Post by The Sandmen on Jun 11, 2019 2:51:39 GMT -5
Rafael dos Anjos looks very relaxed.
Johny Hendricks 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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Dos Anjos and Hendricks move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Dos Anjos grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Hendricks
Rafael dos Anjos tries to finish with a leg lock!
Hendricks is able to break the lock.
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Hendricks
Rafael dos Anjos tries to finish with a leg lock!
Hendricks is able to break the lock.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Hendricks
Hendricks tries to close his guard around Dos Anjos
He succeeds!
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Hendricks
Dos Anjos tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Hendricks leans and gets Rafael dos Anjos's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Hendricks is trying to counter now!
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Hendricks tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos!
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Dos Anjos looks to be in very good shape.
Rafael dos Anjos tries to roll to his side and trap Johny Hendricks in his guard...
Rafael dos Anjos gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Hendricks pulls his arm out of danger.
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Hendricks blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Poorly executed technique. Johny Hendricks looks to counter!
Hendricks moves on the ground
Johny Hendricks moves to side mount
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Johny Hendricks looks to mount Rafael dos Anjos...
Rafael dos Anjos takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Hendricks tries to open up Dos Anjos with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Dos Anjos blocks a few elbows and now Johny Hendricks will have to look for another option here.
Poorly executed technique. Rafael dos Anjos looks to counter!
Hendricks is in closed guard... Dos Anjos tries to roll on the ground!
Johny Hendricks uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
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 Arena Zagreb (Zagreb, Croatia) are cheering for the fighters.
Dos Anjos fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Hendricks sprawls and remains on his feet.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Johny Hendricks tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Dos Anjos is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries to close his guard around Hendricks
He succeeds!
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Hendricks is in closed guard... Dos Anjos tries to roll on the ground!
Johny Hendricks uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Hendricks tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Hendricks tries to escape from closed guard...
Dos Anjos waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Johny Hendricks! He is reversed and nor Rafael dos Anjos is on half guard!
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Hendricks
Dos Anjos tries to free his leg...
Hendricks doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Hendricks tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Johny Hendricks tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Hendricks
Rafael dos Anjos goes for an americana!
Hendricks Hyper-extended his arm
Crippling lock!
That Americana from Rafael dos Anjos appears to be unbreakable
Hendricks breaks free.
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Hendricks
Johny Hendricks attempts to move to full guard
Johny Hendricks manages to switch to full guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Hendricks
Dos Anjos use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Johny Hendricks holds Rafael dos Anjos and prevents him from moving to a better position!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Hendricks
Dos Anjos tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Hendricks leans and gets Rafael dos Anjos's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Hendricks
Dos Anjos tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Hendricks leans and gets Rafael dos Anjos's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Hendricks
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Hendricks tries to roll on the ground!
Rafael dos Anjos uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Rafael dos Anjos looks to counter!
Dos Anjos is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Johny Hendricks, who is barely covering up!
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Hendricks
Hendricks tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Rafael dos Anjos doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Rafael dos Anjos tries to bring the fight to the ground
Hendricks goes down.
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Hendricks
Hendricks tries to close his guard around Dos Anjos
He is not able to do it
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Hendricks
Dos Anjos tries to move to full mount
Dos Anjos's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Dos Anjos clumsily fails here and it's time for Johny Hendricks to fight back!
Deep breaths from Johny Hendricks who tries a hammer punch to Dos Anjos's ribs.
Dos Anjos blocks those punches
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Hendricks
Rafael dos Anjos pushes Johny Hendricks against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Dos Anjos jumps and tries to free his leg! Hendricks doesn't allow this but Rafael dos Anjos is able to get half guard here.
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Hendricks
Johny Hendricks attempts to move to full guard
Rafael dos Anjos keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
The round is for Dos Anjos, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Johny Hendricks closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Johny Hendricks swings...
hard impact to Dos Anjos's face!
There is a small laceration on Rafael dos Anjos's Left eye
Rafael dos Anjos tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Johny Hendricks jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Johny Hendricks jumps and scissors Rafael dos Anjos's left leg in a flying heel hook attempt!
