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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 1168 p4p, 137 weight class) and Pony Mclovin (ranked 1171 p4p, 138 weight class). Mclovin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Redbone- Come And Get Your Love. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
26 - 12 - 0 |
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184 lbs
33 - 20 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Johnsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pony Mclovin!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclovin misses with a head kick.
Johnsson checks a leg kick.
Johnsson swings for the body but Mclovin moves out of range.
Johnsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mclovin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mclovin scores with a hook to the body. Johnsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnsson throws out a loose jab but Mclovin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mclovin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnsson is out of range and Mclovin settles back down.
Mclovin connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Gunnar Johnsson has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Johnsson.
Mclovin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mclovin drops his hands momentarily and Johnsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Johnsson scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Johnsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mclovin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johnsson tries to land a front kick but Mclovin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mclovin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice cross by Johnsson.
Mclovin throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnsson jabs at Mclovin's body.
Johnsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mclovin in his tracks.
Mclovin avoids the head kick by Johnsson.
Gunnar Johnsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mclovin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnsson is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnsson throws a sloppy head kick and Mclovin moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin staying out of range there.
Mclovin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mclovin scores with a nice right hand.
Mclovin lands a high kick!
Johnsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mclovin.
Mclovin's coach down at The Coffee Shop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mclovin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mclovin is looking to chop away at Johnsson's legs.
The crowd cheers as Mclovin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnsson doesn't seem phased though.
Mclovin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Johnsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnsson is looking to wear down Mclovin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mclovin thumps Johnsson with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Johnsson.
Mclovin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin walks into a straight right hand from Johnsson.
Mclovin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnsson.
Johnsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mclovin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mclovin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnsson.
Johnsson stuns Mclovin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnsson thuds his right hand into Mclovin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mclovin moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnsson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnsson is looking to score with low kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Johnsson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin moves out of range of the body kick from Johnsson.
Johnsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mclovin was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnsson.
A punch lands to the side of Mclovin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnsson thumps Mclovin with a low kick.
Johnsson swings for the body but Mclovin moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Mclovin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Johnsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnsson looks to clinch
and Mclovin counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Mclovin tries a low kick but Johnsson avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mclovin, as that shot connected.
Johnsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mclovin counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mclovin misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Johnsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Johnsson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mclovin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Johnsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnsson.
Johnsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnsson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mclovin can do to turn this around?
Johnsson connects with a leg kick. Mclovin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johnsson throws a body kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mclovin! But no joy.
Johnsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mclovin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mclovin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Johnsson has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A good leg kick by Johnsson.
Mclovin moves out of range as Johnsson strikes.
Mclovin is looking to slow Johnsson down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnsson blocks a head kick by Mclovin.
Johnsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson clinches up against the cage.
Johnsson tries a body shot but Mclovin blocks it.
Mclovin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnsson's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Mclovin fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mclovin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mclovin.
Mclovin tries a body shot but Johnsson blocks it.
Mclovin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mclovin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Mclovin.
Johnsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mclovin has him pressed against the cage.
Mclovin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mclovin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnsson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mclovin eats them both and turns towards Johnsson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Good leg kick by Mclovin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mclovin.
Johnsson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Johnsson misses with a right hand
and Mclovin counters with an outside leg kick.
Mclovin drops his hands momentarily and Johnsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mclovin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnsson is looking to counter with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnsson.
Johnsson scores with a hook to the body. Mclovin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gunnar Johnsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnsson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mclovin is looking to slow Johnsson down with leg kicks.
Mclovin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnsson throws a leg kick which misses Mclovin's front leg but catches the back leg as Mclovin tries to avoid it.
Johnsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mclovin has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnsson. Mclovin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnsson checks a leg kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnsson misses the target.
Johnsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mclovin avoids the body shot from Johnsson.
Mclovin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mclovin lands a leg kick that knocks Johnsson off balance momentarily.
Johnsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin is looking to score with low kicks.
Johnsson throws a leg kick
and Mclovin counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Johnsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mclovin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A lazy left from Johnsson finds it's target.
Mclovin throws a body kick that misses.
Johnsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mclovin is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mclovin. Johnsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mclovin is looking to slow Johnsson down with leg kicks.
Johnsson 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.
Mclovin is rocked!
Johnsson with a hook.
Mclovin is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnsson finish him?
Johnsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mclovin.
Mclovin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Johnsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Johnsson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mclovin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mclovin seems to have recovered his senses.
Mclovin walks into a jab.
A lazy body kick from Johnsson
and Mclovin counters with an outside leg kick.
Mclovin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mclovin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnsson.
Johnsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Johnsson misses its intended target.
As Johnsson backs off Mclovin throws a huge counter combo but Johnsson manages to avoid it all.
Johnsson throws the left hand but Mclovin avoids the punch easily.
Mclovin counters with a body kick.
Johnsson throws a good cross that connects.
Johnsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mclovin connects with an inside leg kick.
Mclovin staying out of range there.
Mclovin is looking for the big counter here.
The fighters circling - Johnsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mclovin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin blocks a leg kick.
Mclovin throws out a counter right but Johnsson avoids it with no problem.
Johnsson tries to land a body kick
and Mclovin counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnsson scores with a body shot.
Johnsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnsson backing away here, and Mclovin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Johnsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mclovin lands a really nice looking cross but Johnsson seems unphased.
Johnsson cracks the inside of Mclovin's front leg.
Mclovin walks into a left hand.
Johnsson misses with a low kick.
Johnsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnsson misses with a looping right.
Mclovin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pony Mclovin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Mclovin.
Mclovin wants to slow Johnsson down by chopping away at his legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mclovin blocks a jab.
Johnsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnsson throws a front kick aimed at Mclovin's knee but Mclovin avoids it well.
Mclovin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Johnsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mclovin throws a wild body kick that Johnsson sees coming a mile off.
Mclovin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnsson. Johnsson obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnsson.
Mclovin scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnsson on the side of the head.
A solid body kick from Johnsson.
Mclovin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mclovin scrambles back to his feet.
Mclovin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mclovin throws a series of punches but Johnsson avoids them all with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mclovin, right into the meat.
Johnsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mclovin.
Johnsson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mclovin will feel that in the morning.
Mclovin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mclovin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnsson's sensitive parts.
Johnsson connects with a body shot.
Johnsson moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnsson takes a shot to the head.
Gunnar Johnsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mclovin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from Mclovin fails to land.
Mclovin stalling.
Johnsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mclovin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mclovin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnsson's head.
Johnsson fakes the leg kick and cracks Mclovin in the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Johnsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Johnsson!
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