Rua vs. Johnson

[The Sandmen]

ManMMA SuperFight Championship

Shogun Rua looks like he's feeling the pressure.
Anthony Johnson is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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 John McCarthy.

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Round 1
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Shogun Rua and Anthony Johnson touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!


Pulverizing punch to Rumble's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!


Shogun Rua tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Shogun Rua who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.


Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rumble looks to be in very good shape.
Anthony Johnson tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Shogun is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Poorly executed technique. Shogun Rua looks to counter!
Shogun pushes Anthony Johnson against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Rumble's chin! His legs are wobbling!
Rumble has a small cut in his Chin


Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun Rua postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Rumble hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!


Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rumble takes a break to breathe while holding Shogun Rua.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.


The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Brutal combination from Anthony Johnson!
Shogun is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Shogun has a small cut in his Chin


Anthony Johnson charges at Shogun throwing flurries left and right.
Shogun Rua gets out of the way.


The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Shovel hook by Shogun Rua
tags Rumble.


Bone shattering straight left hand from Shogun Rua!
Rumble is going to have a big headache after that blow!


A wicked punch by Anthony Johnson
rocks Shogun!
There is a small laceration on Shogun Rua's Left eye


Bone shattering straight left hand from Anthony Johnson!
Shogun is going to have a big headache after that blow!


A furious flurry of punches from Anthony Johnson
just misses Shogun.
Rumble clumsily fails here and it's time for Shogun Rua to fight back!
Tremendous strikes from Shogun!
Rumble blocks with confidence


Bone shattering straight left hand from Anthony Johnson!
Shogun is going to have a big headache after that blow!


The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Shogun wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.


The fighters are clinching.
Shogun pushes Anthony Johnson againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Rumble cannot escape Shogun Rua's clinch! Shogun Rua is just brutalizing Rumble with punches time and time again!
Anthony Johnson tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Shogun is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.


The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun is launching some bone breaking punches to Rumble's ribs while in the clinch.
Rumble blocks.
Poorly executed technique. Anthony Johnson looks to counter!
Anthony Johnson pushes away Shogun trying to keep the fight at striking range
Shogun doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Anthony Johnson


The fighters are clinching.
Shogun Rua is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Rumble with uppercuts!
Rumble is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Rumble is unable to escape!
Anthony Johnson pushes away Shogun trying to keep the fight at striking range
Shogun doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Anthony Johnson


Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Anthony Johnson tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Shogun is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Shogun is trying to counter now!
Shogun Rua is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Rumble with uppercuts!
Rumble is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Rumble is unable to escape!
Rumble has a small cut in his Right eye
Anthony Johnson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Shogun Rua!


Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun Rua is an expert in the clinch. This is a bad position for Rumble.
Shogun pushes Anthony Johnson againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Rumble cannot escape Shogun Rua's clinch! Shogun Rua is just brutalizing Rumble with punches time and time again!
Oh! Down goes Rumble! Shogun Rua knocked him stupid! The medics pour in! Shogun Rua really wanted to win this fight and has done it in an impressive manner.

Winner is Shogun Rua by KO (Punches) at 3:27 Round 1

Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 19/25 (76%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s

Statistics: Anthony Johnson
Punches 7/18 (39%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s


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