Rafael dos Anjos's heel hook defense is spot on and avoids the audacious attempt. He stands up while Johny Hendricks remains on the ground.
Dos Anjos is standing while Hendricks is on the ground on his back
Rafael dos Anjos creates space and allows Johny Hendricks to stand up.
Johny Hendricks is on his feet again.
Johny Hendricks tries a hook to the body
and hits Dos Anjos ribs hard
Johny Hendricks attempts a sweep single...
Johny Hendricks catches Rafael dos Anjos's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Hendricks.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Johny Hendricks hovers above Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos stops him from throwing strikes.
Dos Anjos tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rafael dos Anjos overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Hendricks pulls his arm out of danger.
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos attempts a triangle from bottom! Johny Hendricks slips out. Dos Anjos quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Johny Hendricks slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Hendricks is trying to counter now!
Johny Hendricks decides to jump inside Dos Anjos's guard.
Dos Anjos didn't see that coming. Hendricks is in open guard over Dos Anjos now.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos works on the ground with his fingers over Hendricks's face
Hendricks shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Hendricks blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Dos Anjos's guard.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Hendricks is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Mario Yamasaki didn't see that!
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Hendricks tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Dos Anjos from the side mount!
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Dos Anjos tries to show some ground skills
Hendricks uses his strength to keep Hendricks at a disadvantage
Dos Anjos misses a step and Johny Hendricks sees an opportunity to counter him!
Johny Hendricks looks to mount Rafael dos Anjos...
Johny Hendricks slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Dos Anjos cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Hendricks can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Hendricks positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Dos Anjos's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Arena Zagreb (Zagreb, Croatia) are cheering for the fighters.
Rafael dos Anjos shoots for a double leg takedown!
Johny Hendricks sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Dos Anjos clumsily fails here and it's time for Johny Hendricks to fight back!
Johny Hendricks isolates Rafael dos Anjos's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Rafael dos Anjos is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Nice punches from Johny Hendricks.
Dos Anjos staggers backwards. Hendricks wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Tremendous strikes from Hendricks!
Some big punches are landing!
Hendricks wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dos Anjos tries to take Johny Hendricks to the ground from the clinch...
Hendricks shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Dos Anjos misses a step and Johny Hendricks sees an opportunity to counter him!
Hendricks launches a few hard punches to Rafael dos Anjos's ribs!
Rafael dos Anjos's ribs shows the damage! Johny Hendricks is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Dos Anjos gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Dos Anjos blocks Johny Hendricks's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Hendricks
Rafael dos Anjos looks to posture up and open Johny Hendricks's guard...
Johny Hendricks has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Hendricks
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Hendricks tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos!
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos tries to roll to his side and trap Johny Hendricks in his guard...
Johny Hendricks keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos tries to roll on the ground...
Hendricks knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Hendricks is trying to counter now!
Hendricks tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Johny Hendricks controls the situation despite Rafael dos Anjos efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos tries to roll to his side and trap Johny Hendricks in his guard...
Johny Hendricks keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries to move on the ground and shows Johny Hendricks a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Dos Anjos's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Dos Anjos's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Johny Hendricks hovers above Dos Anjos
Good punches to Dos Anjos's body.
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries to escape from the full mount...
Johny Hendricks is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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Rafael dos Anjos attempts a sweep single...
Rafael dos Anjos catches Johny Hendricks's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Dos Anjos.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Hendricks
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Hendricks tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos!
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Johny Hendricks doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 0:50 in the 3 round
Johny Hendricks moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Johny Hendricks tries a hook to the body
and hits Dos Anjos's ribs hard
Bone shattering straight left hand from Johny Hendricks!
Dos Anjos is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Dos Anjos launches a kick
but Johny Hendricks avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Dos Anjos has a small cut in his Forehead
Every time Rafael dos Anjos attempts to get inside
Hendricks misses with a low kick.
Hendricks misses a step and Rafael dos Anjos sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rafael dos Anjos jabs at Hendricks
to no visible effect.
