Post by The Sandmen on Oct 4, 2015 18:14:39 GMT -5
ManMMA SuperFight Championship
Anthony Johnson raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Dan Severn is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Anthony Johnson swings...
hard impact to Severn's face!
Anthony Johnson attempts a sweep single...
Anthony Johnson catches Dan Severn's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Rumble.
Anthony Johnson is in closed guard over Severn
Anthony Johnson looks to posture up and open Dan Severn's guard...
Anthony Johnson forces Dan Severn to open his guard.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in open guard over Severn
Anthony Johnson tries to pass to half guard...
Dan Severn can't prevent his opponent from passing. Rumble looks to work from half guard.
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Severn
Dan Severn 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 half guard over Severn
Anthony Johnson pushes Severn's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Rumble who is in full mount! Severn is in trouble now!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Dan Severn
Severn measures the resilience of Rumble's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rumble blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Dan Severn
Rumble is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Severn's ribs.
Severn is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Dan Severn
Dan Severn 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 Dan Severn
Rumble delivers a few accurate elbows!
Dan Severn blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Poorly executed technique. Dan Severn looks to counter!
Dan Severn 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 full mount over Dan Severn
Severn tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Anthony Johnson doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Dan Severn
Anthony Johnson takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Dan Severn shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Dan Severn breaks that americana attempt!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Severn grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Dan Severn
Dan Severn is in open guard over Rumble
Severn moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Dan Severn is in open guard over Rumble
Dan Severn pushes Anthony Johnson against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Anthony Johnson struggles not allowing Dan Severn improve his position.
Severn clumsily fails here and it's time for Anthony Johnson to fight back!
Anthony Johnson launches a few punches to Severn's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Severn tries to cover his face,
Dan Severn is in open guard over Rumble
Severn delivers a few accurate elbows!
Anthony Johnson blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Dan Severn is in open guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson launches a few punches to Severn's cheek from the guard.
Dan Severn uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Rumble misses a step and Dan Severn sees an opportunity to counter him!
Severn tries to jump to side mount.
Anthony Johnson jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Anthony Johnson is in closed guard over Severn
Rumble is in closed guard... Severn tries to roll on the ground!
Anthony Johnson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
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
He surprises Severn with a double overhooks!
Severn is holding Anthony Johnson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anthony Johnson shows great balance while pushing away Dan Severn
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Dan Severn tries to bring the fight to the ground
Rumble goes down.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Dan Severn is in open guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson launches a few punches to Severn's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Severn tries to cover his face,
Dan Severn is in open guard over Rumble
Rumble tries to close his guard around Severn
He succeeds!
Dan Severn is in closed guard over Rumble
Rumble measures the resilience of Severn's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Severn blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Severn tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Severn use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Anthony Johnson holds Dan Severn and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Dan Severn is in closed guard over Rumble
Severn tries to escape from closed guard...
Rumble waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Dan Severn! He is reversed and nor Anthony Johnson is on half guard!
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Severn
Anthony Johnson tries to pass Dan Severn's guard...
Anthony Johnson manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Anthony Johnson's mind is definitely in the fight, Severn just got nailed! Anthony Johnson saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Severn is going to have a headache after this one.
Rumble tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Rumble is clinching with Severn.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
0:27 Round 2 and Rumble is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Rumble launches a few hard punches to Dan Severn's ribs!
Dan Severn's ribs shows the damage! Anthony Johnson is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rumble launches a few hard punches to Dan Severn's ribs!
Dan Severn's ribs shows the damage! Anthony Johnson is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rumble is launching some bone breaking punches to Severn's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Dan Severn's eyes.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Anthony Johnson is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Severn with uppercuts!
Severn is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Severn is unable to escape!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Anthony Johnson launches a furious knee!
Bang! It clearly hits Severn's groin!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rumble tries to take Dan Severn down... Severn stumbles backwards and Anthony Johnson launches a few punches...
Dan Severn dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Severn grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Rumble struggles... Dan Severn is unable to take him down
Severn misses a step and Anthony Johnson sees an opportunity to counter him!
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Severn stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Anthony Johnson is coming in again!
Oh! Down goes Severn! Anthony Johnson knocked him stupid! The medics pour in! Anthony Johnson really wanted to win this fight and has done it in an impressive manner.
Severn's Left eye is beginning to swell
Winner is Anthony Johnson by KO (Punch) at 1:34 Round 2
Statistics: Anthony Johnson
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 13/18 (72%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/19 (32%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 227 s
Statistics: Dan Severn
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/4 (50%)
GnP strikes 2/14 (14%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 227 s
Anthony Johnson defends the SuperFight Championship
I don't get it. I just don't. He's not even upgraded that fucking well. He was given the basic striker once-over with punching toughness, maybe some dodging...now he's a fucking man-gorilla-zombie-Superman. Particularly annoying is I don't even care at this point, and others upgrade soooo much and just...don't have this kind of result. Johnson should be a 5-7th ranked fighter. Not a hard-to-beat champion - I didn't even upgrade him to BE a damned champion. That was never the damned plan to begin with.
Also, relatedly but also not relatedly, after thinking about it, I am going to award a point for winning the SuperFight belt from now on, just like the other belts.