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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Johnson (ranked 4268 p4p, 5508 weight class) and Hakon Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 566 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bradley Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hakon Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hansen throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Hansen looking to slow down the pace here.
Hansen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hansen tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hansen looking to stall.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hansen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Hansen throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Hansen misses the body punch
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hansen loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Hansen back into the cage.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hansen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnson lands in his opponent's guard.
Johnson is standing up over Hansen. Hansen looks to escape but Johnson dives into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hansen is looking to get back to his feet here but Johnson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Hansen's back.
Johnson biding his time, controlling Hansen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hansen for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bradley Johnson dominated that round.
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.
Hansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson clinches.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Hansen working aggressively here.
Hansen lands with a light punch inside.
Hansen taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Hansen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab, jab by Hansen - just one landing.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Johnson scores with a takedown into Hansen's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Hansen prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into Hansen's guard.
Johnson gets to his feet - Hansen follows without any prompting.
Hansen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Hansen. That snapped Johnson's head back.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Hansen's defenses.
Hansen throws a body shot but no joy.
Hansen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hansen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Hansen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Hansen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Hansen misses with a hook.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson takes a swing at Hansen's ribcage but misses.
Johnson swings for the body but Hansen moves out of range.
Hansen throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hansen can do to turn this around?
Hansen jabs at Johnson's body.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hansen.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hansen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hansen connects with a crisp jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Hansen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bradley Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hansen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hakon Hansen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hansen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson looks to land a combination but Hansen avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hansen. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Hansen misses the target.
Hansen throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hansen did well to prevent Johnson getting side control.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Hansen.
Hansen throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bradley Johnson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hansen misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Johnson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hansen is working an open guard so Johnson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and Hansen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Hansen misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice shot by Hansen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hansen did well to prevent Johnson getting side control.
Hansen tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Johnson manages to move to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hansen is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Hansen really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hakon Hansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bradley Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bradley Johnson!
After the fight, Bradley Johnson 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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