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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koss Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johansson's entrance music is Tom Waits - Going out west.. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Koss Greco!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco shoots in for a takedown but Johansson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johansson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Greco.
A big left from Johansson misses.
Greco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hugo Johansson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koss Greco.
Johansson lands with a nice body punch.
Johansson throws a jab when Greco was well out of range.
Johansson misses with a takedown
and Greco counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johansson!
Johansson tries to reverse the position but Greco maintains control.
Greco with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greco postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johansson looks a forlorn figure.
Johansson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Greco throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Johansson because Greco loaded up on that one.
Greco has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Johansson's face.
Johansson is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco landing shots from mount.
Johansson is bucking up trying to escape but Greco cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Johansson tries to hold on but Greco pushes him away.
Greco throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Johansson is trying to escape the mount.
Johansson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Greco not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Greco seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johansson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Greco looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johansson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Greco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johansson's head.
Greco seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco is keen to just control but Johansson is a slippery customer.
Johansson moves into full guard.
Johansson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Greco doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Greco manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Greco lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johansson wants to sweep but no luck.
Greco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johansson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Greco postures up in Johansson's guard and throws a big left but Johansson blocks it.
Greco won't allow Johansson to sweep him here.
Johansson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johansson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Greco.
Greco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Greco scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Greco from controlling successfully.
Greco with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johansson is trying to keep Greco in close.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Greco from controlling successfully.
Johansson controls Greco momentarily but Greco frees himself.
Greco throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johansson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Greco working some strikes from top position.
Greco makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Greco avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johansson looking for a guillotine here but Greco defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Greco gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Greco makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Greco throws a strike but Johansson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Greco trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johansson lands a couple of digs.
Greco throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Johansson postures up and lands a big shot to Greco's brow.
Greco keeping moving, preventing Johansson from controlling successfully.
Greco doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koss Greco dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johansson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greco.
Johansson closes the distance and clinches.
Greco wants a takedown.
Greco misses with the head strike.
Greco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johansson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Greco is trying to trip Johansson. He has hold of a leg but Johansson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Greco persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greco postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johansson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Greco!
Johansson looking for a guillotine from mount but Greco is having none of it.
Greco swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Greco swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
A nice elbow there by Johansson.
Johansson with shots to the head and body - Greco looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johansson with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson prevents Greco from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Johansson.
Johansson blocks Greco's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Greco swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Johansson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Johansson breaks from Greco's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Greco is rocked!
Johansson cracks Greco with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Greco is still in real trouble! Can Johansson finish him?
Greco regains half guard.
Hugo Johansson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johansson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Greco seems to have recovered his senses.
Greco is breathing heavily.
Johansson trying to control but Greco is having none of it.
Greco is in all sorts of trouble here.
Greco is squirming around, avoiding Johansson's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is in the full mount, landing 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!
Johansson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Greco is looking to escape.
Johansson blocks Greco's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Greco is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johansson dominating with strikes here.
Johansson lands a big shot there that rocks Greco but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Greco working to try and regain half guard.
Greco throwing hammer fists to the chest of Johansson. What's that going to do exactly?
Johansson lands a heavy elbow.
Greco flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Johansson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Greco is wriggling around trying to escape.
Greco is squirming around, avoiding Johansson's attempts to control the action.
Johansson lands a big shot there that rocks Greco but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Johansson lands a nice shot to the head.
Greco flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Johansson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Johansson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Greco?
Greco swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Greco throwing hammer fists to the chest of Johansson. What's that going to do exactly?
Johansson lands with some strikes.
Johansson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Greco's face.
Johansson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Greco takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Greco is squirming around, avoiding Johansson's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Greco swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Johansson blocks Greco's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Greco is trying to escape the mount.
Johansson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Greco looks a forlorn figure.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Greco can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johansson blocks Greco's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Greco taking shots to the head.
Johansson landing punches.
Johansson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Greco hang on?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johansson lands a big elbow.
Johansson cracks Greco with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Greco is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Johansson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Johansson looks to throw the jab but Greco is out of range.
Greco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No luck for Greco with that takedown attempt.
Johansson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johansson is defended easily by Greco.
Johansson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johansson showed some decent athleticism there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johansson connects with a nice short shot to Greco's temple.
Johansson slips a nice elbow through Greco's hands, connecting with Greco's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco gets back to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johansson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Greco throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Johansson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Greco throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Greco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Greco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johansson passes Greco's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Johansson working over Greco with some ground and pound. Greco looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johansson drops an elbow to the side of Greco's head.
Johansson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johansson working over Greco with some ground and pound. Greco looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johansson works his way into full mount!
Johansson punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco taking shots to the head.
Greco throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Greco is wriggling around trying to escape.
Greco throwing hammer fists to the chest of Johansson. What's that going to do exactly?
Greco swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Johansson unloading with bombs!
Johansson controlling the pace for now.
Greco flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Johansson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Greco is looking to get to half guard.
Johansson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansson trying to control but Greco is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco is trying desperately to improve position.
Johansson unloading with bombs!
Greco swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Greco throwing hammer fists to the chest of Johansson. What's that going to do exactly?
Johansson blocks Greco's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Greco throwing hammer fists to the chest of Johansson. What's that going to do exactly?
Greco is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Johansson locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Greco is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hugo Johansson!
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hype
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