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Event:
CCR 77
Date: Apr 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Tudekiks dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
Tudekiks instigates a clinch.
A short right from Tudekiks.
A short uppercut from Tudekiks.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Tudekiks. #BC2#
Tudekiks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tudekiks tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Tudekiks moves out of range.
Tudekiks is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Tudekiks lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT2#
It looks like Anthony Johnson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Tudekiks clinches up against the cage.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Tudekiks keeps him there for the moment.
Tudekiks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tudekiks misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson blocking some punches.
#T1#
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnson is working Tudekiks over against the cage.
Tudekiks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tudekiks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Tudekiks lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2#
Tudekiks breaks from the clinch.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Tudekiks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Tudekiks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body kick there by Johnson.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tudekiks's calf.
Johnson tries to clinch but Tudekiks is having none of it. #CL2#
Tudekiks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T2#
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Tudekiks has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson. #BC2#
Tudekiks breaks from the clinch.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tudekiks counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tudekiks closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Tudekiks checks it
and Tudekiks counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tudekiks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tudekiks counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Tudekiks to acknowledge the strikes.#T3#
No joy there for Tudekiks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tudekiks slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Tudekiks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#KD2#
Tudekiks lands a big head kick that sends Johnson tumbling to the mat! Tudekiks takes a step backwards and waves Johnson back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Johnson is rocked!#CUT2#
Anthony Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tudekiks connects with a superb combination that knocks Johnson out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Tudekiks before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Suleijma Tudekiks!
Suleijma Tudekiks very nearly forgot to thank Namunamu Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Event:
CCR74
Date: Mar 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Gotovina swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#TD#
Gotovina shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnson is trying to defend but Gotovina finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Johnson pushes Gotovina off looking to stand but Gotovina dives back in and keeps control.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gotovina scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson wants to control but Gotovina is keeping busy.
Gotovina missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Gotovina there.
Gotovina missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gotovina looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gotovina landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gotovina wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working. #T1#
Johnson keeping control of the position.
Gotovina not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gotovina is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gotovina is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gotovina.
Johnson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gotovina.
Gotovina is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
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.
Gotovina working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #SUB#
Gotovina wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gotovina scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gotovina lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Johnson is trying to maintain the position but Gotovina is very close to passing his half guard.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gotovina.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gotovina.
Gotovina lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson tries to kick Gotovina off but Gotovina keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Gotovina looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.#SUB#
Gotovina is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ground and pound from Gotovina.
Gotovina drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Gotovina missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gotovina thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gotovina 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.
Gotovina lands with a punch from half guard.
Gotovina trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away. #T4#
Gotovina working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gotovina is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gotovina working the head and body with strikes.
Gotovina lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gotovina lands strikes from half guard.
Gotovina lands strikes from half guard.
Gotovina is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gotovina lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson has his hands clasped together around Gotovina's back. He's all about the action.
Johnson is not content to let Gotovina control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ante Gotovina dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Gotovina moves away and avoids it.
Gotovina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gotovina throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #TD#
Gotovina drives through with a takedown into Johnson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gotovina working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gotovina working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gotovina trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gotovina lands a couple of elbows.
Gotovina with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gotovina loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ante Gotovina overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gotovina scoring with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gotovina keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.#T1#
Gotovina content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gotovina. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gotovina throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Johnson is pulling down on Gotovina's head to control his posture.
Gotovina is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Gotovina working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Gotovina 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. #SUB#
Gotovina thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gotovina wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Gotovina is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T2#
Gotovina working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson controls Gotovina momentarily but Gotovina frees himself. #SUB#
Gotovina thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Gotovina from controlling successfully.
Gotovina cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Gotovina postures up.
Gotovina content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gotovina trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T3#
Gotovina chips away with some ground and pound.
Gotovina throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Gotovina is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gotovina scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gotovina throws a big elbow that misses.
Gotovina slips nicely into half guard.
Gotovina wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
Johnson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gotovina scoring with some ground and pound. #T4#
Gotovina lands a couple of digs.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gotovina makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gotovina tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gotovina scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gotovina slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gotovina cracks Johnson with an elbow. That is naaassty.#SUB#
Gotovina is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Johnson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Gotovina gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Johnson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Gotovina lets go of the hold and Johnson can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ante Gotovina!
