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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Phoenix (ranked 1331 p4p, 1049 weight class) and Sven Johansson (ranked 115 p4p, 96 weight class). Sven Johansson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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182 cm
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140
5 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerald Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Phoenix appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johansson tests Phoenix's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phoenix uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johansson has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phoenix. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice jab there from Johansson.
Nice defenses there by Phoenix.
Phoenix tries to counter by clinching up but Johansson breaks away and moves out of range.
Phoenix throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johansson.
Johansson takes the fight into the clinch.
Johansson lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johansson is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
Johansson has Phoenix pushed against the cage.
Phoenix landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johansson.
Good body shot from Johansson.
Johansson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
Johansson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Phoenix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johansson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johansson blocking some punches.
Johansson scores with a hook to the body.
Johansson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Phoenix up against the cage.
Phoenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow.
Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phoenix lands a knee to the body.
Phoenix misses with a knee strike.
Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Phoenix.
Johansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.
Johansson taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
Phoenix lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phoenix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johansson struggles to land a body shot inside as Phoenix controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Johansson - that landed with a thud.
Johansson misses with a body punch.
Phoenix using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johansson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johansson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Phoenix scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phoenix is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johansson is defending well for now.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Johansson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johansson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phoenix definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johansson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johansson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phoenix connects with a knee to the head.
Johansson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johansson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
Johansson is trying to stall.
Johansson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johansson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Phoenix up against the cage.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johansson avoids it.
Phoenix lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Phoenix.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson blocks a body shot from Phoenix.
Johansson blocks an uppercut.
Johansson works on Phoenix's body with a couple of short punches.
Johansson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Phoenix up against the cage.
Phoenix blocks an uppercut.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a right hand.
Johansson blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Johansson blocks a body shot from Phoenix.
Phoenix blocking some punches.
Johansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Phoenix blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phoenix creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johansson scores with a shot to the side of Phoenix's head.
Phoenix throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johansson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johansson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phoenixs head.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johansson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johansson avoids a wild elbow strike from Phoenix.
Johansson blocking some punches.
Johansson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Phoenix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johansson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson trying to control the position but instead, Phoenix has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johansson into the cage.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Johansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johansson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Johansson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson tries to work over Phoenix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Johansson.
Stalling in the clinch from Johansson.
Johansson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phoenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Phoenix.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix blocks an uppercut.
Phoenix has a couple of punches blocked by Johansson.
Johansson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phoenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phoenix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a knee to the head.
Phoenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Johansson.
Johansson struggles to land a body shot inside as Phoenix controls his hands.
Johansson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Phoenix.
It looks like Sven Johansson has been cut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Johansson gets through Phoenix's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix has a couple of punches blocked by Johansson.
Phoenix blocking some punches.
Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.
Phoenix misses with a knee strike.
Johansson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Phoenix takes a shot to the head.
Phoenix throws an elbow but it misses.
Johansson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phoenix scores with a shot to the side of Johansson's head.
Johansson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johansson lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Phoenix.
Phoenix tries to land knees in the clinch but Johansson avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Johansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phoenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johansson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Phoenix.
Phoenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Phoenix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johansson scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
A body shot lands from Phoenix.
Phoenix blocking some punches.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.
Phoenix has a couple of punches blocked by Johansson.
Johansson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johansson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Phoenix.
Johansson lands a body shot.
Johansson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johansson misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sven Johansson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sven Johansson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Phoenix throws a right hand that Johansson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johansson also avoids with ease.
Phoenix ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Phoenix was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Johansson checks a low kick from Phoenix.
Johansson throws a right hand that misses
and Phoenix counters by clinching up.
Johansson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johansson lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johansson.
Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Johansson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson scores with a shot to the side of Phoenix's head.
Johansson scores with a shot to the side of Phoenix's head.
Phoenix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Johansson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix blocking some punches.
Johansson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Johansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Johansson.
Johansson lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Phoenix blocking some punches.
Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phoenix misses with a punch on the inside.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johansson lands an uppercut.
Phoenix looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Phoenix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson lands a left hand.
Johansson stalling in the clinch.
Phoenix blocking some punches.
Johansson lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phoenix takes a shot to the head.
Phoenix is leaning against Johansson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Johansson.
Phoenix throws a head punch that misses.
Johansson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
Johansson misses with the head strike.
Johansson tries a body shot but Phoenix blocks it.
Phoenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow.
Johansson blocks an elbow strike from Phoenix.
Johansson can't find room to land a body shot as Phoenix controls the action.
Johansson lands a right hand.
Johansson avoids a wild elbow strike from Phoenix.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Johansson.
Phoenix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johansson avoids a wild elbow strike from Phoenix.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johansson.
Phoenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phoenix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
Phoenix tries a body shot but Johansson blocks it.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phoenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phoenix misses with a punch on the inside.
Johansson presses Phoenix against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sven Johansson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johansson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Johansson tries to throw a body punch but Phoenix avoids it by throwing Johansson back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johansson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Johansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johansson just leaning against Phoenix, taking a breather.
Johansson is looking to control Phoenix's arms but Phoenix gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johansson has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phoenix.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johansson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Phoenix.
Johansson blocks a body shot from Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a shot to the body.
Phoenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Johansson.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johansson avoids it.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix tries to work over Johansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is trying to stall.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Johansson.
Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johansson misses with some punches.
Johansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phoenix's elbow.
Phoenix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
Johansson can't find room to land a body shot as Phoenix controls the action.
Phoenix looking to throw knees to the head but Johansson is blocking nicely.
Phoenix creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johansson working aggressively here.
Johansson lands with a left to the head.
Phoenix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Johansson to work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johansson managing to block the knees to the body from Phoenix.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johansson avoids it.
Johansson working aggressively here.
Phoenix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phoenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phoenix's elbow.
Phoenix can't find room to land a body shot as Johansson controls the action.
Phoenix misses with a punch on the inside.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix has a couple of punches blocked by Johansson.
Johansson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Johansson misses with a punch to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Phoenix throws an elbow that misses.
Johansson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
A short right from Phoenix on the inside.
Johansson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Phoenix lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johansson.
Johansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phoenix's elbow.
Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johansson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
Phoenix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with some punches.
Phoenix throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice left hand lands by Johansson.
Phoenix lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Phoenix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johansson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Phoenix.
Phoenix tries to throw a body punch but Johansson avoids it by throwing Phoenix back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Phoenix scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Johansson fails to land.
Johansson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phoenixs head.
Johansson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phoenix's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Johansson misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Johansson.
Johansson lands a right hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Johansson lands a right hand.
Phoenix misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
Johansson misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
Johansson lands with a light punch inside.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johansson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Johansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix lands an elbow just above Johansson 's eye.
Johansson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Johansson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sven Johansson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Phoenix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Johansson blocks a head kick by Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a sloppy head kick and Johansson moves out of range easily.
Johansson looks to throw the jab but Phoenix is out of range.
Johansson moves out of range as Phoenix throws a body kick.
Johansson throws a hook but Phoenix blocks it.
Johansson misses the shot to the body.
Phoenix is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Johansson.
Phoenix ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Phoenix moves away from the strike by Johansson.
Phoenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix throws a looping overhand right but Johansson ducks down to avoid it.
Johansson scores with a jab. Phoenix acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johansson thuds his right hand into Phoenix's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Phoenix moves in looking to clinch but Johansson pushes him off.
Phoenix throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix moves away from the strike by Johansson.
Phoenix on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johansson throws a looping overhand right but Phoenix ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Johansson does it's job there.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Johansson.
Phoenix blocks a jab.
Phoenix staying out of range there.
Johansson looks to land a right hand but Phoenix moved out of range.
Phoenix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johansson moves away.
Johansson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Phoenix scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sven Johansson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phoenix slips a straight right by Johansson.
Johansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix moves into the clinch.
Johansson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phoenix tries to land knees in the clinch but Johansson avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johansson avoids it.
Phoenix putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johansson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johansson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Phoenix or not.
Johansson tries to work over Phoenix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johansson blocking some punches.
Phoenix cracks Johansson with a nice body shot.
Phoenix blocks a body shot from Johansson.
Phoenix tries to throw a body punch but Johansson avoids it by throwing Phoenix back against the cage.
Phoenix lands with a short shot to the head.
Johansson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phoenix is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johansson is defending well for now.
Johansson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phoenix scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phoenix misses with a punch on the inside.
Phoenix lands with a short shot to the head.
Johansson can't find room to land a body shot as Phoenix controls the action.
Johansson tries a body shot but Phoenix blocks it.
Phoenix lands a hook that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Johansson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johansson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Phoenix pushes off an throws an elbow but Johansson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Johansson.
Phoenix misses with some punches.
Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johansson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johansson managing to block the knees to the body from Phoenix.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phoenix's elbow.
Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johansson can't find room to land a body shot as Phoenix controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Phoenix scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johansson misses with some punches.
Phoenix trying to land knees to the body.
Phoenix lands an elbow that stopped Johansson in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls for Johansson to work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Johansson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Phoenix misses with an elbow over the top.
Johansson working aggressively here.
Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phoenix lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phoenix pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phoenix creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johansson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson struggles to land a body shot inside as Phoenix controls his hands.
Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phoenix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Phoenix misses with a punch to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Phoenix throws an elbow but misses.
Johansson lands a nice uppercut.
Johansson avoids a wild elbow strike from Phoenix.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Johansson fails to land.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johansson or not.
Johansson gets through Phoenix's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Phoenix as Johansson tries to tie him up.
A short left from Phoenix.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johansson.
Johansson working aggressively here.
Johansson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Phoenix is keeping busy.
A short right from Johansson.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson works on Phoenix's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Phoenix.
Johansson slows down the pace here.
Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Johansson fails to land.
Johansson tries to work over Phoenix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phoenix.
Phoenix tries to throw a body punch but Johansson avoids it by throwing Phoenix back against the cage.
Phoenix blocks an uppercut.
Johansson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phoenix can't find room to land a body shot as Johansson controls the action.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phoenix lands an uppercut.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Phoenix unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johansson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johansson blocking some punches.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Johansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johansson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Johansson.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Johansson.
Johansson is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
Gerald Phoenix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Phoenix misses with a punch on the inside.
Johansson misses with some punches.
Phoenix with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johansson slows down the pace here.
Phoenix lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johansson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
Johansson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Johansson.
Johansson blocks an elbow strike from Phoenix.
Johansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phoenix's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Phoenix showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johansson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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pop
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A | B |
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