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DFC 56: Dog Vs Chikatchawan PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Carver has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Johns throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carver.
Carver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johns lands a nice uppercut.
Johns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johns breaks from the clinch.
Johns darts in and clinches Carver up against the cage.
Johns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Our sources have told us that Johns has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Johns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johns has closed the distance and engaged Carver in a clinch.
Johns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johns forces Carver back against the cage and clinches.
Johns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Johns fails to land.
Johns lands with a right to the head.
Carver has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johns after a bit of a struggle.
A short right from Johns.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carver.
A nice left hand lands by Johns.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johns.
Johns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johns takes the fight into the clinch.
Johns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carvers head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johns manages to break the clinch.
Johns takes the fight into the clinch.
Carver blocking some punches.
Johns breaks the clinch.
Johns darts in and clinches Carver up against the cage.
Johns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carver backwards.
Johns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johns moves into the clinch successfully.
Johns throws a punch but it's blocked by Carver.
Johns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johns closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johns lands with a light punch inside.
Johns pushes Carver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carver takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johns smiles and moves away.
Johns drives through and clinches with Carver against the cage.
Johns lands a nice uppercut.
Carver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johns breaks from the clinch.
Carver tries to keep at a distance but Johns has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carver fails to pull the fight into his guard.
La'Von Johns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Carver.
Johns swings wildly with an uppercut but Carver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johns pushes Carver up against the cage in a clinch.
Johns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carver is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns drives through and clinches with Carver against the cage.
Johns lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johns takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carver blocking some punches.
Johns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johns on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johns gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johns moves into range and clinches up with Carver.
Johns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carver swings for the body but Johns moves out of range.
Johns has Carver up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
La'Von Johns dominated that 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.
Johns has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johns breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Johns.
Carver is trying to pull guard but Johns turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Johns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johns rushes Carver and presses him up against the cage.
Johns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johns instigates a clinch.
Johns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johns lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns working aggressively here.
Johns lands with a left to the head.
Carver blocking some punches.
La'Von Johns has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johns gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johns clinches up against the cage.
Johns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carver backwards.
Johns prevents a takedown attempt there.
Carver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johns misses with a punch on the inside.
Johns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carver can do to turn this around?
Johns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns closes the distance and clinches.
Johns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johns gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carver tries to pull guard but Johns won't allow it.
La'Von Johns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Carver.
Johns lands with a short shot to the head.
Johns breaks from the clinch.
Johns moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Johns fails to land.
Johns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johns moves into the clinch.
Johns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johns moves into range and clinches up with Carver.
Johns lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns swings wildly with an uppercut but Carver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johns has managed to clinch.
Carver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carvers head.
Carver pulls guard successfully.
Carver manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johns manages to get himself to full guard.
Carver trying to control but Johns is working from the bottom.
Johns knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carver on the ground.
Johns is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carver is controlling him.
Carver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johns swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver prevents Johns from getting back to his feet.
Carver postures up in Johns's guard and throws a big left but Johns blocks it.
Johns keeping moving, preventing Carver from controlling successfully.
Johns is looking to stand back up but Carver counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Johns.
Carver is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Johns sees it coming and defends easily.
Carver prevents Johns from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
La'Von Johns dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Johns clinches up with Carver and pushes him back against the cage.
Johns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carver backwards.
Johns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johns breaks the clinch.
Johns slips a jab and a cross from Carver.
Johns clinches with his opponent.
Carver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johns moves into range and clinches up with Carver.
Johns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johns gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Carver to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Johns wants to get back to his feet but Carver is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver trying to control but Johns is working from the bottom.
Carver slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Carver cracks Johns with a solid left hand.
Carver slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Johns wants to get back to his feet but Carver drags him back down.
Carver trying to control the action but Johns is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Carver is staying tight to Johns's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Johns wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johns is not content to let Carver control the position.
Johns on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johns tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns wants to get back to his feet but Carver drags him back down.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Carver has hold of Johns's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Johns seems comfortable defending it but Carver has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Johns is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Johns is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Carver couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jacob Carver!
The defeated La'Von Johns had this to say: 'It just wasn't my night, but I'll be back, I promise you, that gold will be mine.'.
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