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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 485 p4p, 75 weight class) and Paul Maul (ranked 1191 p4p, 168 weight class). Gunnar Johnsson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
16 - 6 - 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
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Maul!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maul takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maul missing with a left hand there. Johnsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maul scores with a one two! Johnsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paul Maul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnsson slips under a jab from Maul.
Johnsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maul misses with a hook.
Johnsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maul.
Johnsson throws an overhand right that lands on Maul's shoulder, as Maul tries to avoid the shot.
Maul misses with a left hand
and Johnsson counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maul throws a right hand that Johnsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnsson also avoids with ease.
Maul throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnsson misses with a hook.
Maul swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnsson walks into a straight right hand from Maul.
Maul throws a hook but Johnsson blocks it.
Maul walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnsson lands a right hook to the body.
Johnsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maul takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnsson scores with a jab to the head.
Maul swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnsson.
Johnsson avoids the head kick by Maul.
A jab from Maul misses.
Johnsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maul works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnsson misses with an uppercut.
Johnsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnsson misses with a hook.
Maul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnsson manages to avoid it.
Maul throws a head kick but Johnsson moves out of range.
Johnsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnsson staying out of range there.
Johnsson looks to land a body kick but Maul moved away.
Maul throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnsson.
Johnsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnsson moves into the clinch.
Johnsson lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maul.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maul.
Johnsson lands an uppercut.
Johnsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Johnsson.
Maul is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johnsson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Maul misses with an uppercut. Johnsson saw that one coming.
Johnsson moves out of range as Maul strikes.
Johnsson thuds his shin into the meat of Maul's side.
Maul looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Maul.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maul. Johnsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maul throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnsson works Maul's body with a nice hook.
Maul swings widly with a right hand
and Johnsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maul throws a jab when Johnsson was well out of range.
Johnsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice cross by Johnsson.
Maul misses with a hook.
Maul has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Johnsson missing with a left hand there. Maul was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maul unleashes a big counter combination but Johnsson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Johnsson throws a leg kick but Maul sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnsson walks into a left hand.
Maul with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maul turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maul misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson scores with a leg kick.
Johnsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnsson is looking to counter punch.
Maul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnsson.
Johnsson is looking to land body kicks.
Johnsson connects with a high kick.
Johnsson cracks the inside of Maul's front leg.
Maul misses the shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Johnsson.
Maul catches Johnsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnsson lands a leg kick that knocks Maul off balance momentarily.
Maul takes a swing at Johnsson's ribcage but misses.
Maul throws a hook but Johnsson avoids it easily.
Maul bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maul misses with a body shot.
Maul throws a shot from downtown. Johnsson moves away and avoids it.
Johnsson throws a hook to the side of Maul's head but Maul sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maul misses with a left hand
and Johnsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Johnsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Maul blocks a leg kick.
Johnsson swings for the body but Maul moves out of range.
Maul appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maul misses with a looping right.
Maul throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maul avoids the head kick by Johnsson.
Johnsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maul.
Johnsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maul circles away quickly and effectively.
Crunch! Johnsson slams his shin into Maul's torso.
Johnsson throws a hook but Maul avoids it easily.
Johnsson wants to slow Maul down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnsson scores with a spinning back kick!
Johnsson staying out of range there.
Johnsson misses the body punch
and Maul counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Maul. That snapped Johnsson's head back.
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!
Maul misses with a body shot.
Johnsson is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson tries to move into range but Maul moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big left from Maul misses.
Johnsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maul.
A little jabbing left from Maul on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maul breaks the clinch.
Johnsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gunnar Johnsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnsson scores with a nice right hand.
Johnsson moves out of range as Maul strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Johnsson.
Johnsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maul can do to turn this around?
Maul swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnsson cracks Maul with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maul checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maul rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maul's knee momentarily.
Maul throws a right and a left that Johnsson avoids nicely.
Johnsson throwing a counter right hand but Maul manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maul manages to avoid it.
Johnsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnsson.
Maul checks a low kick from Johnsson.
Johnsson throws out a powerful jab.
Maul's corner calls for a 1-2. Maul obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, jab by Johnsson - just one landing.
Maul throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnsson.
Maul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnsson is looking to counter punch.
Maul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnsson.
Johnsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maul to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maul.
Johnsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maul looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnsson is just out of range.
Maul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnsson scores with a nice body kick.
Good exchange - Maul coming out on top.
Maul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnsson.
Maul throws out a loose jab but Johnsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maul misses with a hook
enabling Johnsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Maul listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maul tries to bum rush Johnsson with a series of wild strikes but Johnsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnsson is looking to slow Maul down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnsson, right into the meat.
Johnsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnsson slips a jab from Maul.
Johnsson throws a right hand that misses
and Maul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnsson throws a chopping leg kick but Maul manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Johnsson misses its target.
Maul has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnsson.
A combination from Johnsson does no damage.
Maul missing with a left hand there. Johnsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maul blocks a jab.
Maul misses with a hook. Johnsson ducked under it nicely.
Maul misses with a lunging right hand
letting Johnsson counter with a right hand.
Maul's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maul wants to slow Johnsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Maul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnsson.
Johnsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maul blocks a jab.
Johnsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maul cracks Johnsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnsson looks to land a left hand but Maul moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Johnsson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Maul misses with a left hand
and Johnsson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Maul really felt that one!
Johnsson throws a big shot that misses.
Maul misses with a shot to the body
and Johnsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Maul feints a jab promting Johnsson to slip. Maul then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnsson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Johnsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maul throws a nice looking combination but Johnsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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.
Maul misses with a two punch combination.
Johnsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maul rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johnsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maul misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnsson misses the target.
Johnsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Maul has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Johnsson.
Johnsson lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maul misses with a left hand
and Johnsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maul throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Johnsson counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maul takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnsson.
Johnsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Donk. Johnsson catches Maul right on the button with a cross.
Johnsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Maul moves out of range as Johnsson strikes.
Johnsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maul is out of range.
Maul swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnsson thuds his right hand into Maul's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnsson misses with a straight right.
Johnsson moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Maul.
Maul misses with a hook
and Johnsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maul takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maul avoids the body shot from Johnsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul throws a jab when Johnsson was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maul on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnsson. Johnsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Maul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnsson.
Jab, jab by Johnsson - just one landing.
Maul throws a head kick but Johnsson moves out of range.
Maul needs to keep his hands up - Johnsson had a free shot at his head there.
Maul attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maul takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnsson moves away.
Maul scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnsson ducks under a wild hook from Maul.
Johnsson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Maul just manages to avoid it.
Johnsson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maul will feel that in the morning.
Johnsson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Johnsson misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson blocks a leg kick.
Maul throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnsson.
Johnsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maul takes one to the side of the head.
Maul takes one to the chin there.
Johnsson throws out a powerful jab.
Johnsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Maul on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnsson throws a right hand that misses
and Maul counters with a three punch combo that has Johnsson backing up. Johnsson nods at Maul to acknowledge the strikes.
Maul blocks a head kick by Johnsson.
Maul doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Johnsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maul throws out the jab.
Maul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maul ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maul moves out of range of the body kick from Johnsson.
Maul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maul drops his hands momentarily and Johnsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gunnar Johnsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maul steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Johnsson. That one must have hurt.
Maul misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paul Maul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnsson ducks under a wild hook from Maul.
Johnsson lands with a hook. Maul tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Johnsson.
Johnsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnsson scores with a jab to the head.
Maul misses with an uppercut.
Johnsson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Johnsson staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maul throws a right hand that misses
and Johnsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maul thinking.
Johnsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Johnsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnsson 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Johnsson!
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