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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Phoenix (ranked 1398 p4p, 1133 weight class) and Sven Johansson (ranked 124 p4p, 92 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 - 1, 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 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johansson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phoenix was well out of range. Poor timing from Johansson.
Johansson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johansson lands with a straight right. Phoenix didn't see that one coming.
Phoenix takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johansson throws a poor cross that misses
and Phoenix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phoenix lands a body shot.
Johansson throws a looping overhand right but Phoenix ducks down to avoid it.
Phoenix misses with a body shot.
Phoenix throws a leg kick
and Johansson counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johansson scores with a decent looking hook.
Phoenix lands with a hook. Johansson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johansson lands with a nice body punch.
Johansson throws a poor cross that misses
and Phoenix counters by clinching up.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phoenix has him pressed against the cage.
Johansson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johansson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johansson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Phoenix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Phoenix definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Phoenix blocks a body shot from Johansson.
Johansson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Johansson manages to break the clinch.
Phoenix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansson.
Johansson connects with a nice looking jab.
Johansson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
A slow jab from Johansson misses its intended target.
Phoenix throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johansson on the side of the head.
Phoenix looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johansson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Phoenix with a body shot.
Phoenix scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johansson doesn't seem bothered though.
Johansson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Phoenix misses with the combination.
It seemed like Johansson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Phoenix needs to keep his hands up - Johansson had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phoenix.
Johansson throws a body punch but Phoenix moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phoenix fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johansson, pushing him back against the cage.
Johansson breaks from the clinch.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix misses with a body shot.
Sven Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phoenix throws a head kick that misses.
Johansson throws out a counter right but Phoenix avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters circling a little - Phoenix finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Phoenix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johansson manages to avoid it.
Phoenix misses the shot to the body.
Johansson throws an overhand right that lands on Phoenix's shoulder, as Phoenix tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Phoenix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johansson misses with a left hand
and Phoenix counters with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Phoenix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phoenix misses with a wild body shot.
Johansson misses with a straight right.
Phoenix misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phoenix.
Johansson throws a hook but Phoenix blocks it.
As Johansson tries to get set, Phoenix tries to push him back and clinch up but Johansson manages to avoid the attempt.
Phoenix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut
and Johansson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johansson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phoenix clobbers Johansson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Phoenix fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johansson blocks a low kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johansson. Phoenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johansson. Phoenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phoenix scores with a spinning back kick!
Phoenix misses with a low kick.
Phoenix just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson misses with a body shot.
Phoenix tries to work over Johansson's front leg with a kick but Johansson checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a wild body shot.
Phoenix seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nice defenses there by Johansson.
Johansson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phoenix tries to clinch up but Johansson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phoenix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johansson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Phoenix had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Phoenix throws an overhand right that lands on Johansson's shoulder, as Johansson tries to avoid the shot.
Phoenix throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johansson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phoenix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Phoenix looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johansson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phoenix throws a series of punches but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson throws a hook but Phoenix avoids it easily.
Johansson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Phoenix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johansson.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix swings widly with a right hand
and Phoenix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johansson misses with a wild body shot.
Phoenix throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Johansson to counter with a crisp jab.
Phoenix misses the jab.
Phoenix lands with an uppercut that bounces Johansson off the cage and back into range.
A big right from Johansson misses.
As Johansson tries to get set, Phoenix tries to push him back and clinch up but Johansson manages to avoid the attempt.
Phoenix with the inside leg kick.
Phoenix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phoenix throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johansson looks to score with a jab to the body but Phoenix is just out of range.
Johansson throws a big shot that misses.
Johansson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Johansson misses with a straight right.
Johansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phoenix moves away.
Phoenix tries to counter by clinching up but Johansson breaks away and moves out of range.
Johansson misses the jab.
Phoenix was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Phoenix throws a body shot but no joy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phoenix tries to counter by clinching up but Johansson breaks away and moves out of range.
Johansson misses with a looping right.
Johansson lands a really nice looking cross but Phoenix seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Johansson misses.
Phoenix just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson takes one to the chin there.
Johansson avoids the head kick by Phoenix.
Johansson lands with a shot to the body.
Johansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johansson moves away from the strike by Phoenix.
A big left from Johansson misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Phoenix misses the target.
Johansson misses with a left hand
and Phoenix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phoenix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Johansson slips under a jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johansson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Phoenix swings for the body but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Phoenix fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Phoenix scores with a hook to the body. Johansson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Phoenix avoids the body shot from Johansson.
Nice shot lands for Johansson.
Johansson lands a jab to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Phoenix lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johansson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johansson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Phoenix lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Phoenix tries to land a leg kick but Johansson saw it coming and moves away.
Phoenix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Johansson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Phoenix moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Johansson misses with a punch on the inside.
Phoenix lands a shoulder strike.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Phoenix just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johansson's brow.
Johansson scores with a shot to the side of Phoenix's head.
Johansson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phoenix throws a leg kick that misses.
Johansson misses with an uppercut. Phoenix saw that one coming.
Phoenix gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phoenix has a couple of punches blocked by Johansson.
Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Phoenix.
Johansson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phoenix throws a head punch that misses.
Johansson blocks a body shot from Phoenix.
Johansson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johansson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix misses with a body punch.
Johansson tries a body shot but Phoenix blocks it.
Johansson tries to throw a body punch but Phoenix avoids it by throwing Johansson back against the cage.
Johansson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Johansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johansson pushes Phoenix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johansson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Johansson.
Phoenix lands with a light punch inside.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Phoenix fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johansson misses with a straight right.
Phoenix blocks a jab.
Johansson works Phoenix's body with a nice hook.
Phoenix tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johansson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johansson looks to land a left hand but Phoenix moved out of range nicely.
Phoenix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phoenix lands a jab to the nose.
Johansson tries to move into range but Phoenix moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johansson looks to throw the jab but Phoenix is out of range.
Johansson connects with a body shot that sends Phoenix's belly button to the back.
Sven Johansson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson scores with a jab. Phoenix acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johansson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Phoenix in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Phoenix - that will leave a mark!
Johansson throws the left hand but Phoenix avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson cracks a nice hook into Phoenix's ribs.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut. Johansson saw that one coming.
Johansson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Phoenix on the side of the head.
Phoenix misses with a series of wild punches.
Phoenix slips under a jab.
Johansson walks into a jab.
Phoenix missing with a left hand there. Johansson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johansson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johansson swings widly with a right hand
and Johansson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johansson catches Phoenix with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johansson throws a jab when Phoenix was well out of range.
Johansson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Phoenix looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johansson misses with an uppercut.
Phoenix with a nice calf kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phoenix throws the kick towards the body but Johansson avoids it.
Phoenix looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Johansson misses.
Phoenix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Johansson misses its intended target.
Phoenix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phoenix throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice cross by Johansson.
Phoenix misses with a hook
and Johansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Phoenix throws a sloppy head kick and Johansson moves out of range easily.
Phoenix darts in and clinches Johansson up against the cage.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johansson lands a left hand.
Phoenix lands a shot to the body.
Johansson tries to circle away but Phoenix has him pinned against the cage.
Johansson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phoenix has him pressed against the cage.
Phoenix makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phoenix pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johansson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phoenix backwards.
Phoenix blocking some punches.
Phoenix has Johansson pressed against the cage, preventing Johansson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Phoenix with a knee to the head.
Phoenix misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Phoenix on the inside.
Phoenix tries to work over Johansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johansson is trying to break the clinch but Phoenix is controlling him.
Johansson lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Johansson.
Johansson is trying to break the clinch but Phoenix is controlling him.
Johansson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Phoenix.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johansson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johansson is pushing Phoenix up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Johansson misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Phoenix.
Johansson misses with the head strike.
Gerald Phoenix has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Phoenix.
Johansson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phoenixs head.
Phoenix misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johansson.
Phoenix can't find room to land a body shot as Johansson controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phoenix.
Johansson stalling.
Phoenix scores with a shot to the side of Johansson's head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johansson lands with a light punch inside.
Johansson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phoenix throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johansson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix tries to clinch there but Johansson circles away.
Johansson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Johansson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Phoenix is looking to clinch but Johansson is avoiding it.
Johansson looks to score with a jab to the body but Phoenix is just out of range.
Phoenix loads up on a big right hand but Johansson slips the punch.
Johansson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phoenix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Phoenix. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johansson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phoenix is looking to clinch but Johansson is avoiding it.
Phoenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Phoenix.
Johansson throws a series of punches but Phoenix avoids them all with ease.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johansson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Phoenix under the eye.
Johansson throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phoenix misses with a two punch combination.
Johansson throws a jab but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Johansson throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Johansson does it's job there.
Phoenix takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johansson fails to land with a series of punches.
Phoenix is looking to counter the offense by Johansson and move into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Phoenix.
A head kick by Phoenix misses
and Johansson counters with a left to the body.
Johansson throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Johansson misses.
Phoenix throws a quick counter kick to the body but Johansson avoids it.
Johansson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phoenix swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Johansson blocks the leg kick.
Phoenix avoids the body shot from Johansson.
Phoenix lands with a straight right. Johansson didn't see that one coming.
Johansson blocks the body kick.
Phoenix fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phoenix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phoenix tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johansson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Phoenix misses.
Phoenix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johansson.
Johansson stuns Phoenix with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johansson connects with a body shot.
Phoenix tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phoenix is looking to clinch but Johansson is avoiding it.
A clash of legs there as Johansson blocks the low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Johansson misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johansson swings for the body but Phoenix moves out of range.
Phoenix is looking to counter the offense by Johansson and move into the clinch.
Phoenix throws a hook but Johansson blocks it.
It seemed like Johansson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Johansson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phoenix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johansson manages to avoid it.
Johansson scores with a sloppy right hand. Phoenix should have avoided that one.
Phoenix slips a straight right by Johansson.
Phoenix connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phoenix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johansson punishes Phoenix's body with a nice straight punch.
Johansson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phoenix.
Nice body punch from Phoenix.
