Post by The Sandmen on Aug 4, 2019 0:07:08 GMT -5
Jon Fitch raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Rafael dos Anjos 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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Jon Fitch and Rafael dos Anjos touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Fitch is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Quick hook by Jon Fitch
glances off Dos Anjos's arms.
Nice punches from Jon Fitch.
Even nicer blocks from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Dos Anjos is holding Jon Fitch's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jon Fitch loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos isolates Jon Fitch's right arm looking for an armbar...
Jon Fitch manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Rafael dos Anjos lost his dominant position.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Dos Anjos tries to close his guard around Fitch
He is not able to do it
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Fitch tries to jump to side mount.
Rafael dos Anjos jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos tries to pass Jon Fitch's guard...
Rafael dos Anjos manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos tries to pass Jon Fitch's guard...
Jon Fitch's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to close the guard.
Fitch put Rafael dos Anjos in closed guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Fitch
Dos Anjos tries to escape from the closed guard
Dos Anjos succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos pushes Jon Fitch against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Jon Fitch struggles not allowing Rafael dos Anjos improve his position.
Poorly executed technique. Jon Fitch looks to counter!
Fitch tries to close his guard around Dos Anjos
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Fitch tries to roll on the ground!
Rafael dos Anjos uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Mario Yamasaki stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Rafael dos Anjos tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Fitch is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos tries to pass to half guard...
Jon Fitch can't prevent his opponent from passing. Dos Anjos looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch attempts to move to full guard
Rafael dos Anjos keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos tries to pass Jon Fitch's guard...
Rafael dos Anjos manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Deep breaths from Jon Fitch who tries a hammer punch to Dos Anjos's ribs.
Dos Anjos blocks those punches
Fitch misses a step and Rafael dos Anjos sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rafael dos Anjos moves to better his position on the ground...
Rafael dos Anjos viciously slams hammer blows to Fitch's face!
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos looks to mount Jon Fitch...
Jon Fitch takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Fitch
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Rafael dos Anjos work his BJJ game.
Rafael dos Anjos tries to better his position on the ground...
Fitch holds Rafael dos Anjos's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Poorly executed technique. Jon Fitch looks to counter!
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Fitch tries to roll on the ground!
Rafael dos Anjos uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Fitch
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Fitch tries to roll on the ground!
Rafael dos Anjos uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Fitch clumsily fails here and it's time for Rafael dos Anjos to fight back!
Rafael dos Anjos is looking to pass Jon Fitch's guard...
Rafael dos Anjos gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Lanxess Arena (Cologne, Germany) are cheering for the fighters.
Rafael dos Anjos tries a hook to the body
and hits Fitch ribs hard
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Terrible one sided match... Fitch was not ready to fight a fighter of Rafael dos Anjos caliber.
Fitch is holding Rafael dos Anjos's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rafael dos Anjos loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Jon Fitch looks to pass to mount...
Fitch slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Rafael dos Anjos.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Rafael dos Anjos gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Dos Anjos's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to open Dos Anjos's guard...
Dos Anjos breaks the lock and covers himself from Fitch's punches
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Fitch tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dos Anjos struggles and frees his leg!
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos attempts to move to full guard
Rafael dos Anjos manages to switch to full guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Jon Fitch moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Fitch 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.
Fitch launches a few hard punches to Rafael dos Anjos's ribs!
Rafael dos Anjos's ribs shows the damage! Jon Fitch is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Jon Fitch fakes a punch to Rafael dos Anjos ribs and the tries to trip him
Rafael dos Anjos loses balance and goes to the ground
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Dos Anjos's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Fitch
Fitch tries to escape from closed guard...
Dos Anjos waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Jon Fitch! He is reversed and nor Rafael dos Anjos is on half guard!
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Jon Fitch attempts to move to full guard
Jon Fitch manages to switch to full guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Dos Anjos
He is not able to do it
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Dos Anjos
He is not able to do it
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Dos Anjos
He succeeds!
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos looks to posture up and open Jon Fitch's guard...
