Post by The Sandmen on Sept 10, 2019 4:49:42 GMT -5
Anthony Johnson is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Cung Le is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Le looks to be in very good shape.
Le tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Le is clinching with Rumble.
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le is controlling the clinch and launches a vicious knee!
He was aiming at Rumble's face but his move was blocked
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Le's face while in the clinch!
Le pushes Anthony Johnson with all his might as tries to keep the fight in striking range.
Rumble clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Cung Le tries a high kick!
Rumble was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Here comes Cung Le with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Rumble's ribs!
Rumble ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Rumble seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Anthony Johnson tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Anthony Johnson who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Rumble struggles and launches a few punches to Le's head
Nothing from this... Anthony Johnson seems frustrated.
Cung Le pushes away Rumble trying to keep the fight at striking range
Rumble doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Cung Le
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
A dirty boxing lesson by Rumble who is trying to punish Cung Le's ribs with a few punches.
Le brings his opponent closer and blocks Rumble's punches.
Rumble misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Brutal knees to Rumble's face, followed by knees to the body from Cung Le!
Rumble doesn't want to finish it now and covers himself!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le fakes a punch to Anthony Johnson ribs and the tries to trip him
Anthony Johnson loses balance and goes to the ground
Rumble's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Cung Le is in closed guard over Rumble
Le is in closed guard... Rumble tries to roll on the ground!
Cung Le uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rumble misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cung Le tries to better his position on the ground...
Le breaks the closed guard of Anthony Johnson and moves to half guard
Cung Le is in side mount over Anthony Johnson
Le works on the ground with his fingers over Rumble's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean has seen that!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Cung Le for eye poke.
Herb Dean halts the fight to give Rumble time to recover. Anthony Johnson seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Rumble moves forward looking for some action
Anthony Johnson shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Le looks to be in very good shape.
Cung Le tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Anthony Johnson
well done Rumble falls hard on the mat
Le is standing while Rumble is on the ground on his back
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
Rumble climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Cung Le goes with a looping right hand while Anthony Johnson jumps back and jabs
Le seems staggered and Anthony Johnson runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Le launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Rumble's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Cung Le jumps in the air and tries a flying knee!
Crushing shot! Rumble's mouthpiece flies out of his mouth
Le tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Le is clinching with Rumble.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le shoots and grab one of Anthony Johnson's leg, attempting to take him down with a Single Leg
Rumble lose his balance and falls to the mat
Cung Le is in open guard over Rumble
Cung Le tries to pass to half guard...
Anthony Johnson can't prevent his opponent from passing. Le looks to work from half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Le tries to cover his face,
Cung Le is in half guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in half guard over Rumble
Le sits over his knees and pushes away Rumble's leg!
Cung Le is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Anthony Johnson
Rumble is taking this opportunity to rest.
Cung Le is in side mount over Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Anthony Johnson manages to switch to full guard.
Cung Le is in open guard over Rumble
Cung Le tries to pass to half guard...
Anthony Johnson can't prevent his opponent from passing. Le looks to work from half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Rumble misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Le tries to get a side mount...
Rumble wraps his leg around Cung Le leg and prevents him from moving.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Le follows Anthony Johnson
only to get counter punched in a big way! Le needs to stop playing Anthony Johnson's game or he'll get knocked out!
Le's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Le has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Anthony Johnson!
Le is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Rumble feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Le's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Anthony Johnson is opening up on Le and raining down combinations!
Le's corner looks worried!
Rumble is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Anthony Johnson is opening up on Le and raining down combinations!
Le's corner looks worried!
Herb Dean has seen enough! The fight is over! Le was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Anthony Johnson by TKO (Punches) at 1:04 Round 2
Statistics: Anthony Johnson
Punches 13/16 (81%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/12 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 123 s
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/9 (22%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 110 s
Cung Le was winning. He was kicking, and those kicks were dominating the hell out of AJ. Then Johnson was like, "Nahhhh, I'm good." And did wins.
