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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cooper Roos (ranked 200 p4p, 225 weight class) and Kareem Johnson (ranked 27 p4p, 31 weight class). Roos comes to the cage accompanied by EASY MONEY. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cooper Roos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kareem Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Roos misses with an uppercut
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cooper Roos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roos just misses with a punch to the body.
Roos backing away here, and Johnson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Roos misses with a body kick.
Roos delivers a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roos misses with a two punch combination.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roos rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Roos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roos has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson is trying to push Roos away but Roos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Roos misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roos.
Roos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Roos keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roos misses with the head strike.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Roos won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Roos.
Johnson is trying to push Roos away but Roos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roos scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Roos misses
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roos darts in trying to clinch
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Roos.
It looks like Kareem Johnson has been cut.
Roos wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roos has managed to clinch.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Roos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roos tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roos throws a good cross that connects.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Roos is looking to clinch.
Johnson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Johnson tries to move into range but Roos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Roos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cooper Roos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Roos scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Roos wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roos moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Johnson is trying to push Roos away but Roos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roos trying to land knees to the body.
Roos throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Roos can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Roos lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Roos.
Roos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson moves out of range of the leg kick from Roos.
Roos clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Roos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Roos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Roos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roos misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Roos fails to land.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Roos keeps him there for the moment.
Roos lands a nice knee to the body.
Roos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Roos is controlling the position.
Roos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Roos keeps him there for the moment.
Roos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roos presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Roos won't allow it.
Johnson is trying to push Roos away but Roos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Johnson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Roos pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Roos.
Roos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson is trying to push Roos away but Roos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A shot in the inside from Roos.
That has opened up Kareem Johnson's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roos lands a nice shot to the body.
Roos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Roos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Roos lands a knee to the body.
Cooper Roos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Roos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Roos misses with a punch to the body.
Roos lands a nice knee to the body.
Roos tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson wants to break free but Roos has control.
A right handed body shot lands from Roos.
Roos lands a shoulder strike.
Roos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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!
Roos missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roos throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roos misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Roos keeps him there for the moment.
Roos lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Roos.
Roos tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roos throws a head kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Roos 's knee.
Roos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roos doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cooper Roos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Roos fakes the leg kick and cracks Johnson in the body.
Kareem Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roos drops Johnson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Johnson looks back up at him and smiles so Roos waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Roos rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Roos misses with the head strike.
Roos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Roos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roos lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roos landing knees to the body.
Roos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Roos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Roos finish him?
Roos lands with a left to the head.
Roos lands a big right hand that drops Johnson! The killer instinct kicks in and Roos finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Roos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cooper Roos!
Cooper Roos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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