Jon Fitch has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Fitch
Dos Anjos positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Fitch's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Fitch
Dos Anjos is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Dos Anjos gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Jon Fitch! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Jon Fitch doesn't defend himself!
There is a small laceration on Jon Fitch's Nose
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Fitch
Fitch is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Fitch tries to roll on the ground!
Rafael dos Anjos uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Fitch misses a step and Rafael dos Anjos sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rafael dos Anjos tries to better his position on the ground...
Dos Anjos breaks the closed guard of Jon Fitch and moves to half guard
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos isolates Jon Fitch's right arm looking for an armbar...
Jon Fitch manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Rafael dos Anjos lost his dominant position.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries to close his guard around Fitch
He is not able to do it
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Lanxess Arena (Cologne, Germany) are cheering for the fighters.
Jon Fitch fakes a punch and launches himself over Dos Anjos!
Rafael dos Anjos is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Fitch and pushes him away!
Fitch clumsily fails here and it's time for Rafael dos Anjos to fight back!
Rafael dos Anjos tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Fitch is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Crushing shot to Fitch's body! He's holding his side
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Dos Anjos
He is not able to do it
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Dos Anjos
He is not able to do it
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos tries to pass to half guard...
Jon Fitch can't prevent his opponent from passing. Dos Anjos looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos pushes Fitch's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Dos Anjos who is in full mount! Fitch is in trouble now!
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to roll to his side and trap Rafael dos Anjos in his guard...
Rafael dos Anjos keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Fitch is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Poorly executed technique. Jon Fitch looks to counter!
Jon Fitch tries to roll to his side and trap Rafael dos Anjos in his guard...
Rafael dos Anjos keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Fitch is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Rafael dos Anjos pushes Jon Fitch down and prevents his attempts to escape
Dos Anjos is trying to counter now!
Rafael dos Anjos tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Fitch is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos attempts a triangle from bottom! Jon Fitch slips out. Dos Anjos quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Jon Fitch slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Rafael dos Anjos. 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 Lanxess Arena (Cologne, Germany) are cheering for the fighters.
Dos Anjos cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Fitch can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Fitch wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Fitch moves forward and holds Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos pushes away Fitch trying to keep the fight at striking range
Fitch stumbles backwards and Rafael dos Anjos circles to get the center of the cage
Jon Fitch shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Rafael dos Anjos is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Fitch into his guard.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Fitch tries to escape from closed guard...
Dos Anjos waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Jon Fitch! He is reversed and nor Rafael dos Anjos is on half guard!
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch attempts to move to full guard
Rafael dos Anjos keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Fitch
Dos Anjos launches a couple of fast knees to Jon Fitch's ribs!
Great moves by Rafael dos Anjos! Fitch must do something now if he wants to escape from that position!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 3
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Rafael dos Anjos shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Jon Fitch is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Dos Anjos into his guard.
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Fitch
Dos Anjos leans back...
Fitch eyes him warily.
Dos Anjos clumsily fails here and it's time for Jon Fitch to fight back!
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Fitch tries to roll on the ground!
Rafael dos Anjos uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Fitch
Fitch is taking this opportunity to rest.
Mario Yamasaki 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.
Dos Anjos is holding Jon Fitch's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jon Fitch loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos storms over Fitch with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Dos Anjos doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Fitch's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Jon Fitch's Left eye
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Dos Anjos's moves.
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch attempts to trap Rafael dos Anjos in his guard.
Rafael dos Anjos keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to turn in and scramble out. Rafael dos Anjos timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Jon Fitch slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Fitch is trying to counter now!
Fitch measures the resilience of Dos Anjos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Dos Anjos blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos looks to mount Jon Fitch...
Jon Fitch takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Fitch
Dos Anjos tries to jump to side mount.
Jon Fitch closed his guard around Rafael dos Anjos.
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos isolates Jon Fitch's right arm looking for an armbar...
Crippling lock!