Cung Le is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
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 Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Le looks to be in very good shape.
Le tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Le is clinching with Rumble.
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le is controlling the clinch and launches a vicious knee!
He was aiming at Rumble's face but his move was blocked
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Le's face while in the clinch!
Le pushes Anthony Johnson with all his might as tries to keep the fight in striking range.
Rumble clumsily fails here and it's time for Cung Le to fight back!
Cung Le tries a high kick!
Rumble was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Here comes Cung Le with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Rumble's ribs!
Rumble ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Rumble seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Anthony Johnson tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Anthony Johnson who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Rumble struggles and launches a few punches to Le's head
Nothing from this... Anthony Johnson seems frustrated.
Cung Le pushes away Rumble trying to keep the fight at striking range
Rumble doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Cung Le
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
A dirty boxing lesson by Rumble who is trying to punish Cung Le's ribs with a few punches.
Le brings his opponent closer and blocks Rumble's punches.
Rumble misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Brutal knees to Rumble's face, followed by knees to the body from Cung Le!
Rumble doesn't want to finish it now and covers himself!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le fakes a punch to Anthony Johnson ribs and the tries to trip him
Anthony Johnson loses balance and goes to the ground
Rumble's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Cung Le is in closed guard over Rumble
Le is in closed guard... Rumble tries to roll on the ground!
Cung Le uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rumble misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Cung Le tries to better his position on the ground...
Le breaks the closed guard of Anthony Johnson and moves to half guard
Cung Le is in side mount over Anthony Johnson
Le works on the ground with his fingers over Rumble's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean has seen that!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Cung Le for eye poke.
Herb Dean halts the fight to give Rumble time to recover. Anthony Johnson seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Rumble moves forward looking for some action
Anthony Johnson shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Le looks to be in very good shape.
Cung Le tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Anthony Johnson
well done Rumble falls hard on the mat
Le is standing while Rumble is on the ground on his back
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
Rumble climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Cung Le goes with a looping right hand while Anthony Johnson jumps back and jabs
Le seems staggered and Anthony Johnson runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Le launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Rumble's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Cung Le jumps in the air and tries a flying knee!
Crushing shot! Rumble's mouthpiece flies out of his mouth
Le tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Le is clinching with Rumble.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le shoots and grab one of Anthony Johnson's leg, attempting to take him down with a Single Leg
Rumble lose his balance and falls to the mat
Cung Le is in open guard over Rumble
Cung Le tries to pass to half guard...
Anthony Johnson can't prevent his opponent from passing. Le looks to work from half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Le tries to cover his face,
Cung Le is in half guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in half guard over Rumble
Le sits over his knees and pushes away Rumble's leg!
Cung Le is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Anthony Johnson
Rumble is taking this opportunity to rest.
Cung Le is in side mount over Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Anthony Johnson manages to switch to full guard.
Cung Le is in open guard over Rumble
Cung Le tries to pass to half guard...
Anthony Johnson can't prevent his opponent from passing. Le looks to work from half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Rumble misses a step and Cung Le sees an opportunity to counter him!
Le tries to get a side mount...
Rumble wraps his leg around Cung Le leg and prevents him from moving.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Le follows Anthony Johnson
only to get counter punched in a big way! Le needs to stop playing Anthony Johnson's game or he'll get knocked out!
Le's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Le has a small cut in his Left eye
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Anthony Johnson!
Le is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Rumble feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Le's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Anthony Johnson is opening up on Le and raining down combinations!
Le's corner looks worried!
Rumble is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Anthony Johnson is opening up on Le and raining down combinations!
Le's corner looks worried!
Herb Dean has seen enough! The fight is over! Le was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Anthony Johnson by TKO (Punches) at 1:04 Round 2
Statistics: Anthony Johnson
Punches 13/16 (81%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/12 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 123 s
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/9 (22%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 110 s
Cung Le was winning. He was kicking, and those kicks were dominating the hell out of AJ. Then Johnson was like, "Nahhhh, I'm good." And did wins.