Post by The Sandmen on May 16, 2016 9:07:37 GMT -5
Anthony Johnson looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Rich Franklin 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
Franklin is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Anthony Johnson and Rich Franklin touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Rich Franklin attempts a sweep single...
Rich Franklin catches Anthony Johnson's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Franklin.
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over Rumble
Franklin use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Wiener Stadthalle (Vienna, Austria) is cheering him!
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Anthony Johnson
Rumble measures the resilience of Franklin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Franklin blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Anthony Johnson gets sloppy and Rich Franklin tries to take advantage...
Franklin is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Anthony Johnson, who is barely covering up!
Rumble has a small cut in his Right eye
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Anthony Johnson
Rich Franklin storms over Rumble with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Anthony Johnson blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Anthony Johnson
Rich Franklin isolates Anthony Johnson's left arm looking for an armbar...
Anthony Johnson manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Rich Franklin lost his dominant position.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in open guard over Franklin
Rich Franklin launches a few punches to Rumble's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rumble tries to cover his face,
Anthony Johnson is in open guard over Franklin
Rumble positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Franklin's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Franklin is trying to counter now!
Franklin tries to close his guard around Rumble
He succeeds!
Anthony Johnson is in closed guard over Franklin
Rumble tries to escape from the closed guard
Rumble succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Anthony Johnson is in open guard over Franklin
Rumble moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Franklin
Anthony Johnson tries to free his leg
Anthony Johnson uses some of his skill by jumping out of Franklin's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin attempts to trap Anthony Johnson in his guard.
Rich Franklin manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in closed guard over Franklin
Rich Franklin is cooling the fight on the ground
Anthony Johnson is in closed guard over Franklin
Rich Franklin launches a few punches to Rumble's cheek from the guard.
Anthony Johnson uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in closed guard over Franklin
Rumble tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Anthony Johnson fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Franklin
Rumble positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Franklin's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
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.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Franklin quickly defends.
Rumble misses a step and Rich Franklin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rich Franklin throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Rumble's chin! That stops Rumble in his tracks!
Here comes Rich Franklin with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Rumble's ribs!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Franklin.
It looks like Rumble was hit by a bus!
Rich Franklin launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Rumble's knee!
Rich Franklin wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Rumble!
Rumble's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Anthony Johnson's Nose
Rumble seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Rumble stumbles backwards staggered and Rich Franklin launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Rumble is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
That brutal impact left Rumble laid out on the mat! Rich Franklin's corner come in to congratulate him!
Rumble's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Anthony Johnson's Left eye
Winner is Rich Franklin by KO (Punches) at 3:47 Round 1
Statistics: Anthony Johnson
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/8 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 147 s
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/17 (35%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 147 s
Rich was always a smart fighter. Here, he immediately took Rumble down and did heavy damage in GnP, then let him get up and kicked and punched his way to a dominating win. Rumble was a fish out of water as soon as Rich landed the first takedown. We should call him Rumble Fish now.
Rich Franklin 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
Franklin is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Anthony Johnson and Rich Franklin touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Rich Franklin attempts a sweep single...
Rich Franklin catches Anthony Johnson's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Franklin.
Rich Franklin is in closed guard over Rumble
Franklin use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Wiener Stadthalle (Vienna, Austria) is cheering him!
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Anthony Johnson
Rumble measures the resilience of Franklin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Franklin blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Anthony Johnson gets sloppy and Rich Franklin tries to take advantage...
Franklin is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Anthony Johnson, who is barely covering up!
Rumble has a small cut in his Right eye
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Anthony Johnson
Rich Franklin storms over Rumble with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Anthony Johnson blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Rich Franklin is in side mount over Anthony Johnson
Rich Franklin isolates Anthony Johnson's left arm looking for an armbar...
Anthony Johnson manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Rich Franklin lost his dominant position.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in open guard over Franklin
Rich Franklin launches a few punches to Rumble's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rumble tries to cover his face,
Anthony Johnson is in open guard over Franklin
Rumble positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Franklin's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Franklin is trying to counter now!
Franklin tries to close his guard around Rumble
He succeeds!
Anthony Johnson is in closed guard over Franklin
Rumble tries to escape from the closed guard
Rumble succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Anthony Johnson is in open guard over Franklin
Rumble moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Franklin
Anthony Johnson tries to free his leg
Anthony Johnson uses some of his skill by jumping out of Franklin's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Anthony Johnson is in side mount over Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin attempts to trap Anthony Johnson in his guard.
Rich Franklin manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in closed guard over Franklin
Rich Franklin is cooling the fight on the ground
Anthony Johnson is in closed guard over Franklin
Rich Franklin launches a few punches to Rumble's cheek from the guard.
Anthony Johnson uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in closed guard over Franklin
Rumble tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Anthony Johnson fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Franklin
Rumble positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Franklin's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
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.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Franklin quickly defends.
Rumble misses a step and Rich Franklin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rich Franklin throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Rumble's chin! That stops Rumble in his tracks!
Here comes Rich Franklin with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Rumble's ribs!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Franklin.
It looks like Rumble was hit by a bus!
Rich Franklin launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Rumble's knee!
Rich Franklin wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Rumble!
Rumble's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Anthony Johnson's Nose
Rumble seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Rumble stumbles backwards staggered and Rich Franklin launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Rumble is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
That brutal impact left Rumble laid out on the mat! Rich Franklin's corner come in to congratulate him!
Rumble's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Anthony Johnson's Left eye
Winner is Rich Franklin by KO (Punches) at 3:47 Round 1
Statistics: Anthony Johnson
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/8 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 147 s
Statistics: Rich Franklin
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/17 (35%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 147 s
Rich was always a smart fighter. Here, he immediately took Rumble down and did heavy damage in GnP, then let him get up and kicked and punched his way to a dominating win. Rumble was a fish out of water as soon as Rich landed the first takedown. We should call him Rumble Fish now.
