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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Happy Hands (ranked 179 p4p, 424 weight class) and Sven Johansson (ranked 14 p4p, 34 weight class). Hands comes to the cage accompanied by Pharoahe Monch- Simon Says. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Happy Hands!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hands looks to land a right hand but Johansson moved out of range.
Hands scores with the left hand. Johansson knows he should have avoided that one.
Johansson connects with a looping right hand.
Johansson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hands.
Hands just misses with a punch to the body.
Hands throws a head kick that Johansson semi-blocks.
Johansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hands.
Johansson moves to clinch but Hands breaks away
letting Hands counter with a right hand.
Johansson misses with a hook. Hands ducked under it nicely.
Hands was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johansson scores with a decent looking hook.
Hands slips under a jab from Johansson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johansson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hands uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johansson.
Hands avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johansson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hands on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands lands a really nice looking cross but Johansson seems unphased.
Johansson staying out of range there.
Johansson lands a nice hook to Hands's body. Hands takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johansson misses with a left hand
and Hands counters with a stiff right hand.
Hands misses with an uppercut
and Johansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johansson lands with a cross.
Johansson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hands in his tracks.
Johansson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hands pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of Hands's head but Hands sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johansson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hands counters with a right hand to the body.
A big right from Johansson misses.
Hands ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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 lazy uppercut
enabling Hands to counter with a crisp jab.
Johansson rushes Hands and presses him up against the cage.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Johansson fails to land.
Hands looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A body shot lands from Johansson.
Hands misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hands's elbow.
Johansson misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johansson.
Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Johansson.
Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hands uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hands blocks an uppercut.
Hands lands with a short shot to the head.
Johansson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hands tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Hands being controlled against the cage.
Hands breaks the clinch.
Jab by Johansson.
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 stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hands.
Johansson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hands throws a sloppy head kick
and Johansson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hands ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Johansson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hands had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hands walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sven Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johansson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johansson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A left lands for Hands.
Johansson tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson catches Hands with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johansson drives through and clinches with Hands against the cage.
Johansson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johansson digs a right hand into Hands's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hands's gas tank.
Johansson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hands lands with a left to the head.
Johansson misses with the head strike.
Hands escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hands lands with a nice combination. Johansson backs away looking to recover.
Hands scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johansson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Johansson misses with a hook
and Hands counters with a straight right hand.
Johansson is rocked!
Johansson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johansson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johansson tries to clinch there but Hands circles away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws a looping overhand right but Hands ducks down to avoid it.
Hands swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Johansson throws a body punch but Hands moves out of range.
Johansson cracks Hands with a good jab.
Hands misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hands displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johansson throws out the jab.
Johansson misses with a hook.
Hands throws a right and a left that Johansson avoids nicely.
Johansson throws out a counter right but Hands avoids it with no problem.
Hands looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johansson takes a swing at Hands's ribcage but misses.
Johansson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johansson misses with a straight left.
Hands looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansson is just out of range.
Johansson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johansson slips under a jab from Hands.
Johansson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johansson ducks under a wild hook from Hands.
Hands throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johansson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hands is just out of range.
Hands is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Hands throws a shot from downtown. Johansson moves away and avoids it.
Johansson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hands scores with a jab to the head.
Johansson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hands uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Hands went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hands misses with a looping right.
Johansson cracks Hands with an open hand slap.
Hands walks into a jab.
Hands jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johansson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Johansson throws out a loose jab but Hands uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johansson slips a straight right by Hands.
Johansson misses with an uppercut
and Hands counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hands throws a head kick but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson closes the distance and clinches.
Hands struggles to land a body shot inside as Johansson controls his hands.
Johansson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hands manages to break the clinch.
Hands gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johansson.
A left lands for Hands.
A big left from Johansson misses.
Johansson lands a nice hook to Hands's body. Hands takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hands misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheers as Johansson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hands doesn't seem phased though.
Hands delivers a nice body kick.
Johansson misses with a looping right.
Hands throws a head kick that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johansson throws an overhand right that lands on Hands's shoulder, as Hands tries to avoid the shot.
A lazy left from Hands finds it's target.
Johansson misses with a left hand
and Hands counters with a two punch combo.
Hands throws a body punch but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson wants to counter with a clinch but Hands pushes him away.
A left lands for Johansson.
Johansson lands a nice shot to the body.
Hands misses with a hook
and Johansson counters with a left to the body.
