Post by The Sandmen on May 8, 2018 9:07:10 GMT -5
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.
Michael Johnson looks like he's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Tatsuya Kawajiri is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Mr. Johnson is connecting with a few punches
Kawajiri is holding Michael Johnson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Michael Johnson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in side mount over Michael Johnson
Kawajiri tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Michael Johnson
Tatsuya Kawajiri isolates Michael Johnson's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Michael Johnson is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Michael Johnson
Deep breaths from Michael Johnson who tries a hammer punch to Kawajiri's ribs.
Kawajiri blocks those punches
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Tatsuya Kawajiri rolls Michael Johnson to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Kawajiri is in rear mount over Mr. Johnson
Tatsuya Kawajiri seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Kawajiri tries to end this with a RNC!
Mr. Johnson manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Kawajiri clumsily fails here and it's time for Michael Johnson to fight back!
Mr. Johnson has Kawajiri controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Kawajiri is unable to move under Mr. Johnson control.
Kawajiri is in rear mount over Mr. Johnson
Deep breaths from Michael Johnson who tries a hammer punch to Kawajiri's ribs.
Kawajiri blocks those punches
Mr. Johnson misses a step and Tatsuya Kawajiri sees an opportunity to counter him!
Tatsuya Kawajiri wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Kawajiri drills Michael Johnson's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Kawajiri is in rear mount over Mr. Johnson
Mr. Johnson has given his back to Tatsuya Kawajiri who is trying to get one hook in!
Tatsuya Kawajiri has one hook in!
Kawajiri is in rear mount over Mr. Johnson with one hook in
Mr. Johnson tries to stand up!
Kawajiri doesn't allow him!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Kawajiri is in rear mount over Mr. Johnson with one hook in
Tatsuya Kawajiri throws his leg over Michael Johnson's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Tatsuya Kawajiri's rear naked choke attempt!
Mr. Johnson's Left cheek is beginning to swell
That Rear Naked Choke from Tatsuya Kawajiri appears to be unbreakable
That Rear Naked Choke from Tatsuya Kawajiri appears to be unbreakable
Michael Johnson frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Tatsuya Kawajiri and ends up on top!
Michael Johnson is in closed guard over Kawajiri
Mr. Johnson is in closed guard... Kawajiri tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Michael Johnson!
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Michael Johnson
Kawajiri catch Michael Johnson's right arm and tries a kimura
You can see the pain reflected in Mr. Johnson's eyes...
Michael Johnson holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Michael Johnson
Tatsuya Kawajiri takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Michael Johnson shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Mr. Johnson struggles to free himself
Michael Johnson breaks that americana attempt!
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Michael Johnson
Kawajiri suddenly holds Michael Johnson's arm and tries an armbar!
Mr. Johnson struggles to free himself
Mr. Johnson can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Tatsuya Kawajiri!
Michael Johnson is in closed guard over Kawajiri
Kawajiri sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Kawajiri measures the resilience of Mr. Johnson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mr. Johnson's side.
Michael Johnson is in closed guard over Kawajiri
Mr. Johnson is in closed guard... Kawajiri tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Michael Johnson!
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Michael Johnson
Tatsuya Kawajiri isolates Michael Johnson's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Michael Johnson is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Michael Johnson
Kawajiri tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tatsuya Kawajiri controls the situation despite Michael Johnson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Michael Johnson
Mr. Johnson tries to escape from the full mount...
Tatsuya Kawajiri is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in side mount over Michael Johnson
Kawajiri tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Michael Johnson
Not a desiderable position that Mr. Johnson is in now. Tatsuya Kawajiri is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Kawajiri fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Michael Johnson's arm and tries an armbar!
Mr. Johnson Hyper-extended his arm
That Armbar looks tight...
Mr. Johnson Hyper-extended his arm
Crippling lock!
Mr. Johnson struggles to free himself
That Armbar looks tight...
Kawajiri is locking that Armbar...
Kawajiri is locking that Armbar...
Mr. Johnson hold his own hand and breaks Kawajiri's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Tatsuya Kawajiri.
Michael Johnson is in side mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri attempts to trap Michael Johnson in his guard.
Tatsuya Kawajiri manages to switch to half guard.
Michael Johnson is in half guard over Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri attempts to move to full guard
Tatsuya Kawajiri manages to switch to full guard.
Michael Johnson is in open guard over Kawajiri
Kawajiri tries to close his guard around Mr. Johnson
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Michael Johnson is in closed guard over Kawajiri
Mr. Johnson is in closed guard... Kawajiri tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Michael Johnson!
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Michael Johnson
Tatsuya Kawajiri tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Mr. Johnson's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Punishing hold!
The pain forces Mr. Johnson to tap! This is over!
Winner is Tatsuya Kawajiri by Submission (armbar) at 4:23 Round 1
Statistics: Tatsuya Kawajiri
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/3 (100%)
Submissions 9/9 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 229 s
Statistics: Michael Johnson
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 229 s
Shredded like cheese.
