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Event:
Bushido 22: Karasev vs. Letho
Date: Oct 06, 2016 |
#R1#
Yamamoto has his takedown stuffed
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab. #TD#
Johnson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Yamamoto's half guard.#SUB#
Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Yamamoto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#SUB#
Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
Yamamoto is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yamamoto gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Yamamoto blocks nicely. #T1#
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Yamamoto keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Yamamoto trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Yamamoto keeps moving.
Johnson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T2#
Yamamoto keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB#
Johnson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Yamamoto looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Yamamoto looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Yamamoto! #REVB##SUB2#
Yamamoto is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Yamamoto is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Johnson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Johnson prevents Yamamoto from moving into mount.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.#T3#
Yamamoto tries to advance to mount but Johnson denies him.
Johnson gets back to half guard.#SUB#
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson trying to control but Yamamoto postures up.
#SUB#
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB2#
Yamamoto is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB#
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.#T4#
Yamamoto takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Yamamoto wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Yamamoto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Yamamoto is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Yamamoto wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position. #SUB#
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yamamoto pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Yamamoto is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB2#
Yamamoto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Johnson sees it coming and defends easily.
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 Ivan Johnson will probably get the nod.
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#
Yamamoto misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Yamamoto, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Yamamoto against the ropes but Yamamoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#TD#
Johnson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yamamoto did well to prevent Johnson getting side control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Johnson in particular looking to stall.
Yamamoto tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Johnson is trying to control. Yamamoto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB#
Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Yamamoto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #SUB#
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T1##SUB#
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yamamoto gets full guard.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.#SUB#
Johnson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Yamamoto is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Yamamoto has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
Johnson is trying to keep Yamamoto in close.
Johnson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
#T2#
Yamamoto is pushing down on Johnson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnson is fighting to maintain full guard but Yamamoto has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB#
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yamamoto pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Johnson looking for a kimura from the bottom but Yamamoto passes into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yamamoto moves into full mount! #SUB2#
Johnson tries to improve his position but Yamamoto has taken his back! Yamamoto has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Johnson tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Yamamoto pushes Johnson away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hayato Yamamoto!
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Event:
B20: Fitzpatrick vs Vinicius 2
Date: Sep 22, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Shinamoto tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson winds up and cracks Shinamoto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shinamoto wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Shinamoto gets back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Shinamoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shinamoto pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Shinamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #CUT2#
It looks like Tatsuo Shinamoto has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Shinamoto is keeping the position.
Shinamoto is adopting a defensive guard.
Shinamoto has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Shinamoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T1#
Shinamoto wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Shinamoto trying to control the position.
Johnson trying to control but Shinamoto is working from the bottom.
Shinamoto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Shinamoto looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Johnson slips nicely into half guard.
Shinamoto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johnson told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Shinamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Shinamoto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shinamoto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Shinamoto is proving a slippery customer.
Shinamoto trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Shinamoto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shinamoto has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Johnson has his foot on Shinamoto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shinamoto works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3#
Shinamoto pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shinamoto prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson is trying to control but Shinamoto passes into side control!
Shinamoto is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Shinamoto working away.
Shinamoto controls the position.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Johnson is not content to let Shinamoto control the position.
Johnson tries to bench press Shinamoto off him but Shinamoto keeps the position. #T4#
Johnson struggling a bit here.
Johnson is letting Shinamoto control him for a moment.
Johnson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Shinamoto's best efforts.#SUB2#
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Shinamoto perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB2#
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Shinamoto perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson gets full guard.#SUB2#
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shinamoto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shinamoto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tatsuo Shinamoto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##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.
Shinamoto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Shinamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shinamoto forces his way into half guard.
Shinamoto 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.
Johnson looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinamoto is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Shinamoto wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#T1#
Johnson tries to roll over but Shinamoto keeps him under control.
Shinamoto trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Shinamoto works his way into side control.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Shinamoto keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB#
Shinamoto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Shinamoto is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Johnson is not content to let Shinamoto control the position. #T2#
Shinamoto staying calm.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson tries to buck Shinamoto off but Shinamoto is having none of it.
