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Event:
TWGC 24 (135lbs, D3): St Petersburg Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Jan 20, 2019 |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Demitrious Johnson (ranked 6146 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Ryan (ranked 21965 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 4 losses; Demitrious Johnson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 6 losses; Nicky Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Ryan tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ryan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ryan gets caught napping as Johnson dives in and scores a takedown. Ryan manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Johnson (2) vs (0) Ryan
Ryan keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Ryan is controlling Johnson's posture.
Ryan keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryan wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Ryan is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Ryan is keeping the position.
Ryan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ryan looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ryan is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ryan dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Johnson (2) vs (2) Ryan
Johnson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ryan is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Johnson. Score +3 for passing guard: Johnson (2) vs (5) Ryan
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ryan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Johnson is not content to let Ryan control the position.
Ryan advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Johnson (2) vs (7) Ryan
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Ryan isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Johnson (2) vs (10) Ryan
Johnson rolls, trying to escape but Ryan keeps control of the position.
What can Johnson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Johnson tries to break free.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Will Ryan go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Ryan has the hooks in. Johnson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Johnson has hold of Ryan's leg, trying to break free but it's let Ryan lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Johnson is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Ryan throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nicky Ryan! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 26, 2018 |
#R1#
Morrison Jr. scores with a decent looking hook.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morrison Jr. cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Morrison Jr. connects with a looping right hand.
#CUT#
It looks like Demitrious Johnson has been cut.
Johnson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morrison Jr..
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morrison Jr.'s waist but Morrison Jr. gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Morrison Jr. swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morrison Jr., as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison Jr. punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Morrison Jr. counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Morrison Jr. cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
David Morrison Jr. has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demitrious Johnson.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Morrison Jr. connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Morrison Jr. listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morrison Jr. lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Morrison Jr. counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morrison Jr..
Morrison Jr. fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Morrison Jr. counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morrison Jr. connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
David Morrison Jr. is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrison Jr. moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CUT#
That has opened up Demitrious Johnson's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Morrison Jr. counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC#
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Morrison Jr. cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Morrison Jr. finish him?
Morrison Jr. scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice jab there from Morrison Jr.. #T2##KD#
Morrison Jr. feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Johnson sprawling to the canvas! Johnson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Morrison Jr. finish him?!
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Morrison Jr. moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Johnson! Morrison Jr. continues to tee off on Johnson, landing with a left and a right! Morrison Jr. connects with a right hand that leaves Johnson sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Morrison Jr.!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). David Morrison Jr.!
A relieved looking David Morrison Jr. thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 14, 2018 |
#R1#
Johnson with a poor takedown #TD2#
and Carioca counters with a nice double leg into guard. #SUB#
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carioca is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Carioca from controlling successfully.
Carioca looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carioca gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Carioca pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Johnson is looking for a triangle here but Carioca uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carioca controls the position from side control.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T1#
Johnson is not content to let Carioca control the position.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson tries to bench press Carioca off him but Carioca keeps the position.
Johnson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Carioca's best efforts.#SUB2#
Carioca is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Johnson sees it coming and defends easily.
Johnson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Carioca working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.#SUB#
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB#
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carioca can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carioca stands and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T2##SUB2#
Carioca tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Carioca wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB2#
Carioca is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carioca wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Carioca tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Carioca trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T3#
Johnson gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Carioca is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB2#
Carioca is working for a submission of some sort.
#SUB2#
Carioca is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Carioca to get the leverage.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Carioca has control of the leg. #SUB#
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Carioca pulls his head out easily.
Johnson missing with punches from the bottom.
#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
#SUB#
Johnson working for a triangle but Carioca defends it easily.
Carioca trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Carioca sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SUB#
Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carioca defends well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carioca wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving. #SUB#
Johnson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Carioca stacks Johnson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Carioca!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joca Carioca dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carioca circles away.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demitrious Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Carioca closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Johnson's guard.#SUB#
Johnson working for a triangle but Carioca defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carioca sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T1#
Carioca wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving. #SUB2#
Carioca thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB#
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Carioca is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Johnson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Carioca is looking to defend but Johnson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Carioca! Johnson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Carioca taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Demitrious Johnson!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 07, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Santos Jr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Santos Jr tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position. #SUB#
Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB#
Johnson has hold of Santos Jr's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Santos Jr tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Johnson cranks the arm and Santos Jr screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Santos Jr, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Demitrious Johnson!
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Event:
RVT 9 - Charles vs Philips 3
Date: Oct 18, 2018 |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Demitrious Johnson (ranked 4850 p4p, 189 weight class) and Cicero Dos Santos (ranked 6770 p4p, 220 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Demitrious Johnson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 0 losses; Cicero Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Johnson tries for a takedown but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dos Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dos Santos has clasped his hands together around Johnson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Johnson (0) vs (4) Dos Santos
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dos Santos's best efforts.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dos Santos pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dos Santos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dos Santos's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Johnson (4) vs (4) Dos Santos
Dos Santos turns into Johnson and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Johnson (4) vs (6) Dos Santos
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dos Santos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dos Santos slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Johnson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dos Santos wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson tries to roll over but Dos Santos keeps him under control.
Dos Santos works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Johnson (4) vs (9) Dos Santos
Johnson prevents Dos Santos from improving position.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson regains half guard.
Dos Santos trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Johnson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dos Santos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
Dos Santos is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is pressing down on Dos Santos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dos Santos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson working for a triangle but Dos Santos defends it easily.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dos Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dos Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Dos Santos pushes his legs off easily.
Dos Santos passes into half guard.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Dos Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dos Santos wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Dos Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dos Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos keeps trying to improve his position.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Dos Santos pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dos Santos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson looking for a guillotine here but Dos Santos defends easily.
Dos Santos pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Dos Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.
Dos Santos is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Dos Santos is controlling well.
Johnson is in trouble now - Dos Santos has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Johnson (4) vs (12) Dos Santos
Dos Santos fails to take his opponent's back.
Dos Santos with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dos Santos is looking to work his way around to Johnson's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Johnson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Dos Santos passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Johnson! Score +3 for passing guard: Johnson (4) vs (15) Dos Santos
Dos Santos mounts Johnson! Really nice guard pass there!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Johnson is holding on tight.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Dos Santos maintains control.
Johnson is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Dos Santos has taken his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Johnson (4) vs (18) Dos Santos
Johnson rolls, trying to escape but Dos Santos keeps control of the position.
Dos Santos 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.
Dos Santos tightening his grip on Johnson, looking for the choke.
Johnson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Dos Santos has control of the leg.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos moves into full mount! Johnson won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Johnson (4) vs (21) Dos Santos
Dos Santos looking to secure an arm triangle but Johnson defends it well.
Dos Santos is looking to work his way around to Johnson's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Johnson gets back to half guard.
Dos Santos is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Johnson (4) vs (24) Dos Santos
Dos Santos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dos Santos forces the positional change into back control. Score +3 for taking back: Johnson (4) vs (27) Dos Santos
Johnson can't escape the position.
Dos Santos is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Johnson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Dos Santos has the hooks in. Johnson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Johnson turns into Dos Santos and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Johnson (6) vs (27) Dos Santos
Dos Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dos Santos is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Dos Santos is retaining full guard.
Johnson passes Dos Santos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dos Santos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Johnson passes Dos Santos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Dos Santos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dos Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dos Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnson.
Dos Santos wants to get back to full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura but Dos Santos is defending well.
Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
Dos Santos gets full guard.
Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson 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.
Dos Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dos Santos is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Johnson (6) vs (29) Dos Santos
Dos Santos is pushing down on Johnson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnson is fighting to maintain full guard but Dos Santos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dos Santos frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Johnson (6) vs (32) Dos Santos
Johnson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Dos Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dos Santos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dos Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Dos Santos passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Johnson! Score +3 for passing guard: Johnson (6) vs (35) Dos Santos
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Dos Santos moves to back control. Score +3 for taking back: Johnson (6) vs (38) Dos Santos
Johnson can't escape the position.
