Post by The Sandmen on Aug 15, 2016 13:44:06 GMT -5
Anthony Johnson 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.
Bobby Lashley 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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Rumble and Lashley move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Anthony Johnson goes with a looping right hand while Bobby Lashley jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Lashley seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Bobby Lashley moves forward looking for some grappling action
Lashley has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Lashley grapple with Anthony Johnson and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Anthony Johnson falls hard on the mat with Bobby Lashley on top of him
Bobby Lashley is in closed guard over Rumble
Lashley is in closed guard... Rumble tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Bobby Lashley!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Bobby Lashley
Anthony Johnson throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Lashley breaks the lock showing some skills...
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Bobby Lashley
Bobby Lashley tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Anthony Johnson rolls Bobby Lashley to his stomach and takes his back!
Rumble is in rear mount over Lashley
Rumble tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Lashley! Rumble has one hook in and keeps working!
Rumble is in rear mount over Lashley with one hook in
Lashley measures the resilience of Rumble's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rumble's side.
Rumble is in rear mount over Lashley with one hook in
Bobby Lashley 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.
Lashley clumsily fails here and it's time for Anthony Johnson to fight back!
Rumble has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Lashley.
Lashley uses his leg as leverage and manages to keep himself safe for now.
Rumble is in rear mount over Lashley with one hook in
Lashley has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Bobby Lashley uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Bobby Lashley. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Araneta Coliseum (Quezon City, Philippines) are cheering for the fighters.
Rumble throws a lazy kick
Lashley blocks and keeps his distance.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Incredible haymaker from Anthony Johnson!
You can see Bobby Lashley's head being snapped backwards!
Lashley's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Bobby Lashley's Right eye
Lashley decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Lashley moves back and takes a deep breath.
Bobby Lashley throws a looping left hand...
Rumble moves aside and dodges.
Lashley misses a step and Anthony Johnson sees an opportunity to counter him!
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.
Bobby Lashley fakes a punch to Anthony Johnson ribs and the tries to trip him
Anthony Johnson loses balance and goes to the ground
Bobby Lashley is in closed guard over Rumble
Lashley is in closed guard... Rumble tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Bobby Lashley!
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Bobby Lashley
Lashley 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.
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Bobby Lashley
Lashley measures the resilience of Rumble's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rumble's side.
Crushing shot to Rumble's body! He's holding his side
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Bobby Lashley
Lashley 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.
Rumble tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Anthony Johnson throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Bobby Lashley
Bobby Lashley tries to roll to his side and trap Anthony Johnson in his guard...
Bobby Lashley gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Anthony Johnson is in open guard over Lashley
Bobby Lashley 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 open guard over Lashley
Bobby Lashley 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 open guard over Lashley
Lashley tries to close his guard around Rumble
He is not able to do it
Anthony Johnson is in open guard over Lashley
Rumble tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Lashley
Lashley 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.
Poorly executed technique. Anthony Johnson looks to counter!
Anthony Johnson throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Lashley's face with those brutal elbows! Lashley needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Lashley's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Lashley
Rumble and Lashley are at the same level nowadays... This match is very interesting because no one knows who will win.
Anthony Johnson tries to pass Bobby Lashley's guard...
Anthony Johnson manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Bobby Lashley
Lashley tries to stand up!
Rumble doesn't allow him!
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Bobby Lashley
Rumble delivers a few accurate elbows!
Lashley is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Lashley's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Bobby Lashley's Right eye
Rumble is in rear mount over Lashley
Anthony Johnson wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Rumble drills Bobby Lashley's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Bobby Lashley's Nose
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Anthony Johnson has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Bobby Lashley closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
You can see Lashley's blood making stains in the mat.
Lashley is holding Anthony Johnson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anthony Johnson loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Bobby Lashley is in side mount over Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson launches a few punches to Lashley's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Lashley tries to cover his face,
Bobby Lashley is in side mount over Anthony Johnson
Rumble measures the resilience of Lashley's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Lashley's side.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Bobby Lashley is in side mount over Anthony Johnson
Bobby Lashley's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Lashley positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Rumble's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Bobby Lashley is in side mount over Anthony Johnson
Rumble measures the resilience of Lashley's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Lashley's side.
Bobby Lashley is in side mount over Anthony Johnson
Lashley delivers a few accurate elbows!
Anthony Johnson blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Lashley misses a step and Anthony Johnson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rumble measures the resilience of Lashley's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Lashley's side.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Bobby Lashley is in side mount over Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson attempts to trap Bobby Lashley in his guard.
Anthony Johnson manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Bobby Lashley is in open guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson launches a few punches to Lashley's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Lashley tries to cover his face,
Lashley's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Bobby Lashley's Left cheek
Bobby Lashley is in open guard over Rumble
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Anthony Johnson can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Rumble tries to close his guard around Lashley
He succeeds!
Bobby Lashley is in closed guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson launches a few punches to Lashley's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Lashley tries to cover his face,
Bobby Lashley is in closed guard over Rumble
Terrible one sided match... Lashley was not ready to fight a fighter of Anthony Johnson caliber.
Bobby Lashley's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Rumble measures the resilience of Lashley's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Lashley's side.
Crushing shot to Lashley's body! He's holding his side
The ref pulls off Anthony Johnson! Lashley seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Anthony Johnson by TKO (Strikes from guard) at 2:02 Round 2
Statistics: Anthony Johnson
Punches 6/7 (86%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 25/32 (78%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 313 s
Statistics: Bobby Lashley
Punches 2/8 (25%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/26 (31%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 313 s
SpongeBob just wasn;t effective with takedowns and GnP here. AJ was. AJ is not AJ Styles.