Johnson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Shinamoto presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Shinamoto wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Johnson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Shinamoto. What's that going to do exactly?
Shinamoto controlling the pace for now. #SUB#
Shinamoto with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
#T3#
Shinamoto looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
Shinamoto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#T4#
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson is not content to let Shinamoto control the position.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shinamoto passes to full mount!
Shinamoto landing strikes, looking to finish!
Shinamoto prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shinamoto controlling from mount.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Shinamoto maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuo Shinamoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tatsuo Shinamoto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Shinamoto is looking to land body kicks.
Shinamoto throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#TD2#
and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson. #SUB#
Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shinamoto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Shinamoto's legs - danger averted.
Johnson trying to control but Shinamoto is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Shinamoto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shinamoto wants to improve his position but instead Johnson has moved into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Johnson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shinamoto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Johnson. #SUB2#
Johnson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shinamoto sees it coming and defends easily.#T1##SUB2#
Johnson is looking for a kimura but Shinamoto is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Johnson to get the leverage.
Johnson wants to control but Shinamoto is keeping him busy.
Shinamoto is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB2#
Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Shinamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB#
Shinamoto is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Johnson frees his head nicely. Oh but Shinamoto has switched to an armbar! Johnson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tatsuo Shinamoto!
A victorious Tatsuo Shinamoto 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:
B16: Champions Collide
Date: Aug 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Big Baby.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Big Baby manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Big Baby shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Big Baby.
Johnson is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Helsinki Fight Club that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Johnson regains half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johnson tries to roll over but Big Baby keeps him under control.#SUB#
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Big Baby is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
Big Baby scoring with some ground and pound.
Big Baby connects with a couple of short punches.#T1##SUB#
Johnson working for a triangle but Big Baby defends it easily.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Big Baby from controlling successfully.
Big Baby is pushing down on Johnson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnson is fighting to maintain full guard but Big Baby has managed to sneak the leg through.
Big Baby wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB#
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Big Baby pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Johnson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Big Baby from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Johnson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Big Baby is aware though and is defending well.
Big Baby has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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.
Big Baby landing with the ground and pound. #T2##SUB#
Johnson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Big Baby has picked Johnson up and slammed him! Johnson can't keep hold of the triangle and Big Baby manages to pass to side control!
Big Baby in side control lands a decent elbow.
Johnson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Big Baby presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Johnson is working to get back to half guard.
Big Baby looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
#SUB2#
Big Baby is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Johnson is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Johnson flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Big Baby anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Johnson and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Big Baby slips an arm under Johnson chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Big Baby has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Big Baby is squeezing on Johnson like an anaconda would it's prey. Johnson fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Roy Big Baby!
Roy Big Baby spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
Bushido 12: Road to Gold R4
Date: Jul 28, 2016 |
#R1#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.#TD2#
Jeung tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jeung is looking to escape.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jeung is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Jeung is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him
Jeung is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jeung manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB#
Jeung is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnson is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Johnson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jeung is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Johnson, into his guard. #REVR#
Jeung won't allow Johnson to sweep him here. #T1#
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Jeung from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jeung is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.#SUB2#
Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jeung defends well.#SUB2#
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jeung gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jeung landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson looking to control.
#SUB2#
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jeung gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jeung trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom. #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.#SUB2#
Johnson working for a triangle but Jeung defends it easily.
Our spies down at at Helsinki Fight Club inform us that Johnson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#SUB2#
Johnson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jeung is defending well. Johnson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jeung has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Johnson celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Johnson!
In his post fight interview, Ivan Johnson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
B8: Whitehouse vs. Vinicius
Date: Jun 30, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Johnson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Big Baby's guard.#SUB#
Big Baby looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB#
Big Baby is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Big Baby wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Big Baby has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Big Baby.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Big Baby is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Big Baby pulls his head out easily. #T1##SUB2#
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson punching from the bottom.
Johnson missing with punches from the bottom.
Big Baby prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Big Baby blocks the strikes from Johnson.
Big Baby drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Big Baby working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Big Baby stalling.
Big Baby seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T2#
Big Baby working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson trying to control but Big Baby postures up.
Johnson punching from the bottom.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Big Baby there.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Big Baby is controlling well.
