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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alkandros Vasilios (ranked 1144 p4p, 465 weight class) and Sven Johansson (ranked 89 p4p, 39 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sven Johansson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alkandros Vasilios!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasilios closes the distance and clinches up with Johansson, looking for a takedown. Vasilios pushes Johansson against the cage but Johansson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vasilios moves away from the strike by Johansson.
A telegraphed right hand from Johansson misses the target.
Vasilios avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sven Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Johansson as he connects with a hook.
Vasilios tries to close the distance and clinch but Johansson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vasilios swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johansson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vasilios connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johansson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johansson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johansson misses with a double jab
and Vasilios counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johansson won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasilios looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johansson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Vasilios is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilios trying to control the action but Johansson is working from the bottom.
Vasilios lands a decent elbow from side control.
Johansson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Vasilios wants to get back to full guard.
Johansson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Vasilios controls his leg.
Vasilios looking for submissions off his back.
Johansson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Vasilios throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johansson counters with a left to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Johansson. Those never looked like landing.
Vasilios blocks a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johansson, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws a big shot that misses.
Johansson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johansson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vasilios has been working on his balance at Ragnarok\'s Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Johansson.
Johansson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vasilios bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Johansson. That snapped Vasilios's head back.
Vasilios misses the body punch
and Johansson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vasilios moves out of range of the strikes.
Vasilios darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johansson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vasilios misses with a body shot.
Johansson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Johansson misses with the combination.
Johansson punishes Vasilios's body with a nice straight punch.
Johansson lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johansson misses with a wild combination.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vasilios lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johansson at a distance.
Vasilios throws the left hand but Johansson avoids the punch easily.
Vasilios throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johansson counters with a three punch combo that has Vasilios backing up. Vasilios nods at Johansson to acknowledge the strikes.
A big left from Johansson misses.
Sven Johansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johansson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vasilios displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johansson throws out the jab.
Vasilios is looking to wear down Johansson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vasilios slips a straight right by Johansson.
Vasilios lands a nice looking body shot.
Johansson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasilios.
Vasilios appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johansson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson connects with the punch.
Vasilios misses the shot to the body.
Johansson cracks a nice hook into Vasilios's ribs.
Vasilios takes a jab right on the kisser.
A telegraphed right hand from Johansson misses the target.
Vasilios changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vasilios dodges the punch combination from Johansson.
Vasilios with a nice cross.
Johansson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vasilios had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Vasilios throws a jab when Johansson was well out of range.
Johansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasilios.
Vasilios scores with a nice right hand.
Vasilios misses with a lunging right hand
and Johansson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vasilios throws the left hand but Johansson avoids the punch easily.
Vasilios bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vasilios connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johansson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vasilios throws out the jab.
Vasilios gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vasilios cracks Johansson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vasilios with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johansson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johansson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vasilios.
Vasilios takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johansson throws a series of punches but Vasilios avoids them all with ease.
Vasilios drops down looking for a counter takedown but Johansson sprawls and moves away.
Vasilios works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vasilios looks to throw the jab but Johansson is out of range.
Johansson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Johansson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vasilios.
A lazy left from Johansson finds it's target.
Vasilios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the liver by Johansson. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johansson throws a hook but Vasilios avoids it easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasilios. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johansson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasilios.
Johansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasilios.
Vasilios punishes Johansson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johansson throws a hook but Vasilios blocks it.
Johansson throws a hook but Vasilios avoids it easily.
Vasilios misses with a looping right.
A big right from Johansson misses.
Johansson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johansson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vasilios misses with a wild body shot.
Vasilios misses with a hook.
Vasilios takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johansson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johansson throws a looping overhand right but Vasilios ducks down to avoid it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a looping left.
Johansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johansson misses the shot to the body.
Vasilios staying out of range there.
Johansson swings for the body but Vasilios moves out of range.
Vasilios changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vasilios takes a swing at Johansson's ribcage but misses.
Johansson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johansson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johansson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johansson tries to move into range but Vasilios moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johansson takes a swing at Vasilios's ribcage but misses.
Vasilios was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Vasilios.
Vasilios attempts a counter takedown but Johansson avoids it well and moves away.
Johansson misses the jab.
Vasilios jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johansson connects with a right hand. Vasilios shakes it off.
Johansson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vasilios slips a jab from Johansson.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasilios has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johansson finds it's way round the side to connect with Vasilios's head.
Johansson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vasilios scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vasilios loads up on a big right hand but Johansson slips the punch.
Vasilios slips under a jab from Johansson.
Vasilios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasilios misses with an uppercut.
Jab, jab by Johansson - just one landing.
Vasilios looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vasilios takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vasilios takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johansson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vasilios tries to clinch
and Johansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johansson walks into a jab.
Johansson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vasilios misses with a wild body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios misses the shot to the body.
Vasilios takes a swing at Johansson's ribcage but misses.
Johansson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johansson slips under a jab from Vasilios.
