Post by The Sandman on Dec 2, 2023 4:08:58 GMT -5
Anthony Johnson glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Curtis Blaydes shifts back and forth nervously.
Anthony Johnson has fight Curtis Blaydes 1 times. He has won 1 of them.
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Jason Herzog.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Anthony Johnson moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Anthony Johnson!
Razor ducks under...
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
As the fight continues it seems that Curtis Blaydes is taking the best of the fight.
Curtis Blaydes attempts a sweep single...
Curtis Blaydes catches Anthony Johnson's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Razor.
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over Rumble
Razor throws a few hammer fists to the face of Anthony Johnson
Solid shots!
Rumble's Forehead is beginning to swell
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over Rumble
Razor is in closed guard... Rumble tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Curtis Blaydes!
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes tries to roll to his side and trap Anthony Johnson in his guard...
Anthony Johnson rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Rumble is in rear mount over Razor
Razor measures the resilience of Rumble's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rumble's side.
Rumble is in rear mount over Razor
Anthony Johnson hovers above Razor
Good punches to Razor's body.
Rumble is in rear mount over Razor
Anthony Johnson doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Jason Herzog halts the fight to stand up Anthony Johnson. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Friends Arena (Stockholm, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
Rumble moves forward looking for some action
Anthony Johnson shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Razor doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Anthony Johnson embrace and tries to move away...
Anthony Johnson pushes Razor forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Razor doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Anthony Johnson embrace and tries to move away...
Anthony Johnson pushes Razor forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rumble pushes off of Curtis Blaydes and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Razor stumbles backwards but Anthony Johnson chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Razor doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Anthony Johnson embrace and tries to move away...
Anthony Johnson pushes Razor forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Razor and Anthony Johnson are cliched up against the cage. Razor hammers Rumble face and hooks Rumble leg
Anthony Johnson is on his back after that trip
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson launches a few punches to Razor's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Razor tries to cover his face,
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over Rumble
Razor is in closed guard... Rumble tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Curtis Blaydes!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes tries to roll to his side and trap Anthony Johnson in his guard...
Curtis Blaydes gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Anthony Johnson is in open guard over Razor
Rumble tries to open up Curtis Blaydes's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Razor in the side of the head
Razor's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Anthony Johnson is in open guard over Razor
Curtis Blaydes launches a few punches to Rumble's cheek from the guard.
Anthony Johnson uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Anthony Johnson is in open guard over Razor
Razor tries to close his guard around Rumble
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in open guard over Razor
Rumble positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Razor's being punished here!
Anthony Johnson is in open guard over Razor
Anthony Johnson tries to pass to half guard...
Curtis Blaydes can't prevent his opponent from passing. Rumble looks to work from half guard.
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Razor
Curtis Blaydes attempts to move to full guard
Curtis Blaydes manages to switch to full guard.
Anthony Johnson is in closed guard over Razor
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Curtis Blaydes can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Curtis Blaydes 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 closed guard over Razor
Curtis Blaydes launches a few punches to Rumble's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rumble tries to cover his face,
Anthony Johnson is in closed guard over Razor
Anthony Johnson tries to better his position on the ground...
Razor holds Anthony Johnson's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Anthony Johnson is in closed guard over Razor
Razor measures the resilience of Rumble's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rumble's side.
Anthony Johnson is in closed guard over Razor
Anthony Johnson tries to better his position on the ground...
Rumble breaks the closed guard of Curtis Blaydes and moves to half guard
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes attempts to trap Anthony Johnson in his guard.
Anthony Johnson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jason Herzog tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Razor is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Razor fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Anthony Johnson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over Rumble
Razor fires a barrage of punches at Rumble's head!
The punches go wide.
Poorly executed technique. Anthony Johnson looks to counter!
Rumble switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Razor struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over Rumble
Rumble tries to close his guard around Razor
He succeeds!
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over Rumble
Razor is in closed guard... Rumble tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Curtis Blaydes!
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Rumble breaths deeply while on the ground
Jason Herzog stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Anthony Johnson charges at Razor throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Razor is rocked!
Razor's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Curtis Blaydes's Right cheek
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Anthony Johnson seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Quick hook by Anthony Johnson
Good shot! Razor has reasons to be worried.
Jason Herzog is asking Razor to defend himself! Jason Herzog jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Razor.
Razor has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Anthony Johnson by TKO (Hook) at 1:17 Round 2
Statistics: Anthony Johnson
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 12/13 (92%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 275 s
Statistics: Curtis Blaydes
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/19 (53%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 275 s
Rumble was able to stave off the rasslin of Blaydes and get his shots in, destroying the Curtis McBlaydes, of the clan McBlaydes.
