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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johann Joensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flay comes to the cage accompanied by .. Joensen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gasolina. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bobby Flay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johann Joensen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joensen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Flay looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joensen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johann Joensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joensen thows a body shot but no joy.
Flay 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.
Joensen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joensen. Flay does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Flay.
Flay scores with a nice strike.
Flay throws a low kick but Joensen avoids it.
Flay ducks under a wild hook from Joensen.
Joensen throws a leg kick that misses.
Flay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joensen. That did some damage!
Flay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joensen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Joensen with a nice cross.
Joensen looks to land a combination but Flay avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay lands a high kick!
Joensen throws a solid leg kick but Flay takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Joensen.
Joensen connects with an inside leg kick.
Joensen throws a body punch but Flay moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Joensen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Flay doesn't seem phased though.
Flay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joensen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joensen misses with a wild body shot.
Joensen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flay.
Joensen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Flay. That did some damage!
Joensen tries a head kick but it misses.
Flay fails to land with a series of punches.
Joensen scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flay throws a poor cross that misses
and Joensen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Joensen throws a wild body kick that Flay sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Flay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Flay misses with a low kick as Joensen jumps back.
Joensen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flay.
Flay lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Joensen checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joensen. Flay does a little dance to reset his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Joensen.
Joensen lands a head kick!
Flay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joensen.
Flay misses with a body kick.
Joensen throws a head kick but Flay moves out of range.
Joensen scores with a hook to the body. Flay takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joensen. Flay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flay checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Joensen throws a nice looking combination but Flay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joensen blocks a leg kick.
Joensen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Joensen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joensen throws a leg kick that misses.
Joensen swings for the body but Flay moves out of range.
A jab from Joensen misses.
Flay finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Joensen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Joensen. That's going to slow Flay down.
Flay swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Joensen looks to land a body kick but Flay moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Flay lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Joensen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Joensen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Joensen lands a jab to Flay's midsection.
Joensen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flay.
Joensen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joensen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Flay momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joensen just misses with a punch to the body.
Joensen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joensen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Flay rather than just go for the knockout.
Joensen just misses with a punch to the body.
Joensen throws a push kick but Flay slaps the foot to one side.
Flay misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Joensen misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joensen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flay takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johann Joensen dominated that round.
That's time! Flay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Joensen looks to score with a jab to the body but Flay is just out of range.
Flay throws a quick inside leg kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Joensen enables Flay to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Joensen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Flay scoring with punches to the head and body.
Joensen looking to control.
Flay throws a big elbow that misses.
Joensen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Flay's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Joensen looking for a sweep. Not yet Joensen, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flay won't allow Joensen to get back to his feet.
Flay might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Joensen is controlling Flay's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Johann Joensen wasn't active enough on the ground.
A big left from Joensen misses.
Joensen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Flay connects with a single shot there.
Flay takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Joensen tenderised Flay's leg. Flay is trying to keep his angry face on.
Joensen throws a head kick but Flay moves out of range.
Flay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Flay.
Joensen pushes Flay away with a front kick.
Flay just misses with a punch to the body.
Flay avoids the body shot from Joensen.
Flay throws a right hand that Joensen ducks under and follows up with a left that Joensen also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flay throws a leg kick which misses Joensen's front leg but catches the back leg as Joensen tries to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Flay is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johann Joensen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flay throws a leg kick that misses.
Flay misses with an uppercut
and Joensen counters with a head kick. That will keep Flay thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Joensen lands with a nice body punch.
Joensen throws the kick towards the body but Flay avoids it.
Flay takes a swing at Joensen's ribcage but misses.
Joensen throws a head kick that misses.
Joensen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flay.
A slow jab from Flay misses its intended target.
Flay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Flay misses with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Joensen there.
Joensen works over Flay's head and body with a nice combination.
Flay scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Johann Joensen has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joensen takes a swing at Flay's ribcage but misses.
Joensen throws a leg kick but Flay checks it.
Flay looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Joensen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joensen swings widly with a right hand
and Flay counters with a thumping low kick.
Flay thows a body shot but no joy.
Joensen misses with a few strikes there.
Flay closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Joensen quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Joensen is looking for a sweep. Flay is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Flay is keen to just control but Joensen is a slippery customer.
Joensen has his hands clasped together around Flay's back. He's all about the action.
Flay works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joensen regains half guard.
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!
Flay slips a nice elbow through Joensen's hands, connecting with Joensen's forehead.
Joensen is pressing down on Flay's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Joensen wants to sweep but no luck.
Flay trying to control the position from guard on top but Joensen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joensen looking for a sweep. Not yet Joensen, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bobby Flay will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johann Joensen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Flay throws a body punch but Joensen moves out of range.
Flay keeps the fight on the outside.
Joensen fails to land the takedown.
An inside leg kick from Flay misses.
Flay misses with a low kick.
Joensen wants to clinch up but Flay keeps it at a distance.
Joensen misses with a body shot.
Flay throws a wild body kick that Joensen sees coming a mile off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Joensen, right into the meat.
Nice uppercut there from Joensen.
Flay paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Joensen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Joensen lands a nice looking body shot.
Joensen throws a head kick but Flay moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay shoots in and gets a takedown into Joensen's guard.
Bobby Flay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Flay trying to control the position from guard on top but Joensen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flay throws a strike but Joensen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Flay has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Joensen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flay keeping full guard, as Joensen tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Flay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Joensen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Flay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joensen trying to control but Flay is working from the bottom.
Joensen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johann Joensen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Flay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joensen wants to land a leg kick but Flay is out of range.
Flay fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joensen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Flay tries to work over Joensen's front leg with a kick but Joensen checks it.
Flay swings away with a body shot that misses
and Joensen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Flay thinking.
Joensen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joensen avoids the head kick by Flay.
Flay is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flay misses with a leg kick
and Joensen counters with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Joensen misses the target.
Joensen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flay looks to land a left hand but Joensen moved out of range nicely.
Joensen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flay manages to avoid it.
Joensen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flay.
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!
Joensen throws a head kick but Flay moves out of range.
Joensen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Joensen lands with a straight right. Flay didn't see that one coming.
Flay misses with a body shot.
Flay avoids the head kick by Joensen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flay throws a head kick but Joensen moves out of range.
Flay throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Joensen misses with a body punch
enabling Flay to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johann Joensen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Joensen 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johann Joensen!
An out of breath Johann Joensen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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