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Event:
Island Brawls 17
Date: Jun 13, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson throws a wild body kick that Stallhagen sees coming a mile off.
Johansson slips a straight right by Stallhagen.
Stallhagen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johansson dodges the punch combination from Stallhagen.
Johansson throws a leg kick but Stallhagen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Stallhagen as he connects with a hook.
Stallhagen with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Stallhagen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johansson doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stallhagen sizes up Johansson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johansson walks into a left hand.
A lazy left from Stallhagen finds it's target.
Johansson walks into a stiff left hand from Stallhagen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Stallhagen finds it's target.#T1#
Johansson takes one to the chin there.
Johansson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stallhagen lands an overhand right.
Stallhagen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stallhagen scores with a hook.
Johansson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stallhagen throws a looping overhand right but Johansson ducks down to avoid it.
Stallhagen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johansson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stallhagen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stallhagen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stallhagen throws a body punch but Johansson moves out of range.
It looked like Johansson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Stallhagen.
Stallhagen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stallhagen scores with a nice head shot.#T2#
Stallhagen swings for the body but Johansson moves out of range.
Stallhagen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johansson . Johansson obviously looking to wear him down.
Stallhagen lands with an uppercut that bounces Johansson off the cage and back into range.
Johansson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stallhagen.
Stallhagen 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.
Johansson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stallhagen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stallhagen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Stallhagen does no damage.
Stallhagen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stallhagen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stallhagen lands with a hook. Johansson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johansson lands a head kick!
Stallhagen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johansson . Johansson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T3#
Johansson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stallhagen unleashes a big counter combination but Johansson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Stallhagen throws a nice looking combination but Johansson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stallhagen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stallhagen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stallhagen misses the body punch
and Johansson counters with an outside leg kick.
Stallhagen misses the shot to the body.
Stallhagen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Stallhagen.
Johansson throws a quick counter head kick but Stallhagen was just out of range.
Johansson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stallhagen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Stallhagen.
Johansson needs to keep his hands up - Stallhagen had a free shot at his head there.
Stallhagen cracks Johansson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stallhagen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T4#
Johansson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stallhagen with a nice cross.
Stallhagen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Per Erik Stallhagen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johansson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Stallhagen finds it's way through Johansson 's defenses.
Stallhagen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stallhagen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Johansson back to the cage. Stallhagen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stallhagen scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stallhagen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johansson tries to clinch but Stallhagen moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Stallhagen misses.
Johansson drops his hands momentarily and Stallhagen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Per Erik Stallhagen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Stallhagen throws a good cross that connects.
We've been told by Johansson 's head coaches at Armored Fitness & Sparring that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johansson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stallhagen scores with a shot to the body.
Stallhagen lands a body shot.
Stallhagen scores with a three punch combo!
Johansson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stallhagen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stallhagen lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Stallhagen.
Johansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stallhagen.
Johansson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stallhagen.
Good standup being displayed there by Stallhagen as he connects with a hook.
Stallhagen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johansson walks into a jab.#T1#
Johansson connects with a leg kick.
Stallhagen throws out a powerful jab.
Johansson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stallhagen.
Stallhagen lands with a straight right. Johansson didn't see that one coming.
Stallhagen lands a jab to the head.
Johansson throws a front kick that sends Stallhagen stumbling back into the cage.
Good standup being displayed there by Stallhagen as he connects with a hook.
Stallhagen dips to his left and cracks Johansson with an uppercut!
Stallhagen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johansson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T2#
A low kick from Johansson misses
and Stallhagen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stallhagen takes a swing at Johansson 's ribcage but misses.
Johansson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Stallhagen scores with a jab.
Stallhagen scores with a jab to the body.
Stallhagen misses with a body shot.
Johansson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Stallhagen blocks a head kick by Johansson .
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Johansson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Johansson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stallhagen cracks Johansson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice uppercut lands for Stallhagen. That snapped Johansson 's head back.
Johansson takes one to the chin there.
Johansson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johansson throws a head kick but Stallhagen moves out of range.
#T3#
Nice cross by Stallhagen.
Stallhagen digs a good hook to Johansson 's body.