Dos Santos is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Johnson is defending well though. Dos Santos let's go of the attempt for now.
Johnson fending off the submission attempt from Dos Santos.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Dos Santos looking to break Johnson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Johnson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Dos Santos will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Johnson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Dos Santos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson has given up his back here. Will Dos Santos look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Johnson (6) vs (41) Dos Santos
Dos Santos working for a choke but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson is in bad spot here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Johnson is defending well though. Dos Santos let's go of the attempt for now.
Dos Santos controlling well, preventing Johnson from escaping the position.
Dos Santos has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Johnson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Johnson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Johnson is really stuck here.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to stick to Johnson's back but Johnson is turning into Dos Santos. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Dos Santos's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Johnson. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Johnson (8) vs (41) Dos Santos
Dos Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Johnson (8) vs (43) Dos Santos
Dos Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dos Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
Dos Santos passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dos Santos is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
Dos Santos seems to be looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dos Santos wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Johnson manages to get to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dos Santos wins on points by 43 to 8. |
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Event:
RVT 8 - Charles vs Jr
Date: Oct 16, 2018 |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Demitrious Johnson (ranked 4818 p4p, 191 weight class) and Paul Johnson (ranked 24214 p4p, 224 weight class). Paul Johnson has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 3 losses; Demitrious Johnson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Paul Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Demitrious Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Paul Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Demitrious Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Paul Johnson feints the counter takedown.
Demitrious Johnson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Paul Johnson's half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Demitrious Johnson (2) vs (0) Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson looks winded!
Demitrious Johnson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Paul Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Demitrious Johnson.
Demitrious Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demitrious Johnson trying to pass the guard but Paul Johnson defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demitrious Johnson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Demitrious Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Demitrious Johnson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Paul Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Demitrious Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul Johnson is controlling Demitrious Johnson's trapped leg to prevent Demitrious Johnson from advancing to side control.
Demitrious Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Paul Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Demitrious Johnson.
Demitrious Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Paul Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demitrious Johnson is looking to advance position but Paul Johnson won't allow it.
Demitrious Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Demitrious Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Paul Johnson won't allow Demitrious Johnson to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul Johnson is looking to control Demitrious Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Paul Johnson avoid being mounted?
Demitrious Johnson trying to pass the guard but Paul Johnson defending well.
Demitrious Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
Demitrious Johnson works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Demitrious Johnson (5) vs (0) Paul Johnson
Demitrious Johnson tries for a kimura but Paul Johnson is defending well.
Demitrious Johnson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Demitrious Johnson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Demitrious Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Demitrious Johnson is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Paul Johnson is trying to escape and Demitrious Johnson transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Paul Johnson is forced to tap! Nice work there by Demitrious Johnson! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Demitrious Johnson! |
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Event:
RVT 7 - Charles vs Philips II
Date: Oct 13, 2018 |
#R1#
Philips misses with the combination.
Philips misses with a wild combination.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
#TD#
Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Philips looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Philips swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Philips is trying to keep Johnson in close.
#SUB#
Johnson drops back looking for a leg! Philips is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Philips manages to kick Johnson off! Johnson jumps back into Philips's guard.
Philips looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Philips wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it. #SUB#
Johnson drops back looking for a leg! Philips is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Philips manages to kick Johnson off! Johnson jumps back into Philips's guard. #T1##SUB#
Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB2#
Philips looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB#
Johnson drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Johnson as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Philips screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Johnson! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Demitrious Johnson!
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Event:
RVT 6 - Santos vs Philips II
Date: Oct 11, 2018 |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Higor Pereira (ranked 6320 p4p, 217 weight class) and Demitrious Johnson (ranked 6312 p4p, 216 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 4 losses; Higor Pereira! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 3 losses; Demitrious Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Pereira darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson pulls guard.
Pereira engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Pereira pushes his legs off easily.
Pereira not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pereira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pereira looking to pass the guard.
Pereira got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pereira has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Pereira pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pereira stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
Pereira passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Pereira (3) vs (0) Johnson
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Johnson tries to buck Pereira off but Pereira is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pereira wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Pereira trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson prevents Pereira from improving position.
Pereira happy to just control the position for now.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pereira (3) vs (2) Johnson
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Pereira is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura but Pereira is defending well.
Pereira trying to hold on to Johnson's head to control him but Johnson postures up.
Pereira is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Johnson is working for a kimura but Pereira is defending it quite comfortably.
Pereira moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Johnson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Johnson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pereira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pereira working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Pereira (3) vs (5) Johnson
Johnson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pereira is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pereira has escaped the position, nice work there.
Johnson working away.
Pereira tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johnson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson tries for a kimura but Pereira is defending well.
Pereira is looking for a sweep.
Pereira manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pereira wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but Pereira defends the submission attempt.
Johnson is working for a kimura but Pereira is defending it quite comfortably.
Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Pereira is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pereira wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
Pereira looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pereira tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Johnson works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Pereira (3) vs (8) Johnson
Pereira tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson moves to back control. Score +3 for taking back: Pereira (3) vs (11) Johnson
Johnson tightening his grip on Pereira, looking for the choke.
Pereira just trying to survive but Johnson is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Pereira looking to control the position.
Pereira is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Pereira is defending well though. Johnson let's go of the attempt for now.
Pereira wants to control his opponent's hands but Johnson gets his hands free.
Johnson looking for the RNC.
Pereira trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Pereira tries to break free.
Pereira trying to control the hands but Johnson breaks the grip.
Johnson is working for a rear naked choke. Pereira is not defending it well and Johnson has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Pereira refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Pereira's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Demitrious Johnson! |
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Event:
RVT 5 - Charles vs Philips
Date: Sep 29, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Philips takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Philips is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Philips holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Philips holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Philips gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like Demitrious Johnson has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Arnold Philips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demitrious Johnson.#BC#
Philips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Philips. Philips maintains the clinch. #BC#
Philips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Philips pinned against the cage. Philips gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T1#
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Philips circles away.
A slow jab from Philips misses its intended target. #CL#
Philips rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Philips.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Philips just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Philips turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Philips just stands there and leans against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Philips.
Johnson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The referee is keeping an eye on Philips - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Philips smiles and moves away.
#T2#
Johnson blocks a head kick by Philips.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time. #CL#
Philips clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Philips takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Philips.
Philips is stalling here.
Philips lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Philips. #CUT#
That has opened up Demitrious Johnson's cut even more.
Philips leaning against his opponent.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Philips forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
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 fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#BC#
Philips breaks the clinch.
#T3#
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Philips pinned against the cage. Philips gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Philips sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Philips slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Philips keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#CL#
Philips rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Philips.
Philips misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Philips forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T4#
Philips lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#
Demitrious Johnson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Philips just stands there and leans against the cage.
Philips avoiding damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Philips throws an elbow but misses.
Philips is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Philips smiles and moves away.
Philips throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson with the counter takedown but Philips avoids it easily.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Philips is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Philips circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Philips sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Philips lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Johnson crumples to the floor! Philips milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Arnold Philips!
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Event:
RVT 3 - Charles vs Pettis
Date: Sep 20, 2018 |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Demitrious Johnson (ranked 4824 p4p, 182 weight class) and Anthony Birchack (ranked 7996 p4p, 239 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 3 losses; Demitrious Johnson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Anthony Birchack!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Johnson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Birchack on his heels. He'll look to pass Birchack's guard now, I'm sure. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Johnson (2) vs (0) Birchack
Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Birchack looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Birchack has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Birchack throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson 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.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson advances to half guard.
Johnson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Birchack sees it coming and defends easily.
Birchack looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Birchack tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but Birchack defends the submission attempt.
Birchack 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.
Birchack slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Birchack throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Birchack looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson 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.
Johnson is pushing down on Birchack's leg trying to pass to half guard. Birchack is fighting to maintain full guard but Johnson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Birchack makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Birchack.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Birchack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Birchack swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Birchack can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Johnson (5) vs (0) Birchack
Johnson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Birchack, who protects the arm well.
