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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kang Gae Ri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gae Ri comes to the cage accompanied by Leessang - Tears. 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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176 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kang Gae Ri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Johnsson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gae Ri - that will leave a mark!
A shot to the body from Gae Ri misses
and Johnsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Kang Gae Ri has been cut.
Johnsson thumps Gae Ri with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Gae Ri.
Gunnar Johnsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Johnsson.
Johnsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Johnsson misses
and Gae Ri counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnsson's knee momentarily.
Gae Ri blocks a low kick nicely.
Gae Ri tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnsson misses with a right hand
and Gae Ri counters with a solid body kick.
Johnsson ducks under a wild hook from Gae Ri.
Johnsson misses the body punch
and Johnsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Johnsson avoids the body shot from Gae Ri.
Nice shot lands for Gae Ri.
Nice cross by Gae Ri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Gae Ri.
Johnsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gae Ri is out of range and Johnsson settles back down.
It looked like Gae Ri was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnsson.
A cross from Johnsson lands.
Johnsson avoids the body shot from Gae Ri.
Johnsson misses with a straight right.
Gae Ri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnsson misses with a right hand
and Gae Ri counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gae Ri throws a hook but Johnsson blocks it.
Gae Ri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gae Ri is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Gae Ri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gae Ri misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johnsson with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gae Ri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Johnsson misses.
Gunnar Johnsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gae Ri fakes the leg kick and cracks Johnsson in the body.
Gae Ri defending well as Johnsson loads up on a big left hand.
Gae Ri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Johnsson finds it's way through Gae Ri's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gae Ri misses the shot to the body.
Johnsson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnsson scores with a jab. Gae Ri acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnsson looks to throw the jab but Gae Ri is out of range.
Johnsson moves out of range of the body kick from Gae Ri.
Nice body punch from Gae Ri.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gae Ri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gae Ri closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gae Ri moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnsson scores with the left hand. Gae Ri knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gae Ri doesn't seem bothered though.
Gae Ri is looking to wear down Johnsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gae Ri connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gae Ri takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Johnsson defending well as Gae Ri loads up on a big left hand.
Johnsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gae Ri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnsson throws a leg kick but Gae Ri moved away.
Johnsson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gae Ri had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Johnsson throws an off balance right hand
and Gae Ri finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Johnsson misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnsson moves out of range as Gae Ri strikes.
Johnsson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johnsson 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.
Johnsson misses the shot to the body.
Johnsson connects with a body shot.
Johnsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gae Ri counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnsson shrugs it off.
Johnsson misses with a low kick.
A shot to the body from Gae Ri misses
and Johnsson counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gae Ri looks to land a right hand but Johnsson moved out of range.
Gae Ri moves away from the strike by Johnsson.
Gae Ri appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Johnsson blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gunnar Johnsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kang Gae Ri's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fighters circling - Gae Ri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnsson throws a hook but Gae Ri avoids it easily.
Johnsson tries a low kick but Gae Ri avoids it.
Gae Ri quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Johnsson avoids the body shot from Gae Ri.
Gae Ri connects with a jab.
Gae Ri loads up on a big right hand but Johnsson slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnsson! But no joy.
A jab lands there for Gae Ri.
Johnsson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gae Ri.
Johnsson is looking to slow Gae Ri down with leg kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnsson misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnsson lands with a slapping head kick.
Gae Ri tries to land a front kick but Johnsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kang Gae Ri's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Gae Ri misses.
Johnsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnsson blocks a leg kick.
Gae Ri avoids the body shot from Johnsson.
Johnsson connects with a jab.
Johnsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gae Ri stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gae Ri takes one to the side of the head.
Johnsson staying out of range there.
Gae Ri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gae Ri is out of range.
Gae Ri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson breaks the clinch.
Gae Ri lands with a good body shot.
Gae Ri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnsson.
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!
Gae Ri throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnsson's head.
Johnsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gae Ri moves away.
Gae Ri misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gae Ri ducks under a wild hook from Johnsson.
Gae Ri is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gunnar Johnsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gae Ri blocks a jab.
Johnsson misses with a hook.
Gae Ri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnsson.
A clash of legs there as Gae Ri blocks the low kick.
A big left from Johnsson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gae Ri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnsson.
Johnsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnsson cracks Gae Ri with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gae Ri throws a body punch but Johnsson moves out of range.
It seemed like Johnsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnsson throws a body punch but Gae Ri moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnsson checks a leg kick.
Johnsson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Johnsson throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnsson throws a leg kick but Gae Ri sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gae Ri is looking for a counter combo.
Johnsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gae Ri throws out the jab.
Johnsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gae Ri cracks Johnsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnsson connects with the punch.
Kang Gae Ri's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gae Ri checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gae Ri was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gae Ri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnsson misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Gae Ri tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnsson jabs Gae Ri right on the nose. Gae Ri blinks but takes it well.
Gae Ri throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gae Ri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnsson.
Johnsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gae Ri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gae Ri walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Johnsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kang Gae Ri's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Johnsson is looking to slow Gae Ri down with leg kicks.
Gae Ri misses the jab.
Johnsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gae Ri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnsson throws a leg kick
and Gae Ri counters with a left and a right that stings Johnsson.
Johnsson throws a leg kick
and Gae Ri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnsson throws a shot from downtown. Gae Ri moves away and avoids it.
Johnsson throws an overhand right that lands on Gae Ri's shoulder, as Gae Ri tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Johnsson does no damage.
Gae Ri lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gae Ri throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gae Ri.
Gae Ri wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Johnsson slips a straight right by Gae Ri.
Johnsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gae Ri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Johnsson.
A jab from Johnsson misses.
Johnsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gae Ri looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gae Ri moves away.
Johnsson throws a right and a left that Gae Ri avoids nicely.
Gae Ri looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Johnsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gae Ri.
Gae Ri pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Johnsson back to the cage. Gae Ri follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Johnsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gae Ri pushes Johnsson away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kang Gae Ri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gae Ri shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnsson works the jab nicely.
Johnsson misses with an uppercut.
Gae Ri misses with a wild body shot.
Gae Ri takes a swing at Johnsson's ribcage but misses.
Gae Ri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnsson throws out the jab.
Gae Ri was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gae Ri swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Johnsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Gae Ri cracks Johnsson with an open hand slap.
Gae Ri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Gae Ri.
Johnsson scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gae Ri takes a swing at Johnsson's ribcage but misses.
Johnsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gae Ri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gae Ri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gae Ri's head.
Johnsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gae Ri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gae Ri with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Gae Ri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gae Ri walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jeez, Kang Gae Ri's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Johnsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gunnar Johnsson 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.
Johnsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gae Ri looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gae Ri throws a solid leg kick but Johnsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gae Ri.
Johnsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnsson misses with a right hand
and Gae Ri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Gae Ri misses.
Gae Ri scores with a nice strike.
Gae Ri throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnsson scores with a hook.
A cross from Johnsson lands.
Gae Ri is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gae Ri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnsson manages to avoid it.
Johnsson swings for the body but Gae Ri moves out of range.
Johnsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Johnsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnsson 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Johnsson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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