Fitch struggles to free himself
That armbar from Rafael dos Anjos appears to be unbreakable
Jon Fitch manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Rafael dos Anjos lost his dominant position.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Jon Fitch cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Fitch tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Fitch moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries to close his guard around Fitch
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:25 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Fitch is in closed guard... Dos Anjos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jon Fitch!
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Dos Anjos's moves.
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Dos Anjos's moves.
Mario Yamasaki stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Dos Anjos moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Fitch with a double overhooks!
Rafael dos Anjos tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Fitch is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos tries to finish with a leg lock!
Fitch struggles to free himself
That leglock from Rafael dos Anjos appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
That leglock from Rafael dos Anjos appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Fitch is able to break the lock.
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos tries to pass to half guard...
Jon Fitch can't prevent his opponent from passing. Dos Anjos looks to work from half guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to stand up!
Dos Anjos doesn't allow him!
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Fitch misses a step and Rafael dos Anjos sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dos Anjos tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Fitch from the side mount!
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Dos Anjos's moves.
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos storms over Fitch with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Dos Anjos doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Fitch's face with his elbows!
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Dos Anjos's moves.
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Dos Anjos launches a barrage of elbows over Fitch's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Fitch doesn't fight back!
Fitch's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Fitch has a small cut in his Right eye
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos was tooling Jon Fitch for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Jon Fitch lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Dos Anjos shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Fitch is out! Mario Yamasaki breaks the lock and Jon Fitch lies flat on the mat! Awesome move by Rafael dos Anjos.
Winner is Rafael dos Anjos by Submission (North South Choke) at 4:49 Round 3
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 0/7 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/9 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 689 s
Statistics: Rafael dos Anjos
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 6/6 (100%)
GnP strikes 21/31 (68%)
Submissions 10/10 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 689 s
Rafael dos Anjos 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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Jon Fitch and Rafael dos Anjos touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Fitch is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Quick hook by Jon Fitch
glances off Dos Anjos's arms.
Nice punches from Jon Fitch.
Even nicer blocks from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Dos Anjos is holding Jon Fitch's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jon Fitch loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos isolates Jon Fitch's right arm looking for an armbar...
Jon Fitch manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Rafael dos Anjos lost his dominant position.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Dos Anjos tries to close his guard around Fitch
He is not able to do it
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Fitch tries to jump to side mount.
Rafael dos Anjos jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos tries to pass Jon Fitch's guard...
Rafael dos Anjos manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos tries to pass Jon Fitch's guard...
Jon Fitch's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to close the guard.
Fitch put Rafael dos Anjos in closed guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Fitch
Dos Anjos tries to escape from the closed guard
Dos Anjos succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos pushes Jon Fitch against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Jon Fitch struggles not allowing Rafael dos Anjos improve his position.
Poorly executed technique. Jon Fitch looks to counter!
Fitch tries to close his guard around Dos Anjos
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Fitch tries to roll on the ground!
Rafael dos Anjos uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Mario Yamasaki stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Rafael dos Anjos tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Fitch is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos tries to pass to half guard...
Jon Fitch can't prevent his opponent from passing. Dos Anjos looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch attempts to move to full guard
Rafael dos Anjos keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos tries to pass Jon Fitch's guard...
Rafael dos Anjos manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Deep breaths from Jon Fitch who tries a hammer punch to Dos Anjos's ribs.
Dos Anjos blocks those punches
Fitch misses a step and Rafael dos Anjos sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rafael dos Anjos moves to better his position on the ground...
Rafael dos Anjos viciously slams hammer blows to Fitch's face!
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos looks to mount Jon Fitch...
Jon Fitch takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Fitch
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Rafael dos Anjos work his BJJ game.
Rafael dos Anjos tries to better his position on the ground...
Fitch holds Rafael dos Anjos's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Poorly executed technique. Jon Fitch looks to counter!
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Fitch tries to roll on the ground!
Rafael dos Anjos uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Fitch
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Fitch tries to roll on the ground!
Rafael dos Anjos uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Fitch clumsily fails here and it's time for Rafael dos Anjos to fight back!
Rafael dos Anjos is looking to pass Jon Fitch's guard...