Rafael dos Anjos circles around Hendricks
Rafael dos Anjos attempts a sweep single...
Johny Hendricks was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Rafael dos Anjos gets sloppy and Johny Hendricks tries to take advantage...
Hendricks wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Hendricks moves forward and holds Dos Anjos
Johny Hendricks tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Hendricks circles out and slips free of Rafael dos Anjos's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Johny Hendricks throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
There is a small laceration on Rafael dos Anjos's Chin
Rafael dos Anjos throws a combo
Johny Hendricks ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Dos Anjos swings again, only to get countered once more! Dos Anjos is looking bad here!
There is a small laceration on Rafael dos Anjos's Nose
Rafael dos Anjos attempts a sweep single...
Johny Hendricks was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Rafael dos Anjos tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Johny Hendricks jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Rafael dos Anjos is a bloody mess!
Hendricks looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rafael dos Anjos's punches
Dos Anjos is on the receiving end of a great combo by Hendricks.
Hard blow to Dos Anjos's mid-section, he seems hurt
Johny Hendricks tries a hook to the body
and hits Dos Anjos ribs hard
Hard blow to Dos Anjos's mid-section, he seems hurt
That punishment by Johny Hendricks has left Dos Anjos staggered! Johny Hendricks should try push forward now and finish this!
Dos Anjos doesn't stop bleeding.
Rafael dos Anjos looks rattled! Johny Hendricks sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Rafael dos Anjos is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
That brutal impact left Dos Anjos laid out on the mat! Johny Hendricks's corner come in to congratulate him!
Dos Anjos's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Johny Hendricks by KO (Punches) at 2:53 Round 3
Statistics: Rafael dos Anjos
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 4/11 (36%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 427 s
Statistics: Johny Hendricks
Punches 25/29 (86%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/5 (80%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/15 (27%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 439 s
Hendricks finally gets some of his shit together for another big win. Collect dat shit, Johny. Also, does RDA have a DNR, or nah?
Johny Hendricks 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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Dos Anjos and Hendricks move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Dos Anjos grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Hendricks
Rafael dos Anjos tries to finish with a leg lock!
Hendricks is able to break the lock.
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Hendricks
Rafael dos Anjos tries to finish with a leg lock!
Hendricks is able to break the lock.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Hendricks
Hendricks tries to close his guard around Dos Anjos
He succeeds!
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Hendricks
Dos Anjos tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Hendricks leans and gets Rafael dos Anjos's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Hendricks is trying to counter now!
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Hendricks tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos!
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Dos Anjos looks to be in very good shape.
Rafael dos Anjos tries to roll to his side and trap Johny Hendricks in his guard...
Rafael dos Anjos gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Hendricks pulls his arm out of danger.
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Hendricks blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Poorly executed technique. Johny Hendricks looks to counter!
Hendricks moves on the ground
Johny Hendricks moves to side mount
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Johny Hendricks looks to mount Rafael dos Anjos...
Rafael dos Anjos takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Hendricks tries to open up Dos Anjos with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Dos Anjos blocks a few elbows and now Johny Hendricks will have to look for another option here.
Poorly executed technique. Rafael dos Anjos looks to counter!
Hendricks is in closed guard... Dos Anjos tries to roll on the ground!
Johny Hendricks uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
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 Arena Zagreb (Zagreb, Croatia) are cheering for the fighters.
Dos Anjos fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Hendricks sprawls and remains on his feet.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Johny Hendricks tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Dos Anjos is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries to close his guard around Hendricks
He succeeds!
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Hendricks is in closed guard... Dos Anjos tries to roll on the ground!
Johny Hendricks uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Hendricks tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Hendricks tries to escape from closed guard...
Dos Anjos waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Johny Hendricks! He is reversed and nor Rafael dos Anjos is on half guard!
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Hendricks
Dos Anjos tries to free his leg...
Hendricks doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Hendricks tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Johny Hendricks tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Hendricks
Rafael dos Anjos goes for an americana!