Birchack is looking for a sweep.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Birchack has escaped the position, nice work there.
Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Birchack tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johnson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Johnson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Birchack knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birchack is trying to improve his position.
Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Birchack regains half guard.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Birchack defends it well.
Birchack wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Birchack is still trying to improve position.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a kimura here.
Birchack tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Johnson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
Johnson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Johnson (8) vs (0) Birchack
Birchack keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Birchack regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Birchack tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Birchack looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Birchack tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but Birchack defends the submission attempt.
Johnson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Birchack manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Johnson drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Johnson seems to have locked his on tight now - Birchack screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Johnson, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Demitrious Johnson! |
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Event:
RVT 2 - Charles vs Dos Santos
Date: Sep 15, 2018 |
#R1#
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Demitrious Johnson has been cut.
Jr connects with a stiff jab that staggers Johnson - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kile Jr!
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Event:
RVT 2 - Charles vs Morgan
Date: Sep 13, 2018 |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Phil Philips (ranked 4337 p4p, 124 weight class) and Demitrious Johnson (ranked 4046 p4p, 107 weight class). Johnson has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Demitrious Johnson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Phil Philips! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Demitrious Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Philips looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Philips (2) vs (0) Johnson
Philips is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Philips is aware though and is defending well.
Johnson looks winded!
Philips sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Philips'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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a triangle here but Philips uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Philips (5) vs (0) Johnson
Philips thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johnson tries to bench press Philips off him but Philips keeps the position.
Philips tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Johnson looks to move to half guard but instead Philips has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Philips (7) vs (0) Johnson
Philips with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Philips has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Philips is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Johnson is surviving well by controlling Philips's body position as best he can.
Philips controlling from the full mount.
Philips 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 is trying to escape the mount.
Philips looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips looking for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is having none of it.
Philips sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Philips working for a submission but Johnson is keeping him at bay.
Philips controlling from the full mount.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Philips is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Philips is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Philips to get the leverage.
Philips not doing much here.
Philips is looking for a kimura here.
Johnson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Philips with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to roll over but Philips keeps him under control.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Philips pulls his head out easily.
Philips sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Philips seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.
Philips keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Philips is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Philips is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. Philips eventually gives up the hold.
Philips will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Philips is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Johnson has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Philips escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Philips! Score +3 for passing guard: Philips (10) vs (0) Johnson
Philips looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Philips keeps moving and retains side control.
Philips working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Philips slows the pace down.
Philips tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Philips staying calm.
Philips thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johnson is letting Philips control him for a moment.
Philips tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Philips has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Johnson regains half guard.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Philips is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johnson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Philips wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Philips is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Philips controlling the action here.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Philips is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Philips.
Philips is working for a submission of some sort.
Philips is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Philips seems to be looking for submissions.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Philips in particular looking to stall.
Philips seems to be looking for submissions.
Philips is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. Philips eventually gives up the hold.
Philips looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Johnson has a hand on Philips's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Philips takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Philips (13) vs (0) Johnson
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Philips is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Johnson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Johnson shrugs it off.
Philips looking to secure an arm triangle but Johnson defends it well.
Johnson is trying to reverse the position but instead Philips has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Philips (16) vs (0) Johnson
Philips just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Philips controlling well, preventing Johnson from escaping the position.
Johnson is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Philips is persistently looking for the submission but Johnson is defending it well.
Johnson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Philips controlling the positon.
Johnson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Philips working for the choke.
Johnson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Philips.
Johnson tries to break free.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Johnson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Philips perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Philips has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Johnson has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Philips escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Philips! Score +3 for passing guard: Philips (19) vs (0) Johnson
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Philips tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that's the end of the fight!
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Event:
RVT 1 - Welcome
Date: Sep 08, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Philips shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnson is trying to defend but Philips finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Philips working Johnson over with strikes.
Philips working the head and body with strikes.
Philips will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson tries to roll over but Philips keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Philips content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Philips has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philips is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson punching from the bottom.
Philips lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T1#
Philips slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Philips has control of the leg.
Philips working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Philips controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Philips is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
Philips is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Philips is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Philips scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Philips prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Philips in his half guard. #T2##SUB2#
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Philips prevents Johnson from improving his position.#SUB2#
Johnson with the active half guard here but Philips passes nicely into side control.
Philips trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Philips avoids the strikes from the bottom by Johnson.#T3#
Philips trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Philips staying calm.
Philips is chipping away with strikes.
Check out the look on Philips's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Johnson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Philips pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Philips moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Johnson.#T4#
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Philips landing strikes.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Philips is staying tight to Johnson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Johnson tries to bench press Philips off him but Philips keeps the position.
Philips grinds an elbow into Johnson's temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Philips looks up at the clock and then as Johnson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Philips smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Philips looks up at the clock and then as Johnson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Philips smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Philips working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Philips dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##TD#
Philips dives in and scores a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Philips slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB2#
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Philips doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Johnson is tightening it up a little... Philips has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Philips reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Philips taps out! Nice BJJ there by Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Demitrious Johnson!
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Event:
RVT 1 - Charles vs Al Hammad
Date: Sep 06, 2018 |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Demitrious Johnson (ranked 21585 p4p, 261 weight class) and Phil Philips (ranked 3203 p4p, 88 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Demitrious Johnson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Phil Philips!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Philips drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Johnson (0) vs (4) Philips
Philips controlling the position.
Philips is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Philips is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Philips tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Philips tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Philips is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Johnson sneaks back into half guard.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Philips pulls his head out easily.
Philips is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Johnson sees it coming and defends easily.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Philips pulls his head out easily.
Philips is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.
Philips is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johnson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Philips.
Philips is taking a breather. Johnson 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson won't allow Philips to pass to mount.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Philips has control of the leg.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Philips pulls his head out easily.
Philips seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Philips works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Johnson (0) vs (7) Philips
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips has hold of Johnson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Johnson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Philips looking for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is having none of it.
Philips can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is working to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Philips takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Philips's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Philips looking to control and managing it successfully.
Philips 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.
Philips takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Philips maintains control.
Philips fails to advance to Johnson's back.
Philips is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Johnson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Johnson shrugs it off.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Philips jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Johnson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Johnson gets back to half guard.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Philips is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Philips pulls his head out easily.
Philips controlling the action here.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Philips trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson looking for subs off his back but Philips has passed one foot through into half guard.
Well, if Philips is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Philips stalling.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Philips is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Philips to get the leverage.
Still in half guard, Philips seems content to control.
Philips looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Philips slows the pace down in half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Philips pulls his head out easily.
Johnson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johnson.
Philips trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Philips trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Philips escapes and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Johnson (0) vs (10) Philips
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Philips in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Philips is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.
Philips is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Philips is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Philips is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Philips is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Philips has control of the leg.
Philips is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Philips is working for a submission of some sort.
Johnson moves into full guard.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Philips wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Philips not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
More stalling from Philips.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Philips is aware though and is defending well.
Philips wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Philips pushes his legs off easily.
Philips looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Philips defends well.
Philips must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Philips trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philips wins on points by 10 to 0. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 26, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Johnson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Charles!#SUB#
Johnson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Charles struggling a bit here.#SUB#
Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB#
Johnson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Charles has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Johnson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Charles's legs. #SUB#
Johnson swings around for an armbar but Charles sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Johnson's guard.#T1#
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily. #SUB#
Johnson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Charles is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Johnson.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Charles keeps moving and retains side control.
Johnson is being controlled here. #SUB2#
Charles is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Charles wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson being controlled for a moment.
Charles has knee on belly and moves into mount. #T2#
Charles controlling his opponent.
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Charles content just to control the position here.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Charles isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Charles controlling the position easily from mount.
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
#T3#
Charles takes Johnson's back, avoiding a couple of desperation strikes from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Charles trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Johnson doesn't escape.
Charles is hanging on to Johnson's back as he tries to escape.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Good control from Charles.
Johnson tries to escape the position.
