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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carter Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorbjorn Rekdal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman by Metallica. 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thorbjorn Rekdal!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Rekdal swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Rekdal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rekdal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Rekdal misses with a wild body shot.
Rekdal throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Rekdal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rekdal walks into a left hand.
Rekdal throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Rekdal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rekdal lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws a push kick but Rekdal slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rekdal.
Rekdal moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Rekdal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rekdal sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Rekdal misses.
Thorbjorn Rekdal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekdal looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson swings for the body but Rekdal moves out of range.
Rekdal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Rekdal.
Rekdal throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rekdal scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson throws a hook but Rekdal blocks it.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Rekdal circles away and keeps his distance.
Thorbjorn Rekdal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rekdal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rekdal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rekdal stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Rekdal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A slow jab from Rekdal misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rekdal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rekdal throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson slips under a jab from Rekdal.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice body kick from Johnson.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rekdal. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rekdal scores with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Rekdal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rekdal throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rekdal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab from Rekdal misses.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Rekdal just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson slips under a jab from Rekdal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rekdal.
Rekdal tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rekdal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Rekdal works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Johnson moves out of range as Rekdal strikes.
Johnson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Johnson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Johnson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rekdal some visible discomfort.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rekdal is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson works to advance to full mount. Rekdal defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorbjorn Rekdal dominated that round.
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.
Rekdal lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. Rekdal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rekdal missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rekdal misses with a looping right.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Rekdal's legs.
Johnson shoots in and bounces Rekdal off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rekdal wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rekdal's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rekdal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rekdal is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson trying to control but Rekdal is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rekdal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rekdal walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Rekdal throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Thorbjorn Rekdal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson cracks Rekdal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rekdal scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rekdal takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Rekdal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rekdal.
A shot to the liver by Rekdal. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Rekdal.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rekdal misses with a looping left.
Rekdal lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Johnson throws a combination. Rekdal tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rekdal misses the target.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rekdal thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Rekdal sees coming a mile off.
Johnson jabs Rekdal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rekdal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rekdal.
Rekdal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rekdal.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Rekdal misses with a body shot.
Rekdal tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Rekdal throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rekdal in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Rekdal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Rekdal's leg. Rekdal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Rekdal.
Rekdal misses with a hook.
Rekdal lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rekdal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rekdal sprawls well. Rekdal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Rekdal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Rekdal does no damage.
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 Carter Johnson will probably get the nod.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rekdal manages to avoid it.
Rekdal throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the body from Rekdal misses
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rekdal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rekdal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rekdal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rekdal swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson sizes up Rekdal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rekdal throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson slips under a jab from Rekdal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekdal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rekdal throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Rekdal throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson connects with a body shot that sends Rekdal's belly button to the back.
Rekdal throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rekdal is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Rekdal circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Rekdal.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rekdal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Rekdal.
Rekdal taking a breather.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Rekdal avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Rekdal blocks it.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Rekdal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Rekdal prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Rekdal lands a right hand.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Rekdal.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Rekdal holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rekdal pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson cracks Rekdal with a nice body shot.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Rekdal avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rekdal.
Rekdal is working Johnson over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rekdal.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rekdal.
Rekdal controlling the action here for a moment.
Rekdal swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rekdal blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rekdal controls his hands.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rekdal controls his hands.
Johnson works on Rekdal's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rekdal dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Rekdal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rekdal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rekdal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Rekdal lands with a light punch inside.
Rekdal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rekdal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Rekdal.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rekdal's elbow.
Rekdal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Rekdal.
Rekdal taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rekdal tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Rekdal blocking some punches.
Rekdal keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thorbjorn Rekdal.
I think Rekdal 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thorbjorn Rekdal!
Thorbjorn Rekdal seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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