Post by The Sandman on Jul 8, 2021 0:27:17 GMT -5
Anthony Johnson! Anthony Johnson! This is what the people are chanting here.
Anthony Johnson doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Masakatsu Funaki doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Rumble and Funaki move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Rumble studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki paws at Rumble.
Rumble answers with solid punches!
Funaki's Right eye is beginning to swell
Bone shattering straight right hand from Anthony Johnson!
Funaki is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Rumble looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Masakatsu Funaki's punches
Rumble measures the resilience of Funaki's chin with an uppercut while Funaki lands some great crosses.
Funaki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Masakatsu Funaki
Masakatsu Funaki is in open guard over Rumble
1:18 Round 1 and Funaki is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Masakatsu Funaki throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Masakatsu Funaki is in open guard over Rumble
Rumble launches a few weak punches
Funaki blocks them effectively.
Funaki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Funaki moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Masakatsu Funaki is in half guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson attempts to move to full guard
Anthony Johnson manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki is in closed guard over Rumble
Rumble launches a few weak punches
Funaki blocks them effectively.
Masakatsu Funaki is in closed guard over Rumble
Funaki is in closed guard... Rumble tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Good looking punches from Anthony Johnson on the ground
They could take their toll on Funaki.
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Anthony Johnson hovers above Funaki
Good punches to Funaki's body.
Hard blow to Funaki's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Anthony Johnson is cooling the fight on the ground
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Funaki is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Rumble's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Masakatsu Funaki is in half guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson attempts to move to full guard
Anthony Johnson manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki is in closed guard over Rumble
Masakatsu Funaki launches a few punches to Rumble
Rumble covers himself well and then rolls on the ground. Great reversal!
Anthony Johnson is in open guard over Funaki
Masakatsu Funaki 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 open guard over Funaki
Rumble tries to move to full mount
Rumble succeeds
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Rumble is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Nice beating Anthony Johnson has received.
Anthony Johnson tries to open Funaki's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Anthony Johnson. Funaki is unable to cover himself now!
Anthony Johnson turns out the lights for Funaki! What an astonishing KO by Rumble!
Winner is Anthony Johnson by KO (GnP) at 3:47 Round 1
Statistics: Anthony Johnson
Punches 6/7 (86%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 10/18 (56%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 148 s
Statistics: Masakatsu Funaki
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/7 (14%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 148 s
Johnson landed some HARD stuff, and got himself a KO. Funaki is unhappy. And unconcious.
Anthony Johnson doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Masakatsu Funaki doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Rumble and Funaki move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Rumble studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki paws at Rumble.
Rumble answers with solid punches!
Funaki's Right eye is beginning to swell
Bone shattering straight right hand from Anthony Johnson!
Funaki is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Rumble looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Masakatsu Funaki's punches
Rumble measures the resilience of Funaki's chin with an uppercut while Funaki lands some great crosses.
Funaki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Masakatsu Funaki
Masakatsu Funaki is in open guard over Rumble
1:18 Round 1 and Funaki is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Masakatsu Funaki throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Masakatsu Funaki is in open guard over Rumble
Rumble launches a few weak punches
Funaki blocks them effectively.
Funaki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Funaki moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Masakatsu Funaki is in half guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson attempts to move to full guard
Anthony Johnson manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki is in closed guard over Rumble
Rumble launches a few weak punches
Funaki blocks them effectively.
Masakatsu Funaki is in closed guard over Rumble
Funaki is in closed guard... Rumble tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Good looking punches from Anthony Johnson on the ground
They could take their toll on Funaki.
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Anthony Johnson hovers above Funaki
Good punches to Funaki's body.
Hard blow to Funaki's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Anthony Johnson is cooling the fight on the ground
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Funaki is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Rumble's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Masakatsu Funaki is in half guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson attempts to move to full guard
Anthony Johnson manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Masakatsu Funaki is in closed guard over Rumble
Masakatsu Funaki launches a few punches to Rumble
Rumble covers himself well and then rolls on the ground. Great reversal!
Anthony Johnson is in open guard over Funaki
Masakatsu Funaki 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 open guard over Funaki
Rumble tries to move to full mount
Rumble succeeds
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Rumble is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Masakatsu Funaki
Nice beating Anthony Johnson has received.
Anthony Johnson tries to open Funaki's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Anthony Johnson. Funaki is unable to cover himself now!
Anthony Johnson turns out the lights for Funaki! What an astonishing KO by Rumble!
Winner is Anthony Johnson by KO (GnP) at 3:47 Round 1
Statistics: Anthony Johnson
Punches 6/7 (86%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 10/18 (56%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 148 s
Statistics: Masakatsu Funaki
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/7 (14%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 148 s
Johnson landed some HARD stuff, and got himself a KO. Funaki is unhappy. And unconcious.