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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunther Johanssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Krovitzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krovitzky has chosen Bliss N Eso - Addicted as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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205 lbs
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207 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gunther Johanssen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Krovitzky!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krovitzky has closed the distance and engaged Johanssen in a clinch.
Johanssen blocks a body shot from Krovitzky.
Krovitzky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johanssen avoids it.
Krovitzky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krovitzky instigates a clinch.
Johanssen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Krovitzky scores with a shot to the side of Johanssen's head.
Johanssen wants to break free but Krovitzky has control.
Krovitzky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johanssen tries to keep at a distance but Krovitzky has taken the fight into the clinch.
Krovitzky tries to pull guard but Johanssen holds him up against the cage and eventually Krovitzky drops back down to his feet.
Johanssen jumps guard but Krovitzky stands there with Johanssen around his waist. Johanssen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krovitzky pulls guard successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Johanssen stops Krovitzky from standing up.
Johanssen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Krovitzky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johanssen is stalling in the full guard.
Krovitzky wants to stand and escape but Johanssen is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gunther Johanssen.
Krovitzky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johanssen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Krovitzky just stands there and leans against the cage.
Krovitzky lands a damaging elbow.
Krovitzky lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johanssen is trying to push Krovitzky away but Krovitzky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johanssen is trying to break the clinch but Krovitzky has him pressed against the cage.
Johanssen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A bit of stalling here from Krovitzky.
Krovitzky misses with a body punch.
A short right from Krovitzky on the inside.
Johanssen is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunther Johanssen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krovitzky stalling in the clinch.
Johanssen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Krovitzky prevents it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krovitzky tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johanssen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Krovitzky manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johanssen has closed the distance and engaged Krovitzky in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Krovitzky.
Johanssen fails to pull guard.
Krovitzky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krovitzky tries to close the distance and clinch but Johanssen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johanssen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Johanssen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Krovitzky wants to get back to his feet.
Johanssen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johanssen throwing shots but Krovitzky is blocking nicely.
Johanssen 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.
Johanssen prevents Krovitzky from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johanssen seems to be working for a kimura but Krovitzky defends the submission attempt.
Johanssen is breathing heavily.
Krovitzky tries to kick Johanssen off but Johanssen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johanssen controlling the pace.
Johanssen prevents Krovitzky from standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johanssen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Krovitzky manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Krovitzky dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johanssen checks the leg kick.
Johanssen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johanssen misses with a punch on the inside.
Johanssen misses with an elbow strike.
Johanssen tries to break free but Krovitzky pushes him back against the cage.
Krovitzky digs a right hand into Johanssen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johanssen's gas tank.
Johanssen tries to pull guard but Krovitzky won't allow it.
Johanssen looking to slow down the pace here.
Krovitzky breaks from the clinch.
Krovitzky rushes Johanssen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Krovitzky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johanssen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Krovitzky to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Johanssen has a closed guard, preventing Krovitzky from standing up.
Johanssen controls Krovitzky momentarily but Krovitzky frees himself.
Krovitzky wanted to stand there but Johanssen had control of the position.
Johanssen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Krovitzky shoots in but Johanssen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Krovitzky scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krovitzky decides to stand up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johanssen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Krovitzky is fending him off so far but Johanssen persists. Nope, Krovitzky circles away and we're back to standing.
Krovitzky closes the distance and clinches.
Krovitzky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johanssen is trying to push Krovitzky away but Krovitzky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johanssen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johanssen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Krovitzky lands a hook that snaps the head of Johanssen backwards.
Krovitzky lands a nice elbow.
Krovitzky scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Krovitzky.
Krovitzky scores with a shoulder strike.
Krovitzky breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Johanssen. No joy for Krovitzky on that attempt.
Gunther Johanssen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johanssen gets tackled into the cage by Krovitzky. Krovitzky maintains the clinch.
Krovitzky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krovitzky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johanssen closes the distance and clinches up with Krovitzky, looking for a takedown. Johanssen pushes Krovitzky against the cage but Krovitzky circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunther Johanssen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krovitzky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Krovitzky lands an elbow just above Johanssen 's eye.
Krovitzky breaks the clinch.
Krovitzky closes the distance and pushes Johanssen back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Krovitzky.
Johanssen wants to take the fight to the mat but Krovitzky manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Krovitzky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krovitzky darts in and clinches Johanssen up against the cage.
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!
Krovitzky is pushing Johanssen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Krovitzky breaks from the clinch.
Krovitzky is looking to clinch but Johanssen is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krovitzky scores with the left hand. Johanssen knows he should have avoided that one.
Johanssen misses with a takedown attempt - Krovitzky sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Krovitzky doesn't manage to clinch there - Johanssen circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Krovitzky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Krovitzky instigates a clinch.
Krovitzky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Krovitzky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johanssen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Krovitzky shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johanssen as he jumps to the side.
Johanssen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johanssen drives through and clinches with Krovitzky against the cage.
Krovitzky lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johanssen or not.
Johanssen jumps guard but Krovitzky stands there with Johanssen around his waist. Johanssen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Krovitzky successfully pulls guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krovitzky wants to stand but Johanssen is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johanssen slips nicely into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Johanssen in particular looking to stall.
Krovitzky kicks Johanssen off and gets back to his feet.
Jason Krovitzky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krovitzky is looking to clinch but Johanssen is avoiding it.
Krovitzky moves into the clinch.
Krovitzky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krovitzky has managed to clinch.
Krovitzky prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunther Johanssen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Krovitzky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Krovitzky.
Krovitzky controlling the action here for a moment.
Krovitzky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krovitzky has closed the distance and engaged Johanssen in a clinch.
Krovitzky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johanssen tries to break the clinch but Krovitzky is controlling the position.
Jason Krovitzky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johanssen tries a knee to the head but Krovitzky blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johanssen.
Krovitzky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johanssens head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Krovitzky - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Krovitzky lands with a short shot to the head.
Krovitzky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johanssen is rocked!
Krovitzky creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Johanssen with a big uppercut! Johanssen tries to clinch up but Krovitzky pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Johanssen to the mat! Johanssen covers up and Krovitzky unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jason Krovitzky!
Jason Krovitzky 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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