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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Blood of Heroes!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
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
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Nilsson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nilsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nilsson tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Nilsson throws a one two combo.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
enabling Nilsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Nilsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Johnson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Craig Johnson has been cut.
A good leg kick by Nilsson.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nilsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nilsson manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nilsson cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nilsson throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
Nilsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nilsson moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nilsson throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Nilsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nilsson.
Nilsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Nilsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Nilsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nilsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nilsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nilsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Nilsson feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Nilsson throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nilsson is just out of range.
Nilsson lands with a good body shot.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Nilsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Nilsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nilsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nilsson on the side of the head.
Nilsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nilsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good exchange - Nilsson coming out on top.
An inside leg kick lands from Nilsson.
Nilsson throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Nilsson avoids nicely.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Nilsson moved out of range.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nilsson moves away.
Nilsson connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Nilsson.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Nilsson counters with a straight right hand.
Nilsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nilsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nilsson moves away.
Nilsson misses with an uppercut.
Nilsson tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson is looking to wear down Nilsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nilsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nilsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Nilsson ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Nilsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nilsson connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Nilsson connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nilsson scores with a leg kick.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nilsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson tests Nilsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nilsson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johnson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Nilsson missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nilsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nilsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Nilsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Nilsson avoids nicely.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Nilsson.
Nilsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That kick from Nilsson tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nilsson throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nilsson moves away from the strike by Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Nilsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nilsson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nilsson lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Nilsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lars Nilsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nilsson scores with a punch to the head.
Nilsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nilsson scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nilsson throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nilsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nilsson tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nilsson looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nilsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Nilsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nilsson misses with a low kick.
Nilsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Nilsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nilsson feints a counter leg kick.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Nilsson's ribs.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nilsson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nilsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Nilsson jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Nilsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nilsson scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nilsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nilsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nilsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nilsson works the jab nicely.
Nilsson lands the left hand.
Nice body punch from Nilsson.
Nilsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nilsson slips under a jab.
Nilsson throws a fast counter high kick but Johnson manages to duck under it in time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nilsson. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nilsson scores with a hook.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Nilsson's ribs.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nilsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nilsson scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jab, jab by Nilsson - just one landing.
Nilsson is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Nilsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nilsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Nilsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nilsson is out of range.
Nilsson throws a counter combo.
Nilsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
Johnson moves out of range as Nilsson strikes.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nilsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Nilsson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Nilsson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nilsson stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nilsson lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Johnson cracks Nilsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looks like Johnson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nilsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Craig Johnson's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson takes a swing at Nilsson's ribcage but misses.
Nilsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Nilsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nilsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Nilsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson checks a low kick from Nilsson.
Nilsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson tries to clinch but Nilsson moves out of range.
Nilsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Nilsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Craig Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Nilsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nilsson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Johnson checks a low kick from Nilsson.
Nilsson moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Nilsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nilsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson throws a body punch but Nilsson moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nilsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nilsson manages to avoid it.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nilsson can pounce on him.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nilsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nilsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nilsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Johnson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nilsson lands a jab.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nilsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nilsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nilsson tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nilsson counters with a left to the body.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson misses with a straight left.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Nilsson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nilsson duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nilsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nilsson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.
Nilsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Nilsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nilsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Nilsson as he connects with a hook.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nilsson manages to avoid it.
Nilsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Nilsson swinging wildly here.
Nice uppercut lands for Nilsson. That snapped Johnson's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson misses the jab.
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Nilsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nilsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nilsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
A little jabbing left from Nilsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nilsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nilsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Nilsson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nilsson.
Nilsson scores with a body shot.
Nilsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Lars Nilsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nilsson.
Nilsson throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson swings for the body but Nilsson moves out of range.
Nilsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nilsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nilsson thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that hurts Nilsson! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Johnson jumps into full mount!
Nilsson is rocked!
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nilsson is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Craig Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson looking to finish with strikes here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Nilsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nilsson 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Nilsson!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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