The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Toure swivels and escapes. Toure wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Toure ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Toure dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Toure uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch and Toure counters with a nice right hand that sends Johnson toppling to the canvas! Johnson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Toure finish him?! Johnson is rocked! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably and Toure counters with a big right hand! Oh Johnson is in trouble here! Toure follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saidou Toure!
