punch but Johansson moves out of range. Watts throws a body punch but Johansson moves out of range. Watts throws a right hand that Johansson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johansson also avoids with ease. No joy there for Johansson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johansson takes a swing at Watts's ribcage but misses. Johansson throws a series of punches but Watts avoids them all with ease. Johansson throws a shot from downtown. Watts moves away and avoids it. Watts closes the distance and clinches. Johansson can't break the clinch.
Johansson is trying to break the clinch but Watts has him pressed against the cage. Watts's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Johansson tries to break free but Watts pushes him back against the cage. Johansson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johansson throws a series of punches but Watts avoids them all with ease. Johansson misses with an uppercut. Johansson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Kribbson Johansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Watts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johansson circles away quickly and effectively. Johansson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johansson misses with the combination.
Johansson slips a jab and a cross from Watts.
Johansson is looking to wear down Watts with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Some wild striking there from Johansson.
Watts is looking for the big counter here. Watts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watts misses with a wild body shot. Watts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johansson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Johansson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nice uppercut there from Johansson. Johansson misses with the combination.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Watts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johansson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Johansson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watts's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Watts duly obliges. Johansson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Watts's hands. Johansson throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Johansson misses with a double jab.
Watts throws a hook but Johansson avoids it easily. Johansson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watts was well out of range. Poor timing from Johansson. Watts lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Watts lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Watts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watts throws a series of punches but Johansson moves out of range. Johansson throws a series of punches but Watts moves out of range. A slow jab from Watts misses its intended target. Johansson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johansson tries to bum rush Watts with a series of wild strikes but Watts uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Sloppy strikes from Watts. Those never looked like landing. Johansson misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Johansson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Watts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Watts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johansson moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Johansson keeps the fight on the outside. Watts fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Johansson ducks under a wild hook from Watts. Johansson throws a right and a left that both miss. Watts throws a right hand that Johansson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johansson also avoids with ease. Johansson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Watts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johansson misses with a wild combination.
Johansson dodges the punch combination from Watts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Watts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watts looks to land a right hand but Johansson moved out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kribbson Johansson dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No joy there for Johansson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watts goes for a double leg but Johansson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Johansson continues to drive forward. Sloppy strikes from Watts. Those never looked like landing. A combination from Johansson does no damage. Watts lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Watts throws a series of punches but Johansson avoids them all with ease. Johansson throws a series of punches but Watts moves out of range. Johansson moves out of range of the strikes. Johansson appears to be looking for a big counter. Johansson throws a series of punches but Watts avoids them all with ease. Johansson throws a right hand that Watts ducks under and follows up with a left that Watts also avoids with ease. Johansson throws a nice looking combination but Watts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Johansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johansson throws a body shot but no joy. Watts throws a counter combo. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A left and a right from Watts both land. Nice combination. Watts loads up on a big right hand but Johansson slips the punch. 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! Watts throws a nice looking combination but Johansson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Johansson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Watts just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson with a hook. Watts slips a jab and a cross from Johansson.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sloppy strikes from Watts. Those never looked like landing. Johansson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watts gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Watts closes the distance and clinches up with Johansson, looking for a takedown. Watts pushes Johansson against the cage but Johansson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Watts tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johansson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Watts somewhat. Kribbson Johansson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marvin Watts. Watts is breathing heavily. Johansson fails to land with a series of punches.
Watts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johansson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johansson moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Johansson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Watts is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A punch combination from Johansson misses. Johansson stuns Watts with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Johansson lands a left and a right that send Watts crashing to the mat, dazed. Johansson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Watts is rocked! Johansson tries to bum rush Watts with a series of wild strikes but Watts uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Watts is looking for the big counter here. Watts is still on wobbly legs! Can Johansson finish him? Johansson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watts circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johansson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Johansson misses with a double jab.
Watts unleashes a big counter combination but Johansson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Johansson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Watts to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Watts looks to clinch but Johansson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Watts taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kribbson Johansson! Kribbson Johansson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
73% |
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