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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Ilitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ilitch comes to the cage accompanied by USSR National Anthem. Johnson has chosen The Maple Leaf Forever as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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265 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Ilitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson drops Ilitch with a nice combination! Johnson dives into Ilitch's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Ivan Ilitch has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ilitch looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ilitch is rocked!
Johnson trying to control but Ilitch is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson trying to control but Ilitch is working from the bottom.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Ilitch keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ilitch trying to control the position.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Ilitch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Ilitch won't allow it.
Johnson is trying to control. Ilitch wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ilitch keeps working.
Ilitch could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but Ilitch defends it.
Ilitch looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Johnson trying to control but Ilitch is having none of it.
Ilitch is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ilitch is in a horrible position here. Johnson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
Johnson trying to control but Ilitch is having none of it.
Johnson avoids the attempt from Ilitch to control.
Johnson tries to control but Ilitch wriggling away.
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Johnson raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson prevents Ilitch from getting the reversal.
Ilitch tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Johnson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnson tries to control but Ilitch wriggling away.
Ilitch is looking to get to half guard.
Ilitch is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ilitch can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Johnson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with shots to the head and body - Ilitch looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ilitch is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ilitch tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson with a couple of short strikes.
Ilitch is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
Ilitch taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson tries to control but Ilitch wriggling away.
Johnson raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Ilitch's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ilitch slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ilitch.
Johnson scores with a head kick.
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!
Ilitch keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Johnson avoids the attempt from Ilitch to control.
Johnson landing shots from mount.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ilitch working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
Ilitch is trying to escape the mount.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ilitch is looking to escape.
Ilitch tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ilitch keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to control but Ilitch is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ilitch can't escape the position.
Johnson with shots to the head and body - Ilitch looks very uncomfortable down there.
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
Ilitch is looking to get to half guard.
Johnson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ilitch really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with shots to the head and body - Ilitch looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johnson dominating with strikes here.
Johnson is landing with some decent strikes but Ilitch is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ilitch wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Ilitch is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
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 Ilitch's face.
Ilitch wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson trying to control but Ilitch is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilitch is trying desperately to improve position.
Ilitch in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ilitch working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson looking to control but Ilitch is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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.
The cut man is working on Ivan Ilitch's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down 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.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson drops Ilitch with a left and a right! Oh, Ilitch is hurt - Johnson dives into side control looking to finish!
Oh Ilitch is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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 few punches from side control.
Ilitch seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ilitch is looking for a sweep.
Ilitch is working to avoid the ground and pound but Johnson connects with a decent elbow.
Ilitch can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ilitch is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Johnson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilitch is looking for a sweep.
Johnson working away.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Ilitch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ilitch tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Ilitch's face as Johnson controls the position.
Ilitch is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ilitch is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
Ilitch misses with an elbow from the bottom.
A control attempt from Ilitch but he's now mounted!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilitch is looking to get to half guard.
Ilitch is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Ilitch is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ilitch tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ilitch is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson unloading with bombs!
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 Ilitch's face.
Johnson with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson breaks from Ilitch's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Johnson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ilitch can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Matt Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ilitch is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ilitch is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ilitch in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ilitch is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johnson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ilitch tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Ilitch is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Ilitch is in a horrible position here. Johnson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
Johnson with the ground and pound from mount.
Johnson trying to control but Ilitch is having none of it.
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
Matt Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ilitch is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 24:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 24:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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