Bobby Lashley 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 Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Rumble and Lashley move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Anthony Johnson goes with a looping right hand while Bobby Lashley jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Lashley seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Bobby Lashley moves forward looking for some grappling action
Lashley has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Lashley grapple with Anthony Johnson and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Anthony Johnson falls hard on the mat with Bobby Lashley on top of him
Bobby Lashley is in closed guard over Rumble
Lashley is in closed guard... Rumble tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Bobby Lashley!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Bobby Lashley
Anthony Johnson throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Lashley breaks the lock showing some skills...
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Bobby Lashley
Bobby Lashley tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Anthony Johnson rolls Bobby Lashley to his stomach and takes his back!
Rumble is in rear mount over Lashley
Rumble tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Lashley! Rumble has one hook in and keeps working!
Rumble is in rear mount over Lashley with one hook in
Lashley measures the resilience of Rumble's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rumble's side.
Rumble is in rear mount over Lashley with one hook in
Bobby Lashley 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.
Lashley clumsily fails here and it's time for Anthony Johnson to fight back!
Rumble has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Lashley.
Lashley uses his leg as leverage and manages to keep himself safe for now.
Rumble is in rear mount over Lashley with one hook in
Lashley has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Bobby Lashley uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Bobby Lashley. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Araneta Coliseum (Quezon City, Philippines) are cheering for the fighters.
Rumble throws a lazy kick
Lashley blocks and keeps his distance.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Incredible haymaker from Anthony Johnson!
You can see Bobby Lashley's head being snapped backwards!
Lashley's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Bobby Lashley's Right eye
Lashley decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Lashley moves back and takes a deep breath.
Bobby Lashley throws a looping left hand...
Rumble moves aside and dodges.
Lashley misses a step and Anthony Johnson sees an opportunity to counter him!
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.
Bobby Lashley fakes a punch to Anthony Johnson ribs and the tries to trip him
Anthony Johnson loses balance and goes to the ground
Bobby Lashley is in closed guard over Rumble
Lashley is in closed guard... Rumble tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Bobby Lashley!
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Bobby Lashley
Lashley 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.
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Bobby Lashley
Lashley measures the resilience of Rumble's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rumble's side.
Crushing shot to Rumble's body! He's holding his side
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Bobby Lashley
Lashley 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.
Rumble tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Anthony Johnson throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Bobby Lashley
Bobby Lashley tries to roll to his side and trap Anthony Johnson in his guard...
Bobby Lashley gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Anthony Johnson is in open guard over Lashley
Bobby Lashley 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 open guard over Lashley
Bobby Lashley 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 open guard over Lashley
Lashley tries to close his guard around Rumble
He is not able to do it
Anthony Johnson is in open guard over Lashley
Rumble tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Lashley
Lashley 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.
Poorly executed technique. Anthony Johnson looks to counter!
Anthony Johnson throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Lashley's face with those brutal elbows! Lashley needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Lashley's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Lashley
Rumble and Lashley are at the same level nowadays... This match is very interesting because no one knows who will win.
Anthony Johnson tries to pass Bobby Lashley's guard...
Anthony Johnson manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Bobby Lashley
Lashley tries to stand up!
Rumble doesn't allow him!
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Bobby Lashley
Rumble delivers a few accurate elbows!
Lashley is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Lashley's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Bobby Lashley's Right eye
Rumble is in rear mount over Lashley
Anthony Johnson wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Rumble drills Bobby Lashley's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Bobby Lashley's Nose
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Anthony Johnson has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 2
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Bobby Lashley closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
You can see Lashley's blood making stains in the mat.
Lashley is holding Anthony Johnson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anthony Johnson loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Bobby Lashley is in side mount over Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson launches a few punches to Lashley's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Lashley tries to cover his face,
Bobby Lashley is in side mount over Anthony Johnson
Rumble measures the resilience of Lashley's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Lashley's side.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Bobby Lashley is in side mount over Anthony Johnson
Bobby Lashley's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Lashley positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Rumble's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Bobby Lashley is in side mount over Anthony Johnson
Rumble measures the resilience of Lashley's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Lashley's side.
Bobby Lashley is in side mount over Anthony Johnson
Lashley delivers a few accurate elbows!
Anthony Johnson blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Lashley misses a step and Anthony Johnson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rumble measures the resilience of Lashley's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Lashley's side.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Bobby Lashley is in side mount over Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson attempts to trap Bobby Lashley in his guard.
Anthony Johnson manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Bobby Lashley is in open guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson launches a few punches to Lashley's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Lashley tries to cover his face,
Lashley's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Bobby Lashley's Left cheek
Bobby Lashley is in open guard over Rumble
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Anthony Johnson can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Rumble tries to close his guard around Lashley
He succeeds!
Bobby Lashley is in closed guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson launches a few punches to Lashley's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Lashley tries to cover his face,
Bobby Lashley is in closed guard over Rumble
Terrible one sided match... Lashley was not ready to fight a fighter of Anthony Johnson caliber.
Bobby Lashley's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Rumble measures the resilience of Lashley's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Lashley's side.
Crushing shot to Lashley's body! He's holding his side
The ref pulls off Anthony Johnson! Lashley seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Anthony Johnson by TKO (Strikes from guard) at 2:02 Round 2
Statistics: Anthony Johnson
Punches 6/7 (86%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 25/32 (78%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 313 s
Statistics: Bobby Lashley
Punches 2/8 (25%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/26 (31%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 313 s
SpongeBob just wasn;t effective with takedowns and GnP here. AJ was. AJ is not AJ Styles.