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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Roche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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185 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
179 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Johnsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Roche!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roche throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roche throws a hook but Johnsson blocks it.
The fighters circling - Roche throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnsson stuns Roche with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Roger Roche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnsson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Roger Roche has been cut.
Johnsson blocks a jab.
Roche doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Roche lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnsson moves away from the strike by Roche.
Johnsson moves out of range as Roche strikes.
Johnsson lands the left hand.
Roche falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnsson stalks Roche and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Roche's face. Roche staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Roche throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roche throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnsson throws a combination. Roche tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Roche throws out a loose jab but Johnsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnsson lands a nice hook to Roche's body. Roche takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roche looks gassed!
Roche misses with a double jab
and Johnsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnsson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roche misses with an uppercut. Johnsson saw that one coming.
Johnsson digs a good hook to Roche's body.
Johnsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnsson throws a combination. Roche tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That has opened up Roger Roche's cut even more.
Roche 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.
A nice combination there by Johnsson.
Johnsson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Johnsson drops Roche with a beautiful combination! Roche stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Johnsson is looking for the KO!
Roche is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnsson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Roche is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnsson finish him?
The cut above Roger Roche's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Johnsson rushes Roche with punches - Roche moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Roche goes down! Johnsson follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Johnsson!
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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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