Michael Johnson looks like he's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Tatsuya Kawajiri is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Mr. Johnson is connecting with a few punches
Kawajiri is holding Michael Johnson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Michael Johnson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in side mount over Michael Johnson
Kawajiri tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Michael Johnson
Tatsuya Kawajiri isolates Michael Johnson's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Michael Johnson is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Michael Johnson
Deep breaths from Michael Johnson who tries a hammer punch to Kawajiri's ribs.
Kawajiri blocks those punches
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Tatsuya Kawajiri rolls Michael Johnson to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Kawajiri is in rear mount over Mr. Johnson
Tatsuya Kawajiri seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Kawajiri tries to end this with a RNC!
Mr. Johnson manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Kawajiri clumsily fails here and it's time for Michael Johnson to fight back!
Mr. Johnson has Kawajiri controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Kawajiri is unable to move under Mr. Johnson control.
Kawajiri is in rear mount over Mr. Johnson
Deep breaths from Michael Johnson who tries a hammer punch to Kawajiri's ribs.
Kawajiri blocks those punches
Mr. Johnson misses a step and Tatsuya Kawajiri sees an opportunity to counter him!
Tatsuya Kawajiri wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Kawajiri drills Michael Johnson's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Kawajiri is in rear mount over Mr. Johnson
Mr. Johnson has given his back to Tatsuya Kawajiri who is trying to get one hook in!
Tatsuya Kawajiri has one hook in!
Kawajiri is in rear mount over Mr. Johnson with one hook in
Mr. Johnson tries to stand up!
Kawajiri doesn't allow him!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Kawajiri is in rear mount over Mr. Johnson with one hook in
Tatsuya Kawajiri throws his leg over Michael Johnson's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Tatsuya Kawajiri's rear naked choke attempt!
Mr. Johnson's Left cheek is beginning to swell
That Rear Naked Choke from Tatsuya Kawajiri appears to be unbreakable
That Rear Naked Choke from Tatsuya Kawajiri appears to be unbreakable
Michael Johnson frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Tatsuya Kawajiri and ends up on top!
Michael Johnson is in closed guard over Kawajiri
Mr. Johnson is in closed guard... Kawajiri tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Michael Johnson!
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Michael Johnson
Kawajiri catch Michael Johnson's right arm and tries a kimura
You can see the pain reflected in Mr. Johnson's eyes...
Michael Johnson holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Michael Johnson
Tatsuya Kawajiri takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Michael Johnson shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Mr. Johnson struggles to free himself
Michael Johnson breaks that americana attempt!
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Michael Johnson
Kawajiri suddenly holds Michael Johnson's arm and tries an armbar!
Mr. Johnson struggles to free himself
Mr. Johnson can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Tatsuya Kawajiri!
Michael Johnson is in closed guard over Kawajiri
Kawajiri sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Kawajiri measures the resilience of Mr. Johnson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mr. Johnson's side.
Michael Johnson is in closed guard over Kawajiri
Mr. Johnson is in closed guard... Kawajiri tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Michael Johnson!
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Michael Johnson
Tatsuya Kawajiri isolates Michael Johnson's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Michael Johnson is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Michael Johnson
Kawajiri tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tatsuya Kawajiri controls the situation despite Michael Johnson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Michael Johnson
Mr. Johnson tries to escape from the full mount...
Tatsuya Kawajiri is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in side mount over Michael Johnson
Kawajiri tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Michael Johnson
Not a desiderable position that Mr. Johnson is in now. Tatsuya Kawajiri is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Kawajiri fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Michael Johnson's arm and tries an armbar!
Mr. Johnson Hyper-extended his arm
That Armbar looks tight...
Mr. Johnson Hyper-extended his arm
Crippling lock!
Mr. Johnson struggles to free himself
That Armbar looks tight...
Kawajiri is locking that Armbar...
Kawajiri is locking that Armbar...
Mr. Johnson hold his own hand and breaks Kawajiri's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Tatsuya Kawajiri.
Michael Johnson is in side mount over Tatsuya Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri attempts to trap Michael Johnson in his guard.
Tatsuya Kawajiri manages to switch to half guard.
Michael Johnson is in half guard over Kawajiri
Tatsuya Kawajiri attempts to move to full guard
Tatsuya Kawajiri manages to switch to full guard.
Michael Johnson is in open guard over Kawajiri
Kawajiri tries to close his guard around Mr. Johnson
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Michael Johnson is in closed guard over Kawajiri
Mr. Johnson is in closed guard... Kawajiri tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Michael Johnson!
Tatsuya Kawajiri is in full mount over Michael Johnson
Tatsuya Kawajiri tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Mr. Johnson's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Punishing hold!
The pain forces Mr. Johnson to tap! This is over!
Winner is Tatsuya Kawajiri by Submission (armbar) at 4:23 Round 1
Statistics: Tatsuya Kawajiri
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/3 (100%)
Submissions 9/9 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 229 s
Statistics: Michael Johnson
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 229 s
Shredded like cheese.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!