Post by The Sandmen on Jan 3, 2014 12:22:29 GMT -5
Demetrious Johnson raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Tatsuya Kawajiri 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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Tatsuya Kawajiri chases Mighty Mouse and launches a few perfect strikes
Mighty Mouse ducks backwards and avoids them.
Tatsuya Kawajiri attempts to cut off Mighty Mouse with punches
Mighty Mouse reels from the strikes.
Kawajiri tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Kawajiri is clinching with Mighty Mouse.
The fighters are clinching.
Mighty Mouse takes a break to breathe while holding Tatsuya Kawajiri.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Mighty Mouse fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Tatsuya Kawajiri didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Kawajiri ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Tatsuya Kawajiri! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Tatsuya Kawajiri doesn't defend himself!
Kawajiri's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Kawajiri has a small cut in his Nose
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Kawajiri
Demetrious Johnson tries to free his leg...
Kawajiri rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
As the fight continues it seems that Tatsuya Kawajiri is taking the best of the fight.
Tatsuya Kawajiri moves to better his position on the ground...
Tatsuya Kawajiri wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Demetrious Johnson is in side mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Demetrious Johnson tries to open Kawajiri's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Demetrious Johnson. Kawajiri is unable to cover himself now!
Demetrious Johnson is in side mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Demetrious Johnson looks to mount Tatsuya Kawajiri...
Demetrious Johnson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Kawajiri measures the resilience of Mighty Mouse's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mighty Mouse's side.
Crushing shot to Mighty Mouse's body! He's holding his side
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri launches a few punches to Mighty Mouse's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Mighty Mouse tries to cover his face,
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Kawajiri tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri attempts to move to full guard
Demetrious Johnson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri attempts to move to full guard
Tatsuya Kawajiri manages to switch to full guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri tries to close the guard.
Kawajiri put Demetrious Johnson in closed guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Kawajiri
Demetrious Johnson tries to better his position on the ground...
Kawajiri holds Demetrious Johnson's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Mighty Mouse misses a step and Tatsuya Kawajiri sees an opportunity to counter him!
Kawajiri switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Mighty Mouse struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse is in closed guard... Kawajiri tries to roll on the ground!
Demetrious Johnson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Kawajiri
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Mighty Mouse's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse is in closed guard... Kawajiri tries to roll on the ground!
Demetrious Johnson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse tries to escape from closed guard...
Mighty Mouse struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri attempts to move to full guard
Tatsuya Kawajiri manages to switch to full guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri launches a few punches to Mighty Mouse's cheek from the guard.
Demetrious Johnson uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Mario Yamasaki stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Tatsuya Kawajiri fakes a punch and launches himself over Mighty Mouse!
Demetrious Johnson is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Kawajiri and pushes him away!
Tatsuya Kawajiri gets sloppy and Demetrious Johnson tries to take advantage...
Mighty Mouse fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Kawajiri sprawls and remains on his feet.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Kawajiri grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Tatsuya Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in open guard over Mighty Mouse
Kawajiri tries to move to full mount
Kawajiri succeeds
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Mighty Mouse measures the resilience of Kawajiri's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Kawajiri's side.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is maybe for Tatsuya Kawajiri, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Demetrious Johnson throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Kawajiri's chin! That stops Kawajiri in his tracks!
Kawajiri's Right eye is beginning to swell
Mighty Mouse steps forward
Tatsuya Kawajiri catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Mighty Mouse looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Tatsuya Kawajiri's punches
Mighty Mouse is on the receiving end of a great combo by Kawajiri.
Mighty Mouse fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Tatsuya Kawajiri didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Mighty Mouse tries to move to full mount
Mighty Mouse succeeds
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri tries to roll to his side and trap Demetrious Johnson in his guard...
Tatsuya Kawajiri gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Kawajiri sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Tatsuya Kawajiri tries to roll to his side and trap Demetrious Johnson in his guard...
Demetrious Johnson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Kawajiri is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Mighty Mouse's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in half guard over Mighty Mouse
Kawajiri tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Mighty Mouse from the side mount!
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Kawajiri tries to move to full mount!
Mighty Mouse won't allow him to take this position easily.
Poorly executed technique. Demetrious Johnson looks to counter!
Demetrious Johnson launches a few punches to Kawajiri's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Kawajiri tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Tatsuya Kawajiri looks to mount Demetrious Johnson...
Demetrious Johnson takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in open guard over Mighty Mouse
Tatsuya Kawajiri tries to pass to half guard...