Hendricks Hyper-extended his arm
Crippling lock!
That Americana from Rafael dos Anjos appears to be unbreakable
Hendricks breaks free.
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Hendricks
Johny Hendricks attempts to move to full guard
Johny Hendricks manages to switch to full guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Hendricks
Dos Anjos use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Johny Hendricks holds Rafael dos Anjos and prevents him from moving to a better position!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Hendricks
Dos Anjos tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Hendricks leans and gets Rafael dos Anjos's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Hendricks
Dos Anjos tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Hendricks leans and gets Rafael dos Anjos's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Hendricks
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Hendricks tries to roll on the ground!
Rafael dos Anjos uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Rafael dos Anjos looks to counter!
Dos Anjos is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Johny Hendricks, who is barely covering up!
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Hendricks
Hendricks tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Rafael dos Anjos doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Rafael dos Anjos tries to bring the fight to the ground
Hendricks goes down.
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Hendricks
Hendricks tries to close his guard around Dos Anjos
He is not able to do it
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Hendricks
Dos Anjos tries to move to full mount
Dos Anjos's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Dos Anjos clumsily fails here and it's time for Johny Hendricks to fight back!
Deep breaths from Johny Hendricks who tries a hammer punch to Dos Anjos's ribs.
Dos Anjos blocks those punches
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Hendricks
Rafael dos Anjos pushes Johny Hendricks against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Dos Anjos jumps and tries to free his leg! Hendricks doesn't allow this but Rafael dos Anjos is able to get half guard here.
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Hendricks
Johny Hendricks attempts to move to full guard
Rafael dos Anjos keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
The round is for Dos Anjos, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Johny Hendricks closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Johny Hendricks swings...
hard impact to Dos Anjos's face!
There is a small laceration on Rafael dos Anjos's Left eye
Rafael dos Anjos tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Johny Hendricks jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Johny Hendricks jumps and scissors Rafael dos Anjos's left leg in a flying heel hook attempt!
Rafael dos Anjos's heel hook defense is spot on and avoids the audacious attempt. He stands up while Johny Hendricks remains on the ground.
Dos Anjos is standing while Hendricks is on the ground on his back
Rafael dos Anjos creates space and allows Johny Hendricks to stand up.
Johny Hendricks is on his feet again.
Johny Hendricks tries a hook to the body
and hits Dos Anjos ribs hard
Johny Hendricks attempts a sweep single...
Johny Hendricks catches Rafael dos Anjos's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Hendricks.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Johny Hendricks hovers above Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos stops him from throwing strikes.
Dos Anjos tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rafael dos Anjos overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Hendricks pulls his arm out of danger.
Johny Hendricks is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos attempts a triangle from bottom! Johny Hendricks slips out. Dos Anjos quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Johny Hendricks slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Hendricks is trying to counter now!
Johny Hendricks decides to jump inside Dos Anjos's guard.
Dos Anjos didn't see that coming. Hendricks is in open guard over Dos Anjos now.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos works on the ground with his fingers over Hendricks's face
Hendricks shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Johny Hendricks is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Hendricks blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Dos Anjos's guard.
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Hendricks is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Mario Yamasaki didn't see that!
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Johny Hendricks is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Hendricks tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Dos Anjos from the side mount!
Johny Hendricks is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Dos Anjos tries to show some ground skills
Hendricks uses his strength to keep Hendricks at a disadvantage
Dos Anjos misses a step and Johny Hendricks sees an opportunity to counter him!
Johny Hendricks looks to mount Rafael dos Anjos...
Johny Hendricks slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Dos Anjos cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Hendricks can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Hendricks positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Dos Anjos's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Arena Zagreb (Zagreb, Croatia) are cheering for the fighters.
Rafael dos Anjos shoots for a double leg takedown!
Johny Hendricks sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Dos Anjos clumsily fails here and it's time for Johny Hendricks to fight back!
Johny Hendricks isolates Rafael dos Anjos's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Rafael dos Anjos is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Nice punches from Johny Hendricks.
