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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Berry Aneurysm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Maple Leaf Forever. Berry Aneurysm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Berry Aneurysm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aneurysm lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Aneurysm lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aneurysm counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Johnson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Aneurysm.
Aneurysm swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Aneurysm swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson tries to clinch but Aneurysm is having none of it.
Aneurysm throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aneurysm looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Johnson throws a head kick but Aneurysm moves out of range.
Johnson throws a head kick but Aneurysm moves out of range.
Aneurysm connects with a single shot there.
Aneurysm lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Aneurysm counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Aneurysm.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Aneurysm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson throws a head kick that misses
and Aneurysm counters with a head kick.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick by Johnson misses
and Aneurysm counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Johnson looks gassed!
Aneurysm explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Johnson throws a head kick but Aneurysm moves out of range.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aneurysm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aneurysm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aneurysm plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Aneurysm scores with a spinning back kick!
Aneurysm closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Aneurysm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aneurysm, right into the meat.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aneurysm.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Aneurysm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aneurysm throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Aneurysm fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aneurysm can pounce on him.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Aneurysm counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aneurysm throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Aneurysm throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aneurysm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Aneurysm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Berry Aneurysm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Johnson.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Aneurysm counters with a big head kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Aneurysm counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Johnson tries to clinch there but Aneurysm circles away.
Johnson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Aneurysm is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Johnson.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Aneurysm.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Aneurysm counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Aneurysm sprawls well.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Aneurysm sprawls well.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Aneurysm circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aneurysm could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aneurysm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Aneurysm misses.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aneurysm is working the combinations to good effect here.
Aneurysm defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aneurysm avoids it really well and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Aneurysm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Berry Aneurysm dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aneurysm works the jab nicely.
Aneurysm misses with a double jab.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Aneurysm avoids nicely.
Aneurysm throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Aneurysm, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Aneurysm against the cage but Aneurysm circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aneurysm throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aneurysm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aneurysm lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aneurysm.
A combination from Aneurysm does no damage.
Aneurysm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Aneurysm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aneurysm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson moves forwards but Aneurysm connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Aneurysm sprawls well.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Aneurysm shows good takedown defense.
Berry Aneurysm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Johnson.
Aneurysm moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Aneurysm is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.
Aneurysm knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control but Aneurysm is keeping him busy.
Johnson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Johnson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Aneurysm!
Aneurysm in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Johnson with a couple of short strikes.
Aneurysm tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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 Aneurysm's face.
Johnson working the ground and pound effectively.
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Johnson scoring with strikes but Aneurysm is staying in there.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Johnson trying to control but Aneurysm is having none of it.
Johnson lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a heavy elbow.
Johnson breaks from Aneurysm's wrist control and lands an elbow.
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!
Johnson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Johnson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Aneurysm because Johnson loaded up on that one.
Aneurysm takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Johnson tries to control but Aneurysm wriggling away.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aneurysm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Aneurysm moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson 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.
Aneurysm lands a nice shot to the body.
Aneurysm is looking to land body kicks.
Aneurysm fails to land with a series of punches.
Aneurysm slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aneurysm's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Aneurysm duly obliges.
Aneurysm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Aneurysm working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aneurysm.
Aneurysm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Johnson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aneurysm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aneurysm throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aneurysm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aneurysm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berry Aneurysm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aneurysm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aneurysm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aneurysm throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aneurysm looking for a takedown.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Aneurysm is trying to drag Johnson to the mat but Johnson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aneurysm pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Aneurysm.
Aneurysm throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Aneurysm thows a body shot but no joy.
Aneurysm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Aneurysm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aneurysm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aneurysm slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Berry Aneurysm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Johnson.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aneurysm sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aneurysm tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aneurysm somewhat.
Aneurysm gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matt Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Aneurysm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aneurysm 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 Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Aneurysm to the ground. Johnson is now in Aneurysm's guard.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aneurysm keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Aneurysm looking for a sweep. Not yet Aneurysm, not yet.
Johnson content to stall in guard here.
Aneurysm working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Johnson!
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