Demetrious Johnson's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in open guard over Mighty Mouse
Kawajiri tries to improve position.
Mighty Mouse adjusts and closes his guard.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Tatsuya Kawajiri looks to posture up and open Demetrious Johnson's guard...
Demetrious Johnson has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Kawajiri looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Demetrious Johnson's punches
Kawajiri is on the receiving end of a great combo by Mighty Mouse.
Tatsuya Kawajiri tries to bring the fight to the ground
Mighty Mouse goes down.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in open guard over Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse tries to close his guard around Kawajiri
He succeeds!
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Kawajiri positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Mighty Mouse's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Mighty Mouse tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mighty Mouse tries an armbar from the bottom!
Tatsuya Kawajiri breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson launches a few punches to Kawajiri's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Kawajiri tries to cover his face,
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Kawajiri tries to move to full mount!
Mighty Mouse won't allow him to take this position easily.
Kawajiri misses a step and Demetrious Johnson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Demetrious Johnson launches a few punches to Kawajiri's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Kawajiri tries to cover his face,
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Kawajiri is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Tatsuya Kawajiri looks to mount Demetrious Johnson...
Tatsuya Kawajiri slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson tries to roll to his side and trap Tatsuya Kawajiri in his guard...
Demetrious Johnson gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Stand up! This is what Mighty Mouse's cornermen are shouting. Tatsuya Kawajiri is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Good looking punches from Tatsuya Kawajiri on the ground
deflected by Mighty Mouse.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Mighty Mouse cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Kawajiri can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Kawajiri leans back...
He clobbers Demetrious Johnson's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Tatsuya Kawajiri isolates Demetrious Johnson's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Demetrious Johnson is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Mighty Mouse tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mighty Mouse measures the resilience of Kawajiri's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Kawajiri's side.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse tries to open up Tatsuya Kawajiri's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Kawajiri in the side of the head
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse tries to escape from closed guard...
Mighty Mouse struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 3
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Shovel hook by Tatsuya Kawajiri
tags Mighty Mouse.
Tatsuya Kawajiri launches a rapid series of punches
that glance off Mighty Mouse's arms.
Kawajiri decides to launch some tentative punches
Mighty Mouse launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Kawajiri with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Tatsuya Kawajiri launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Demetrious Johnson goes with a looping right hand while Tatsuya Kawajiri jumps back and jabs
Kawajiri seems staggered and Demetrious Johnson runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Kawajiri hyper-extended his leg
Kawajiri looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Demetrious Johnson's punches
Kawajiri is on the receiving end of a great combo by Mighty Mouse.
Mighty Mouse grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse throws a few hammer fists to the face of Tatsuya Kawajiri
Solid shots!
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Kawajiri
Demetrious Johnson aggressively and repeatedly punches Kawajiri.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Kawajiri
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Tatsuya Kawajiri work his BJJ game.
Tatsuya Kawajiri 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 Mighty Mouse's moves.
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse tries to move to full mount
Mighty Mouse succeeds
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Kawajiri tries to stand up!
Mighty Mouse doesn't allow him!
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Kawajiri tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Demetrious Johnson doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Kawajiri tries to escape from the full mount...
Demetrious Johnson is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Demetrious Johnson is in side mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri 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 Mighty Mouse's moves.
Demetrious Johnson is in side mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Demetrious Johnson looks to mount Tatsuya Kawajiri...
Demetrious Johnson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Demetrious Johnson controls the situation despite Tatsuya Kawajiri efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse catch Tatsuya Kawajiri's right arm and tries a kimura
Crippling lock!
Kawajiri struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Kawajiri's eyes...
Tatsuya Kawajiri holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Demetrious Johnson tries to better his position on the ground...
Mighty Mouse is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Kawajiri's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Tatsuya Kawajiri! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Tatsuya Kawajiri doesn't defend himself!
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Tatsuya Kawajiri's arm and tries an armbar!
Kawajiri's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar from Demetrious Johnson appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar from Demetrious Johnson appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
That Armbar looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Kawajiri's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Crippling lock!
That Armbar from Demetrious Johnson appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Kawajiri's eyes...
That Armbar from Demetrious Johnson appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Kawajiri holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Kawajiri's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Demetrious Johnson.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Tatsuya Kawajiri looks to mount Demetrious Johnson...
