Post by The Sandman on Jun 14, 2023 0:42:01 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Werdum while Marc Goddard recites the rules.
Anthony Johnson glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Anthony Johnson comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Marc Goddard.
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Round 1
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Fabricio Werdum and Anthony Johnson touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Werdum grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Rumble
Rumble tries to close his guard around Werdum
He succeeds!
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Rumble
Rumble measures the resilience of Werdum's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Werdum's side.
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Rumble
Werdum is in closed guard... Rumble tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Fabricio Werdum!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum tries to roll to his side and trap Anthony Johnson in his guard...
Anthony Johnson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum tries to roll to his side and trap Anthony Johnson in his guard...
Fabricio Werdum moves to half guard.
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Werdum
Fabricio Werdum slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Anthony Johnson cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Anthony Johnson is cooling the fight on the ground
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum attempts to trap Anthony Johnson in his guard.
Fabricio Werdum manages to switch to full guard.
Anthony Johnson is in open guard over Werdum
Rumble tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Werdum
Anthony Johnson tries to free his leg...
Anthony Johnson uses some of his skill by jumping out of Werdum's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Anthony Johnson is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Rumble is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Werdum's ribs.
Werdum is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Anthony Johnson fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Werdum's face!
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Rumble's moves.
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Werdum tries to show some ground skills
Rumble uses his strength to keep Rumble at a disadvantage
Werdum clumsily fails here and it's time for Anthony Johnson to fight back!
Anthony Johnson tries to open Werdum's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Anthony Johnson. Werdum is unable to cover himself now!
Werdum's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Anthony Johnson aggressively and repeatedly punches Werdum.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum attempts to trap Anthony Johnson in his guard.
Anthony Johnson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Anthony Johnson struggles to not give his opponent a chance to recover
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Anthony Johnson looks to mount Fabricio Werdum...
Anthony Johnson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Fabricio Werdum
Werdum tries to move on the ground and shows Anthony Johnson a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Werdum's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Marc Goddard knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Marc Goddard is asking Werdum to defend himself! Marc Goddard jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Werdum.
Werdum's Forehead is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Fabricio Werdum's Forehead
Winner is Anthony Johnson by TKO (Elbow) at 3:43 Round 1
Statistics: Fabricio Werdum
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 200 s
Statistics: Anthony Johnson
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 14/17 (82%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 200 s
Crushing stuff!
Anthony Johnson glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Anthony Johnson comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Marc Goddard.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Fabricio Werdum and Anthony Johnson touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Werdum grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum is in open guard over Rumble
Rumble tries to close his guard around Werdum
He succeeds!
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Rumble
Rumble measures the resilience of Werdum's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Werdum's side.
Fabricio Werdum is in closed guard over Rumble
Werdum is in closed guard... Rumble tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Fabricio Werdum!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum tries to roll to his side and trap Anthony Johnson in his guard...
Anthony Johnson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum tries to roll to his side and trap Anthony Johnson in his guard...
Fabricio Werdum moves to half guard.
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Werdum
Fabricio Werdum slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Anthony Johnson cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Anthony Johnson is cooling the fight on the ground
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum attempts to trap Anthony Johnson in his guard.
Fabricio Werdum manages to switch to full guard.
Anthony Johnson is in open guard over Werdum
Rumble tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Werdum
Anthony Johnson tries to free his leg...
Anthony Johnson uses some of his skill by jumping out of Werdum's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Anthony Johnson is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Rumble is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Werdum's ribs.
Werdum is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Anthony Johnson fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Werdum's face!
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Rumble's moves.
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Werdum tries to show some ground skills
Rumble uses his strength to keep Rumble at a disadvantage
Werdum clumsily fails here and it's time for Anthony Johnson to fight back!
Anthony Johnson tries to open Werdum's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Anthony Johnson. Werdum is unable to cover himself now!
Werdum's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Anthony Johnson aggressively and repeatedly punches Werdum.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Fabricio Werdum attempts to trap Anthony Johnson in his guard.
Anthony Johnson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Anthony Johnson struggles to not give his opponent a chance to recover
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Fabricio Werdum
Anthony Johnson looks to mount Fabricio Werdum...
Anthony Johnson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Fabricio Werdum
Werdum tries to move on the ground and shows Anthony Johnson a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Werdum's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Marc Goddard knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Marc Goddard is asking Werdum to defend himself! Marc Goddard jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Werdum.
Werdum's Forehead is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Fabricio Werdum's Forehead
Winner is Anthony Johnson by TKO (Elbow) at 3:43 Round 1
Statistics: Fabricio Werdum
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 200 s
Statistics: Anthony Johnson
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 14/17 (82%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 200 s
Crushing stuff!