Rafael dos Anjos gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Lanxess Arena (Cologne, Germany) are cheering for the fighters.
Rafael dos Anjos tries a hook to the body
and hits Fitch ribs hard
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Terrible one sided match... Fitch was not ready to fight a fighter of Rafael dos Anjos caliber.
Fitch is holding Rafael dos Anjos's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rafael dos Anjos loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jon Fitch is in side mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Jon Fitch looks to pass to mount...
Fitch slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Rafael dos Anjos.
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos tries to roll to his side and trap Jon Fitch in his guard...
Rafael dos Anjos gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Dos Anjos's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to open Dos Anjos's guard...
Dos Anjos breaks the lock and covers himself from Fitch's punches
Jon Fitch is in full mount over Rafael dos Anjos
Fitch tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Dos Anjos struggles and frees his leg!
Jon Fitch is in half guard over Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos attempts to move to full guard
Rafael dos Anjos manages to switch to full guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Jon Fitch moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Fitch 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.
Fitch launches a few hard punches to Rafael dos Anjos's ribs!
Rafael dos Anjos's ribs shows the damage! Jon Fitch is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Jon Fitch fakes a punch to Rafael dos Anjos ribs and the tries to trip him
Rafael dos Anjos loses balance and goes to the ground
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Dos Anjos's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Fitch
Fitch tries to escape from closed guard...
Dos Anjos waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Jon Fitch! He is reversed and nor Rafael dos Anjos is on half guard!
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Jon Fitch attempts to move to full guard
Jon Fitch manages to switch to full guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Dos Anjos
He is not able to do it
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Dos Anjos
He is not able to do it
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Dos Anjos
He succeeds!
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos looks to posture up and open Jon Fitch's guard...
Jon Fitch has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Fitch
Dos Anjos positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Fitch's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Fitch
Dos Anjos is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Dos Anjos gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Jon Fitch! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Jon Fitch doesn't defend himself!
There is a small laceration on Jon Fitch's Nose
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Fitch
Fitch is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Fitch tries to roll on the ground!
Rafael dos Anjos uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Fitch misses a step and Rafael dos Anjos sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rafael dos Anjos tries to better his position on the ground...
Dos Anjos breaks the closed guard of Jon Fitch and moves to half guard
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos isolates Jon Fitch's right arm looking for an armbar...
Jon Fitch manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Rafael dos Anjos lost his dominant position.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries to close his guard around Fitch
He is not able to do it
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Lanxess Arena (Cologne, Germany) are cheering for the fighters.
Jon Fitch fakes a punch and launches himself over Dos Anjos!
Rafael dos Anjos is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Fitch and pushes him away!
Fitch clumsily fails here and it's time for Rafael dos Anjos to fight back!
Rafael dos Anjos tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Fitch is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Crushing shot to Fitch's body! He's holding his side
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Dos Anjos
He is not able to do it
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to close his guard around Dos Anjos
He is not able to do it
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos tries to pass to half guard...
Jon Fitch can't prevent his opponent from passing. Dos Anjos looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos pushes Fitch's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Dos Anjos who is in full mount! Fitch is in trouble now!
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to roll to his side and trap Rafael dos Anjos in his guard...
Rafael dos Anjos keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Fitch is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Poorly executed technique. Jon Fitch looks to counter!
Jon Fitch tries to roll to his side and trap Rafael dos Anjos in his guard...
Rafael dos Anjos keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Fitch is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Rafael dos Anjos pushes Jon Fitch down and prevents his attempts to escape
Dos Anjos is trying to counter now!
Rafael dos Anjos tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Fitch is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos attempts a triangle from bottom! Jon Fitch slips out. Dos Anjos quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Jon Fitch slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Rafael dos Anjos. 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 Lanxess Arena (Cologne, Germany) are cheering for the fighters.
Dos Anjos cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Fitch can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Fitch wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Fitch moves forward and holds Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos pushes away Fitch trying to keep the fight at striking range
Fitch stumbles backwards and Rafael dos Anjos circles to get the center of the cage
Jon Fitch shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Rafael dos Anjos is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Fitch into his guard.