Charles is trying to stick to Johnson's back but Johnson is turning into Charles. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Charles's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Johnson.#T4##SUB#
Johnson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Charles is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Charles has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
Charles passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Charles slows the pace down in half guard.
Charles passes to full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Charles takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubens Charles dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Charles keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#TD2#
Charles looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rubens Charles has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Charles is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Johnson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Charles has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Johnson looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson turns into Charles and is now in his guard.
#T1#
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson forces his way into half guard.
Charles is concentrating on defense, preventing Johnson from advancing position.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Charles defending well. #SUB#
Johnson is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB#
Charles is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnson.
Charles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Charles is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Charles is retaining full guard.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Charles has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB##SUB2#
Charles working for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is in no mood to give up.
Charles manages to capitalize on a mistake by Johnson to take his back!
Johnson is in bad spot here.
#SUB2#
Johnson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Johnson tries to roll but Charles sticks to his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Charles controlling from the back.
Johnson is in bad spot here.
Charles controlling the position well here. Johnson rolled but Charles kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
#T3##SUB2#
Johnson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Charles controlling the position well here. Johnson rolled but Charles kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Johnson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Charles perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Charles passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Johnson!
Johnson gets back to half guard.#T4##SUB2#
Charles seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.
Johnson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Charles's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Charles's back!#SUB#
Johnson has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Charles has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
#SUB#
Johnson working for a choke but Charles is defending well. #SUB#
Charles is in a bad position with Johnson working for a choke. Charles manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charles's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB#
Johnson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Charles has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubens Charles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Charles feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Charles changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Charles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Charles forces his way into half guard.
Charles takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Charles pulls his head out easily.
Johnson is looking to get back to full guard here but Charles has managed to pass to side control instead.
Johnson tries to strike but it doesn't land. #T1#
Johnson is trying to work for a sweep but Charles has mounted him!
Charles moves to the back position.
Johnson is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Charles is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
#SUB2#
Charles looking to break Johnson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Johnson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Charles will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!#SUB2#
Johnson is trying to roll into a better position but Charles has get a rear naked choke and Johnson is forced to tap out! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rubens Charles!
Rubens Charles seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 23, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Charles gets a double leg takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Charles tries to pass.
Charles seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Charles forces his way into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Johnson strikes from the bottom but Charles uses the opportunity to move to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is being controlled here.
Charles moves into full mount!
Charles content just to control the position here.
Charles blocks Johnson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. #T1#
Johnson can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charles controlling from the full mount.
Charles's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Charles prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Charles content just to control the position here.
Charles prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Charles content just to control the position here. #T2#
Johnson wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Johnson tries to break free.
Charles really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Johnson.#SUB2#
Charles looking for the RNC.
Johnson rolls, trying to escape but Charles keeps control of the position.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson is breathing heavily.#SUB2#
Charles has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Johnson is in real trouble here. Charles gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Johnson is tapping out! Charles wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rubens Charles!
After winning the bout, Rubens Charles 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 19, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Charles is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.
Johnson looks winded!
Still in half guard, Charles seems content to control.
Johnson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Charles showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Charles has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
We've been told by Charles's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Charles displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson. #TD#
Charles feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.#T2#
Charles stands and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Charles controlling from side mount. #SUB#
Charles tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Charles content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #T3#
This is a sustained period of stalling by Charles.
A control attempt from Johnson but he's now mounted!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charles controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Charles takes Johnson's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Johnson is in trouble.
Johnson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubens Charles dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Charles shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnson is trying to defend but Charles finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Charles controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is breathing heavily.#T1##T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnson wants to control but Charles passes into side.
Johnson is trying to escape the position but Charles is controlling the position.
Charles passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Johnson!
Charles sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T3##SUB#
Charles 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 is desperately trying to improve his position but Charles has a good base and remains in mount.
Charles controlling the position easily from mount.
Charles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Charles controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubens Charles dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Charles looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Charles is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Charles is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Charles controlling the position easily from mount.
Charles'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.
Charles seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Johnson for as long as he can get away with.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johnson tries to hold on but Charles pushes him away.
Charles takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rubens Charles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Charles avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Charles controlling the position easily from mount. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rubens Charles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Charles 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:24
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rubens Charles!
An out of breath Rubens Charles thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 14, 2018 |
#R1#
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Lawu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lawu stuffs the takedown.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demitrious Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As Johnson backs off Lawu throws a huge counter combo but Johnson manages to avoid it all.
Lawu stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Lawu sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Lawu tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lawu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T1#
Johnson shoots and misses
and Lawu counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lawu defends it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Lawu's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lawu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As Johnson backs off Lawu throws a huge counter combo but Johnson manages to avoid it all.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Lawu counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lawu sprawls well. Lawu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Lawu unleashes a big counter combination but Johnson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T2#
Johnson shoots and misses
and Lawu counters with a one-two to the body.
Becak Lawu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson fails with the takedown#KD2#
and Lawu counters with a crisp one two that drops Johnson! Lawu thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Johnson to his feet! Johnson is in big trouble!#ROC2#
Johnson is rocked!
Demitrious Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Lawu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lawu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lawu is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Lawu circles away and we're back to standing.
Lawu throws a counter combo.
Johnson fails with the takedown#KD2#
and Lawu counters with a crisp one two that drops Johnson! Lawu thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Johnson to his feet! Johnson is in big trouble!
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson is breathing heavily.#T3#
Johnson shoots and misses
and Lawu counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Johnson badly! Lawu follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Johnson out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Lawu finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Becak Lawu!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 31, 2018 |
#R1#
Carter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Carter circles away easily
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#
It looks like Demitrious Johnson has been cut.
Carter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carter wants it to stay on the feet.
Carter is looking to counter punch.
Carter cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Carter jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carter.
Carter lands with a cross.
Carter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#ROC#
Johnson is rocked!#CUT#
That has opened up Demitrious Johnson's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Carter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Carter jabs at Johnson's body.#KD#
Carter lands a big uppercut and Johnson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Johnson looks OK. Carter waves Johnson back to his feet!
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Terence Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demitrious Johnson.#T1#
Johnson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Carter.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Carter shows good takedown defense.
Demitrious Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter 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.
Terence Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Carter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carter connects with a stiff jab that staggers Johnson - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Terence Carter!
A victorious Terence Carter thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
EFA 71 Samuals vs Greene
Date: Jun 03, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Johnson dives in and scores a takedown into Cordolha's guard.#SUB2#
Cordolha looking for subs off his back but Johnson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Cordolha won't allow it.
Cordolha trying to control but Johnson postures up.
Cordolha is looking to get back to full guard here but Johnson has managed to pass to side control instead.#SUB#
Johnson tries for a kimura but Cordolha is defending well.
Cordolha tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Johnson in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Cordolha is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Demitrious Johnson!
In defeat, Jose Cordolha stepped up to the mic, saying 'Shiiiiit'.
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Event:
EFA 63 Turner vs Grieg
Date: May 16, 2018 |
#R1#
Clark stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Clark wants it to stay on the feet.
As Johnson looks to move away, Clark throws a big counter combo but Johnson just gets out of the way.
Clark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Clark feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Clark lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CUT#
It looks like Demitrious Johnson has been cut.#TD#
Clark shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#SUB2#
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Clark lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clark stalling.
Clark working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Clark lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#SUB2#
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T1#
Clark is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson tries to roll over but Clark keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Clark lands a nice short elbow.
Clark 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.
Clark works his way into full mount!
Clark cracks Johnson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
#CUT#
That has opened up Demitrious Johnson's cut even more.
Clark in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
#ROC#
Johnson is rocked!#CUT#
The cut above Demitrious Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Demitrious Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Corey Clark !
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 19, 2018 |
#R1#
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Charles defends it nicely.#TD#
Charles dives in and scores a takedown into Johnson's guard.#SUB2#
Charles avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Johnson looking for subs off his back but Charles has passed one foot through into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Charles pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Charles pulls his head out easily. #T1#
Charles is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Charles will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson manages to get to full guard.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Charles postures up.
