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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reagel Johehanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reagel Johehanson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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285 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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291 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reagel Johehanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger White!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johehanson closes the distance and clinches.
Johehanson stalling.
Johehanson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johehanson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johehanson throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Johehanson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
Johehanson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Johehanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johehanson landing knees to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Johehanson.
Johehanson has White pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johehanson tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
Johehanson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White stalling in the clinch but Johehanson improves position.
Johehanson tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
Johehanson lands an elbow inside.
Johehanson just leaning against White, taking a breather.
Johehanson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Johehanson.
Johehanson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johehanson is trying to stall.
Johehanson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White wants to stall.
Johehanson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Johehanson.
Johehanson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johehanson tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
Johehanson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice elbow from Johehanson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johehanson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
White trying to stall but Johehanson improves his position.
White blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johehanson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. White fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johehanson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
Johehanson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johehanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johehanson tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
White landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johehanson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johehanson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Johehanson misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johehanson is trying to break free.
Johehanson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johehanson lands with a right to the head.
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!
Johehanson avoiding damage.
Johehanson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johehanson gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bit of stalling here from Johehanson.
Johehanson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reagel Johehanson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johehanson moves into the clinch.
Johehanson swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johehanson.
Stalling in the clinch from White.
White takes an elbow to the temple.
Johehanson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
White dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Johehanson controls his hands.
Johehanson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johehanson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White blocks a body shot from Johehanson.
Johehanson wants a takedown.
Johehanson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johehanson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Johehanson wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reagel Johehanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johehanson can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Johehanson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johehanson just misses with a elbow thrown towards White's brow.
Johehanson blocks an elbow strike.
White blocks an elbow strike.
Johehanson misses with some punches.
White is trying to maintain a safe position but Johehanson gets an underhook and turns White into the cage.
Johehanson lands a knee to the head.
Johehanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johehanson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johehanson.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on White - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
White dodges an elbow strike from Johehanson.
Johehanson has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Johehanson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johehanson digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
White stalling in the clinch but Johehanson improves position.
Johehanson lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Roger White has been cut.
White is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johehanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johehanson moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johehanson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johehanson lands a body punch.
Our sources have told us that Johehanson has been working on his elbows in the gym.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Johehanson controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White looking to stall.
Come on Johehanson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reagel Johehanson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roger White's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Johehanson cracks White with an open hand slap.
Johehanson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
White takes a shot to the head.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johehanson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
White manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Johehanson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Johehanson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, White has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johehanson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. White knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johehanson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
Johehanson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johehanson swings around for an armbar but White sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Johehanson's guard.
Johehanson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johehanson working for a triangle but White defends it easily.
White won't allow Johehanson to sweep him here.
Reagel Johehanson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White postures up.
Johehanson is controlling White's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Johehanson's closed guard. He's half up but Johehanson has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Johehanson pivots and extends the arm, White falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Johehanson! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Reagel Johehanson!
Reagel Johehanson took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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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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