Post by The Sandmen on May 24, 2016 8:37:39 GMT -5
Gary Goodridge looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Anthony Johnson looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Goodridge and Rumble move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
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.
Goodridge doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Anthony Johnson embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Goodridge who put distance between them
A punch from Anthony Johnson
grazes Goodridge's left cheek.
Goodridge's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Gary Goodridge's Left cheek
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Gary Goodridge chases Rumble and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Rumble steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Rumble.
Gary Goodridge is opening up on Rumble and raining down combinations!
Rumble's corner looks worried!
Goodridge seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Gary Goodridge goes with a looping right hand while Anthony Johnson jumps back and jabs
Goodridge seems staggered and Anthony Johnson runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Pulverizing punch to Goodridge's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Superb haymaker by Goodridge
that lands on Rumble's face like a cannon ball!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Gary Goodridge is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Some nice shots from Gary Goodridge
that stun Rumble.
Rumble moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Goodridge with a double overhooks!
Anthony Johnson circles around Goodridge
Rumble pushes Gary Goodridge and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Goodridge looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Anthony Johnson's punches
Goodridge measures the resilience of Rumble's chin with an uppercut while Rumble lands some great crosses.
Goodridge has a small cut in his Chin
Rumble decides to launch some tentative punches
Goodridge launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Rumble with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Goodridge's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Gary Goodridge's Chin
Rumble leads with a punch
Gary Goodridge avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson attempts a sweep single...
Gary Goodridge was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Goodridge tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gary Goodridge launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Anthony Johnson takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Rumble throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Goodridge's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
You can see Goodridge's blood making stains in the mat.
Gary Goodridge and Rumble engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Incredible haymaker from Gary Goodridge!
It misses by a mile.
Rumble throws a lazy kick
Goodridge blocks and keeps his distance.
Gary Goodridge gets sloppy and Anthony Johnson tries to take advantage...
Rumble launches a furious low kick!
Goodridge receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Goodridge hyper-extended his leg
Goodridge doesn't stop bleeding.
The two exchange wildly
Rumble is connecting with a few punches
Goodridge decides to launch some tentative punches
Anthony Johnson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Gary Goodridge is a bloody mess!
Rumble launches a furious low kick!
Goodridge receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Gary Goodridge's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Goodridge looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Anthony Johnson's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
You can see Goodridge's blood making stains in the mat.
Incredible high kick!
Goodridge is worried!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Rumble tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Rumble is clinching with Goodridge.
The fighters are clinching.
Goodridge doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Anthony Johnson embrace and tries to move away...
Anthony Johnson pushes Goodridge forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Anthony Johnson!
That one almost breaks Goodridge's chin! He is knocked down!
Anthony Johnson turns out the lights for Goodridge! What an astonishing KO by Rumble!
Goodridge's Chin is beginning to swell
Winner is Anthony Johnson by KO (Uppercut) at 4:59 Round 1
Statistics: Gary Goodridge
Punches 19/31 (61%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Anthony Johnson
Punches 25/32 (78%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
These guys hit hard. Damage was flinging in all directions, but Rumble had a little more "mix it up" in his attack with the kicks that may have helped him overcome Gary's goodridge hands.
Anthony Johnson looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Goodridge and Rumble move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
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.
Goodridge doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Anthony Johnson embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Goodridge who put distance between them
A punch from Anthony Johnson
grazes Goodridge's left cheek.
Goodridge's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Gary Goodridge's Left cheek
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Gary Goodridge chases Rumble and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Rumble steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Rumble.
Gary Goodridge is opening up on Rumble and raining down combinations!
Rumble's corner looks worried!
Goodridge seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Gary Goodridge goes with a looping right hand while Anthony Johnson jumps back and jabs
Goodridge seems staggered and Anthony Johnson runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Pulverizing punch to Goodridge's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Superb haymaker by Goodridge
that lands on Rumble's face like a cannon ball!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Gary Goodridge is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Some nice shots from Gary Goodridge
that stun Rumble.
Rumble moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Goodridge with a double overhooks!
Anthony Johnson circles around Goodridge
Rumble pushes Gary Goodridge and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Goodridge looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Anthony Johnson's punches
Goodridge measures the resilience of Rumble's chin with an uppercut while Rumble lands some great crosses.
Goodridge has a small cut in his Chin
Rumble decides to launch some tentative punches
Goodridge launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Rumble with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Goodridge's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Gary Goodridge's Chin
Rumble leads with a punch
Gary Goodridge avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson attempts a sweep single...
Gary Goodridge was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Goodridge tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gary Goodridge launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Anthony Johnson takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Rumble throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Goodridge's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
You can see Goodridge's blood making stains in the mat.
Gary Goodridge and Rumble engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Incredible haymaker from Gary Goodridge!
It misses by a mile.
Rumble throws a lazy kick
Goodridge blocks and keeps his distance.
Gary Goodridge gets sloppy and Anthony Johnson tries to take advantage...
Rumble launches a furious low kick!
Goodridge receives a hard blow on his right leg!
Goodridge hyper-extended his leg
Goodridge doesn't stop bleeding.
The two exchange wildly
Rumble is connecting with a few punches
Goodridge decides to launch some tentative punches
Anthony Johnson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Gary Goodridge is a bloody mess!
Rumble launches a furious low kick!
Goodridge receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Gary Goodridge's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Goodridge looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Anthony Johnson's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
You can see Goodridge's blood making stains in the mat.
Incredible high kick!
Goodridge is worried!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Rumble tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Rumble is clinching with Goodridge.
The fighters are clinching.
Goodridge doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Anthony Johnson embrace and tries to move away...
Anthony Johnson pushes Goodridge forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Anthony Johnson!
That one almost breaks Goodridge's chin! He is knocked down!
Anthony Johnson turns out the lights for Goodridge! What an astonishing KO by Rumble!
Goodridge's Chin is beginning to swell
Winner is Anthony Johnson by KO (Uppercut) at 4:59 Round 1
Statistics: Gary Goodridge
Punches 19/31 (61%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Anthony Johnson
Punches 25/32 (78%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
These guys hit hard. Damage was flinging in all directions, but Rumble had a little more "mix it up" in his attack with the kicks that may have helped him overcome Gary's goodridge hands.