Demetrious Johnson sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in half guard over Mighty Mouse
Demetrious Johnson attempts to move to full guard
Demetrious Johnson manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:10 in the 3 round
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Tatsuya Kawajiri 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 Mighty Mouse's moves.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Demetrious Johnson launches a few punches to Kawajiri's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Kawajiri tries to cover his face,
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Demetrious Johnson launches a few punches to Kawajiri's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Kawajiri tries to cover his face,
Kawajiri's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Kawajiri is in closed guard... Mighty Mouse tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri!
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Good looking punches from Demetrious Johnson on the ground
They could take their toll on Kawajiri.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Mighty Mouse is the winner of this round.
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Round 4
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Tatsuya Kawajiri tries a hook to the body
but Mighty Mouse manages to dodge it
Kawajiri fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Mighty Mouse sprawls and remains on his feet.
Solid low kick from Demetrious Johnson.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Kawajiri hyper-extended his left leg
Tatsuya Kawajiri seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Demetrious Johnson!
Pulverizing punch to Kawajiri's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Kawajiri seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Demetrious Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Tatsuya Kawajiri is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Mighty Mouse into his guard.
Kawajiri seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 1:10 in the 4 round
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse tries to escape from closed guard...
Mighty Mouse struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Kawajiri
Demetrious Johnson pushes Kawajiri's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Mighty Mouse who is in full mount! Kawajiri is in trouble now!
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Demetrious Johnson controls the situation despite Tatsuya Kawajiri efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:35 in the 4 round
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Kawajiri tries to stand up!
Mighty Mouse doesn't allow him!
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Kawajiri tries to stand up!
Mighty Mouse doesn't allow him!
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Demetrious Johnson throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Punishing hold!
That Armbar looks tight...
That Armbar from Demetrious Johnson appears to be unbreakable
That's more than Kawajiri can stand! His arm is outstretched and he taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Demetrious Johnson by Submission (Armbar) at 2:06 Round 4
Statistics: Demetrious Johnson
Punches 13/19 (68%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/5 (80%)
GnP strikes 43/51 (84%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 706 s
Statistics: Tatsuya Kawajiri
Punches 11/31 (35%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 5/18 (28%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 706 s
Yeah, Kawajiri...Kawajiri's not good. He fought well here, until late, when Johnson took over. Kawajiri is tough, so that is nice (he absorbed a lot), but he has small stamina issues that affected him here. But that was just here. In his other fights, he just sucked.
Tatsuya Kawajiri 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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Tatsuya Kawajiri chases Mighty Mouse and launches a few perfect strikes
Mighty Mouse ducks backwards and avoids them.
Tatsuya Kawajiri attempts to cut off Mighty Mouse with punches
Mighty Mouse reels from the strikes.
Kawajiri tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Kawajiri is clinching with Mighty Mouse.
The fighters are clinching.
Mighty Mouse takes a break to breathe while holding Tatsuya Kawajiri.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Mighty Mouse fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Tatsuya Kawajiri didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Kawajiri ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Tatsuya Kawajiri! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Tatsuya Kawajiri doesn't defend himself!
Kawajiri's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Kawajiri has a small cut in his Nose
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Kawajiri
Demetrious Johnson tries to free his leg...
Kawajiri rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
As the fight continues it seems that Tatsuya Kawajiri is taking the best of the fight.
Tatsuya Kawajiri moves to better his position on the ground...
Tatsuya Kawajiri wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Demetrious Johnson is in side mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Demetrious Johnson tries to open Kawajiri's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Demetrious Johnson. Kawajiri is unable to cover himself now!
Demetrious Johnson is in side mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Demetrious Johnson looks to mount Tatsuya Kawajiri...
Demetrious Johnson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Kawajiri measures the resilience of Mighty Mouse's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mighty Mouse's side.
Crushing shot to Mighty Mouse's body! He's holding his side
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri launches a few punches to Mighty Mouse's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Mighty Mouse tries to cover his face,
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Kawajiri tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri attempts to move to full guard
Demetrious Johnson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri attempts to move to full guard
Tatsuya Kawajiri manages to switch to full guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri tries to close the guard.
Kawajiri put Demetrious Johnson in closed guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Kawajiri
Demetrious Johnson tries to better his position on the ground...
Kawajiri holds Demetrious Johnson's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Mighty Mouse misses a step and Tatsuya Kawajiri sees an opportunity to counter him!
Kawajiri switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Mighty Mouse struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse is in closed guard... Kawajiri tries to roll on the ground!
Demetrious Johnson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Kawajiri
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Mighty Mouse's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse is in closed guard... Kawajiri tries to roll on the ground!
Demetrious Johnson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse tries to escape from closed guard...