Stallhagen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johansson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stallhagen lands a nice looking body shot.
Stallhagen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johansson ducks right into an uppercut from Stallhagen.
Stallhagen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johansson doesn't seem bothered though.
Johansson 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stallhagen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johansson scrambles back to his feet.
Stallhagen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stallhagen cracks a nice hook into Johansson 's ribs.
Stallhagen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Johansson back to the cage. Stallhagen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#T4#
Stallhagen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stallhagen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johansson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stallhagen jabs Johansson right on the nose. Johansson blinks but takes it well.
Johansson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#ROC2#Johansson is rocked!
Stallhagen sizes up Johansson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oh Johansson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stallhagen misses with a two punch combination.
Per Erik Stallhagen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johansson takes one to the side of the head.
Stallhagen cracks a nice hook into Johansson 's ribs.
Johansson seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stallhagen lands a slapping body shot.
Stallhagen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johansson .
Stallhagen misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Per Erik Stallhagen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Johansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stallhagen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stallhagen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stallhagen with a nice cross.
Stallhagen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johansson 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.
Stallhagen's corner calls for a 1-2. Stallhagen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stallhagen scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stallhagen.
Johansson throws a low kick but Stallhagen avoids it.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson throws a leg kick but Stallhagen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Stallhagen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stallhagen scores with a nice head shot.
Johansson tries to move into range but Stallhagen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johansson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stallhagen.
Stallhagen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johansson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stallhagen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johansson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johansson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stallhagen finds it's way round the side to connect with Johansson 's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansson on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T2#
Stallhagen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stallhagen jabs at Johansson 's body.
Stallhagen lands a really nice looking cross but Johansson seems unphased.
Stallhagen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stallhagen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stallhagen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stallhagen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johansson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johansson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johansson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stallhagen works the jab nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Stallhagen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stallhagen.
A low kick from Johansson misses
and Stallhagen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torsten Johansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Johansson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stallhagen scores with a hook.
Stallhagen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johansson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johansson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johansson walks into a left hand.
Stallhagen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stallhagen digs a good hook to Johansson 's body.
Stallhagen digs a good body shot into Johansson 's ribs.
Johansson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stallhagen scores with a jab to the jaw.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johansson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stallhagen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stallhagen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johansson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Stallhagen connects with a body shot.
Stallhagen scores with a three punch combo!
Stallhagen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johansson momentarily.
Stallhagen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Danga de danga de dang - Stallhagen scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stallhagen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Per Erik Stallhagen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johansson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Per Erik Stallhagen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stallhagen 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 25:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Per Erik Stallhagen!
Per Erik Stallhagen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
Island Brawls 10
Date: May 20, 2020 |
#R1#
A punch combination from Vass misses.
Johansson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vass throws a combination that misses
and Johansson counters with an inside leg kick.
Vass throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johansson counters with a nice leg kick.
Johansson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vass misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johansson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johansson lands a front kick.
Vass misses with a lunging right hand
and Johansson counters with a right hand to the body.
Vass wants to slow Johansson down by chopping away at his legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johansson 's sensitive parts.
Johansson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vass swings for the body but Johansson moves out of range.
Vass misses the jab.
Johansson misses with a leg kick #CL#
and Vass moves into the clinch.#T1#
Vass stalls.
Vass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vass is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vass - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vass has Johansson pressed against the cage.
Vass throws a head punch that misses.
Vass lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Vass fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#T2#
Vass is struggling to control the position.#TD#
Vass decides to pull guard.
Vass controlling Johansson 's posture.
Vass looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johansson is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vass manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johansson manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##T3#
Vass slips nicely into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johansson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vass controlling the action here.
Vass looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB#
Vass is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Johansson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Massi Vass!
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Event:
Island Brawls 7
Date: May 09, 2020 |
#R1#
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker lands with an uppercut that bounces Johansson off the cage and back into range.
Walker blocks a head kick by Johansson .
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Walker throws a looping overhand right but Johansson ducks down to avoid it.
Walker tries to clinch there but Johansson circles away.
#CL#
Walker moves into the clinch.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson working hard to break the clinch.
