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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rebel Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen If you want blood, you got it by AC/DC as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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185 lbs
10 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Jin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rebel Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jin.
Jin scores with a jab.
Jin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Jin throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Jin throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Jin stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jin lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
Ryu Jin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rebel Johnson.
Jin stalling.
Jin trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Jin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ryu Jin.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jin circles away.
Jin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jin to the ground. Johnson is now in Jin's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jin keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jin looking for a sweep. Not yet Jin, not yet.
Johnson stops Jin from standing up.
Jin keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jin looking for a sweep. Not yet Jin, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Jin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jin.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Jin tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson dives in and grabs Jin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jin pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Good standup being displayed there by Jin as he connects with a hook.
Johnson is rocked!
Jin seems to be stalking Johnson here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Johnson drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ryu Jin!
After the fight, Ryu Jin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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