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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MARCELO DOURADO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DOURADO is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ong-Bak Remix. Johnson has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. MARCELO DOURADO acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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205 lbs
4 - 12 - 0 |
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193 cm
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204 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dwayne Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, MARCELO DOURADO!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DOURADO fails with an attempt to clinch.
DOURADO tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DOURADO moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
DOURADO tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
DOURADO wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson scores with a takedown into DOURADO's guard.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but DOURADO gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
DOURADO throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
DOURADO is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DOURADO is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. DOURADO is keeping the position for now.
Johnson prevents DOURADO from getting back to his feet.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
DOURADO tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
DOURADO tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. DOURADO did well to prevent Johnson getting side control.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but DOURADO is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
DOURADO tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
DOURADO is not content to let Johnson control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DOURADO wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
DOURADO is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson is keen to just control but DOURADO is a slippery customer.
Johnson is stalling here. DOURADO is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Johnson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and DOURADO has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Johnson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but DOURADO has just dragged him back down to the mat.
DOURADO lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DOURADO creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Johnson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Johnson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
DOURADO scoring with punches from side control.
DOURADO scoring with punches from side control.
DOURADO stands up and we're back to a striking position.
DOURADO tries to clinch up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson gets the takedown into side control.
Johnson tries to move into full mount but can't pass DOURADO's legs.
Johnson misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
DOURADO tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
DOURADO tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DOURADO tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
DOURADO is looking to clinch.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
DOURADO tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
DOURADO tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DOURADO tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
DOURADO tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
DOURADO is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - DOURADO looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DOURADO tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DOURADO is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dwayne Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Johnson working the strikes but DOURADO uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Johnson trying to control the action but DOURADO is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is stalling here. DOURADO is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Johnson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and DOURADO has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Johnson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
DOURADO fails to land a wild elbow strike.
DOURADO scoring with punches and elbows.
DOURADO cracks Johnson with a big elbow.
DOURADO scoring with punches from side control.
DOURADO throws a strike aimed at the side of Johnson's head but Johnson avoids it well.
DOURADO working the ground and pound but Johnson is defending the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
DOURADO working the strikes but Johnson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
DOURADO with the ground and pound but Johnson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
DOURADO working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
DOURADO throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
DOURADO throwing strikes but missing.
DOURADO throws a big right hand that misses.
DOURADO works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
DOURADO lands a couple of decent looking shots.
DOURADO throwing strikes but missing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
DOURADO wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson wants to control from the top but DOURADO keeps moving.
Johnson is really struggling to control DOURADO but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DOURADO is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnson trying to control but DOURADO is working from the bottom.
Johnson prevents DOURADO from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but DOURADO is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
DOURADO doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dwayne Johnson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Johnson trying to control but DOURADO is working from the bottom.
Johnson prevents DOURADO from getting back to his feet.
DOURADO keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson trying to move into half guard but instead DOURADO has managed to sweep!
DOURADO working some strikes from top position.
DOURADO with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from DOURADO.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson wants to stand but DOURADO is controlling the position.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but DOURADO slips an elbow through the middle.
Dwayne Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but DOURADO is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
DOURADO is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
DOURADO throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
DOURADO wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson wants to control from the top but DOURADO keeps moving.
DOURADO has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
DOURADO keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but DOURADO gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
DOURADO missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
DOURADO tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
DOURADO fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Johnson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DOURADO is not content to let Johnson control the position.
DOURADO is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
DOURADO is not content to let Johnson control the position.
MARCELO DOURADO has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dwayne Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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