During a confident post fight interview, Ante Gotovina thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
CCR 69
Date: Feb 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brown under the eye.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Brown.
Nice body kick there by Johnson.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Johnson. Brown shrugs it off though.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brown doesn't seem bothered though. #CL2#
Johnson forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches.#BC2#
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Brown tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#KD2#
Johnson lands a big head kick that sends Brown tumbling to the mat! Johnson takes a step backwards and waves Brown back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Johnson connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Brown covering up! Johnson comes in with a big uppercut and Brown goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Anthony Johnson!
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Event:
CCR 67
Date: Jan 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Panado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Panado tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.#TD2#
Panado closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Johnson did well to prevent Panado getting side control.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Panado is controlling him
Panado passes to full mount! #SUB2#
Panado has control of Johnson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Johnson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Johnson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
#SUB2#
Panado looking for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Panado looking to isolate an arm here. Johnson doesn't see it coming and as Panado extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Panado!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ernesto Panado!
A very excited looking Ernesto Panado made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
GKNY 97 - Man vs Khaliev
Date: Oct 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Walker tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson flicks out a counter leg kick but Walker steps away.
Walker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnson.
#CL#
Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson tries to break free but Walker pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #BC2#
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Walker fails with the takedown
letting Johnson counter with a right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Kit Walker has been cut.#T1#
Johnson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Walker if he has to take too many more of those.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Walker should have avoided that one.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Walker saw that one coming.
Kit Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Walker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson feints and then cracks Walker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walker down.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Walker checks it.
Johnson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Walker is landing a low percentage of strikes.#TD#
Walker dives in and scores a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walker. #SUB#
Walker postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Johnson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Walker, into his guard. #REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Walker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Walker has Johnson pulled in close to control his posture.
Johnson won't allow Walker to sweep him here. #SUB#
Walker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Walker won't let him.
Walker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard. #REVR#
Walker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Walker throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Walker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard. #REVR##T3##SUB#
Walker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Walker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Walker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walker.
Walker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Walker trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson wants to stand but Walker is controlling the position.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Walker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson pulls Walker in close to prevent any damage. #SUB#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Walker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Walker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnson trying to control the position here. #SU#
Walker gets to his feet. Johnson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nice cross by Walker.#CUT#
It looks like Anthony Johnson has been cut.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
As Walker backs off Johnson throws a huge counter combo but Walker manages to avoid it all.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walker.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kit Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Walker looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range. #CL#
Walker rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walker blocks a leg kick.
Walker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#KD2#
Johnson lands a big head kick that sends Walker tumbling to the mat! Johnson takes a step backwards and waves Walker back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Walker is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthony Johnson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Walker shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Walker slips a jab from Johnson.#TD#
Walker manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Johnson on his heels. He'll look to pass Johnson's guard now, I'm sure.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Walker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kit Walker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Walker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson is pulling down on Walker's head. It's preventing any offense from Walker, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Walker decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Johnson, up you get!
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Walker's head back.
#T1#
Johnson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Walker tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Walker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Walker tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and Walker ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kit Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Walker moves out of range easily.
Walker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Walker persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Anthony Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Walker tries to clinch up.#T2#
Walker fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson digs a good hook to Walker's body.
Johnson feints and then cracks Walker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walker down.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Walker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker avoids the body shot from Johnson.
As Johnson tries to get set, Walker tries to push him back and clinch up but Johnson manages to avoid the attempt.#CL#
Walker clinches with his opponent.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Walker has him pressed against the cage. #T3##BC#
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Walker shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Walker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Walker connects with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Walker. #T4#
Johnson throws a leg kick but Walker moved away.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a nice body kick.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Walker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Walker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Walker shoots in.
Johnson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Walker rather than just go for the knockout.#CL#
Walker drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Johnson gets underhooks to prevent Walker's takedown attempt.
Walker jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Walker around his waist. Walker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kit Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Walker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Walker persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Walker shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Walker appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
#T1#
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Walker attempts a counter takedown but Johnson avoids it well and moves away.
Walker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Walker fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Walker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CUT2#
Kit Walker's cut is getting worse.
Walker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
and Johnson counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Walker! He's just covering up as Johnson starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Johnson!
Kit Walker was interviewed post fight and said 'Devils sake'.
