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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Noir (ranked 1866 p4p, 238 weight class) and Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 2097 p4p, 256 weight class). Gunnar Johnsson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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6 - 2 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Noir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Johnsson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noir takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnsson slips under a jab from Noir.
Noir shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnsson tries to sprawl out of it but Noir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnsson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And Johnsson responds with a good body kick, but Noir manages to step out the way in time.
Noir is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Noir.
Noir throws a one two combo.
It looks like Gunnar Johnsson has been cut.
Noir slips a straight right by Johnsson.
A slow jab from Noir misses its intended target.
Noir throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnsson.
Johnsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Noir doesn't seem bothered though.
Noir misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnsson counters with a good, hard body kick but Noir shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnsson ducks under a wild hook from Noir.
Johnsson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson moves out of range as Noir strikes.
Johnsson throws a head kick that half lands.
Noir scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Noir lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Noir misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnsson. That's going to slow Noir down.
Noir misses with a hook.
Noir looks to land a left hand but Johnsson moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Johnsson does it's job there.
Noir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Noir.
Johnsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Noir.
Noir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noir checks a leg kick.
Johnsson loads up on a big right hand but Noir slips the punch.
Johnsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnsson manages to avoid it.
Gunnar Johnsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noir.
Noir on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnsson. Johnsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnsson slips a jab from Noir.
Noir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Noir walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Noir avoids the body shot from Johnsson.
Noir misses with a hook.
Johnsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noir rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnsson counters with an inside leg kick.
Johnsson lands a jab to the head.
Johnsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Noir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnsson scores with a body shot.
Noir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noir swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnsson ducks under a wild hook from Noir.
Nice body punch from Johnsson.
Noir takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Noir takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noir manages to avoid it.
Noir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnsson moves away.
Noir scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Noir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Johnsson.
Johnsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body punch from Johnsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnsson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Noir counters by moving into the clinch.
Noir working aggressively here.
Noir misses with a punch to the body.
Johnsson misses with some punches.
Johnsson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Noir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnsson gets underhooks to prevent Noir's takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Noir.
A nice left hand lands by Johnsson.
Johnsson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnsson gets underhooks to prevent Noir's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Noir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noir has Johnsson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Johnsson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Johnsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Johnsson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A lazy left from Johnsson finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Noir misses the target.
Johnsson throws out a counter right but Noir avoids it with no problem.
Noir throws a shot from downtown. Johnsson moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnsson.
Noir misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Johnsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Noir connects with a crisp jab.
Noir blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Noir was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnsson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnsson.
Noir swings widly with a right hand
and Johnsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Noir misses with a few strikes there.
Noir misses with a hook.
Noir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Noir looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the body from Noir misses
and Johnsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnsson defending well as Noir loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson jabs at Noir's body.
Johnsson misses with an uppercut. Noir saw that one coming.
Noir throws a shot from downtown. Johnsson moves away and avoids it.
Noir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnsson.
Johnsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnsson looks for the body kick but Noir saw that one coming.
Johnsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnsson throws a push kick but Noir slaps the foot to one side.
Johnsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Noir under the eye.
Noir loads up on a big right hand but Johnsson slips the punch.
Noir is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Noir counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnsson misses with a low kick.
Noir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnsson.
Noir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnsson throws a leg kick which misses Noir's front leg but catches the back leg as Noir tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnsson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Noir blocks it well.
Johnsson throws a lazy right hand but Noir sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnsson scores with a head kick. Noir tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Johnsson misses with an uppercut. Noir saw that one coming.
Noir steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Johnsson. That one must have hurt.
Johnsson lands a high kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnsson, right into the meat.
Noir misses with a wild body shot.
Johnsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Noir blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Noir wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Noir lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnsson misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Noir misses.
Johnsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Noir throws a lazy right hand but Johnsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Noir.
Noir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noir looks to throw the jab but Johnsson is out of range.
A punch combination from Noir misses.
A big right from Noir misses.
Noir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnsson.
Noir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noir jabs Johnsson right on the nose. Johnsson blinks but takes it well.
Johnsson throws a sloppy head kick and Noir moves out of range easily.
Johnsson tries to score with a low kick but Noir moves his leg out of the way.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Noir has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Noir and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnsson but Johnsson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Noir scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnsson in his tracks.
Johnsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Noir checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnsson misses with a leg kick.
Johnsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Noir takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnsson but Johnsson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Noir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnsson scores with a jab.
Noir paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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 Gunnar Johnsson's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Johnsson throws a leg kick but Noir sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnsson lands with a straight right. Noir didn't see that one coming.
Johnsson throws an overhand right that lands on Noir's shoulder, as Noir tries to avoid the shot.
Noir on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Noir just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Noir has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Noir and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Noir misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Noir.
Noir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnsson scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noir moves away.
Johnsson throws a leg kick
and Noir counters with a stiff right hand.
Noir throws a sloppy body shot
letting Johnsson counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson tried to score with a low kick but Noir checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnsson.
Johnsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Noir chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnsson can pounce on him.
Johnsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Noir checks it well.
A big left from Noir misses.
Johnsson ducks under a wild hook from Noir.
Noir drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Noir landing a few strikes.
Noir tries to advance position but instead Johnsson slips a leg back in to half guard.
Johnsson wants to get back to his feet.
James Noir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnsson manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noir wants to control from the top but Johnsson keeps moving.
Johnsson being controlled here, momentarily.
Johnsson is looking to stand up but Noir isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnsson, not yet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Noir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Noir is defended easily by Johnsson.
Noir lands with a cross.
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.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johnsson moves away from the strike by Noir.
Noir gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Johnsson counter with a right hand.
Johnsson misses with a straight right.
Johnsson lands a jab to the nose.
Noir tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Noir has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Noir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnsson clinches.
Johnsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Noir tries to work over Johnsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Johnsson!
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energy
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