Mighty Mouse struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri attempts to move to full guard
Tatsuya Kawajiri manages to switch to full guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri launches a few punches to Mighty Mouse's cheek from the guard.
Demetrious Johnson uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Mario Yamasaki stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Tatsuya Kawajiri fakes a punch and launches himself over Mighty Mouse!
Demetrious Johnson is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Kawajiri and pushes him away!
Tatsuya Kawajiri gets sloppy and Demetrious Johnson tries to take advantage...
Mighty Mouse fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Kawajiri sprawls and remains on his feet.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Kawajiri grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Tatsuya Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in open guard over Mighty Mouse
Kawajiri tries to move to full mount
Kawajiri succeeds
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Mighty Mouse measures the resilience of Kawajiri's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Kawajiri's side.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is maybe for Tatsuya Kawajiri, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Demetrious Johnson throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Kawajiri's chin! That stops Kawajiri in his tracks!
Kawajiri's Right eye is beginning to swell
Mighty Mouse steps forward
Tatsuya Kawajiri catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Mighty Mouse looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Tatsuya Kawajiri's punches
Mighty Mouse is on the receiving end of a great combo by Kawajiri.
Mighty Mouse fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Tatsuya Kawajiri didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Mighty Mouse tries to move to full mount
Mighty Mouse succeeds
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri tries to roll to his side and trap Demetrious Johnson in his guard...
Tatsuya Kawajiri gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Kawajiri sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Tatsuya Kawajiri tries to roll to his side and trap Demetrious Johnson in his guard...
Demetrious Johnson keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Kawajiri is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Mighty Mouse's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in half guard over Mighty Mouse
Kawajiri tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Mighty Mouse from the side mount!
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Kawajiri tries to move to full mount!
Mighty Mouse won't allow him to take this position easily.
Poorly executed technique. Demetrious Johnson looks to counter!
Demetrious Johnson launches a few punches to Kawajiri's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Kawajiri tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Tatsuya Kawajiri looks to mount Demetrious Johnson...
Demetrious Johnson takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in open guard over Mighty Mouse
Tatsuya Kawajiri tries to pass to half guard...
Demetrious Johnson's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in open guard over Mighty Mouse
Kawajiri tries to improve position.
Mighty Mouse adjusts and closes his guard.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Tatsuya Kawajiri looks to posture up and open Demetrious Johnson's guard...
Demetrious Johnson has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Kawajiri looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Demetrious Johnson's punches
Kawajiri is on the receiving end of a great combo by Mighty Mouse.
Tatsuya Kawajiri tries to bring the fight to the ground
Mighty Mouse goes down.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in open guard over Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse tries to close his guard around Kawajiri
He succeeds!
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Kawajiri positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Mighty Mouse's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Mighty Mouse tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mighty Mouse tries an armbar from the bottom!
Tatsuya Kawajiri breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson launches a few punches to Kawajiri's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Kawajiri tries to cover his face,
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Kawajiri tries to move to full mount!
Mighty Mouse won't allow him to take this position easily.
Kawajiri misses a step and Demetrious Johnson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Demetrious Johnson launches a few punches to Kawajiri's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Kawajiri tries to cover his face,
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Kawajiri is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Tatsuya Kawajiri looks to mount Demetrious Johnson...
Tatsuya Kawajiri slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson tries to roll to his side and trap Tatsuya Kawajiri in his guard...
Demetrious Johnson gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Stand up! This is what Mighty Mouse's cornermen are shouting. Tatsuya Kawajiri is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Good looking punches from Tatsuya Kawajiri on the ground
deflected by Mighty Mouse.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Mighty Mouse cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Kawajiri can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Kawajiri leans back...
He clobbers Demetrious Johnson's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Tatsuya Kawajiri isolates Demetrious Johnson's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Demetrious Johnson is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Mighty Mouse tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mighty Mouse measures the resilience of Kawajiri's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Kawajiri's side.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse tries to open up Tatsuya Kawajiri's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Kawajiri in the side of the head
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse tries to escape from closed guard...
Mighty Mouse struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 3
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Shovel hook by Tatsuya Kawajiri
tags Mighty Mouse.
Tatsuya Kawajiri launches a rapid series of punches
that glance off Mighty Mouse's arms.
Kawajiri decides to launch some tentative punches
Mighty Mouse launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Kawajiri with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Tatsuya Kawajiri launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Demetrious Johnson goes with a looping right hand while Tatsuya Kawajiri jumps back and jabs
Kawajiri seems staggered and Demetrious Johnson runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Kawajiri hyper-extended his leg
Kawajiri looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Demetrious Johnson's punches
Kawajiri is on the receiving end of a great combo by Mighty Mouse.