Dos Anjos staggers backwards. Hendricks wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Tremendous strikes from Hendricks!
Some big punches are landing!
Hendricks wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dos Anjos tries to take Johny Hendricks to the ground from the clinch...
Hendricks shows his sprawl skills and remains on his feet.
Dos Anjos misses a step and Johny Hendricks sees an opportunity to counter him!
Hendricks launches a few hard punches to Rafael dos Anjos's ribs!
Rafael dos Anjos's ribs shows the damage! Johny Hendricks is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Dos Anjos gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Dos Anjos blocks Johny Hendricks's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Hendricks
Rafael dos Anjos looks to posture up and open Johny Hendricks's guard...
Johny Hendricks has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Hendricks
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Hendricks tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos!
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos tries to roll to his side and trap Johny Hendricks in his guard...
Johny Hendricks keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos tries to roll on the ground...
Hendricks knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Hendricks is trying to counter now!
Hendricks tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Johny Hendricks controls the situation despite Rafael dos Anjos efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos tries to roll to his side and trap Johny Hendricks in his guard...
Johny Hendricks keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries to move on the ground and shows Johny Hendricks a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Dos Anjos's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Dos Anjos's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Johny Hendricks hovers above Dos Anjos
Good punches to Dos Anjos's body.
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries to escape from the full mount...
Johny Hendricks is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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Rafael dos Anjos attempts a sweep single...
Rafael dos Anjos catches Johny Hendricks's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Dos Anjos.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Hendricks
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Hendricks tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos!
Johny Hendricks is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Johny Hendricks doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 0:50 in the 3 round
Johny Hendricks moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Johny Hendricks tries a hook to the body
and hits Dos Anjos's ribs hard
Bone shattering straight left hand from Johny Hendricks!
Dos Anjos is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Dos Anjos launches a kick
but Johny Hendricks avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Dos Anjos has a small cut in his Forehead
Every time Rafael dos Anjos attempts to get inside
Hendricks misses with a low kick.
Hendricks misses a step and Rafael dos Anjos sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rafael dos Anjos jabs at Hendricks
to no visible effect.
Rafael dos Anjos circles around Hendricks
Rafael dos Anjos attempts a sweep single...
Johny Hendricks was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Rafael dos Anjos gets sloppy and Johny Hendricks tries to take advantage...
Hendricks wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Hendricks moves forward and holds Dos Anjos
Johny Hendricks tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Hendricks circles out and slips free of Rafael dos Anjos's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Johny Hendricks throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
There is a small laceration on Rafael dos Anjos's Chin
Rafael dos Anjos throws a combo
Johny Hendricks ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Dos Anjos swings again, only to get countered once more! Dos Anjos is looking bad here!
There is a small laceration on Rafael dos Anjos's Nose
Rafael dos Anjos attempts a sweep single...
Johny Hendricks was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Rafael dos Anjos tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Johny Hendricks jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Rafael dos Anjos is a bloody mess!
Hendricks looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rafael dos Anjos's punches
Dos Anjos is on the receiving end of a great combo by Hendricks.
Hard blow to Dos Anjos's mid-section, he seems hurt
Johny Hendricks tries a hook to the body
and hits Dos Anjos ribs hard
Hard blow to Dos Anjos's mid-section, he seems hurt
That punishment by Johny Hendricks has left Dos Anjos staggered! Johny Hendricks should try push forward now and finish this!
Dos Anjos doesn't stop bleeding.
Rafael dos Anjos looks rattled! Johny Hendricks sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Rafael dos Anjos is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
That brutal impact left Dos Anjos laid out on the mat! Johny Hendricks's corner come in to congratulate him!
Dos Anjos's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Johny Hendricks by KO (Punches) at 2:53 Round 3
Statistics: Rafael dos Anjos
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 4/11 (36%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 427 s
Statistics: Johny Hendricks
Punches 25/29 (86%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/5 (80%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/15 (27%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 439 s
Hendricks finally gets some of his shit together for another big win. Collect dat shit, Johny. Also, does RDA have a DNR, or nah?
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!