Walker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johansson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
Johansson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T1#
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johansson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johansson avoids it.
Walker lands an elbow just above Johansson 's eye.
Walker leaning against his opponent.
Walker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johansson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but Johansson blocks with his arms.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johansson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johansson takes an elbow to the temple.
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T2#
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Walker obliges.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johansson is defending well for now.#BC2#
Johansson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johansson . Johansson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Walker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johansson looks to land a left hand but Walker moved out of range nicely.
Walker throws a low kick but Johansson moves out of range easily.
Walker moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJohansson .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Johansson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walker misses with a knee strike.
#T3#
Walker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johansson up against the cage.
Walker stalling against the cage.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#BC2#
Johansson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker looks to land a body kick but Johansson moved away.
Johansson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Chris Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johansson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johansson on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T4#
Johansson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Johansson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
Johansson throws a fast counter high kick but Walker manages to duck under it in time.
Walker lands a head shot.
Johansson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Walker cracks Johansson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Good leg kick by Walker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A swing and a miss from Walker.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johansson moves away.
Johansson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Walker misses.
Johansson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Johansson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Walker moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJohansson .
Walker throws a head kick but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson throws a fast counter high kick but Walker manages to duck under it in time.
Danga de danga de dang - Walker scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Walker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johansson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Walker misses with a looping right.
Johansson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Johansson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Johansson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Walker misses with an uppercut. Johansson saw that one coming.
Walker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Walker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johansson is out of range and Walker settles back down.
Johansson throws a fast counter high kick but Walker manages to duck under it in time.
Johansson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker scoring well with a low kick there.
Johansson slips under a jab from Walker.
Johansson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Johansson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#CL#
Walker has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T1#
Johansson is trying to break the clinch but Walker is controlling him.
Walker slowing the pace effectively.
Walker with a knee to the head.
Walker tries a knee to the head but Johansson blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Walker has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Walker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Walker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johansson 's efforts to push away.
Walker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johansson can do to turn this around?
Walker stalling the fight.
Johansson wants to break free but Walker has control.
#T2#
Johansson tries to break free but Walker pushes him back against the cage.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker prevents Johansson from breaking the clinch.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johansson blocks it with crossed arms.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johansson blocks it with crossed arms.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Johansson 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johansson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walker has Johansson pressed against the cage.
Walker landing knees to the head.
#T3#
Johansson is trying to force a seperation but Walker has the dominant position.
Walker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The referee calls for Walker to work.
Walker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johansson 's efforts to push away.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johansson .
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Johansson is blocking nicely.
Johansson is trying to force a seperation but Walker has the dominant position.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Walker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johansson 's face.
Johansson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walker leaning his opponent against the cage.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but Johansson blocks with his arms.
Walker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johansson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johansson is breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walker as Johansson tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Walker dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
#R3#
A bone on bone clash there as Johansson blocks the leg kick.
Walker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johansson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Johansson misses with a low kick.
Walker with a jab.
Johansson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker misses with a low kick.
Johansson throws a big counter head kick but Walker avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Walker lands a lovely overhand right.#CL#
Walker clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker lands an elbow inside.
Walker misses with a knee to the head.
Chris Walker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johansson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T1#
Walker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Walker lands an elbow inside that Johansson shrugs off.
Walker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johansson .
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson 's elbow.
Johansson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johansson blocks an elbow strike.
Johansson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johansson is looking to break free of the clinch but Walker has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johansson 's brow.
Walker looking to throw knees to the head but Johansson is blocking nicely.
Walker misses with a knee strike.
Chris Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Walker avoiding damage.
Johansson is trying to force a seperation but Walker has the dominant position.
Walker has Johansson pressed against the cage, preventing Johansson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Johansson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torsten Johansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3##CL#
Walker moves into the clinch successfully.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walker as Johansson tries to tie him up.
Walker scores with a knee to the head.
Walker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johansson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T4#
Walker prevents Johansson from breaking the clinch.
Johansson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walker prevents Johansson from breaking the clinch.
Walker has Johansson pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johansson takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walker 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:25
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Walker!
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