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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Flame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johansson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Electro Rock kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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195 lbs
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187 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Flame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Johansson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flame tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bob Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flame misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flame pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johansson misses the shot to the body.
Johansson cracks Flame with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johansson scores with a shot to the body.
Johansson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Bob Johansson has been cut.
Flame swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Flame tries a head kick but it misses.
Johansson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johansson. Flame does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johansson misses with a left hand
and Flame counters with a three punch combo that has Johansson backing up. Johansson nods at Flame to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Flame wants to clinch up but Johansson keeps it at a distance.
Johansson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Flame walks into a straight right hand from Johansson.
Sloppy strikes from Flame. Those never looked like landing.
Johansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flame throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johansson.
Johansson lands with a nice combination. Flame backs away looking to recover.
Flame fails to land the takedown.
Johansson lands a nice looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flame looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johansson lands a two punch combo.
Flame closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johansson swings for the body but Flame moves out of range.
Johansson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johansson cracks Flame with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flame throws a series of punches but Johansson avoids them all with ease.
Flame takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Flame needs to keep his hands up - Johansson had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson lands a body shot.
Johansson misses with a looping right.
Johansson misses with a body kick.
Johansson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice cross by Johansson.
Flame avoids a punch combination nicely.
Flame shoots in for a takedown but Johansson shows good takedown defense.
Flame uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johansson.
Johansson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bob Johansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Flame keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johansson's efforts to push away.
Come on Flame - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Flame misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flame.
Johansson lands a nice uppercut.
Johansson breaks the clinch.
Johansson works Flame's body with a nice hook.
Flame ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Flame lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Flame darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johansson jabs Flame right on the nose. Flame blinks but takes it well.
Johansson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Flame takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson checks a low kick from Flame.
Johansson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johansson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johansson misses with a wild body shot.
Flame takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johansson blocks a body shot from Flame.
Johansson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Flame backwards.
Flame swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flame has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Johansson is trying to keep an underhook but Flame manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Flame not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Flame throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Flame throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bob Johansson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bob Johansson's cut.
That's time! Flame's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johansson misses with a right hand
and Flame counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Johansson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Flame fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johansson sprawls well initially but Flame persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Flame works his way into side control.
Johansson stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Flame working the ground and pound.
Flame wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Johansson, who protects the arm well.
Johansson is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flame with the ground and pound but Johansson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Flame thows a huge punch but Johansson dodges it nicely.
Flame throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Johansson to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flame works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Flame tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johansson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Flame not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Flame trying to control from half guard but Johansson is working away.
Flame missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Flame.
Flame is thwarting Johansson's attempts to control the position.
Johansson keeping control of the position.
Flame wants to pass to mount but Johansson is defending the position.
Flame thows a huge punch but Johansson dodges it nicely.
Johansson is trying to stand.
Flame is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flame passes to full mount!
Flame is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Johansson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Johansson!
Flame has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johansson content to stall in guard here.
Johansson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flame is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Flame uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Flame misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johansson. Flame does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flame takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flame shoots in but Johansson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johansson tries to keep at a distance but Flame has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Flame dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob Johansson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Johansson looks to score with a jab to the body but Flame is just out of range.
Johansson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Flame rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from Johansson misses.
Johansson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johansson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johansson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Flame misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flame walks into a left hand.
Johansson scores with a jab. Flame acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johansson throws a series of punches but Flame moves out of range.
Jonny Flame is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johansson lands a nice hook to Flame's body. Flame takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Flame tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flame tries to clinch there but Johansson circles away.
Johansson sizes up Flame with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Flame tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johansson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flame moves away.
Bob Johansson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy left from Johansson finds it's target.
Flame rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johansson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johansson slaps away a takedown attempt from Flame, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Flame fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johansson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Flame checks it well.
Johansson swings for the body but Flame moves out of range.
Johansson tests Flame's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Flame shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Flame. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flame tries to clinch but Johansson is having none of it.
Johansson misses with a wild body shot.
Flame walks into a straight right hand from Johansson.
A left lands for Johansson.
Flame swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Flame misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johansson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flame circles away quickly and effectively.
Flame looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johansson misses the jab.
Flame takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johansson connects with a body shot.
Johansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flame is looking to clinch.
Flame takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Flame wants to clinch.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Flame uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johansson.
Johansson scores with a jab.
Flame fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johansson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Flame shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johansson sprawls well. Johansson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Flame gets slowly back to his feet.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johansson lands a nice shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Johansson. Those never looked like landing.
Flame throws a jab when Johansson was well out of range.
Flame fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johansson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johansson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johansson misses with a body shot.
Johansson looks to score with a jab to the body but Flame is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johansson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Flame looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johansson scores with a one two! Flame had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johansson works the jab nicely.
Flame throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johansson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Johansson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johansson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Johansson!
Bob Johansson made sure to mention his sponsor, nope in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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