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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Graham Hunt (ranked 2625 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boi Johnson (ranked 2996 p4p, 0 weight class). Graham Hunt had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Graham Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boi Johnson!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Hunt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And Johnson tries to counter it with a takedown but Hunt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hunt tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. Hunt didn't expect that.
Johnson trying to control but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Hunt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hunt looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Johnson is working Hunt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Hunt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Johnson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Johnson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hunt can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hunt has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hunt hang on?
Johnson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hunt looks a forlorn figure.
Johnson with a couple of short strikes.
Hunt regains half guard.
Johnson passes to side control.
Johnson grinds an elbow into Hunt's temple.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnson lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Johnson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hunt is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Hunt tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Johnson easily slips into full mount!
Johnson with shots to the head and body - Hunt looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johnson with the ground and pound from mount.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hunt takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hunt is trying desperately to improve position.
Hunt in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Johnson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hunt?
Johnson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hunt is in a horrible position here. Johnson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hunt is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hunt's face.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hunt hang on?
Johnson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hunt is surviving well by controlling Johnson's body position as best he can.
Johnson looking to secure an arm triangle but Hunt defends it well.
Johnson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to get to half guard.
Johnson breaks from Hunt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson lands a couple of good shots and Hunt has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Johnson punishes Hunt with strikes from the back mount.
Johnson scores with punches and elbows.
Johnson has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Hunt.
Johnson is landing with strikes from the back.
Johnson tightening his grip on Hunt, looking for the choke.
Hunt covering up well and avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boi Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hunt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Johnson gets a takedown into half guard.
Johnson wants to control but Hunt is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hunt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hunt.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Hunt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Hunt is keeping the position.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hunt has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hunt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Hunt looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is looking for a triangle here but Johnson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hunt dodges the ground and pound from Johnson.
Johnson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hunt is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Johnson off and has taken his back!
Johnson tries to roll but Hunt sticks to his back.
Hunt is looking for the choke from the back position but Johnson is controlling his hands well.
Johnson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Johnson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Hunt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson is trying to maintain the position but Hunt is very close to passing his half guard.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Hunt is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is staying active underneath Hunt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hunt trying to control from Johnson's half guard. Johnson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hunt is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hunt looking to pass the guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Johnson is trying to keep Hunt in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
Johnson looking to control.
Hunt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hunt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Hunt is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson pulls Hunt in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graham Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt gets caught napping as Johnson dives in and scores a takedown. Hunt manages to retain guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boi Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hunt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hunt off to one side.
Johnson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Johnson leaves Hunt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson feints the counter takedown.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hunt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graham Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hunt won't be happy with that.
Johnson lands a nice forearm strike.
Hunt tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
Hunt is working to avoid the ground and pound but Johnson connects with a decent elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson trying to control the action but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Johnson advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Johnson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hunt?
Hunt is bucking up trying to escape but Johnson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Johnson lands a big shot there that rocks Hunt but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Johnson scoring with strikes but Hunt is staying in there.
Hunt is rocked!
Johnson working the ground and pound effectively.
Oh Hunt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson tries to control but Hunt wriggling away.
Hunt seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Johnson landing strikes from the mount and Hunt is in trouble!
Johnson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Boi Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Johnson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boi Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hunt tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Johnson slows the pace down in half guard.
Hunt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Hunt wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Johnson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hunt is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hunt wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hunt is trying to control but can't.
Johnson controlling the action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Johnson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson feints and as Hunt raises his hands in defense, Johnson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunt is retaining full guard.
Graham Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boi Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson 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 David Hoff scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boi Johnson!
Boi Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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pop
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