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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
AFC4
Date: May 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Rider fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rider has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#TD#
Rider shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rider was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Rider is dominant here and he's now got Johnson's back!
Johnson is covering up but some of the strikes from Rider are getting through and doing damage.
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!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Rider. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
#T1##SUB#
Rider 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.
Rider avoiding Johnson 's attempts to control his hands. #SUB#
Rider is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Johnson taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Rider.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Donagh Rider!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Donagh Rider waved his t-shirt featuring KnockOut's logo in front of the cameras.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 07, 2016 |
#R1#
Potter slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Potter is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Johnson.
Johnson dives in for a single leg takedown but Potter sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Potter tries to counter by clinching up but Johnson breaks away and moves out of range.
Johnson darts in looking for a takedown but Potter gets double underhooks and turns Johnson into the cage.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Potter doesn't seem bothered though. #TD#
Potter shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johnson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#ES2#
Johnson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Potter shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Potter as Johnson shoots in.
Potter seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Francisco Potter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Del Johnson.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Potter but Potter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Potter throws a counter high kick but Johnson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Del Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Potter looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Potter slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Potter throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T2##TD#
Johnson tries to sprawl but Potter drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Johnson wants to stand back up but Potter manages to pass into side control.
Johnson looking for a sweep but Potter has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Johnson looks winded!
Potter with good strikes from the mount here!
Potter lands a nice shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Potter goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Johnson turns into him and now he's in Potter's guard.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Potter is retaining full guard. #T3#
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Potter.
Potter striking off his back but it's not causing Johnson any problems.
Potter wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Potter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard. #REVR#
Potter 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.
Potter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Potter chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Potter defends well.
Potter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T4#
Potter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Potter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Potter is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Potter throws a big right hand that misses.
Potter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson pulls Potter in close to his closed guard and prevents Potter from doing any damage or advancing position.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Francisco Potter will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Johnson clinches.
Potter can't break the clinch.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Potter just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Potter can't break the clinch.
Potter blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Potter holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
#BC2#
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson dives in and grabs Potter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Potter pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Francisco Potter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Del Johnson.#T1#
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
#CL2#
Johnson darts in and clinches Potter up against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Potter has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson tries to break free but Potter pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Potter is keeping busy.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Potter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Johnson is looking for a takedown.
Johnson is breathing heavily.#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.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Potter is keeping busy.
Potter tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Potter manages to break the clinch.
#TD2#
Potter gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johnson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Potter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson stops Potter from standing up.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Potter trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.#ES#
Potter is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Johnson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Potter effectively controlling the action here.#T3#
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
A bit of stalling here from Johnson.
Potter content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Potter can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Potter tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Potter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Potter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#BC#
Potter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD#
Potter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Johnson did well to prevent Potter getting side control.
Francisco Potter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Potter.
Potter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Potter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Francisco Potter will probably get the nod.
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#
Johnson throws a combination that misses #CL#
and Potter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Potter is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Potter down to the mat. Potter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Francisco Potter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Potter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Francisco Potter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Del Johnson.
Potter ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Potter is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Johnson.#CL2#
Johnson darts in and clinches Potter up against the cage.
Potter blocks a body shot from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Potter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Potter's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Potter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Potter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Potter dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A countering left hand to the body from Johnson misses.#CL2#
Johnson darts in and clinches Potter up against the cage.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Potter turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Potter is controlling the position.
Johnson tries to break free but Potter pushes him back against the cage.
Potter stalling.
#TD2#
Johnson is trying to trip Potter. He has hold of a leg but Potter is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Johnson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.#ES#
Potter has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Johnson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Potter pulls him back up using the underhooks. #T2##BC#
Potter breaks from the clinch.
#TD#
Potter drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Potter is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Potter throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson controls Potter momentarily but Potter frees himself.
Potter is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Potter postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow. #T3#
Johnson wants to control but Potter passes easily into half guard.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Potter lands strikes from half guard.
Potter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Potter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Potter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Potter there.
Potter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head. #T4##SUB#
Potter seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.
Potter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Potter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Potter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francisco Potter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Potter, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francisco Potter!
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