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Event:
GKNY 91 - Castle v Schilling
Date: Sep 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Funk doesn't seem bothered though.
Funk lands a body shot.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Funk. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Funk lands with a good body shot.
Funk lands a jab to the nose.#CUT#
It looks like Anthony Johnson has been cut.
Funk misses with a wild body shot.
Funk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Funk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Funk.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Funk has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funk misses with a body shot.
#T1#
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Funk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
Funk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Funk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Funk.
Funk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Funk circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Funk lets loose with a powerful body kick. Johnson will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Funk.
Funk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T2#
Johnson wants to slow Funk down by chopping away at his legs.
Funk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Funk scrambles back to his feet.
Funk looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Funk is able to avoid easily.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Funk ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Funk throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Funk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL#
and Funk counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Funk.
Funk lands a nice uppercut.
Funk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Funk has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
#T3##BC2#
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Funk.
Funk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Funk avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Funk scores with a shot to the body.
Funk is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Funk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Funk ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Funk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Funk moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Funk does it's job there.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Funk is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Funk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Funk throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range. #CL#
Funk moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson wants to break free but Funk has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anders Funk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Funk.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Good work by Funk as he checks the leg kick.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Funk connects with an inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
A counter left hand to the body from Funk misses its target.
Funk tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson tries to land a body kick
and Funk counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Funk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?#T1#
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Funk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Funk tries to counter by clinching up but Johnson breaks away and moves out of range.
Funk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Funk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Funk misses with a straight left.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Funk is out of range.
Funk lands with a cross.
Funk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson moves forwards but Funk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Funk digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Funk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Anders Funk is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Funk.#T2#
Funk connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Funk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but Funk saw it coming and moves away.
Johnson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Funk defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Funk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Funk swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Funk throws a body kick that misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T3#
Funk lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson slips a straight right by Funk.
Despite the aggression on Johnson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Funk looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Funk.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Funk, right into the meat.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Funk avoids nicely.
Funk closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Funk makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Johnson really felt that one!
Funk scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Johnson. #T4#
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a low kick but Funk moves out of range easily.
Funk tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnson avoided it.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Funk tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Funk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Funk scoring well with a low kick there.
Decent striking displayed by Funk there.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Funk.
Johnson lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anders Funk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Johnson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Funk throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Funk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Funk misses with a looping left.
Funk is looking to clinch.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Funk was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Funk slips under a jab.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson scores with a nice body kick.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Funk at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Funk.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Funk digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1#
Funk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Funk scrambles back to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Funk.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Funk connects with the punch.
Funk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Funk scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Funk's shoulder, as Funk tries to avoid the shot.
Funk throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big right from Funk misses.
Funk swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Funk takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Funk connects with an inside leg kick.
Anthony Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Funk ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funk lands a right hook to the body.
Funk lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Funk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Funk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Funk.
Funk seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Funk scores with a nice head shot.
Funk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Funk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
A cross from Johnson lands.#T3#
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.#CUT#
That has opened up Anthony Johnson's cut even more.
Funk connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Funk thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson's side.
Anders Funk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Funk swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Funk is looking to counter with a body kick.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Funk lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Funk throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A leg kick checked by Funk.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#T4#
Funk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Funk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Funk misses with a body shot.
Funk slips a straight right by Johnson.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Funk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Funk with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Funk. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Funk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Funk lands a jab.
Funk moves out of range of the leg kick from Johnson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anders Funk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Funk has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anders Funk!
After winning the bout, Anders Funk thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
GKNY 86 - Fist v Man
Date: Aug 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crackajack.
Crackajack lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Crackajack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Crackajack.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've been informed that Johnson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Crackajack fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
We've been hearing reports that Crackajack has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Crackajack has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnson.
Crackajack misses the jab.
Crackajack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Crackajack.
Johnson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Crackajack rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crackajack was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crackajack on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crackajack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Crackajack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crackajack is looking to wear down Johnson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crackajack drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crackajack loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.#T1#
Crackajack misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crackajack.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Crackajack moves away and avoids it.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crackajack takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Crackajack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Crackajack doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Crackajack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Crackajack's head.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson scores with a nice body kick.
#T2#
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crackajack with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Crackajack ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Anthony Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Crackajack.
