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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Goldstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristian Johansson (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 prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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263 lbs
27 - 15 - 1 |
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207 cm
26
285 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samson Goldstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kristian Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johansson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johansson keeps the fight on the outside.
Goldstein tries to clinch there but Johansson circles away.
Goldstein checks a low kick from Johansson.
Goldstein throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Goldstein misses with a wild body shot.
Johansson punishes Goldstein's body with a nice straight punch.
Goldstein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goldstein misses with a body shot.
Johansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson tests Goldstein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Goldstein throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johansson throws a lazy right hand but Goldstein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johansson lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johansson pushes Goldstein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goldstein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johansson misses with some punches.
Goldstein lands with a right to the head.
Johansson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johansson misses with the head strike.
Johansson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Johansson fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Goldstein throws an elbow but misses.
Johansson misses with some punches.
Johansson misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Johansson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johansson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goldstein shoots in for a double leg but Johansson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Goldstein moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Goldstein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Johansson connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Samson Goldstein has been cut.
Johansson throws a leg kick that misses.
Johansson wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Goldstein.
Goldstein does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A countering left hand to the body from Johansson misses.
Johansson misses with a wild body shot.
Goldstein lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Goldstein misses the shot to the body.
Goldstein throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Kristian Johansson has been cut.
Johansson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut there from Johansson.
Goldstein shoots in but Johansson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein rushes Johansson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johansson misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Goldstein's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Goldstein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goldstein scores with a nice hook to the head.
Goldstein lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Johansson tries to throw a body punch but Goldstein avoids it by throwing Johansson back against the cage.
Goldstein lands with a light punch inside.
Johansson tries a body shot but Goldstein blocks it.
Goldstein has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Johansson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samson Goldstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goldstein lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Johansson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goldsteins head.
Goldstein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goldstein sizes up Johansson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johansson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johansson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a wild combination.
Johansson misses with a looping right.
Johansson tries to land a front kick but Goldstein steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice cross by Johansson.
Johansson punishes Goldstein's body with a nice straight punch.
Johansson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johansson duly obliges.
A good leg kick by Goldstein.
A swing and a miss from Goldstein.
Johansson moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circling - Johansson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Johansson misses.
Kristian Johansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goldstein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansson.
Johansson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Johansson tries to clinch up.
Goldstein changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristian Johansson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Goldstein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johansson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goldstein tries to counter with a takedown but Johansson is quick to defend against it.
Goldstein feints and then cracks Johansson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johansson down.
Goldstein walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johansson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johansson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johansson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Goldstein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johansson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goldstein looks to land a combination but Johansson avoids it well.
Goldstein clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Johansson takes an elbow to the temple.
Goldstein tries a body shot but Johansson blocks it.
Johansson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goldstein or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldstein blocking some punches.
Johansson lands a body shot.
Johansson working aggressively here.
Johansson works on Goldstein's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johansson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johansson tries to work over Goldstein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson lands a shot to the body.
Johansson lands a body punch.
Johansson scores with a shot to the side of Goldstein's head.
A short right from Johansson.
Johansson digs a right hand underneath Goldstein's ribcage. Goldstein let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kristian Johansson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johansson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goldstein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johansson.
Johansson lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Johansson.
Johansson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johansson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johansson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goldstein is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johansson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johansson lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goldstein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson lands a shoulder strike.
Goldstein misses with the head strike.
Johansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goldstein's elbow.
Johansson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goldstein backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Johansson looking to slow down the pace here.
Johansson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johansson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johansson misses with the head strike.
Goldstein blocks a body shot from Johansson.
Johansson working aggressively here.
Johansson misses with a punch on the inside.
Goldstein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson lands with a light punch inside.
Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Goldstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johansson misses with some punches.
Goldstein pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Goldstein tries to throw a body punch but Johansson avoids it by throwing Goldstein back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson struggles to land a body shot inside as Goldstein controls his hands.
Johansson dodges an elbow strike from Goldstein.
Goldstein is trying to push Johansson away but Johansson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johansson lands a hook that snaps the head of Goldstein backwards.
Goldstein prevents a body shot from Johansson.
Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Goldstein.
Goldstein misses with a punch to the body.
Goldstein blocks an uppercut.
Johansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goldstein working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Goldstein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johansson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Johansson misses with a straight right.
Goldstein falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johansson counters with a nice right hand that sends Goldstein toppling to the canvas! Goldstein scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Johansson finish him?!
Goldstein is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldstein shoots in looking for a takedown. Johansson tries to sprawl out of it but Goldstein keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johansson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Oh Goldstein is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson weaves into range and cracks Goldstein right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Goldstein goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Johansson is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kristian Johansson!
A very excited looking Kristian Johansson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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