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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dom Severini (ranked 2804 p4p, 326 weight class) and Joey Johnson (ranked 2503 p4p, 295 weight class). Johnson has chosen Welcome to the jungle as his entrance music. Joey Johnson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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188 cm
26
214 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
22
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dom Severini! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Johnson! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Johnson slips under a jab. Severini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson. Johnson is looking for the big counter here. Severini fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Johnson to the ground. Severini is now in Johnson's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Johnson has control of Severini's left arm, preventing Severini from doing any damage. Severini working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Severini works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard. Severini postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it. Severini working some strikes from top position. Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Severini with a flurry of punches that miss. Severini is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows. Severini has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Severini postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it. Severini is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control. Johnson controls Severini momentarily but Severini frees himself. Severini is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round. Severini won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet. Severini distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Severini wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving. Severini throws a big right hand that misses. Johnson wants to stand up but Severini is controlling him. Severini postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Severini controls from within his opponent's guard. Severini working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Severini postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it. Severini scoring with punches to the head and body.
It looks like Joey Johnson has been cut. Severini is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Severini trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Severini is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Severini is stalling in the full guard. Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Severini postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Severini is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Severini. Severini postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Severini scoring with some ground and pound. Severini is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Severini landing with the ground and pound. Severini with a nice head shot there. Severini postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Severini in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Severini is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control. Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Severini is one step ahead there. Severini won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet. Johnson trying to control the position.
Severini lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson is rocked! Severini postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Severini finish him? Severini arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Johnson's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dom Severini! A very excited looking Dom Severini 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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pop
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mgr
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