Johansson moves away from the strike by Hands.
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
Johansson connects with a jab.
Johansson with a hook.
Johansson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hands 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 missing with a left hand there. Hands was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johansson rushes Hands and presses him up against the cage.
Johansson tries a body shot but Hands blocks it.
Johansson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hands is looking to break free of the clinch but Johansson has double underhooks.
Johansson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hands backwards.
Johansson prevents a body shot from Hands.
Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson is looking to control Hands's arms but Hands gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johansson has his back to the cage.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Hands.
Hands breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johansson misses with a lunging right hand
and Hands counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johansson thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hands with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johansson to score with a decent uppercut.
Hands walks into a left hand.
Hands misses with an uppercut
and Johansson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Johansson dominated that round.
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.
Hands looks to land a body kick but Johansson moved away.
Johansson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hands's hands.
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
Hands throws a big counter combination but Johansson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A jab lands there for Johansson.
Sven Johansson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hands uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johansson.
A shot to the liver by Johansson. Beautiful body shot.
Johansson jabs at Hands's body.
Johansson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hands in his tracks.
Johansson misses with a hook. Hands ducked under it nicely.
Johansson moves into range and clinches up with Hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson working aggressively here.
Hands swings wildly with an uppercut but Johansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson.
Hands breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johansson.
Johansson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johansson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hands connects with a solid leg kick.
Hands misses with a right hand
and Johansson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hands looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansson is just out of range.
Hands loads up on a big right hand but Johansson slips the punch.
Johansson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hands.
Johansson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Johansson scores with a jab. Hands acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hands on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hands lands a nice hook to Johansson's body. Johansson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hands wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hands staying out of range there.
Johansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hands looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Johansson misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hands throws a looping overhand right but Johansson ducks down to avoid it.
Johansson misses with a lunging right hand
and Hands cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hands tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johansson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hands counters with a stiff right hand.
Johansson misses with a straight right.
Johansson throws a good cross that connects.
Hands throws a sloppy head kick and Johansson moves out of range easily.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson looks to throw the jab but Hands is out of range.
Johansson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Johansson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hands keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johansson.
Hands throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johansson moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hands lands with a light punch inside.
Johansson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hands taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hands working aggressively here.
Johansson lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hands.
Johansson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johansson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johansson has Hands pressed against the cage, preventing Hands from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hands uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johansson working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johansson throws a big shot that misses.
Johansson misses with a hook.
Hands appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johansson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hands.
Johansson throws out a loose jab but Hands uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johansson misses with a straight left.
Hands scores with a one two! Johansson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johansson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hands throws out the jab.
Hands fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johansson is out of range.
Johansson scores with a nice right hand.
Johansson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johansson lands a lovely overhand right.
Johansson slips under a jab.
Johansson is looking to clinch but Hands is avoiding it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hands with a nice calf kick.
Johansson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johansson connects with a looping right hand.
Johansson cracks a nice hook into Hands's ribs.
Johansson misses with a hook.
Hands slips a straight right by Johansson.
Hands is looking to counter punch.
Johansson misses with a right hand
and Hands connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hands bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johansson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hands.
Hands drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hands takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johansson tries to clinch up.
Johansson misses with a straight left.
Hands throwing a counter right hand but Johansson manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johansson. Hands does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hands ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Johansson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hands on the side of the head.
Hands misses with an uppercut
and Johansson counters with a series of strikes. Hands will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hands rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johansson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like Johansson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hands waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johansson.
Johansson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hands shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
Hands was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Johansson misses with a left hand
letting Hands counter with a right hand.
Johansson blocks a head kick by Hands.
Hands looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice uppercut there from Johansson.
Johansson lands with an uppercut that bounces Hands off the cage and back into range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johansson jabs Hands right on the nose. Hands blinks but takes it well.
Johansson misses with a double jab.
Hands ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johansson blocks a jab.
Johansson connects with a body shot that sends Hands's belly button to the back.
Johansson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hands counters with a right hand to the body.
Hands keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hands uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Johansson misses with a body shot
and Hands cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johansson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johansson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hands finish him?
Johansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johansson takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hands loads up on a big right hand but Johansson slips the punch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johansson works the jab nicely.
Johansson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johansson scores with a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Johansson finds it's target.
Johansson lands with a nice body punch.
Hands is looking to score with low kicks.
