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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Zoric (ranked 2303 p4p, 2290 weight class) and Kareem Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Excellent MT
KO power |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danilo Zoric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kareem Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson clinches up with Zoric and pushes him back against the cage.
Zoric is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zoric fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zoric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Zoric's head.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Zoric.
Johnson has Zoric pressed against the cage.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Zoric throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Zoric has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zoric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Zoric.
Zoric takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zoric gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Zoric backwards.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zoric struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Zoric slows down the pace here.
Zoric misses with the head strike.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Zoric fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Zoric misses.
Johnson has Zoric up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zoric lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zoric scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zoric throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Zoric pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Zoric staying out of range there.
Zoric slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Zoric counters with a two punch combo.
Zoric moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Johnson goes down! Can Zoric finish him!?
Johnson is rocked!
It looks like Kareem Johnson has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zoric not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Johnson has his hands on Zoric's head, controlling the position.
Zoric tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoric looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Zoric.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Zoric being controlled here, momentarily.
Johnson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Zoric dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Johnson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Johnson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johnson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kareem Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kareem Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zoric.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zoric throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Zoric on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zoric takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zoric is rocked!
Danilo Zoric is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Zoric back into the cage.
Zoric breaks from the clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Zoric counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kareem Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zoric jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Zoric blocks a jab.
Zoric misses the jab.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zoric moves away.
Zoric thumps Johnson with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Zoric.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zoric sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Zoric throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zoric throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Zoric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zoric slips under a jab from Johnson.
Zoric moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Zoric feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Zoric steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
An attempted straight right counter from Zoric misses the target.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zoric staying out of range there.
It looked like Zoric wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Zoric.
Zoric is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Zoric waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Zoric misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Zoric fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a hook. Zoric ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoric misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Zoric blocks a jab.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zoric misses with the combination.
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!
Zoric looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Zoric on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Zoric.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zoric misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zoric. That did some damage!
Zoric throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Zoric checks it
enabling Zoric to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zoric is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
enabling Zoric to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Zoric counters with a right hand that sends Johnson tumbling to the canvas! Can Zoric finish him? He dives into Johnson's guard looking to do just that!
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Zoric finish him?
That has opened up Kareem Johnson's cut even more.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zoric looking to pass the guard.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson is adopting a defensive guard.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zoric engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Zoric has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Zoric preventing the sweep.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zoric.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zoric.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Danilo Zoric will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kareem Johnson's cut.
That's time! Zoric's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Zoric counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zoric is looking to score with low kicks.
Zoric throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zoric.
A left lands for Johnson.
Zoric avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Zoric takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zoric throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zoric checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Zoric's leg. Zoric is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zoric throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Zoric has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Zoric's head.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zoric.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Zoric circles away and keeps his distance.
Zoric misses the jab.
Zoric defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Zoric throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Zoric.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zoric was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Zoric moves out of range of the strikes.
Zoric throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Zoric circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoric throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Zoric misses with a straight left.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The cut above Kareem Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Zoric was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zoric checks the leg kick.
Zoric moves out of range of the strikes.
Zoric lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zoric swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Zoric checks it.
Zoric moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson slips under a jab from Zoric.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Zoric takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zoric takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zoric throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Johnson colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Zoric as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Johnson is left battered and dazed whilst Zoric and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danilo Zoric!
A victorious Danilo Zoric thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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