Phoenix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johansson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Johansson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johansson throws a big shot that misses.
Phoenix is looking to counter the offense by Johansson and move into the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Johansson misses.
Johansson cracks Phoenix with a good jab.
Phoenix ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phoenix connects with a high kick.
Johansson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Phoenix stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johansson lands with an overhand left.
Phoenix slips a jab from Johansson.
Phoenix is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Johansson.
Phoenix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johansson lands a jab to the nose.
Johansson misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix throws a leg kick but Johansson moved away.
Johansson cracks Phoenix with a good jab.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Phoenix throws out a loose jab but Johansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot by Phoenix.
Phoenix misses with a series of wild punches.
Johansson scores with a jab to the head.
Phoenix misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
Johansson scores with a one two! Phoenix had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johansson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johansson.
Johansson throws a hook but Phoenix avoids it easily.
Johansson throws a right hand that misses
and Phoenix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johansson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johansson! But no joy.
Johansson lands with a straight right. Phoenix didn't see that one coming.
Phoenix closes the distance and clinches.
Johansson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Phoenix stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johansson.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Phoenix.
Johansson tries to work over Phoenix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johansson scores with a shoulder strike.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johansson manages to break the clinch.
Johansson takes a swing at Phoenix's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson slips under a jab.
Johansson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phoenix swings for the body but Johansson moves out of range.
Phoenix throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Johansson connects with a single shot there.
Johansson misses with a series of wild punches.
Phoenix tries to clinch
and Johansson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johansson misses with a body shot.
Phoenix lands with an overhand left.
Phoenix throws a body punch but Johansson moves out of range.
Phoenix instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix blocks an uppercut.
Johansson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phoenixs head.
Johansson misses with a body punch.
Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johansson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johansson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johansson blocking some punches.
Johansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johansson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix looks to land a left hand but Johansson moved out of range nicely.
Johansson swings for the body but Phoenix moves out of range.
Phoenix tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johansson manages to circle out of the way.
Johansson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Phoenix throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of Phoenix's head but Phoenix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phoenix thinks about countering with a body kick.
Johansson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Johansson misses with a hook. Phoenix ducked under it nicely.
Phoenix avoids the body shot from Johansson.
Phoenix seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Johansson misses the target.
Phoenix is looking to counter punch.
Johansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johansson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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!
Johansson throws a nice looking combination but Phoenix bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johansson takes a swing at Phoenix's ribcage but misses.
Phoenix is looking to counter the offense by Johansson and move into the clinch.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson throws a poor cross that misses
and Phoenix counters with a straight right hand.
Phoenix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws a lazy uppercut
letting Phoenix counter with a right hand.
Johansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phoenix.
Phoenix cracks Johansson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johansson misses with a hook. Phoenix ducked under it nicely.
Johansson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johansson tries to move into range but Phoenix moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johansson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phoenix.
Johansson misses with a wild body shot.
Johansson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Phoenix.
Johansson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Phoenix doesn't seem bothered though.
A cross from Phoenix lands.
Johansson misses with a body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with a low kick.
Johansson throws a jab but it's blocked by Phoenix.
Johansson misses the shot to the body.
Johansson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phoenix manages to avoid it.
Phoenix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Johansson takes one to the chin there.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Phoenix.
Johansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phoenix needs to keep his hands up - Johansson had a free shot at his head there.
Phoenix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johansson.
Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johansson.
Phoenix misses with a jab, cross combination.
Phoenix throws a nice head kick!
Johansson looks to land a left hand but Phoenix moved out of range nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix slips under a jab.
Phoenix blocks a jab.
Johansson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Phoenix.
Johansson missing with a left hand there. Phoenix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Phoenix is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Johansson.
Johansson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johansson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phoenix ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Johansson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phoenix.
Phoenix fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johansson, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Phoenix throws an elbow but misses.
Johansson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johansson tries a body shot but Phoenix blocks it.
Johansson manages to break the clinch.
Phoenix takes a swing at Johansson's ribcage but misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johansson missing with a left hand there. Phoenix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johansson jabs at Phoenix's body.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phoenix misses with a low kick as Johansson jumps back.
Nice defenses there by Phoenix.
Phoenix appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johansson misses the shot to the body.
Johansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Johansson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Phoenix misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Phoenix misses.
Johansson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johansson connects with the punch.
Johansson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johansson looks to land a right hand but Phoenix moved out of range.
Gerald Phoenix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johansson swings widly with a right hand
and Phoenix counters with a straight right hand.
Johansson connects with a body shot that sends Phoenix's belly button to the back.
Phoenix misses with a body kick.
Phoenix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johansson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Phoenix finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johansson misses with a hook
and Phoenix counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Phoenix.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Phoenix.
Johansson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johansson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johansson lands a nice uppercut.
Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson lands a shoulder strike.
Johansson tries to circle away but Phoenix has him pinned against the cage.
Phoenix blocks a body shot from Johansson.
Phoenix trying to land knees to the body.
Johansson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sven Johansson.
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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sven Johansson!
Sven Johansson made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'John Wolf is a BIT#H'.
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