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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Bridgeport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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190 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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189 cm
25
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derek Johnson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darren Bridgeport! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bridgeport keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson. Bridgeport fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Johnson misses with a hook. Bridgeport paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Derek Johnson has been cut. Bridgeport walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bridgeport. Bridgeport ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bridgeport ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Johnson throws a leg kick that misses. Bridgeport lands with an overhand left. Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice defenses there by Bridgeport. Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bridgeport. Johnson looks to land a left hand but Bridgeport moved out of range nicely. Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bridgeport.
That's one minute gone in the round. A swing and a miss from Johnson. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bridgeport checks a leg kick. Johnson throws a leg kick but Bridgeport sees it coming and moves out of range. Johnson throws a series of punches but Bridgeport moves out of range. Johnson misses with a right hand and Bridgeport counters with a lovely straight right hand! Johnson misses with a right hand and Bridgeport connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Derek Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bridgeport is just out of range. Nice defenses there by Bridgeport. Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick. Bridgeport slips under a jab. An inside leg kick from Johnson misses. Johnson throws a combination that misses and Bridgeport counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands. An inside leg kick from Johnson misses. Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bridgeport. Bridgeport lands a jab to the head.
Johnson throws a low kick but Bridgeport avoids it. Bridgeport throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range. Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Bridgeport moves away and avoids it. Bridgeport drops Johnson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Johnson looks back up at him and smiles so Bridgeport waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Johnson is rocked! Bridgeport closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Johnson out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darren Bridgeport!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
77% |
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