Johnson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. #KD2#
Johnson lands a big head kick that sends Crackajack tumbling to the mat! Johnson takes a step backwards and waves Crackajack back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Crackajack is rocked!
Crackajack lands a body shot.
Oh Crackajack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson throws a hook but Crackajack blocks it.
A quick step to the side and Crackajack tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Crackajack throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Crackajack takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Crackajack seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T3#
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crackajack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crackajack slips a straight right by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crackajack misses with a few strikes there.
Crackajack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crackajack moves out of range of the strikes.
Crackajack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crackajack has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Johnson.
Johnson lands a jab to Crackajack's midsection.
Johnson keeps Crackajack at a distance using the push kick.
Crackajack is breathing heavily.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crackajack manages to avoid it.#T4#
Crackajack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crackajack lands with a cross.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Crackajack counters with a left to the body.
Johnson misses with a body shot
and Crackajack counters with a right hand to the body.
Crackajack connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Crackajack throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crackajack displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CUT#
It looks like Anthony Johnson has been cut.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Crackajack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
A telegraphed right hand from Crackajack misses the target.
Johnson throws a jab when Crackajack was well out of range.
Johnson moves out of range as Crackajack strikes.
Crackajack misses with a body shot
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
Anthony Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson scores with a spinning back kick!
Crackajack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crackajack takes one to the side of the head.
Crackajack throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crackajack on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnson scores with a push kick.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson digs a good hook to Crackajack's body.
Crackajack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Crackajack was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crackajack was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crackajack.
A countering left hand to the body from Johnson misses.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crackajack just misses with a punch to the body.
Crackajack dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson slips under a jab from Crackajack.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Crackajack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T2#
Crackajack misses with an uppercut.
Johnson throws the left hand but Crackajack avoids the punch easily.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Crackajack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Crackajack scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Johnson misses.
It looked like Crackajack was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson misses with a body punch
and Crackajack counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Crackajack to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crackajack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Crackajack scores with a decent looking hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Johnson!
#T3#
Johnson jabs at Crackajack's body.#KD2#
Johnson drops Crackajack with a beautiful combination! Crackajack stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Johnson is looking for the KO!#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Johnson has knocked Crackajack down with a huge combo! Johnson steps away and waves a wobbly Crackajack back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws a head kick but Crackajack moves out of range.
It looked like Crackajack was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.
Johnson lands a brutal head kick. Crackajack looks out on his feet and Johnson throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Anthony Johnson!
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Event:
GKNY 76 - Sackett v Markovic 2
Date: Jun 18, 2016 |
#R1#
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#CUT#
It looks like Mercury Hayes has been cut.
Hayes moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hayes.
Hayes tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Hayes moves into the clinch.
Hayes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hayes stalling against the cage.
Hayes continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.#BC2#
Hayes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Johnson!
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hayes on the side of the head.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hayes.
Anthony Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T1#
Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hayes eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL2#
and Hayes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hayes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johnson pulls him back up using the underhooks. #BC#
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Anthony Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Anthony Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mercury Hayes.
A big right from Hayes misses.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Hayes misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#
That has opened up Mercury Hayes's cut even more.#T2#
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Hayes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
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!
Hayes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hayes darts in looking for a takedown but Johnson gets double underhooks and turns Hayes into the cage.
Hayes moves out of range of the strikes.
Hayes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hayes slips under a jab.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hayes! But no joy.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayes manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Hayes clinches with his opponent.
#T3#
Hayes tries to pull guard but Johnson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Johnson breaks the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#T4##TD2#
Hayes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnson sprawls well initially but Hayes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
#SUB2#
Hayes wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB2#
Hayes is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hayes scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB2#
Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Hayes.
#SUB2#
Hayes is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mercury Hayes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Hayes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Hayes seems unphased.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayes.
Hayes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice cross by Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.#T1#
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Hayes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hayes dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Anthony Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mercury Hayes.
A jab from Hayes misses.
Hayes tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Hayes tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a straight that turns Hayes's legs to rubber! Johnson pushes forward with more strikes and Hayes goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Johnson!
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Event:
GKNY 71 - Cruz V Mencken
Date: May 14, 2016 |
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Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walker avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Walker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Abobomination Training in the buildup to the fight.#TD#
Walker bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#SUB#
Walker in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Johnson is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kit Walker!
Kit Walker gave a mention to Bloodlust Horde Fightwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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