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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed al Hadj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Hadj comes to the cage accompanied by Hypnotized Lebanon. Johansson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 2pac - Raise Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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200 lbs
25 - 16 - 0 |
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149 lbs
24 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohamed al Hadj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Hadj checks a low kick from Johansson.
al Hadj throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of al Hadj's head but al Hadj sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
al Hadj lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johansson will feel that in the morning.
al Hadj feints and then cracks Johansson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johansson down.
Johansson thows a body shot but no joy.
al Hadj slips a jab and a cross from Johansson.
Johansson throws a leg kick that is checked
and al Hadj counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
al Hadj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johansson throws a jab when al Hadj was well out of range.
Johansson misses with a left hand
and al Hadj counters with a body kick that stops Johansson in his tracks momentarily.
Johansson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from al Hadj.
al Hadj plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Mikael Johansson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Hadj lands a big head kick that sends Johansson tumbling to the mat! al Hadj takes a step backwards and waves Johansson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Johansson is rocked!
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!
al Hadj moves away from the strike by Johansson.
Johansson is still on wobbly legs! Can al Hadj finish him?
al Hadj throws the kick towards the body but Johansson avoids it.
Johansson throws a right hand that misses
and al Hadj counters with a thumping low kick.
Johansson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johansson lands a head kick!
Johansson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but al Hadj moves away.
A punch combination from Johansson misses.
Crunch! al Hadj slams his shin into Johansson's torso.
A looping hook to the body misses from al Hadj. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
al Hadj connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johansson throws a jab when al Hadj was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson avoids a punch combination nicely.
al Hadj takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johansson throws a leg kick
and al Hadj counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
al Hadj scores with a kick to the body.
al Hadj tries to clinch up
and Johansson counters with a nice kick to the body.
al Hadj fails with an attempt to clinch.
al Hadj will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johansson throws a left and a right that both miss
and al Hadj counters with a left and a right that stings Johansson.
Johansson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a looping left.
Johansson's coach down at GreatWall MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Johansson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Johansson scores with the left hand. al Hadj knows he should have avoided that one.
Johansson wants to slow al Hadj down by chopping away at his legs.
al Hadj keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johansson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
al Hadj tries to score with a low kick but Johansson moves his leg out of the way.
al Hadj plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
al Hadj throws a wild body kick that Johansson sees coming a mile off.
Johansson wants to slow al Hadj down by chopping away at his legs.
Johansson misses with a right hand
and al Hadj finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
al Hadj takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
al Hadj fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johansson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson connects with a body shot that sends al Hadj's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Hadj lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
al Hadj throws a sloppy body shot
and Johansson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps al Hadj thinking.
al Hadj lands with a shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from al Hadj. Johansson shrugs it off though.
Johansson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract al Hadj.
Johansson misses the shot to the body.
al Hadj throws a series of punches but Johansson moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from al Hadj misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Hadj wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johansson throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohamed al Hadj dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikael Johansson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
al Hadj throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
al Hadj turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
al Hadj tries to clinch but Johansson is having none of it.
al Hadj throws a push kick but Johansson slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from al Hadj.
Johansson throws a poor cross that misses
and al Hadj finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
al Hadj looks to land a body kick but Johansson moved away.
Johansson lands a two punch combo.
Johansson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
al Hadj throws a low kick but Johansson moves out of range easily.
al Hadj looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johansson scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Johansson.
Johansson throws a low kick but it's checked well by al Hadj.
Johansson tries a head kick but it misses.
al Hadj scores with a jab. Johansson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johansson tries to score with a low kick but al Hadj moves his leg out of the way.
al Hadj moves out of range as Johansson strikes.
Johansson looks to throw the jab but al Hadj is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for al Hadj. That snapped Johansson's head back.
Johansson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from al Hadj.
Johansson blocks the body kick.
Johansson connects with a solid leg kick.
Johansson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from al Hadj.
Johansson throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a left hand
and al Hadj moves into the clinch.