Curtis Blaydes shifts back and forth nervously.
Anthony Johnson has fight Curtis Blaydes 1 times. He has won 1 of them.
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Jason Herzog.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Anthony Johnson moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Anthony Johnson!
Razor ducks under...
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
As the fight continues it seems that Curtis Blaydes is taking the best of the fight.
Curtis Blaydes attempts a sweep single...
Curtis Blaydes catches Anthony Johnson's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Razor.
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over Rumble
Razor throws a few hammer fists to the face of Anthony Johnson
Solid shots!
Rumble's Forehead is beginning to swell
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over Rumble
Razor is in closed guard... Rumble tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Curtis Blaydes!
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes tries to roll to his side and trap Anthony Johnson in his guard...
Anthony Johnson rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Rumble is in rear mount over Razor
Razor measures the resilience of Rumble's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rumble's side.
Rumble is in rear mount over Razor
Anthony Johnson hovers above Razor
Good punches to Razor's body.
Rumble is in rear mount over Razor
Anthony Johnson doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Jason Herzog halts the fight to stand up Anthony Johnson. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Friends Arena (Stockholm, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
Rumble moves forward looking for some action
Anthony Johnson shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Razor doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Anthony Johnson embrace and tries to move away...
Anthony Johnson pushes Razor forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Razor doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Anthony Johnson embrace and tries to move away...
Anthony Johnson pushes Razor forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rumble pushes off of Curtis Blaydes and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Razor stumbles backwards but Anthony Johnson chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Razor doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Anthony Johnson embrace and tries to move away...
Anthony Johnson pushes Razor forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Razor and Anthony Johnson are cliched up against the cage. Razor hammers Rumble face and hooks Rumble leg
Anthony Johnson is on his back after that trip
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson launches a few punches to Razor's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Razor tries to cover his face,
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over Rumble
Razor is in closed guard... Rumble tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Curtis Blaydes!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes tries to roll to his side and trap Anthony Johnson in his guard...
Curtis Blaydes gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Anthony Johnson is in open guard over Razor
Rumble tries to open up Curtis Blaydes's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Razor in the side of the head
Razor's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Anthony Johnson is in open guard over Razor
Curtis Blaydes launches a few punches to Rumble's cheek from the guard.
Anthony Johnson uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Anthony Johnson is in open guard over Razor
Razor tries to close his guard around Rumble
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in open guard over Razor
Rumble positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Razor's being punished here!
Anthony Johnson is in open guard over Razor
Anthony Johnson tries to pass to half guard...
Curtis Blaydes can't prevent his opponent from passing. Rumble looks to work from half guard.
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Razor
Curtis Blaydes attempts to move to full guard
Curtis Blaydes manages to switch to full guard.
Anthony Johnson is in closed guard over Razor
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Curtis Blaydes can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Curtis Blaydes 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 closed guard over Razor
Curtis Blaydes launches a few punches to Rumble's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rumble tries to cover his face,
Anthony Johnson is in closed guard over Razor
Anthony Johnson tries to better his position on the ground...
Razor holds Anthony Johnson's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Anthony Johnson is in closed guard over Razor
Razor measures the resilience of Rumble's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rumble's side.
Anthony Johnson is in closed guard over Razor
Anthony Johnson tries to better his position on the ground...
Rumble breaks the closed guard of Curtis Blaydes and moves to half guard
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes attempts to trap Anthony Johnson in his guard.
Anthony Johnson keeps control and remains in side mount.
Jason Herzog tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Razor is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Razor fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Anthony Johnson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over Rumble
Razor fires a barrage of punches at Rumble's head!
The punches go wide.
Poorly executed technique. Anthony Johnson looks to counter!
Rumble switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Razor struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Curtis Blaydes is in open guard over Rumble
Rumble tries to close his guard around Razor
He succeeds!
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Curtis Blaydes is in closed guard over Rumble
Razor is in closed guard... Rumble tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Curtis Blaydes!
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Curtis Blaydes
Rumble breaths deeply while on the ground
Jason Herzog stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Anthony Johnson charges at Razor throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Razor is rocked!
Razor's Right cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Curtis Blaydes's Right cheek
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Anthony Johnson seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Quick hook by Anthony Johnson
Good shot! Razor has reasons to be worried.
Jason Herzog is asking Razor to defend himself! Jason Herzog jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Razor.
Razor has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Anthony Johnson by TKO (Hook) at 1:17 Round 2
Statistics: Anthony Johnson
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 12/13 (92%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 275 s
Statistics: Curtis Blaydes
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/19 (53%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 275 s
Rumble was able to stave off the rasslin of Blaydes and get his shots in, destroying the Curtis McBlaydes, of the clan McBlaydes.