Johnson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Johnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Charles defends it easily.#SUB2#
Johnson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Charles is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Johnson.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johnson trying to remain calm as Charles controls from the top position.
Charles seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Johnson for as long as he can get away with.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Charles moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Charles advances nicely into full mount. #T3#
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Charles isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson has given up his back here.
Johnson trying to control the action but Charles just sinks the hooks in.
Johnson tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charles really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Johnson.
Johnson trying to control the position but Charles manages to sink in the hooks.
Johnson breaks Charles's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Johnson postures up in Charles's guard and throws a big left but Charles blocks it. #T4#
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Charles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Charles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Charles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Charles managing to control the position.
Charles'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.
Charles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubens Charles dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Charles avoids it really well and circles away.#CL#
Charles pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Charles successfully pulls guard.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Charles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Charles seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Further stalling from Charles.#T1##SUB#
Charles is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnson is aware though and is defending well.
Charles preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Charles.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Charles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Charles is keeping the position.
Charles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Charles gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB2#
Johnson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Charles uses it to pass to side control.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't. #T2#
Charles controls the position.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Charles just content to control the position.
Charles has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Johnson!
Johnson tries to control Charles's body but Charles pushes him off. Johnson squirms to his side and now Charles has his back!
Johnson trying to control but not successfully. #T3#
Charles is riding his opponent, not letting Johnson buck him off.
Charles is hanging on to Johnson's back as he tries to escape.
Charles has good solid back control here.
Johnson rolls, trying to escape but Charles keeps control of the position.
Johnson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Charles is riding his opponent, not letting Johnson buck him off.
Johnson trying to control the hands but Charles won't let him. #T4#
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Charles controlling the position well here. Johnson rolled but Charles kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Johnson trying to control the position but Charles manages to sink in the hooks.
Johnson is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Charles off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson is breathing heavily.#SUB#
Charles is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Johnson is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rubens Charles!
A relieved looking Rubens Charles thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 16, 2018 |
#R1#
Pettis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pettis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pettis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pettis enables Johnson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pettis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#SUB2#
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pettis is pulling down on Johnson's head to control his posture.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pettis is proving hard to escape from. #T1#
Pettis pulls Johnson in close to his closed guard and prevents Johnson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Let's hope that Pettis has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pettis tries to land a sweep but no joy. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pettis lands a head shot.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pettis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#CUT2#
It looks like Demitrious Johnson has been cut.#TD#
Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pettis sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pettis is concentrating on defense, preventing Johnson from advancing position.
Johnson throwing shots but Pettis is blocking nicely.
Johnson stalling away here and it's allowed Pettis to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Johnson trying to control but Pettis is working from the bottom.
Johnson postures up in Pettis's guard and throws a big left but Pettis blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pettis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pettis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
Pettis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Johnson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face as Pettis controls the position.
It looks like Pettis might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T4#
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
#TD2#
Pettis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Johnson to the ground. Pettis is now in Johnson's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pettis passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pettis stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Pettis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demitrious Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##TD#
Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Pettis is having none of it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Johnson in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Pettis is working away. #T1#
Johnson prevents Pettis from improving his position.#SUB#
Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pettis controlling the position for now.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#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.#TD2#
Pettis gets a double leg takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB#
Johnson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Pettis escapes and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Johnson tries to control but Pettis manages to take his back.#SUB2#
Pettis looking to break Johnson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Johnson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Pettis will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!#T3##SUB2#
Johnson showing good submission defense here.
Even with his hooks in, Pettis manages to miss with strikes from the back. #SUB2#
Pettis has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Johnson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Johnson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Pettis controls the action.#T4#
Johnson is really stuck here.
Pettis keeps control of the position easily here as Johnson tries to buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Pettis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Demitrious Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3##TD#
Johnson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Pettis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Johnson throwing shots but Pettis is blocking nicely.
Pettis wants to get back to full guard.
Pettis is not content to let Johnson control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis is looking to improve his position.
#T1##REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Pettis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Johnson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pettis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T2#
Johnson wants to control from the top but Pettis keeps moving.
Pettis pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage. #T3#
Pettis looking for a sweep. Not yet Pettis, not yet.
Pettis is still trying to improve position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pettis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#TD2#
Pettis feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Pettis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
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.
Pettis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T4#
Pettis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pettis looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pettis forces his way into half guard.
Demitrious Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony Pettis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson punching from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anthony Pettis.
Well Pettis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Pettis!
A relieved looking Anthony Pettis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Nice sprawl there from Nemirov as Johnson shoots in.
Lazar Nemirov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nemirov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CUT2#
It looks like Demitrious Johnson has been cut.
Nemirov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Nemirov lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Nemirov shows good takedown defense.
Nemirov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A shot to the liver by Nemirov. Beautiful body shot.
Nemirov scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Nemirov.
Nemirov cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Nemirov circles away easily
and Nemirov counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demitrious Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
A decent looking cross lands there for Nemirov.
Nemirov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A shot to the liver by Nemirov. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson tries to clinch but Nemirov is having none of it.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nemirov.
Nemirov sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nemirov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CUT2#
Demitrious Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Nemirov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nemirov lands a nice looking body shot.
Nemirov stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nemirov avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Lazar Nemirov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nemirov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nemirov scores with a shot to the body.
Nemirov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Nemirov lands a right hook to the body.
#TD#
Johnson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nemirov's guard.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T3#
Nemirov is controlling Johnson's posture.
Nemirov 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 controls from within his opponent's guard.
Johnson trying to control but Nemirov is working from the bottom.
Johnson slips nicely into half guard.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Nemirov dodges it nicely.
#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nemirov wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson throwing shots but Nemirov is blocking nicely.
Johnson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nemirov is trying to get back to full guard.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nemirov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazar Nemirov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demitrious Johnson's cut.
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#
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nemirov as he jumps to the side.
A countering left hand to the body from Nemirov misses.
Nemirov throws a body shot but no joy.
Nemirov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
#TD#
Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nemirov wants to control the action here but instead Johnson manages to pass to full mount!
Johnson punching from mount but Nemirov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nemirov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson unloads with some shots from mount but Nemirov bucks and avoids them well.
#T1#
Nemirov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Nemirov tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Johnson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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.
Johnson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Johnson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nemirov working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Johnson tries to control but Nemirov wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson controlling from mount.
Johnson throws some wild stikes that Nemirov manages to avoid easily.
#T3#
Johnson controlling from mount. #SUB#
Johnson is working for a guillotine from mount but Nemirov frees his head quite easily.
Johnson looking to ground and pound but Nemirov is blocking nicely.
Nemirov tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Nemirov wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.#T4#
Johnson looking to ground and pound but Nemirov is blocking nicely.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nemirov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demitrious Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Demitrious Johnson's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Nemirov misses the jab.
Johnson is looking to counter the offense by Nemirov and move into the clinch.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Nemirov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nemirov lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nemirov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nemirov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD#
Johnson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson is thwarting Nemirov's attempts to control the position.#T1#
Johnson thows a huge punch but Nemirov dodges it nicely.
Johnson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nemirov wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Johnson controlling the action here.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nemirov defending well though.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB#
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nemirov tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T3#
Nemirov tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Well, if Johnson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Nemirov circles away easily
and Nemirov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demitrious Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nemirov throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Nemirov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nemirov scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T4#
Nemirov punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Nemirov lands a jab.
Nemirov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nemirov circles away.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nemirov pinned against the cage. Nemirov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nemirov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson fails with the takedown
and Nemirov counters with a left to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lazar Nemirov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nemirov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lazar Nemirov!
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Event:
ABW 91
Date: Dec 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Lianjie throws a head kick that misses.
Lianjie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lianjie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Lianjie dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Lianjie's head and hops out.#CL2#
Lianjie moves into the clinch.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson trying to stall but Lianjie improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is looking for a takedown.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lianjie gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demitrious Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1##TD2#
Johnson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lianjie is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Johnson to the mat. Johnson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Johnson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lianjie looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Lianjie wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Lianjie 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 taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T2#
Johnson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T3#
Lianjie trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lianjie is pulling down on Johnson's head to control his posture. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lianjie counters with a one-two to the body.
