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Event:
GFC 16: Klewis vs Rocket
Date: Jul 06, 2016 |
#R1#
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Hawk swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
The Hawk closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
The Hawk jumps guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The Hawk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Hawk lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC#
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Hawk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #TD#
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #ES2#
The Hawk has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Johnson is on him like a limpet, forcing The Hawk back against the cage.
Kit Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael The Hawk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD2#
The Hawk gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The Hawk trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
The Hawk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T1#
Johnson is not content to let The Hawk control the position.
The Hawk wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is not content to let The Hawk control the position.#ES#
Johnson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. The Hawk keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #BC#
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Hawk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
The Hawk fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. The Hawk will be more careful next time no doubt.
The Hawk looks winded!
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #CL2#
and The Hawk holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Johnson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#T2#
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #BC#
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Johnson drives through and clinches with The Hawk against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
The Hawk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Hawk as he avoids it easily.
The Hawk tries to counter with a clinch but Johnson shakes him off and moves away.
The Hawk shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Hawk circles away.
The Hawk tries to clinch #TD#
and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. The Hawk didn't expect that.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Hawk looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3##SU#
Johnson gets to his feet - The Hawk follows without any prompting.
The Hawk misses with a leg kick #TD#
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
Johnson tries to advance to mount but can't.
The Hawk can't do much from the bottom here.
The Hawk is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Johnson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Johnson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down The Hawk's shoulder. That is not cool. #SU#
Johnson stands up and we're back to a striking position. #T4#
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Hawk tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Hawk to the ground. The Hawk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Hawk circles away from the clinch attempt#TD2#
and The Hawk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The Hawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SU2#
The Hawk stands up from Johnson's guard - The Hawk perhaps looking for a knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Hawk tries to clinch but fails miserably #TD#
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kit Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL#
Johnson moves into the clinch.
The Hawk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Hawk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Hawk goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
The Hawk tries to pull guard but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Johnson.
The Hawk stalling against the cage.
The Hawk fails to pull guard.
Kit Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael The Hawk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Johnson has hold of one of The Hawk's legs. The Hawk is fighting the takedown attempt but Johnson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The Hawk is breathing heavily.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.#T1##SUB2#
The Hawk is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Johnson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Hawk can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
Johnson wants to control from the top but The Hawk keeps moving. #ES2#
The Hawk scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Michael The Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
The Hawk clinches.
The Hawk blocks an uppercut.
#BC2#
The Hawk manages to break the clinch.
The Hawk swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.#T3#
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Hawk shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but The Hawk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson throws a big counter combination but The Hawk scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#CL#
Johnson moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #BC#
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T4#
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from The Hawk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson goes for a double leg but The Hawk avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as The Hawk continues to drive forward.
Kit Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Johnson instigates a clinch. #TD#
Johnson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but The Hawk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
The Hawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Hawk might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Johnson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Johnson wants to stand up but The Hawk is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kit Johnson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
The Hawk throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. The Hawk will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Hawk can do to turn this around?
The Hawk is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
#CL#
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The Hawk.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Hawk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Hawk wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Hawk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. The Hawk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kit Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael The Hawk.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for The Hawk on that attempt.
The Hawk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Hawk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #T1#
The Hawk has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Hawk paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Johnson drives through and clinches with The Hawk against the cage.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD#
Johnson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. The Hawk is trying to keep an underhook but Johnson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Johnson controlling the action here.
The Hawk flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes. #T2#
Johnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Johnson passes to side control.
The Hawk is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Johnson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Johnson unloading with bombs!
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson looking to finish The Hawk with some ground and pound. This is bad for The Hawk!
Johnson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnson scoring with strikes but The Hawk is staying in there.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T3#
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
Johnson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down The Hawk for as long as he can get away with.
Johnson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Johnson cracks The Hawk with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
#T4#
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
Kit Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kit Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
Michael The Hawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kit Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kit Johnson!
Kit Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 11, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
The Hawk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #ES2#
Nurullin scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nurullin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Hawk sprawls well. The Hawk wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nurullin gets slowly back to his feet.
The Hawk is looking to counter the offense by Nurullin and move into the clinch.#TD#
The Hawk decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The Hawk is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ground and pound from The Hawk. #T1#
The Hawk wants to free his trapped foot but Nurullin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Hawk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nurullin keeps working.
The Hawk is taking a breather. Nurullin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU#
The Hawk stands up from half guard. #CL#
The Hawk darts in and clinches Nurullin up against the cage.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Hawk drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nurullin tries to pull guard but The Hawk forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nurullin can't break the clinch.
The Hawk changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nurullin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Hawk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael The Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Nurullin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nurullin looks winded!
The Hawk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nurullin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by The Hawk after a bit of a struggle. #BC2#
Nurullin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3##TD#
The Hawk fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nurullin sprawls well initially but The Hawk persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #SU#
The Hawk decides to stand up.
Nurullin tries to clinch but The Hawk is having none of it.
The Hawk lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The Hawk misses with a double jab.
#CL#
Nurullin gets tackled into the cage by The Hawk. The Hawk maintains the clinch.
Nurullin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Hawk is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#BC#
The Hawk breaks the clinch.
#CL#
The Hawk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nurullin takes a knee to the side of the body. #TD2#
Nurullin tightens his grip and picks The Hawk up, before dumping him to the ground. The Hawk manages to land in guard. #ES#
The Hawk has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nurullin off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
The Hawk moves into the clinch.#BC#
The Hawk breaks from the clinch.
Nurullin fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD#
The Hawk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nurullin to the mat! Nurullin manages to get full guard.
The Hawk pushes down on Nurullin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The Hawk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nurullin keeps working.
Nurullin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
The Hawk is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nurullin sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael The Hawk dominated that round.
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##TD#
The Hawk changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nurullin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nurullin is looking to get back to his feet here but The Hawk is keeping cool and he's managed to take Nurullin's back.
The Hawk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nurullin can do to turn this around?
The Hawk slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The Hawk lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurullin staying busy and making it hard for The Hawk to control.
Michael The Hawk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Nurullin's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Nurullin wants to get back to his feet.
The Hawk is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Nurullin. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Nurullin is breathing heavily.#T1##SUB#
The Hawk working for a choke but Nurullin is defending well.
The Hawk avoiding Nurullin 's attempts to control his hands.
The Hawk scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
#T2#
Nurullin is in bad spot here.
The Hawk keeps control of the position easily here as Nurullin tries to buck him off.
#SUB#
The Hawk is working for a rear naked choke. Nurullin is not defending it well and The Hawk has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Nurullin refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Nurullin's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Michael The Hawk!
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