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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Nunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johansson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Avicii - Wake Me Up. Alexander Johansson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joe Nunn's chin.
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185 cm
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275 lbs
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195 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Nunn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Johansson! The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Johansson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Johansson misses with a few strikes there.
Nunn shoots in but Johansson avoids the takedown attempt easily. Johansson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Nunn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johansson defends it nicely. Johansson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johansson gets caught flat footed, as Nunn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. This has been an exciting period of action! We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Nunn is looking to stand up but Johansson won't let him. Nunn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Johansson wants to stand but Nunn is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joe Nunn wasn't doing enough on the ground. Nunn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johansson swivels and escapes. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Nunn. That's going to take a lot out of him. Johansson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nunn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Johansson with a jab. Johansson throws a series of punches but Nunn moves out of range. Johansson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nunn's head backwards. Johansson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Johansson connects with the punch. Nunn takes the fight into the clinch. Nunn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Johansson throws a series of punches but Nunn avoids them all with ease. Nunn tries to clinch up enabling Johansson to counter with a crisp jab. Nunn tries to clinch but Johansson is having none of it. Nunn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Johansson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nunn. Johansson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Nunn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johansson. Nunn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johansson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. A cross from Johansson lands. Johansson dips to his left and cracks Nunn with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nunn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Johansson.
Nunn is rocked! Nunn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johansson. Nunn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johansson defends it nicely. Nunn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Oh Nunn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Nunn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johansson as he jumps to the side. Nunn seems to have got his legs back now. Johansson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Nunn is breathing heavily. Johansson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Nunn tries to clinch but Johansson moves out of range. Nunn dives in and grabs Johansson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johansson pushes down on Nunn's head and hops out. Johansson cracks the inside of Nunn's front leg. Alexander Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Nunn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nunn there as he acknowledges the shot. Johansson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nunn had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Johansson connects with a looping right hand.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Johansson! Nunn is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Johansson! An out of breath Alexander Johansson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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