Lianjie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lianjie fails with the takedown.#T4#
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Lianjie counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson leaves Lianjie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Lianjie counter with a right hand.
Lianjie connects with a single shot there.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Lianjie sprawls well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lianjie counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Lianjie works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Lianjie dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##CL2#
Lianjie forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lianjie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Lianjie shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lianjie is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demitrious Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson letting Lianjie take a breather here.#BC2#
Lianjie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lianjie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
#CUT2#
It looks like Demitrious Johnson has been cut.#T1#
Lianjie looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Lianjie fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lianjie circles away.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lianjie counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Lianjie to acknowledge the strikes.#TD2#
Lianjie looking to score a takedown here. Johnson is defending well but Lianjie drives through and ends up in Johnson's guard.#SU2#
Lianjie gets to his feet - Johnson follows without any prompting.
Johnson goes for a double leg but Lianjie avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lianjie continues to drive forward.
Lianjie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD#
Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lianjie sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lianjie is looking to escape.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lianjie defending well though.
Johnson trying to control the pace. #T3#
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lianjie's head.
Lianjie is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB#
Johnson drops back looking for a leg! Lianjie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lianjie manages to kick Johnson off! Johnson jumps back into Lianjie's guard.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Johnson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Lianjie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Demitrious Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Horrible takedown attempt by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Lianjie, which made it look bad.
Lianjie throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson tried to counter with a leg kick but Lianjie avoided it.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lianjie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL2#
Lianjie instigates a clinch.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lianjie avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demitrious Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Lianjie manages to break the clinch.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lianjie is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Lianjie circles away and we're back to standing.
Lianjie is looking for the big counter here.
Lianjie misses with a two punch combination.
Demitrious Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Lianjie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#TD2#
Lianjie drives through with a takedown into Johnson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Johnson is trying to keep Lianjie in close.
Lianjie being controlled here momentarily. #SUB#
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Lianjie pushes his legs off easily.
Lianjie looking to pass the guard.
Lianjie would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #T2#
Lianjie looking to pass the guard.
Li Lianjie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lianjie has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from. #SUB#
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB#
Johnson working for a triangle but Lianjie defends it easily.
#T3#
Johnson pulls Lianjie in close to prevent any damage.
Lianjie wants to stand and escape but instead Johnson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR##SU#
Johnson stands up and waves to Lianjie to follow him.
Lianjie throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease. #T4#
Lianjie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnson darts in looking for a takedown but Lianjie gets double underhooks and turns Johnson into the cage.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Lianjie.
Johnson is looking to counter the offense by Lianjie and move into the clinch.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lianjie as he jumps to the side.
Lianjie tries to counter by closing the distance.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Lianjie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Li Lianjie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lianjie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Lianjie!
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Event:
TWGC 19 (155lbs, D2): Rio de Janeiro Qu - Round 1
Date: Nov 24, 2017 |
Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Demitrious Johnson (ranked 7484 p4p, 312 weight class) and Jack McDonald (ranked 4840 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Three Little Birds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Demitrious Johnson! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Jack McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
McDonald clinches up against the cage.
Johnson is trying to trip McDonald. He has hold of a leg but McDonald is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Johnson persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Johnson (2) vs (0) McDonald
Johnson is looking to pass into half guard but McDonald pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now McDonald is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Johnson (2) vs (2) McDonald
McDonald sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
McDonald content to control rather than advance.
McDonald wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson wants to control but McDonald is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, McDonald seems content to control.
McDonald's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
McDonald trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McDonald pulls his head out easily.
McDonald is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Johnson sees it coming and defends easily.
Still in half guard, McDonald seems content to control.
Let's hope that McDonald has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
McDonald wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control but McDonald is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McDonald in particular looking to stall.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from McDonald.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonald passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Johnson (2) vs (5) McDonald
Johnson is letting McDonald control him for a moment.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Johnson (2) vs (7) McDonald
McDonald wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
McDonald takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yet more stalling tactics from McDonald.
McDonald mounts Johnson! Really nice guard pass there!
McDonald pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
McDonald avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
McDonald sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McDonald works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Johnson (2) vs (10) McDonald
A bit of a pause in the action here. McDonald controlling the positon.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is not going to allow Johnson to sit and survive in this position.
McDonald is persistently looking for the submission but Johnson is defending it well.
McDonald biding his time, controlling Johnson.
Well, with McDonald on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Johnson is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's six minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from McDonald.
Johnson is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if McDonald gets his way!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McDonald has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Johnson turns into McDonald and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Johnson (4) vs (10) McDonald
McDonald is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Johnson (4) vs (12) McDonald
McDonald is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McDonald is working for a submission of some sort.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McDonald trying to advance position but Johnson counters by regaining guard.
McDonald is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
McDonald passes Johnson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Johnson is looking to control McDonald's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
McDonald with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
McDonald is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
McDonald controlling the pace.
McDonald trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Johnson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Still in half guard, McDonald seems content to control.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.
Johnson wants to control but McDonald is keeping busy.
McDonald trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Johnson is in trouble now - McDonald has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Johnson (4) vs (15) McDonald
McDonald controlling from mount.
Johnson tries to hold on but McDonald postures up.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
McDonald controlling from the full mount.
It looks like McDonald might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
McDonald is continuing to stall.
Well,Johnson is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Johnson wants to control but McDonald is having none of it.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
McDonald looking to control and managing it successfully.
Johnson tries to hold on but McDonald pushes him away.
McDonald controlling the pace for now.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McDonald controlling from mount.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to escape the mount but McDonald keeps good control and instead manages to take Johnson's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Johnson (4) vs (18) McDonald
McDonald controlling the position well here. Johnson rolled but McDonald kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
McDonald is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
McDonald is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Johnson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Johnson for a finish.
McDonald controls the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
McDonald wins on points by 18 to 4.
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jack McDonald made sure he mentioned Sully's Bar & Grill, along with how happy he was to win his fight. |
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Event:
Angry Birds War 74
Date: Oct 24, 2017 |
#R1#
Law throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Law tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Law circles away easily
and Law counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.#TD#
Law gets the takedown into side control.
Johnson dodges the ground and pound from Law.
Law controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Law has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Law trying to control the position but Johnson is working away. #T1#
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Law scoring with punches from side control.
Johnson is trying to control Law's posture but Law avoids it.
Law is putting a hurting on Johnson here, landing some big shots from side control. #T2#
Law working away.
Law creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Johnson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Law postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
#SU#
Law decides to take the fight back to the feet. #TD2#
Johnson gets a takedown into half guard.
Law keeping hold of Johnson's head, controlling as best he can. #T3#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Johnson in particular looking to stall.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Law is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Law makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Law.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Law keeps moving. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson 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.
Law looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Law looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Law dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.#TD#
Law drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Law has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Law working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Law knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.#SUB2#
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Law can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Law pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson looking to control.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily. #T2#
Johnson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Law looking to pass the guard.
Law postures up.
#T3#
Law sitting in guard, not really doing much. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Law shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Law is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Law is fighting to break Johnson's control of his arms but Johnson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Law has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily. #SUB2#
Johnson has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Law should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Johnson has tightened it up now! Law should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Demitrious Johnson!
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Event:
Angry Birds War 61
Date: Sep 07, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Hetfield closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hetfield.
A right handed body shot lands from Hetfield.
Hetfield scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Hetfield lands a left hand.
A short left from Hetfield.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hetfield gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A left hand lands to the body for Hetfield.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hetfield.
Hetfield's coach down at Holding Cell was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hetfield's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hetfield lands with a short shot to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Demitrious Johnson has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Hetfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Good body shot from Hetfield.
Hetfield lands with a right to the head.
Hetfield lands a shoulder strike.
Hetfield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hetfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Hetfield lands a shoulder strike.
Hetfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1#
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Hetfield blocks with his arms.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Hetfield pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#TD#
Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hetfield was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hetfield looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Hetfield managing to control the position.
Hetfield is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T2#
Johnson stays in close to Hetfield's body and controls the position.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Hetfield keeps moving.
Hetfield looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hetfield working a defensive guard here.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hetfield works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.#T3#
Hetfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Hetfield clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Hetfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Hetfield works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson jumps guard but Hetfield stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demitrious Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Hetfield manages to get underhooks.
Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hetfield is defending well.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hetfield.
Hetfield lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hetfield lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hetfield cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Hetfield digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Hetfield.
A shot in the inside from Hetfield. #T4#
Hetfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Hetfield lands with a light punch inside.
Hetfield lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Still in the clinch, Hetfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hetfield digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hetfield lands with a left to the head.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hetfield lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hetfield gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hetfield working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hetfield scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Hetfield working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hetfield.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Hetfield on the inside.
Hetfield lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Hetfield lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Hetfield lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Hetfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demitrious Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Hetfield gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hetfield lands an uppercut.
Hetfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hetfield lands with a light punch inside.
Hetfield gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
A nice left hand lands by Hetfield.
Johnson is working for takedown but Hetfield is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hetfield lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Hetfield lands with a light punch inside.
Hetfield lands a shoulder strike.
Hetfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hetfield gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hetfield lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Hetfield.
Hetfield pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hetfield.
Hetfield lands with a short head shot on the inside.
James Hetfield seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T1#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hetfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#
Johnson is rocked!
Hetfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hetfield pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demitrious Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#CL2#
Hetfield fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Hetfield lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hetfield lands a left hand.
Hetfield scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hetfield.
Still in the clinch, Hetfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hetfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hetfield lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hetfield stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hetfield creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Johnson with a big uppercut! Johnson tries to clinch up but Hetfield pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Johnson to the mat! Johnson covers up and Hetfield unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Hetfield!
James Hetfield thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Angry Birds War 51
Date: Aug 08, 2017 |
#R1#
Eye fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Eye fails to land the takedown.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Eye sprawls well.#TD#
Eye shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Eye showed some decent athleticism there. #SUB#
Eye looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Johnson gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1##SUB2#
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Eye pushes his legs off easily.
Eye throws an elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Eye's guard. Nice move by Johnson!#REVB##SUB#
Eye is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Eye keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Eye keeps moving. #T2#
Eye has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
Eye trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! #SUB#
Eye looking for subs off his back but Johnson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Eye's head.
Eye knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Well, if Johnson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T3#
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Eye is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Eye looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Eye is looking to improve his position.
Johnson is keen to just control but Eye is a slippery customer.
Eye is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Eye looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Eye looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Snake Eye. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Eye.
Eye fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Eye tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Eye to the ground. Eye escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Eye half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Johnson dives in and grabs Eye's left leg, looking for a takedown. Eye pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Eye tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Eye shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Eye's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Eye is breathing heavily.
Eye shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD2#
Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Eye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demitrious Johnson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Eye sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Eye swivels and escapes.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Eye tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Eye to the ground. Eye escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Snake Eye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demitrious Johnson.
Eye shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Eye gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#TD#
Eye drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson parries the strikes from Eye easily there. Eye is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Johnson to escape.
Eye misses with the ground and pound.#T1#
Eye working away.
Johnson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Eye is staying active.#SUB#
Eye working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Eye throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Johnson is trying to control Eye's posture but Eye avoids it. #SUB#
Eye tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Eye throws an elbow but Johnson slips to the side and avoids it well.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Eye working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #SUB#
Eye is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Eye working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Eye.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Johnson wants to control but Eye postures up.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Eye tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
Johnson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.#T3##SUB#
Eye swings around for an armbar but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Eye's guard.
Johnson content to stall in guard here. #SUB#
Eye escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Eye 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.
Eye keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully. #T4#
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB#
Eye is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Eye keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snake Eye dominated that second round.
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##TD#
Eye shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Johnson napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SUB#
Eye swings around for an armbar but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Eye's guard.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Eye keeps moving.
Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Eye keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass. #SUB#
Eye looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Johnson has picked Eye up and slammed him! Eye can't keep hold of the triangle and Johnson manages to pass to side control!
Eye on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Eye tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eye is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Eye is trying to escape the position but Johnson is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Eye is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Johnson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Johnson wants to control but Eye is keeping him busy. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Eye is looking for a sweep.
Eye is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Johnson trying to control the action but Eye is working from the bottom.
Eye tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Johnson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Johnson looking to control but Eye is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #SUB2#
Johnson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
#T3##SUB2#
Johnson working for a guillotine from mount but Eye is in no mood to give up.
Eye regains half guard.
Eye tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Johnson wants to pass to mount but Eye is defending the position. #T4#
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eye keeps working. #SUB2#
Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but Eye defends the submission attempt.
Johnson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Let's hope that Johnson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eye regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demitrious Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demitrious Johnson!
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Event:
ABW 33 Johnson - Chistov
Date: Jun 19, 2017 |
#R1#
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Chistov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chistov scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chistov digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chistov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Chistov scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Chistov lands a right hook to the body.
Chistov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chistov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chistov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chistov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chistov connects with the punch.
Chistov lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
#T1#
Chistov connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chistov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chistov lands an overhand right.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chistov as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demitrious Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Chistov jabs at Johnson's body.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chistov.#CL2#
Chistov moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Chistov.
Johnson wants to take the fight to the mat but Chistov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chistov lands a nice uppercut.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chistov.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Chistov lands a body punch in the clinch. #T2#
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chistov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chistov gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chistov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice left hand lands by Chistov.
Chistov lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chistov.
Chistov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Chistov.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Chistov as the two fighters clinch.
Chistov lands with a left to the head.
Chistov lands with a left to the head.
Chistov lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Chistov.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Chistov.
Chistov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Chistov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#T3#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chistov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chistov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chistov lands a nice uppercut.
Chistov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Chistov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chistov digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chistov has Johnson pushed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Chistov.
Chistov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short uppercut from Chistov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chistov.
Chistov lands with a light punch inside.
Chistov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD#
Johnson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Johnson manages to end up in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Johnson trying to control the action but Chistov is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Chistov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chistov controls the position for a moment.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chistov keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chistov keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanislav Chistov 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#
A chopping leg kick lands by Chistov.
Johnson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Demitrious Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chistov.#CL2#
Chistov clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Chistov pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chistov is working Johnson over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Chistov.
Chistov lands a body shot.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chistov lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chistov lands with a light punch inside. #CUT2#
It looks like Demitrious Johnson has been cut.
Chistov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chistov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chistov scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T1#
Chistov pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chistov effectively controlling the action here.
The referee calls for Chistov to work.
Chistov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Chistov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chistov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Chistov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chistov presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Chistov is struggling to control the position.
Chistov lands a right hand.
Johnson is looking for a takedown.#T2#
Chistov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chistov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Chistov.
Chistov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chistov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Chistov on the inside.
A short right from Chistov.
Chistov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chistov gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Chistov.
Chistov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chistov.
Chistov lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Chistov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chistov lands a body punch.
Chistov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chistov lands a left hand.
Chistov lands with a short shot to the head. #T3#
A short uppercut from Chistov. #ROC2#
Johnson is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Chistov.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chistov.
Nice body punch from Chistov - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Chistov.
Chistov gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stanislav Chistov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chistov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chistov pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chistov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Chistov lands a left hand.
Chistov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chistov has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chistov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Chistov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chistov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards. #T4#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chistov.
Chistov lands a big right hand that drops Johnson! The killer instinct kicks in and Chistov finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Chistov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanislav Chistov!
Stanislav Chistov is the new bantamweight champion!
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Event:
ABW Title Tour. QF 135 & 185
Date: May 06, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Johnson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jason to the mat! Jason manages to get full guard.
Jason wants to improve his position but instead Johnson has moved into half guard.
