First-round finish for P.A’s Rohovich
Prince Albert’s own Ryan Rohovich secured his fourth professional mixed martial arts win just a minute and 40 seconds into the opening round.
Rohovich, 30, improved his record to 4-3 with the quick victory over Josh Goodheart (2-2), from Brandon, Man. in the lightweight division at a Modern Fighting Championship event in Saskatoon Feb. 23.
Goodheart seemed to have the early advantage when he caught a body kick thrown by Rohovich and turned it into a takedown moments into the first round. The P.A. fighter turned it around quickly, however, and managed to get on top of Goodheart.
Rohovich mixed effective strikes while moving into half-guard, then mounted his opponent and rained punches onto Goodheart until the fighter from Manitoba tapped out.