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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hino Nacional do Brasil . Slice comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hit em' Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kimbo Slice will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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277 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Slice is avoiding it.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Slice circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Slice is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Slice circles away and we're back to standing.
Slice lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slice throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Slice circles away.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slice leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson clinches.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Slice has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Slice forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Johnson jumps into guard, dragging Slice to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Slice pushes his legs off easily.
Slice must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Slice pushes his legs off easily.
Slice wants to stand but Johnson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson has his feet on Slice's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Slice misses the shot to the body.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Slice tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Slice to the ground. Slice escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Slice counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Slice to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Slice swivels and escapes.
Slice scores with a jab.
Slice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Slice counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Slice defends it nicely.
Johnson throws a head kick but Slice moves out of range.
Johnson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Slice.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Slice connects with a body shot.
Slice scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Slice jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Slice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Slice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slice works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Roger Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Slice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Slice, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Slice against the cage but Slice circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick by Johnson misses
and Slice counters with an inside leg kick.
A left and a right from Slice both land. Nice combination.
Sloppy strikes from Slice. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Slice counters with a big head kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Slice scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Slice is avoiding it.
Johnson tries to clinch but Slice is having none of it.
Johnson tries to clinch but Slice moves away
and Slice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Slice, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Slice against the cage but Slice circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Slice misses.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Slice counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Slice is working the combinations to good effect here.
Johnson tries to clinch but Slice is having none of it.
A nice combination there by Slice.
Slice throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Slice counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Slice pushes him off.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Slice swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Slice 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 darts in trying to clinch
and Slice counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Johnson moves to clinch but Slice breaks away
and Slice counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Slice's waist but Slice gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Slice cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Slice scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Slice scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Slice counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Slice as he jumps to the side.
A clash of legs there as Slice blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kimbo Slice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson dives in and grabs Slice's left leg, looking for a takedown. Slice pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Slice pushes him off.
Slice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slice keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice takedown defense from Slice. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Slice counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Slice throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Slice gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Slice has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Slice is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Slice avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson has Slice pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Slice manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson jumps guard but Slice stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Slice tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Slice won't allow it.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Slice has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Slice walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slice swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Slice gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Slice is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Slice turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Slice forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Slice walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Slice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Slice blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Slice saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Slice displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Slice pushes him off.
Slice connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Slice counters with a slapping leg kick.
Slice swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Slice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Slice sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slice lands a left and a right that sends Johnson crashing to the canvas! Slice dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like Roger Johnson has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slice get's back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Slice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slice lands an overhand right.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Slice. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Slice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slice fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Slice tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Slice manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Slice throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Slice misses with a body shot.
Slice is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice lands a high kick to the side of Johnson's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Slice dives into guard, looking to finish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Slice defends well.
Slice stops Johnson from standing up.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Slice gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kimbo Slice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slice stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Slice defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
No joy there for Slice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Slice's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Slice duly obliges.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Slice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Slice counters with a slapping leg kick.
Slice feints a jab promting Johnson to slip. Slice then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Slice throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson rushes Slice and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Slice is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Slice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, Slice scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slice effectively controlling the action here.
Kimbo Slice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Slice walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Slice counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson tries to clinch but Slice moves out of range.
Johnson tries to clinch but Slice moves out of range.
Slice swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Slice is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Slice circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Slice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Slice winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Kimbo Slice!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Kimbo Slice!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Kimbo Slice!
Kimbo Slice wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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