Jason wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jason tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Johnson in particular looking to stall.
Jason moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johnson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#T1#
Jason looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jason trying to control the position.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jason works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Jason is keeping the position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jason keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jason darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#TD#
Johnson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jason is trying to defend but Johnson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jason manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson being controlled here momentarily.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Jason is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.#T3#
Jason is trying to hold Johnson in close to prevent damage but Johnson has managed to pass into half guard.
Johnson not doing much here.
Jason trying to control here.
#SUB#
Jason is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnson.
#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jason trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Johnson manages to pass to mount!
We've been hearing good reports from Johnson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Jason is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
Jason is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demitrious Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Jason misses with a double jab.
Jason misses with a double jab
#TD#
so Johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jason not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jason tries to strike from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jason keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Jason wants to sweep but no luck.
Jason is trying to keep Johnson in close.
#T1#
Johnson is stalling in the full guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jason misses with a double jab
#TD#
and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jason is looking to stand back up but Johnson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jason. #REVB#
Johnson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jason wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Jason defending well. #T2#
Johnson stalling.
Jason avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson trying to control the action but Jason is working from the bottom.
Jason tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Jason is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T3#
Johnson controlling the action here.
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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#SUB#
Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jason works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jason finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demitrious Johnson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Jason fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jason throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Jason scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CUT2#
It looks like Demitrious Johnson has been cut.#TD#
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Jason.
Johnson content to stall in guard here.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson is pushing down on Jason's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jason is fighting to maintain full guard but Johnson has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jason wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Demitrious Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jason knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jason trying to control here.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jason wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jason! #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Jason is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time. #SUB#
Johnson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jason can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Johnson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
#T3#
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Johnson looking to finish Jason with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jason!
Johnson misses with a head shot.
Johnson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Johnson throws some wild stikes that Jason manages to avoid easily.
Jason is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jason blocking the ground and pound.
Jason tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Jason is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Jack Jason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poor strikes thrown by Johnson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jason tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Demitrious Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demitrious Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demitrious Johnson!
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Event:
Angry Birds War 9
Date: Apr 22, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Birchack is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB#
Birchack looking for submissions off his back.
Birchack throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Birchack tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birchack knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Birchack gets full guard.
Birchack striking from his own guard. #T1#
Birchack doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Birchack looking for a sweep. Not yet Birchack, not yet.
My spies in Johnson MMA inform me that Johnson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Birchack 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.#SUB#
Birchack throws his legs up looking for a submission but Johnson uses it to pass to side control.
Birchack is trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Birchack is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Birchack looking for a sweep but Johnson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Johnson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Birchack is wriggling around trying to escape.
#T2#
Birchack is trying to reverse the position but instead Johnson has taken his back - oops!
Johnson struggling to keep hold of the position.
You can see the frustration on Birchack's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
#SUB2#
Birchack fending off the submission attempt from Johnson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Birchack tries to break free.
Birchack has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Johnson.
Birchack tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! #T3##SUB2#
Johnson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Birchack is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson tries to control but Birchack wriggling away.
Birchack flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Birchack gets back to half guard.
Birchack wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Birchack is working hard here to advance position.
Birchack moves into full guard.
Birchack wants to improve his position but instead Johnson has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Johnson wants to take a breather but Birchack is having none of it.
Birchack wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Birchack is defending well.
Birchack punching from the bottom.
Birchack works his way to full guard. Good work.
Birchack wants to hit a switch here but Johnson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Birchack there!
Birchack keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Johnson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demitrious Johnson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##TD2#
Johnson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Birchack is trying to defend but Johnson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Birchack tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birchack works his way to full guard. Good work.
Birchack looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Birchack working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
#T1##SUB2#
Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Birchack looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Johnson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Birchack is looking to improve his position.
Johnson blocks the strikes from Birchack.
Birchack wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Johnson blocks the strikes from Birchack.
Birchack throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Birchack regains full guard. Nicely done. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Birchack.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Birchack striking off his back but it's not causing Johnson any problems.
Demitrious Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Birchack is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Birchack lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Birchack throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson controlling the position.
Birchack lands a couple of digs.
Birchack chips away with some ground and pound.
Birchack throwing strikes but missing.
Birchack keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.#SUB2#
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T3#
Birchack missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB2#
Johnson has his foot on Birchack's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Birchack works his way back into a safe position though.
Birchack lands a couple of digs.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Birchack wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Birchack lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Birchack slips an elbow through the middle.
Birchack working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Birchack lands a couple of elbows.
Birchack postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Johnson controls Birchack momentarily but Birchack frees himself.
Birchack has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T4#
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Birchack slips an elbow through the middle.
Birchack connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB2#
Johnson has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Birchack doesn't defend quickly enough and Johnson has managed to lock this one up! Can Birchack escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Johnson on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Demitrious Johnson!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 738 Round 4
Date: Mar 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Johnson tries for a takedown but Birchack circles away easily#TD#
and Birchack counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
A lull in the action here as Birchack stalls from top position.
Johnson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Johnson has hold of Birchack's hands but Birchack slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birchack is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T1#
Birchack is just content to waste time from the top position. Johnson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Birchack throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Birchack is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Birchack is pulling down on Johnson's head. It's preventing any offense from Johnson, at least for the moment.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Birchack looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Birchack avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Birchack is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Birchack on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Birchack tries to get out of the position.#T3#
Johnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Johnson trying to control the action but Birchack is working from the bottom.
Johnson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Birchack is holding on to half guard well.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Birchack defending well. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB2#
Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but Birchack defends the submission attempt.
Birchack has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Birchack is trying to get back to full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Demitrious Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Birchack drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
#BC2#
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Birchack shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Birchack.
Birchack changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birchack dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt. #T1#
Birchack looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anthony Birchack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Birchack shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Birchack shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Birchack 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Birchack. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Birchack shoots in and gets a takedown into Johnson's guard.#T2#
Johnson is controlling Birchack's posture.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Birchack from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Birchack gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Birchack postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T3#
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.
Birchack engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Birchack lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB2#
Johnson has his feet on Birchack's thighs here. He's pushed Birchack off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Birchack screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Demitrious Johnson!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 738 Round 3
Date: Mar 26, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Hill feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Hill pushes his legs off easily.
Hill postures up.
#SUB#
Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hill is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB#
Hill is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Johnson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Hill is looking to defend but Johnson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Hill! Johnson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Hill taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Demitrious Johnson!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 738 Round 2
Date: Mar 25, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SU#
Johnson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Sparx to get to his feet. #CL2#
Sparx has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparx gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Demitrious Johnson has been cut.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Sparx holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sparx managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
#T1##TD2#
Sparx jumps guard and drags Johnson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson slips nicely into half guard.
Johnson wants to pass to mount but Sparx is defending the position. #SUB#
Johnson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sparx doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Johnson.
Johnson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #T2#
Johnson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson looking to ground and pound but Sparx is blocking nicely. #T3#
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Johnson looking to ground and pound but Sparx is blocking nicely.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sparx is working to get back to half guard.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T4#
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.
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sparx is wriggling around trying to escape.
#SUB#
Johnson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sparx is surviving well by controlling Johnson's body position as best he can.
Sparx blocking the ground and pound.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sparx reaches up to try and control the position but Johnson seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Sparx rolls and tries to escape and now Johnson has his back!
Johnson struggling to land strikes to the head as Sparx covers up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demitrious Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demitrious Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Sparx shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#SUB#
Johnson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Sparx has his hands clasped together but Johnson extends and breaks Sparx's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Johnson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Demitrious Johnson!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 738 Round 1
Date: Mar 24, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Clark fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnson sprawls well initially but Clark persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Clark is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
Clark 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 gets full guard.#SUB#
Clark got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Clark has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Clark gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Clark pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Clark from standing up. #SUB#
Clark wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Johnson's closed guard. He's half up but Johnson has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Johnson pivots and extends the arm, Clark falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Johnson! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Demitrious Johnson!
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