A little jabbing left from Johansson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vasilios misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johansson.
Jab by Johansson.
Johansson throws an overhand right that lands on Vasilios's shoulder, as Vasilios tries to avoid the shot.
Vasilios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johansson misses the jab.
Vasilios looks to land a left hand but Johansson moved out of range nicely.
Johansson jabs Vasilios right on the nose. Vasilios blinks but takes it well.
Vasilios misses with a looping left.
Vasilios misses with an uppercut.
Vasilios throws a body punch but Johansson moves out of range.
Vasilios avoids the body shot from Johansson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Johansson 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.
Vasilios staying out of range there.
Vasilios slips a jab from Johansson.
Johansson throws a poor cross that misses
and Vasilios counters with a right hand to the body.
Vasilios throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johansson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vasilios misses with a jab to the body
and Johansson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Vasilios misses.
Johansson throws a looping overhand right but Vasilios ducks down to avoid it.
Vasilios feinted with a counter takedown.
A big left from Johansson misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Vasilios misses the target.
Vasilios bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vasilios throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johansson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vasilios stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasilios has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johansson finds it's way round the side to connect with Vasilios's head.
Vasilios throws a jab but it's blocked by Johansson.
Vasilios misses with a hook
and Johansson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johansson throws a jab but it's blocked by Vasilios.
Vasilios ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilios throws a hook but Johansson avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Vasilios misses its intended target.
Johansson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johansson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vasilios slips a jab and a cross from Johansson.
Sven Johansson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vasilios dives in and scores a takedown into Johansson's guard.
Vasilios is standing up over Johansson. Johansson looks to escape but Vasilios dives into side control.
Johansson is pushing Vasilios's head away, looking to escape. Vasilios manages to hold on to the position though.
Johansson can't do much from the bottom here.
Johansson is trying to get back to his feet.
Johansson wants to control but Vasilios postures up.
Johansson is not content to let Vasilios control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson keeps Vasilios under control for a moment.
Vasilios is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johansson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Johansson is trying to get back to half guard.
Johansson is trying to buck Vasilios off.
Vasilios is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johansson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vasilios is chipping away with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?
Johansson wants to get back to his feet but Vasilios drags him back down.
Vasilios tries to move into full mount but can't pass Johansson's legs.
Johansson throws Vasilios to one side and escapes!
Vasilios misses with an uppercut. Johansson saw that one coming.
Johansson throws a shot from downtown. Vasilios moves away and avoids it.
Vasilios steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Vasilios takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johansson scores with a decent looking hook.
Vasilios swings widly with a right hand
and Johansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vasilios swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johansson counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansson is just out of range.
A jab lands there for Vasilios.
Vasilios drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johansson is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Johansson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vasilios scoring with punches and elbows.
Johansson is trying to get back to his feet.
Johansson is holding Vasilios down, trying to stall.
Vasilios sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Johansson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Johansson throws Vasilios to one side and escapes!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johansson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vasilios throws out the jab.
Johansson takes a swing at Vasilios's ribcage but misses.
Johansson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from Vasilios.
Johansson connects with a looping right hand.
Johansson misses with a wild body shot.
Vasilios is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johansson.
Johansson lands with an overhand left.
Johansson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vasilios momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasilios. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasilios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johansson.
Johansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vasilios takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johansson misses with a double jab.
Vasilios swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johansson counters with a straight right hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vasilios takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Vasilios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johansson.
Vasilios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasilios.
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
Vasilios swings for the body but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson misses with an uppercut.
Vasilios jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vasilios throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johansson's waist but Johansson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vasilios off to one side.
Vasilios shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johansson pinned against the cage. Johansson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johansson misses with a wild body shot.
Johansson thuds a left hand into Vasilios's body.
Vasilios on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johansson defending well as Vasilios loads up on a big left hand.
Johansson throws a shot from downtown. Vasilios moves away and avoids it.
Vasilios jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vasilios just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johansson! But no joy.
A big left from Vasilios misses.
Johansson misses with a straight left.
A lazy left from Johansson finds it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasilios. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johansson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johansson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasilios is just out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Johansson as he connects with a hook.
Johansson missing with a left hand there. Vasilios was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vasilios is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Johansson loads up on a big right hand but Vasilios slips the punch.
Vasilios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasilios bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johansson can't do much from the bottom here.
Johansson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape 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!
Johansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vasilios appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Johansson misses with a wild body shot.
Johansson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vasilios throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johansson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johansson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johansson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Vasilios tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johansson lands a really nice looking cross but Vasilios seems unphased.
Vasilios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johansson.
Johansson misses with a wild body shot.
Johansson looks to land a right hand but Vasilios moved out of range.
Vasilios drops down looking for a counter takedown but Johansson sprawls and moves away.
Vasilios misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansson.
Vasilios stuns Johansson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses the jab.
Johansson misses with a looping right.
Vasilios changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Johansson lands with a nice body punch.