Johansson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johansson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johansson tries to throw a body punch but al Hadj avoids it by throwing Johansson back against the cage.
Johansson avoids a wild elbow strike from al Hadj.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Hadj creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johansson lands a right hand that snaps the head of al Hadj backwards.
al Hadj avoiding damage.
al Hadj lands an elbow inside that Johansson shrugs off.
al Hadj throws an elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short uppercut from Johansson.
With the fighters up against the cage, al Hadj throws an elbow but misses.
Johansson working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is trying to push al Hadj away but al Hadj has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johansson avoids the elbow strike from al Hadj, against the cage.
al Hadj lands a damaging elbow.
Johansson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
al Hadj pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
al Hadj lands a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Johansson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, al Hadj throws an elbow but misses.
al Hadj throws an elbow that misses.
Johansson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
al Hadj throws a big shot that misses.
al Hadj is looking to land body kicks.
A lazy body kick from al Hadj
and Johansson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
al Hadj ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
al Hadj pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson connects with a solid leg kick.
al Hadj throws a lazy body kick
letting Johansson counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al Hadj uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johansson.
al Hadj blocks a leg kick.
al Hadj throws a jab but it's blocked by Johansson.
al Hadj uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johansson.
al Hadj moves in looking to clinch but Johansson pushes him off.
A leg kick checked by Johansson.
al Hadj scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johansson swings widly with a right hand
and al Hadj counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johansson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Johansson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but al Hadj was well out of range. Poor timing from Johansson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohamed al Hadj dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikael Johansson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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 cracks al Hadj with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johansson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Johansson misses with a hook
and al Hadj counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johansson thinking.
Some wild striking there from Johansson.
al Hadj slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
al Hadj connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johansson's hands.
Johansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by al Hadj.
al Hadj ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Johansson connects with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Johansson. Beautiful body shot.
Mohamed al Hadj is winning the standup battle so far.
Johansson misses with a double jab.
al Hadj takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as al Hadj blocks the low kick.
al Hadj lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
al Hadj blocks a head kick by Johansson.
A leg kick checked by Johansson.
al Hadj throws a chopping leg kick but Johansson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
al Hadj lands a nice shot that snaps Johansson's head back.
Johansson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johansson throws a leg kick that misses.
al Hadj throws a wild body kick that Johansson sees coming a mile off.
Johansson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. al Hadj sees it coming and avoids it easily.
al Hadj keeps Johansson at a distance using the push kick.
Mikael Johansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws a hook to the side of al Hadj's head but al Hadj sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
al Hadj takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
al Hadj throws a right hand that Johansson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johansson also avoids with ease.
al Hadj scores with a head kick. Johansson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Hadj takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
al Hadj explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
al Hadj scores with a leg kick.
al Hadj moves out of range of the body kick.
al Hadj moves in looking to clinch but Johansson pushes him off.
al Hadj is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johansson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj throws a leg kick
and Johansson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johansson throws a lazy uppercut
and al Hadj counters with a lovely straight right hand!
al Hadj scores with a sloppy right hand. Johansson should have avoided that one.
al Hadj throws the left hand but Johansson avoids the punch easily.
al Hadj staying out of range there.
A low kick from Johansson is predictable there
and al Hadj counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice defenses there by Johansson.
Johansson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johansson tries to bum rush al Hadj with a series of wild strikes but al Hadj uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johansson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
al Hadj tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johansson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Hadj misses with a wild body shot.
al Hadj fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - al Hadj looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johansson checks a low kick from al Hadj.
al Hadj wants to clinch
and Johansson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Hadj scores with a hook to the body. Johansson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Hadj lands a jab-cross combination.
al Hadj's corner calls for a 1-2. al Hadj obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johansson connects with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mohamed al Hadj showed his dominance in that final round.
Well al Hadj has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohamed al Hadj!
Mohamed al Hadj decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Mikael Johansson was interviewed post fight and said 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.
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