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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Danielson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Danielson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cult of Personality . Johnny Danielson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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192 lbs
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195 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Danielson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Hunter Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws an overhand right that lands on Danielson 's shoulder, as Danielson tries to avoid the shot.
Danielson pushes Thompson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Danielson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thompson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Danielson backwards.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danielson misses with a punch on the inside.
Danielson has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
Danielson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Danielson lands with a right to the head.
Thompson is looking to control Danielson 's arms but Danielson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thompson has his back to the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Thompson is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Danielson has denied him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danielson is trying to force a seperation but Thompson has the dominant position.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Danielson misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Danielson as the two fighters clinch.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Danielson lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Danielson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Danielson throws a head punch that misses.
Danielson blocks an elbow strike.
Danielson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Danielson has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Danielson has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
Danielson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danielson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Danielson tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Danielson back against the ropes.
Danielson blocks an elbow strike from Thompson.
Danielson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danielson is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danielson .
Danielson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Danielson fails to land.
Danielson lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danielson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danielson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Thompson works Danielson 's body with a nice hook.
Danielson tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danielson .
Danielson blocks a head kick by Thompson.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Danielson clinches up against the ropes.
Danielson blocks the elbow strike.
Danielson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Danielson .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Danielson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thompson tries to clinch up.
Thompson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab, jab by Thompson - just one landing.
Thompson is looking to land body kicks.
Danielson scores with a hook.
It looks like Hunter Thompson has been cut.
Danielson clinches with his opponent.
Danielson misses with some punches.
Danielson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Danielson backwards.
Danielson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Danielson 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Danielson tries a body shot but Thompson blocks it.
Danielson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thompson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Danielson 's efforts to push away.
Danielson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson prevents Danielson from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danielson .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Danielson avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the ropes.
Danielson swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnny Danielson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danielson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danielson wants to get back to striking at distance but Thompson won't allow it.
Danielson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Danielson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Danielson .
Danielson swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danielson missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danielson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Danielson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thompson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Danielson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Danielson gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Danielson swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Nice body punch from Danielson .
Danielson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Danielson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Danielson fails to land.
Thompson tries a body shot but Danielson blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Danielson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hunter Thompson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Danielson catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Thompson stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Thompson walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Danielson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thompson finds it's way round the side to connect with Danielson 's head.
Danielson rushes Thompson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Thompson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thompson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice right hand lands inside from Danielson .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thompson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Danielson 's brow.
Thompson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Danielson fails to land.
Danielson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
Thompson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Danielson s head.
Danielson throws a head punch that misses.
Danielson misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Danielson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Danielson misses with a body punch.
Danielson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson avoiding damage as Danielson throws knees to the body.
Thompson stalls.
Danielson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Danielson in his tracks for a moment.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Danielson .
Danielson is leaning against Thompson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Danielson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Danielson throws a head punch that misses.
Hunter Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danielson misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Danielson 's efforts to push away.
Danielson blocks an elbow strike.
Come on Thompson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thompson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Danielson 's brow.
A shot in the inside from Danielson .
Danielson breaks from the clinch.
Danielson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thompson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Danielson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thompson 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.
Danielson throws a head kick that misses.
Danielson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thompson throws out a head kick that Danielson doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Danielson crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Danielson 's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danielson fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny Danielson .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Danielson , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:26
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:26
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Danielson !
Johnny Danielson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements Q160/$185 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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hype
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