Big Baby working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson trying to control here.
#SUB#
Big Baby is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johnson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Big Baby tries to pass to full mount but Johnson defends it.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T3#
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Big Baby scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Big Baby scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SUB2#
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Big Baby lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
#T4#
Big Baby working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Big Baby has control of the leg.
Big Baby 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.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Big Baby is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
Big Baby blocks the strikes from Johnson.
Big Baby scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Big Baby is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Big Baby has control of the leg.
Johnson is looking to control Big Baby's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson punching from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Big Baby dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##TD2#
Johnson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Big Baby to the mat! Big Baby manages to get full guard.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson distracts Big Baby with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Big Baby pulls Johnson in to control the position.
Big Baby trying to control the position.
Big Baby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson distracts Big Baby with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses. Big Baby uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Big Baby!#REVR##SUB2#
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Big Baby is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Big Baby lands a couple of digs.
Big Baby cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
We've been hearing that Big Baby has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#SUB2#
Johnson looking for a guillotine here but Big Baby defends easily.
#T1#
Johnson throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Johnson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Johnson postures up.
#SUB#
Big Baby had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson is working Big Baby over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T2##SUB#
Big Baby looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Big Baby's head.
Johnson is in close to Big Baby's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Big Baby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Big Baby has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Big Baby swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Big Baby is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB#
Big Baby looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T3#
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB#
Johnson throws a sloppy strike and Big Baby has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Johnson is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Big Baby!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roy Big Baby!
Roy Big Baby was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
B4: Whitehouse vs. Schmidtt
Date: Jun 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Yamato lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnson takes a step back to recover.
A head kick from Yamato lands but Johnson takes it in his stride. #TD2#
Johnson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yamato did well to prevent Johnson getting side control.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yamato blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Yamato tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yamato is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yamato wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Yamato might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #ROC2#
Yamato is rocked!
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oh Yamato is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#T1#
Johnson 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.
Yamato looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yamato knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Yamato is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yamato is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Yamato avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Yamato tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yamato blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Yamato taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Yamato quite badly. Yamato pulls Johnson in close trying to recover. Johnson postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Yamato on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Yamato doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Johnson!
Ivan Johnson took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Event:
Bushido 1: Jones vs. Seung-Jin
Date: May 12, 2016 |
#R1#
Johnson tries for a takedown but Westerberg circles away easily
and Westerberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Westerberg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Westerberg scores with a counter punch that sends Johnson to the canvas! Westerberg smells blood - he's punishing Johnson with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Johnson has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Westerberg!
Gunnar Westerberg decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
QFC Tournament 623 Round 1
Date: Apr 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.#TD#
Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Schweibert looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schweibert manages to work his way to half guard, despite Johnson's best efforts.
Schweibert wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Johnson is working for a submission of some sort.
#SUB#
Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Schweibert is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Schweibert has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2#
Schweibert is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily. #T1#
Johnson prevents Schweibert from improving his position.#SUB#
Johnson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Johnson prevents Schweibert from improving his position.
Schweibert has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.#SUB#
Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but Schweibert defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Johnson is looking for submissions but instead, Schweibert has regained full guard.
#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Schweibert is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Schweibert.
Schweibert keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson won't allow Schweibert to sweep him here.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Schweibert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Schweibert bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard. #REVB##SUB#
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Schweibert doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Schweibert manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T3##SUB#
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Schweibert can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson looking to control.
#SUB#
Johnson working for a triangle but Schweibert defends it easily.
Schweibert wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.#SUB#
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Schweibert passes into side control.
Schweibert is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
Schweibert thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Schweibert advances nicely into full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson is in a horrible position here. Schweibert smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Johnson regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aaron Schweibert will probably get the nod.
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 really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.#TD#
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there. #SUB#
Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but Schweibert defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Johnson is working for a submission of some sort.
Schweibert is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schweibert manages to get to full guard.
#T1#
Schweibert keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Schweibert wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Johnson stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Schweibert has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Johnson manages to get his head free but now Schweibert has transitioned to an armbar! Johnson grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Schweibert! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aaron Schweibert!
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