Hands defending well as Johansson loads up on a big left hand.
Johansson misses with a straight left.
Hands tries a head kick but it misses.
Johansson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johansson avoids the body shot from Hands.
Johansson closes the distance and pushes Hands back into the cage.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hands struggles to land a body shot inside as Johansson controls his hands.
Johansson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hands blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson misses with the head strike.
Hands can't break the clinch.
Johansson effectively controlling the action here.
Hands escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hands pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
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.
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. This is the final round!
Johansson forces Hands back against the cage and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Hands.
Hands digs a right hand into Johansson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johansson's gas tank.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hands.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Hands.
Johansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hands tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johansson can't find room to land a body shot as Hands controls the action.
Johansson stalling in the clinch but Hands improves position.
Hands lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hands creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hands lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hands.
A nice left hand lands by Johansson.
Hands blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.
Johansson lands a hook that snaps the head of Hands backwards.
Hands wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hands pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johansson defending well as Hands loads up on a big left hand.
Johansson throws a shot from downtown. Hands moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Hands misses.
Johansson throws a right hand that misses
and Hands counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hands misses with a series of wild punches.
Johansson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hands.
Johansson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hands makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johansson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johansson throws a sloppy body shot
and Johansson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson digs a good body shot into Hands's ribs.
Johansson slips under a jab from Hands.
Johansson throws an overhand right that lands on Hands's shoulder, as Hands tries to avoid the shot.
Hands went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johansson lands a nice hook to Hands's body. Hands takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hands misses with an uppercut. Johansson saw that one coming.
Hands takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johansson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johansson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hands throws out the jab.
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.
Hands misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
Hands lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of Hands's head but Hands sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Hands misses the target.
A big left from Johansson misses.
Hands throws a head kick but Johansson moves out of range.
Hands throws a head kick but Johansson moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hands throws out the jab.
Johansson throws a jab when Hands was well out of range.
Hands moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hands moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johansson with a hook.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of Hands's head but Hands sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johansson misses with a straight right.
Johansson lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Oooooh!!! Hands has knocked Johansson down with a huge combo! Hands steps away and waves a wobbly Johansson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson is looking to clinch but Hands is avoiding it.
Johansson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johansson with a nice cross.
Johansson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hands throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johansson scores with the left hand. Hands knows he should have avoided that one.
Hands throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johansson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johansson! But no joy.
Hands looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johansson defending well as Hands loads up on a big left hand.
Hands throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hands throws a half hearted mid kick.
Happy Hands has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
Hands is looking to counter with head kicks.
Johansson lands a glancing blow to the side of Hands's head.
A combination from Hands does no damage.
Johansson scores with a sloppy right hand. Hands should have avoided that one.
Johansson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hands counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johansson misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johansson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hands tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Johansson misses.
Hands tries a head kick but it misses.
Johansson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johansson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hands misses with an uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hands takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johansson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson missing with a left hand there. Hands was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johansson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hands.
Johansson walks into a stiff left hand from Hands.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of Hands's head but Hands sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Hands on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hands waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johansson.
Johansson throws out a powerful jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johansson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johansson connects with a looping right hand.
Johansson lands a jab to the nose.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hands is looking to land body kicks.
Johansson cracks Hands with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johansson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johansson has managed to clinch.
Hands blocking some punches.
Hands working hard to break the clinch.
Johansson misses with the head strike.
Hands blocks an uppercut.
Johansson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hands backwards.
Hands goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johansson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johansson works on Hands's body with a couple of short punches.
Johansson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hands controls his hands.
Hands throws a head punch that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Handss head.
Hands being controlled against the cage.
Johansson lands with a right to the head.
Hands working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hands misses with a punch on the inside.
Hands working aggressively here.
Johansson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hands misses with a punch to the body.
Hands gets through Johansson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johansson working aggressively here.
Hands can't find room to land a body shot as Johansson controls the action.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hands throws a punch but it's blocked by Johansson.
Hands content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hands misses with a body punch.
Johansson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hands.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hands.
Johansson tries to throw a body punch but Hands avoids it by throwing Johansson back against the cage.
Johansson slows down the pace here.
Johansson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hands misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hands lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Hands.
Hands doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Johansson!
Sven Johansson is the new featherweight champion!
Sven Johansson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Happy Hands had this to say: '...(Nothing... he just stares intensely into the cameraman... then throws down the mic.)'.
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