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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzys Soszynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinn Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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210 lbs
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185 cm
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218 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Krzys Soszynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quinn Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soszynski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson takes a swing at Soszynski's ribcage but misses.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Soszynski moves out of range.
Soszynski lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Soszynski scores with a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Soszynski trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soszynski pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Soszynski throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson is trying to maintain the position but Soszynski is very close to passing his half guard.
Soszynski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Soszynski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Soszynski is working for a submission of some sort.
Soszynski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Johnson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Soszynski pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Quinn Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soszynski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soszynski fails to land the takedown.
Soszynski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Johnson looks to move to half guard but instead Soszynski has passed into mount! Damn!
Johnson is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Soszynski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Soszynski with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Soszynski's attempts to control the action.
Soszynski looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Johnson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Soszynski.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Soszynski looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Soszynski punishing his opponent with strikes.
Johnson is in a horrible position here. Soszynski smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
Soszynski wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to hold on but Soszynski pushes him away.
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Soszynski controlling his opponent.
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
You get the feeling that Johnson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Soszynski has control of Johnson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Johnson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soszynski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Soszynski is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Johnson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Johnson tries to hold on but Soszynski pushes him away.
Soszynski looking for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is having none of it.
Soszynski punishing his opponent with strikes.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soszynski is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krzys Soszynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soszynski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Soszynski persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Soszynski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Soszynski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Soszynski showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Soszynski is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzys Soszynski dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Soszynski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Soszynski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Soszynski feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Soszynski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Soszynski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Soszynski is fighting to break Johnson's control of his arms but Johnson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Let's hope that Johnson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Johnson pushes Soszynski off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Johnson works over Soszynski's head and body with a nice combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson swinging wilding here.
Soszynski fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krzys Soszynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Soszynski gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Soszynski stands up out of the half guard.
Soszynski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Soszynski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Soszynski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Soszynski decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Soszynski closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Soszynski lands in his opponent's guard.
Johnson lands a decent shot there.
Soszynski preventing the sweep.
Johnson wants to stand but Soszynski is controlling the position.
Soszynski won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Johnson holds on and takes a little breather.
Soszynski tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Soszynski isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soszynski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Johnson catches Soszynski right on the button with a cross.
Johnson lands a big uppercut and Soszynski crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Soszynski looks OK.
Soszynski is rocked!
Johnson content to control rather than advance.
Oh Soszynski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soszynski is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Johnson wants to stand but Soszynski has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Soszynski seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Krzys Soszynski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soszynski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johnson trying to control but Soszynski is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnson passes Soszynski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Soszynski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Soszynski working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Soszynski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Soszynski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!
Soszynski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Soszynski swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Krzys Soszynski!
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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
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