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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roc Le Phat (ranked 1379 p4p, 2889 weight class) and Jeff Johnson (ranked 177 p4p, 338 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Le Phat might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bonita Applebum. Roc Le Phat could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jeff Johnson's chin.
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roc Le Phat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Phat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Le Phat on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Johnson lands with a hook. Le Phat tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Le Phat moves out of range of the strikes.
Le Phat lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Jeff Johnson has been cut.
Le Phat throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson misses with a leg kick
and Le Phat counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Phat prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Le Phat works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Johnson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Le Phat thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Le Phat trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson pushes Le Phat off but Le Phat dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Le Phat throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Johnson defending against the ground and pound.
Johnson is trying to buck Le Phat off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Le Phat is dominant here and he's now got Johnson's back!
Even with his hooks in, Le Phat manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Le Phat lands a shot to the body.
Le Phat throwing sloppy strikes.
Le Phat thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Le Phat is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Johnson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Phat is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Johnson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Johnson for a finish.
Le Phat connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Johnson to escape the position.
Le Phat is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Le Phat gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Le Phat gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Le Phat apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Le Phat blocks a head kick by Johnson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Le Phat seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Le Phat tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Le Phat.
Le Phat tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A left lands for Johnson.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Roc Le Phat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Phat blocks the body kick.
Jeff Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Phat clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Le Phat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Le Phat attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Le Phat scores with a punch to the head.
Le Phat walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Le Phat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Le Phat misses with a two punch combination.
Le Phat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Le Phat misses with a body kick.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Le Phat slips under a jab from Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Phat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Le Phat ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Le Phat is looking for a counter combo.
Le Phat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Le Phat throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Le Phat backs up against the cage.
A low kick lands for Johnson.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Le Phat.
Le Phat misses with an attempted mid kick.
Le Phat is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Le Phat drops Johnson with a left and a right! Oh, Johnson is hurt - Le Phat dives into side control looking to finish!
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Le Phat has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Le Phat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le Phat throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Le Phat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson throws a lazy body kick
and Le Phat counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Le Phat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roc Le Phat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Johnson's cut.
That's time! Le Phat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Le Phat closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Le Phat is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Le Phat missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Le Phat throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Le Phat is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Le Phat has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson won't allow Le Phat to pass to mount.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Le Phat is controlling him well.
Le Phat works his way into side control.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Phat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Le Phat.
Le Phat moves into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Johnson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Le Phat scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Johnson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Le Phat is working for a guillotine from mount but Johnson frees his head quite easily.
Le Phat postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnson looks a forlorn figure.
Le Phat controlling the pace for now.
Johnson somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Phat throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Le Phat with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Le Phat closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Le Phat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Le Phat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Le Phat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson lands a jab to Le Phat's midsection.
Le Phat moves into the clinch successfully.
Le Phat pulls guard.
Le Phat had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson wanted to stand there but Le Phat had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but instead Le Phat has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Le Phat is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Le Phat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Le Phat won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Le Phat trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Le Phat keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Phat looking to pass the guard.
Johnson wants to stand up but Le Phat is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Le Phat connects with a body shot.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Le Phat.
Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Le Phat is out of range and Johnson settles back down.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Le Phat misses with the combination.
Johnson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Le Phat doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roc Le Phat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Le Phat shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Le Phat throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Johnson stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Le Phat follows into mount!
Roc Le Phat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Le Phat drops a big elbow. That's hurt Johnson! More shots from Le Phat and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roc Le Phat!
After the fight, Roc Le Phat was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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