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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Maple Leaf Forever. The key to victory for Matt Johnson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Lashley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lashley is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Lashley circles away and we're back to standing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lashley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lashley fails to land the takedown.
Lashley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Lashley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Matt Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Lashley.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Lashley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnson's guard.
Lashley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lashley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lashley throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Lashley is retaining full guard.
Johnson prevents Lashley from getting back to his feet.
Lashley looks gassed!
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lashley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lashley's guard.
Johnson tries to pass to full mount but Lashley defends it.
Lashley wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lashley is looking to escape.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Lashley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lashley is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Johnson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lashley can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lashley is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lashley blocking the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lashley is trying to stand up.
Johnson looking to finish Lashley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lashley!
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lashley can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Johnson unloading with bombs!
Lashley is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lashley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lashley hang on?
Lashley wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Johnson.
Johnson looking to control but Lashley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing punches.
Johnson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lashley because Johnson loaded up on that one.
Lashley is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Johnson tries to control but Lashley wriggling away.
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
Lashley is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lashley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lashley in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
You get the feeling that Lashley really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Johnson tries to control but Lashley wriggling away.
Lashley squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lashley in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johnson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lashley is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Johnson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lashley in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Lashley is squirming around nicely.
Lashley's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.
You get the feeling that Lashley really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson leaves Lashley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lashley drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lashley scoring with punches and elbows.
Johnson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lashley asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lashley is working Johnson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lashley won't allow Johnson to pass to mount.
Lashley is looking to escape.
Lashley is not content to let Johnson control the position.
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!
Lashley kicks off Johnson and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Lashley.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson drives through with a takedown into Lashley's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lashley is proving hard to escape from.
Lashley wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Johnson prevents Lashley from getting back to his feet.
Johnson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Johnson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lashley is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lashley's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
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 lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johnson won't let Lashley get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lashley hang on?
Lashley tries to buck Johnson off but he can't manage it.
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
Lashley takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lashley really wants to buck Johnson off and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a heavy elbow.
Johnson lands with some strikes.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
Lashley bucks up and throws Johnson to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johnson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lashley wants to try and get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
Lashley wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
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!
Lashley is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lashley takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
Lashley squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
Johnson trying to control but Lashley is having none of it.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
Lashley is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
Johnson won't let Lashley get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Lashley as Johnson shoots in.
Lashley throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lashley manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Lashley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lashley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Lashley persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Lashley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Lashley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bobby Lashley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lashley's head.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Lashley on that attempt.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Lashley as Johnson shoots in.
Lashley fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Lashley shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Lashley which made him look bad.
Lashley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lashley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
BOOM! Lashley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lashley lands a heavy elbow.
Lashley raining down hammerfists from mount.
A nice elbow there by Lashley.
Lashley landing strikes from the mount.
Lashley is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lashley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lashley with good strikes from the mount here!
Johnson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lashley scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lashley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lashley.
Lashley thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lashley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lashley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Lashley throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Matt Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lashley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lashley.
Lashley working some strikes from top position.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lashley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lashley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lashley cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Lashley stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Lashley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lashley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bobby Lashley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lashley!
Lashley swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Lashley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Johnson!
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