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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Morello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morello has chosen Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Johnsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timmy Morello!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morello fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've been told by Johnsson's head coaches at Hunter MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnsson throws a body kick that misses.
Morello cracks Johnsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A shot to the body from Morello misses
and Johnsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morello looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morello throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Morello doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnsson circles away.
Morello throws out a loose jab but Johnsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morello misses with a hook.
Good exchange - Morello coming out on top.
Morello throws a hook to the side of Johnsson's head but Johnsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab from Morello.
Johnsson misses the jab.
Morello looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Johnsson misses.
Morello clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morello lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnsson backwards.
Johnsson tries to break the clinch but Morello is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Morello throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnsson.
Johnsson breaks from the clinch.
Morello scores with a jab to the body.
Johnsson needs to keep his hands up - Morello had a free shot at his head there.
Jab from Morello.
Morello lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big right from Johnsson misses.
Johnsson throws an overhand right that lands on Morello's shoulder, as Morello tries to avoid the shot.
Johnsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnsson misses with a head kick.
Morello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Morello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnsson throws a body punch but Morello moves out of range.
A slow jab from Morello misses its intended target.
Johnsson staying out of range there.
Johnsson ducks under a wild hook from Morello.
Johnsson throws a quick counter head kick but Morello was just out of range.
Johnsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morello.
Johnsson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morello eats them both and turns towards Johnsson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Morello as he connects with a hook.
Morello paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morello checks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Morello.
Johnsson throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morello misses with a looping left.
Johnsson misses with a leg kick
and Morello counters with a straight right hand.
Morello avoids a kick to the body.
Johnsson misses with an uppercut. Morello saw that one coming.
Johnsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morello's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morello. Johnsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morello throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnsson scores with a nice body kick.
Johnsson scores with a jab.
Morello tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnsson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Morello wants to clinch but Johnsson slips to the side
and Johnsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnsson walks into a jab.
Johnsson wants to slow Morello down by chopping away at his legs.
Timmy Morello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morello misses with a hook
and Johnsson counters with a thumping low kick.
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 lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morello at a distance.
Morello misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morello connects with a single shot there.
Nice body kick from Johnsson.
Morello misses with an uppercut
and Johnsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morello.
It looked like Johnsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Morello.
Johnsson slips a jab from Morello.
Johnsson looks to throw a body kick
and Morello connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morello lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnsson's head.
Morello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morello throws a jab when Johnsson was well out of range.
Johnsson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Morello connects with a body shot that sends Johnsson's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Timmy Morello 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.
Johnsson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morello.
Morello connects with a single shot there.
Morello might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Morello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnsson.
Johnsson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Morello is looking to clinch.
Morello misses with an uppercut
and Johnsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnsson lands a jab to the nose.
Johnsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Morello misses with a hook. Johnsson ducked under it nicely.
Johnsson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Morello.
Morello slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morello. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morello tries to clinch there but Johnsson circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnsson throws a right hand that misses
and Morello counters with a straight right hand.
Morello ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morello swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnsson.
Morello darts in and clinches Johnsson up against the cage.
Morello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morello lands a shoulder strike.
Johnsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morello missing with a left hand there. Johnsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It appears Johnsson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Timmy Morello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morello fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnsson moves forwards but Morello connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Morello tries to clinch but Johnsson is having none of it.
Johnsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnsson throws out the jab.
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!
Johnsson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Johnsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnsson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morello. Johnsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnsson walks into a jab.
Morello throws a jab when Johnsson was well out of range.
Johnsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morello lands a slapping body shot.
Morello jabs at Johnsson's body.
Morello throws the left hand but Johnsson avoids the punch easily.
Johnsson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnsson misses the target.
Morello misses with a left hand
and Johnsson counters with a solid body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson scores with a head kick.
Morello throws a good cross that connects.
Morello tries to clinch but Johnsson is having none of it.
Morello cracks Johnsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big left from Morello misses.
Morello scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnsson is looking for a counter combo.
Morello throws an overhand right that lands on Johnsson's shoulder, as Johnsson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morello connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnsson's hands.
Johnsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Morello is able to avoid easily.
A little jabbing left from Morello on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morello misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Johnsson.
Johnsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morello connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Morello lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnsson's head.
Johnsson throws the kick towards the body but Morello avoids it.
Johnsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morello lunges at Johnsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnsson's hand.
Morello throws a combination. Johnsson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Morello cracks Johnsson with an open hand slap.
Morello misses with a jab to the body
and Johnsson counters with a nice body kick.
Johnsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morello lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Morello showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Johnsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morello.
Morello has Johnsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Morello is stalling here.
Morello stalling in the clinch but Johnsson improves position.
Morello lands a shoulder strike.
Johnsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morello backwards.
Morello tries to throw a body punch but Johnsson avoids it by throwing Morello back against the cage.
Morello working aggressively here.
Johnsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnsson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morello tries to throw a body punch but Johnsson avoids it by throwing Morello back against the cage.
Johnsson blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morello.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morello as Johnsson tries to tie him up.
Morello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morello lands with a shot to the body.
Morello moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Morello connects with a body shot that sends Johnsson's belly button to the back.
Johnsson slips a jab and a cross from Morello.
Morello connects with a jab.
Morello has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Johnsson.
Johnsson moves away from the strike by Morello.
Johnsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gunnar Johnsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morello with a nice cross.
Morello works Johnsson's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Morello moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnsson throws a leg kick
and Morello counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnsson thows a leg kick but Morello checks it
and Morello counters with a nice uppercut.
Morello lands a slapping body shot.
Johnsson moves away from the strike by Morello.
Johnsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnsson is looking to counter punch.
Johnsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morello to score with a decent uppercut.
A big left from Johnsson misses.
Morello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnsson manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Morello blocks a low kick nicely.
Morello has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morello bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnsson's head.
Johnsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morello throws a body punch but Johnsson moves out of range.
Johnsson is looking to counter punch.
Johnsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morello throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morello lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnsson at a distance.
Morello works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice jab there from Morello.
Nice jab there from Johnsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morello works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnsson slips under a jab from Morello.
Johnsson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Johnsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morello connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnsson scrambles back to his feet.
Johnsson throws out a leg kick but Morello moves out of range and Johnsson only half commits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morello. Johnsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morello tests Johnsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Morello slips a straight right by Johnsson.
Morello swings for the body but Johnsson moves out of range.
Morello lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timmy Morello comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morello 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timmy Morello!
Timmy Morello decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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