Vasilios scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johansson throws a jab but it's blocked by Vasilios.
Vasilios steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Vasilios misses with an uppercut.
Johansson clobbers Vasilios with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vasilios connects with a body shot.
Vasilios looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansson is just out of range.
Vasilios ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johansson throws a lazy right hand but Vasilios sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A cross from Johansson lands.
A slow jab from Vasilios misses its intended target.
Vasilios's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johansson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vasilios scrambles back to his feet.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Johansson throws the left hand but Vasilios avoids the punch easily.
Johansson moves out of range as Vasilios strikes.
Johansson ducks under a wild hook from Vasilios.
Vasilios takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vasilios misses with a hook
and Johansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johansson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johansson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vasilios misses with a body shot.
Vasilios shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of Vasilios's head but Vasilios sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Johansson misses the target.
A slow jab from Johansson misses its intended target.
Vasilios with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A lazy left from Johansson finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vasilios on the side of the head.
Johansson jabs Vasilios to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johansson misses with a straight right.
Nice cross by Johansson.
Johansson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vasilios sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vasilios takes a swing at Johansson's ribcage but misses.
Johansson stuns Vasilios with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasilios.
Johansson misses with a looping right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vasilios.
Vasilios needs to keep his hands up - Johansson had a free shot at his head there.
Vasilios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johansson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios throws a jab when Johansson was well out of range.
Vasilios takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johansson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johansson looks to land a left hand but Vasilios moved out of range nicely.
Johansson scores with a jab.
Vasilios misses the shot to the body.
Johansson misses with a few strikes there.
Vasilios lands with a shot to the body.
Vasilios tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johansson defends well and Vasilios ends up having to push Johansson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alkandros Vasilios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johansson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johansson breaks from the clinch.
Johansson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vasilios. Vasilios circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vasilios swings for the body but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a body shot.
Vasilios takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johansson throws a predictable looking body shot
so Vasilios counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Johansson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Vasilios goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johansson struggles to land a body shot inside as Vasilios controls his hands.
Vasilios swings wildly with an uppercut but Johansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasilios misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johansson misses with the head strike.
Johansson lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Johansson.
Johansson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasilios looks to throw the jab but Johansson is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johansson blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Johansson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johansson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Johansson misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Vasilios.
Vasilios throws a hook to the side of Johansson's head but Johansson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vasilios rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johansson counters with a nice uppercut.
Vasilios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasilios pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left and a right from Johansson both land. Nice combination.
Johansson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johansson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vasilios looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansson is just out of range.
Johansson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vasilios moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios shoots in but Johansson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vasilios throws a hook but Johansson avoids it easily.
Johansson misses with a looping right.
Vasilios ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vasilios scores with a jab to the body.
Vasilios avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vasilios slips a jab from Johansson.
Vasilios ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Vasilios throws the left hand but Johansson avoids the punch easily.
Vasilios throws a right hand that misses
and Johansson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johansson ducks under a wild hook from Vasilios.
Johansson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vasilios.
Johansson looks to land a left hand but Vasilios moved out of range nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johansson manages to avoid it.
Vasilios lands a body shot.
A big right from Vasilios misses.
Johansson throws a shot from downtown. Vasilios moves away and avoids it.
Vasilios swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johansson scores with a body shot.
Vasilios fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johansson avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasilios takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vasilios keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johansson.
Johansson missing with a left hand there. Vasilios was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws out a loose jab but Vasilios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johansson misses with a body shot.
Johansson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vasilios backs up against the cage.
Johansson swings for the body but Vasilios moves out of range.
Vasilios throws a hook but Johansson avoids it easily.
Vasilios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasilios misses with a straight left.
Johansson misses with a straight right.
Johansson lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johansson. Vasilios does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasilios misses with a hook to the body
and Johansson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vasilios walks into a stiff left hand from Johansson.
Alkandros Vasilios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johansson takes a swing at Vasilios's ribcage but misses.
Vasilios misses with a wild body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a looping right.
Johansson lands a body shot.
Vasilios 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!
Johansson lands with an uppercut that bounces Vasilios off the cage and back into range.
Vasilios dives in and scores a takedown into Johansson's guard.
Vasilios stops Johansson from standing up.
Johansson wants to sweep here but Vasilios controlling him for the moment.
Vasilios sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vasilios trying to control the position from guard on top but Johansson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vasilios chips away with some ground and pound.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johansson is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Vasilios presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Johansson blocks a body shot from Vasilios.
Johansson manages to break the clinch.
Johansson throws out a loose jab but Vasilios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasilios throws a body punch but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vasilios misses with a body shot
and Johansson counters with a stiff right hand.
Vasilios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johansson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johansson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vasilios misses with a shot to the body
enabling Johansson to counter with a crisp jab.
Vasilios moves out of range as Johansson strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Johansson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Johansson! Sven Johansson retains his featherweight title!
Sven Johansson 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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