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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Travis Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Johansson's choice of entrance music: Tom Waits - Going out west.. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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146 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
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153 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hugo Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson shoots in and gets a takedown into Hunter's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Johansson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hunter trying to strike off his back.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Johansson from controlling successfully.
Hunter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johansson defends well.
Hunter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johansson chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johansson postures up and lands a big shot to Hunter's brow.
Hunter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hunter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johansson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Johansson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hunter is looking for a triangle but Johansson pushes his legs off easily.
Hunter working for a triangle but Johansson defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johansson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hunter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson distracts Hunter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johansson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johansson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johansson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johansson stands up over Hunter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johansson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hunter keeping full guard, as Johansson tries to pass.
Johansson is in close to Hunter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hunter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johansson trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Hunter punching from the bottom.
Johansson throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter wants to sweep but no luck.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Johansson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansson working some strikes from top position.
Hunter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hunter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johansson.
Hunter throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hunter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johansson throwing strikes but missing.
Hunter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hunter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johansson is one step ahead there.
Johansson wants to pass the guard but Hunter is keeping the position.
Johansson throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Johansson from controlling successfully.
Johansson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johansson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johansson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hunter working a defensive guard here.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Johansson from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hunter is on top in guard.
Johansson has control of Hunter's left arm, preventing Hunter from doing any damage.
Johansson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johansson trying to control the position here.
Hunter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunter wants to control from the top but Johansson keeps moving.
Hunter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johansson is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johansson fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hugo Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johansson misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johansson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hugo Johansson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hunter closes the distance and clinches up with Johansson, looking for a takedown. Hunter pushes Johansson against the cage but Johansson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Johansson misses.
Hunter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansson.
Johansson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johansson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Hunter misses.
Hunter misses with a hook. Johansson ducked under it nicely.
Johansson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunter misses with a wild body shot.
Johansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johansson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johansson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johansson throws a right and a left that Hunter avoids nicely.
Johansson throws out a loose jab but Hunter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johansson throws a hook but Hunter blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson gets caught napping as Hunter dives in and scores a takedown. Johansson manages to retain guard.
Hunter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johansson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunter.
Hunter chips away with some ground and pound.
Hunter throws a strike but Johansson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johansson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johansson won't allow Hunter to sweep him here.
Johansson looking to pass the guard.
Hunter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hunter is pulling down on Johansson's head. It's preventing any offense from Johansson, at least for the moment.
Johansson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansson throwing strikes from guard but Hunter blocks nicely.
Johansson wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
Hunter lands a decent shot there.
Johansson wants to get up but he can't break Hunter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hunter wants to sweep but no luck.
Johansson connects with a couple of short punches.
Johansson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hunter has his foot on Johansson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johansson works his way back into a safe position though.
Hunter trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hunter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johansson.
Hunter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hunter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johansson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johansson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hunter wants to sweep here but Johansson controlling him for the moment.
Johansson distracts Hunter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hunter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johansson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hunter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johansson has managed to get both his arms back between Hunter's legs - danger averted.
Johansson chips away with some ground and pound.
Hunter has his foot on Johansson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johansson works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunter is trying to control the position but Johansson postures up.
Hunter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johansson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hunter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is pushing down on Hunter's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hunter is fighting to maintain full guard but Johansson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson working Hunter over with strikes.
Johansson working over Hunter with some ground and pound. Hunter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hunter manages to get to full guard.
Johansson controlling from the top position.
Johansson with a nice head shot there.
Hunter trying to strike off his back.
Johansson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johansson scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johansson tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunter is retaining full guard.
Johansson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johansson postures up and lands a big shot to Hunter's brow.
Hunter is rocked!
Johansson gets to his feet. Hunter looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo 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!
Hunter lands a right hook to the body.
Hunter swings for the body but Johansson moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunter. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunter throws the left hand but Johansson avoids the punch easily.
Johansson punishes Hunter's body with a nice straight punch.
Johansson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunter is looking to wear down Johansson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johansson blocks a low kick nicely.
Johansson throws a right hand that misses
and Hunter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hunter looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansson is just out of range.
Johansson misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunter counters with a nice body shot.
Johansson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johansson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johansson misses with a looping right.
Hunter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter closes the distance and clinches.
Hunter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johansson lands a body shot.
Johansson lands with a right to the head.
Johansson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johansson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johansson stops a takedown attempt from Hunter.
Johansson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johansson lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunter gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Johansson regains guard.
Johansson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hunter's guard.
Hunter working for a triangle but Johansson defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johansson defends it easily.
Travis Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hunter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hunter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johansson.
Johansson lands a couple of elbows.
Johansson trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Johansson preventing the sweep.
Hunter throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Johansson throws a big elbow that misses.
Johansson postures up in Hunter's guard and throws a big left but Hunter blocks it.
Johansson stopping the sweep attempt from Hunter.
Hunter has momentary wrist control but Johansson slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Johansson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hunter's head.
Johansson tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunter is retaining full guard.
Johansson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johansson trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Johansson working some strikes from top position.
Johansson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hunter is trying to control the position but Johansson postures up.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Johansson from controlling successfully.
Hunter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johansson trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hunter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hunter perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter thows a huge punch but Johansson dodges it nicely.
Hunter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johansson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hunter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hugo Johansson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johansson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johansson wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hugo 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Johansson!
After winning the bout, Hugo Johansson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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