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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Che Green (ranked 4720 p4p, 502 weight class) and Jonash Johnson (ranked 6448 p4p, 573 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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190 cm
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215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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195 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Che Green! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonash Johnson! The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Green cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head. Green throws a body shot but no joy. Johnson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Green. Johnson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Green misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Green throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Green won't be happy with that. Green knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground. Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Green knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Johnson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Green is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Green is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Johnson has just dragged him back down to the mat. Johnson tries for a kimura but Green is defending well. Johnson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Green, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson tries for a kimura but Green is defending well. Johnson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johnson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Johnson is trying to get an arm triangle but Green is defending well. Johnson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Johnson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Green, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johnson is trying to get an arm triangle but Green is defending well. Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Green knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Johnson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Green is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Green is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Johnson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Green is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Green knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Johnson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Green has escaped the position, nice work there. Johnson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Johnson is trying to get an arm triangle but Green is defending well. Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Johnson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Johnson is trying to get an arm triangle but Green is defending well. Johnson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Green is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Johnson tries for a kimura but Green is defending well. Johnson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johnson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Johnson tries for a kimura but Green is defending well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonash Johnson dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Green misses with a straight left. A punch combination from Green misses. Johnson slips a jab from Green. Johnson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Green throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Che Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. No joy there for Green, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Green lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Green. And Johnson tries to counter it with a takedown but Green pushes his down on his head and steps out. Green looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Green throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson. Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Green misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Green tries to escape but Johnson is in control. Johnson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Green, who protects the arm well. Johnson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Johnson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Green is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Johnson has hold of Green's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Green seems comfortable defending it but Johnson has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Green is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Green is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Johnson couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonash Johnson! During a confident post fight interview, Jonash Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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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