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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Dale Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Amon Amarth - The Pursuit of Vikings. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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213 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Dale Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hammer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thor Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Hammer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hammer tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hammer throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Hammer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Thor Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Dale Johnson.
Hammer throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Hammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hammer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hammer pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Hammer tries to strike from the bottom.
Hammer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Johnson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ricky Dale Johnson.
Hammer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Hammer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thor Hammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Hammer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johnson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Hammer.
Hammer clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hammer throws an elbow but misses.
Hammer is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hammer has his back to the cage.
Hammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hammer gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
Hammer stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Hammer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Hammer is controlling the position.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hammer has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hammer regains guard immediately.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hammer is keeping the position for now.
Johnson is pushing down on Hammer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hammer is fighting to maintain full guard but Johnson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Johnson is pressing down on Hammer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hammer is holding on for now.
Hammer is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Johnson jumps into side control!
Johnson is trying to get an arm triangle but Hammer is defending well.
Johnson working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Johnson working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer wants to get back to his feet but Johnson drags him back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson avoids the strikes from the bottom by Hammer.
Johnson slows the pace down.
Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hammer is trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson taking a breather here.
Johnson decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Dale Johnson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hammer wants to get back to full guard.
Ricky Dale Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hammer is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Thor Hammer wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hammer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hammer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hammer defends it nicely.
Hammer is looking to land body kicks.
Hammer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hammer tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Hammer sprawls well.
Thor Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Dale Johnson.
An inside leg kick from Hammer misses.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Hammer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hammer tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hammer takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Hammer wants to clinch.
Hammer lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Hammer misses.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Thor Hammer is winning the standup battle so far.
Hammer looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Hammer throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hammer is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hammer seems keen to control Johnson's posture.
Johnson is pushing down on Hammer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hammer is fighting to maintain full guard but Johnson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hammer kicks Johnson off and gets back to his feet.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thor Hammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammer throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hammer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hammer throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hammer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hammer counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hammer's guard.
Johnson stops Hammer from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson stays in close to Hammer's body and controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Dale Johnson 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!
Johnson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hammer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hammer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Johnson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hammer's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hammer tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
Hammer is working hard here to advance position.
Hammer seems a little lost for a moment, as Johnson dominates the positioning.
Sloppy strikes there by Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Johnson tries for a kimura but Hammer is defending well.
Hammer tries to improve position but can't.
Johnson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hammer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hammer tries to buck Johnson off but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hammer's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Johnson happy to just control the position for now.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hammer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Johnson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammer is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
Johnson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hammer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hammer trying to remain calm as Johnson controls from the top position.
Johnson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ricky Dale Johnson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sloppy strikes from Hammer. Those never looked like landing.
Hammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Thor Hammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hammer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Dale Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Ricky Dale Johnson!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Ricky Dale Johnson!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Ricky Dale Johnson!
Ricky Dale Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Ricky Dale Johnson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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