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Fitch tries to escape from closed guard...
Dos Anjos waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Jon Fitch! He is reversed and nor Rafael dos Anjos is on half guard!
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch attempts to move to full guard
Rafael dos Anjos keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Fitch
Dos Anjos launches a couple of fast knees to Jon Fitch's ribs!
Great moves by Rafael dos Anjos! Fitch must do something now if he wants to escape from that position!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 3
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Rafael dos Anjos shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Jon Fitch is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Dos Anjos into his guard.
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Fitch
Dos Anjos leans back...
Fitch eyes him warily.
Dos Anjos clumsily fails here and it's time for Jon Fitch to fight back!
Dos Anjos is in closed guard... Fitch tries to roll on the ground!
Rafael dos Anjos uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rafael dos Anjos is in closed guard over Fitch
Fitch is taking this opportunity to rest.
Mario Yamasaki 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.
Dos Anjos is holding Jon Fitch's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jon Fitch loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos storms over Fitch with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Dos Anjos doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Fitch's face with his elbows!
There is a small laceration on Jon Fitch's Left eye
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Dos Anjos's moves.
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch attempts to trap Rafael dos Anjos in his guard.
Rafael dos Anjos keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to turn in and scramble out. Rafael dos Anjos timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Jon Fitch slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Fitch is trying to counter now!
Fitch measures the resilience of Dos Anjos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Dos Anjos blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos looks to mount Jon Fitch...
Jon Fitch takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Fitch
Dos Anjos tries to jump to side mount.
Jon Fitch closed his guard around Rafael dos Anjos.
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos isolates Jon Fitch's right arm looking for an armbar...
Crippling lock!
Fitch struggles to free himself
That armbar from Rafael dos Anjos appears to be unbreakable
Jon Fitch manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Rafael dos Anjos lost his dominant position.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Jon Fitch cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Fitch tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Fitch moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Jon Fitch is in open guard over Dos Anjos
Dos Anjos tries to close his guard around Fitch
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:25 in the 3 round
Jon Fitch is in closed guard over Dos Anjos
Fitch is in closed guard... Dos Anjos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Jon Fitch!
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Dos Anjos's moves.
Rafael dos Anjos is in full mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Dos Anjos's moves.
Mario Yamasaki stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Dos Anjos moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Fitch with a double overhooks!
Rafael dos Anjos tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Fitch is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos tries to finish with a leg lock!
Fitch struggles to free himself
That leglock from Rafael dos Anjos appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
That leglock from Rafael dos Anjos appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Fitch is able to break the lock.
Rafael dos Anjos is in open guard over Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos tries to pass to half guard...
Jon Fitch can't prevent his opponent from passing. Dos Anjos looks to work from half guard.
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Fitch
Fitch tries to stand up!
Dos Anjos doesn't allow him!
Rafael dos Anjos is in half guard over Fitch
Jon Fitch tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Fitch misses a step and Rafael dos Anjos sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dos Anjos tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Fitch from the side mount!
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Dos Anjos's moves.
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos storms over Fitch with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Dos Anjos doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Fitch's face with his elbows!
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Dos Anjos's moves.
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Dos Anjos launches a barrage of elbows over Fitch's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Fitch doesn't fight back!
Fitch's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Fitch has a small cut in his Right eye
Rafael dos Anjos is in side mount over Jon Fitch
Rafael dos Anjos was tooling Jon Fitch for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Jon Fitch lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Dos Anjos shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Fitch is out! Mario Yamasaki breaks the lock and Jon Fitch lies flat on the mat! Awesome move by Rafael dos Anjos.
Winner is Rafael dos Anjos by Submission (North South Choke) at 4:49 Round 3
Statistics: Jon Fitch
Punches 0/7 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/9 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 689 s
Statistics: Rafael dos Anjos
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 6/6 (100%)
GnP strikes 21/31 (68%)
Submissions 10/10 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 689 s
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!