Mighty Mouse grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse throws a few hammer fists to the face of Tatsuya Kawajiri
Solid shots!
The clock says 1:35 in the 3 round
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Kawajiri
Demetrious Johnson aggressively and repeatedly punches Kawajiri.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Kawajiri
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Tatsuya Kawajiri work his BJJ game.
Tatsuya Kawajiri 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 Mighty Mouse's moves.
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse tries to move to full mount
Mighty Mouse succeeds
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Kawajiri tries to stand up!
Mighty Mouse doesn't allow him!
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Kawajiri tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Demetrious Johnson doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Kawajiri tries to escape from the full mount...
Demetrious Johnson is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Demetrious Johnson is in side mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri 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 Mighty Mouse's moves.
Demetrious Johnson is in side mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Demetrious Johnson looks to mount Tatsuya Kawajiri...
Demetrious Johnson slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Demetrious Johnson controls the situation despite Tatsuya Kawajiri efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse catch Tatsuya Kawajiri's right arm and tries a kimura
Crippling lock!
Kawajiri struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Kawajiri's eyes...
Tatsuya Kawajiri holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Demetrious Johnson tries to better his position on the ground...
Mighty Mouse is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Kawajiri's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Tatsuya Kawajiri! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Tatsuya Kawajiri doesn't defend himself!
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Tatsuya Kawajiri's arm and tries an armbar!
Kawajiri's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar from Demetrious Johnson appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar from Demetrious Johnson appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
That Armbar looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Kawajiri's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Crippling lock!
That Armbar from Demetrious Johnson appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Kawajiri's eyes...
That Armbar from Demetrious Johnson appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Kawajiri holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Kawajiri's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Demetrious Johnson.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Tatsuya Kawajiri looks to mount Demetrious Johnson...
Demetrious Johnson sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in half guard over Mighty Mouse
Demetrious Johnson attempts to move to full guard
Demetrious Johnson manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:10 in the 3 round
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Tatsuya Kawajiri 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 Mighty Mouse's moves.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Demetrious Johnson launches a few punches to Kawajiri's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Kawajiri tries to cover his face,
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Demetrious Johnson launches a few punches to Kawajiri's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Kawajiri tries to cover his face,
Kawajiri's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Kawajiri is in closed guard... Mighty Mouse tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri!
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Good looking punches from Demetrious Johnson on the ground
They could take their toll on Kawajiri.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Mighty Mouse is the winner of this round.
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Round 4
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Tatsuya Kawajiri tries a hook to the body
but Mighty Mouse manages to dodge it
Kawajiri fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Mighty Mouse sprawls and remains on his feet.
Solid low kick from Demetrious Johnson.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Kawajiri hyper-extended his left leg
Tatsuya Kawajiri seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Demetrious Johnson!
Pulverizing punch to Kawajiri's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Kawajiri seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Demetrious Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Tatsuya Kawajiri is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Mighty Mouse into his guard.
Kawajiri seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 1:10 in the 4 round
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse tries to escape from closed guard...
Mighty Mouse struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Kawajiri
Demetrious Johnson pushes Kawajiri's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Mighty Mouse who is in full mount! Kawajiri is in trouble now!
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Mighty Mouse tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Demetrious Johnson controls the situation despite Tatsuya Kawajiri efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:35 in the 4 round
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Kawajiri tries to stand up!
Mighty Mouse doesn't allow him!
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Kawajiri tries to stand up!
Mighty Mouse doesn't allow him!
Demetrious Johnson is in full mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Demetrious Johnson throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Punishing hold!
That Armbar looks tight...
That Armbar from Demetrious Johnson appears to be unbreakable
That's more than Kawajiri can stand! His arm is outstretched and he taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Demetrious Johnson by Submission (Armbar) at 2:06 Round 4
Statistics: Demetrious Johnson
Punches 13/19 (68%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/5 (80%)
GnP strikes 43/51 (84%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 706 s
Statistics: Tatsuya Kawajiri
Punches 11/31 (35%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 5/18 (28%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 706 s
Yeah, Kawajiri...Kawajiri's not good. He fought well here, until late, when Johnson took over. Kawajiri is tough, so that is nice (he absorbed a lot), but he has small stamina issues that affected him here. But that was just here. In his other fights, he just sucked.