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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's entrance music is Will T. Bear - For a Few Dollars More. A fine choice. Ivanov has chosen HINO RUSSO as his entrance music. Sergei Ivanov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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182 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sergei Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson with a hook.
Ivanov throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Ivanov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Ivanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ivanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Ivanov misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The ground and pound from Johnson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ivanov tries to escape but Johnson is in control.
Johnson cracks Ivanov with a big elbow.
Ivanov wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson throws a strike aimed at the side of Ivanov's head but Ivanov avoids it well.
Johnson tries for a kimura but Ivanov is defending well.
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 working away.
Ivanov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson working away.
Ivanov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ivanov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Johnson is controlling him well.
Ivanov is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Ivanov can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivanov tries to improve position but can't.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Ivanov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ivanov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ivanov keeps working.
Johnson scoring with punches from side control.
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 tries to move to mount but Ivanov blocks the move with his legs.
Johnson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ivanov is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Johnson controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson cracks Ivanov with a big right hand but Ivanov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ivanov is looking for a sweep.
Johnson trying to control the action but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
Johnson scoring with punches from side control.
Johnson scoring with punches from side control.
Ivanov can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson moves into full mount!
Ivanov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ivanov is looking to escape.
Ivanov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Ivanov is squirming around nicely.
Ivanov tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
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.
Ivanov taking shots to the head.
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ivanov taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Ivanov as Johnson shoots in.
It looks like Sergei Ivanov has been cut.
Ivanov misses with a straight left.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Ivanov tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ivanov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ivanov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ivanov to the mat! Ivanov manages to get full guard.
Ivanov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Ivanov is retaining full guard.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ivanov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ivanov uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Ivanov knows he should have avoided that one.
Ivanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson rushes Ivanov and presses him up against the cage.
Ivanov misses with the head strike.
Ivanov wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Ivanov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ivanov's efforts to push away.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Ivanov controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson has Ivanov pressed against the cage, preventing Ivanov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ivanov working hard to break the clinch.
Ivanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ivanov misses with a wild combination.
Ivanov blocks a jab.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Ivanov is out of range.
Ivanov throws a shot to the body.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Ivanov misses.
Ivanov swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Ivanov slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Ivanov moves into the clinch.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ivanov manages to break the clinch.
Ivanov misses with a double jab.
Ivanov swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Ivanov. Those never looked like landing.
Sergei Ivanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ivanov but Ivanov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ivanov moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ivanov slips a jab from Johnson.
Ivanov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ivanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sergei Ivanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Ivanov.
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into Ivanov's guard.
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 sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ivanov's guard.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ivanov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ivanov wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Ivanov is defending well.
Ivanov 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.
Johnson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Luke Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sergei Ivanov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ivanov.
Johnson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ivanov's guard.
Ivanov wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ivanov has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Johnson has passed into side control.
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Johnson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ivanov will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ivanov taking a bit of punishment here - Johnson scoring with strikes.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Ivanov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson advances to full mount.
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 lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That has opened up Sergei Ivanov's cut even more.
Ivanov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson blocks Ivanov's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
Johnson lands with some strikes.
The cut above Sergei Ivanov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sergei Ivanov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luke Johnson!
Luke Johnson gave a mention to Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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