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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Change or Die - Papa Roach. Johnson has chosen Halo as his entrance music. Thomas Morgan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dwayne Johnson's chin.
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285 lbs
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269 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson slips under a jab from Morgan.
Morgan throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Morgan seems unphased.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Dwayne Johnson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Morgan tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Morgan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson prevents Morgan from getting back to his feet.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgan has wrist control.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgan has wrist control.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgan has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morgan at a distance.
Thomas Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Morgan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson taking a breather here.
Johnson scoring with punches from side control.
Johnson in side control, throwing shots but Morgan defends.
Morgan tries to buck Johnson off but Johnson is having none of it.
The ground and pound from Johnson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Morgan down.
Johnson looks up at the clock and then as Morgan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Johnson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Johnson cracks Morgan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Johnson is working Morgan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Morgan is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
The referee asks Johnson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Johnson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Morgan can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Morgan is pushing Johnson's head away, looking to escape. Johnson manages to hold on to the position though.
Morgan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Morgan is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson working the ground and pound but Morgan is defending the strikes.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Morgan down.
Johnson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Johnson scoring with punches and elbows.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
Johnson working the head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands an elbow.
Morgan struggling a bit here.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Johnson connects with a decent elbow.
Morgan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Johnson working the head with strikes.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Morgan can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Johnson landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Morgan moves away and avoids it.
Morgan throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Morgan misses with a body punch
and Morgan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Morgan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Johnson is keen to just control but Morgan is a slippery customer.
Morgan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dwayne Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson is nestled in close to Morgan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Morgan dodges it nicely.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Morgan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morgan defending well though.
Morgan tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to control but can't.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Morgan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morgan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson is nestled in close to Morgan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morgan is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morgan avoid being mounted?
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morgan is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson is trying to control. Morgan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson is pressing down on Morgan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morgan is holding on for now.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morgan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morgan's head.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morgan's head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morgan tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morgan to the ground. Morgan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
Morgan tries to clinch up
and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Morgan looking for a takedown.
Johnson has Morgan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Johnson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Morgan tumbling to the mat - Johnson dives into Morgan's guard.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morgan's head.
Johnson passes Morgan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morgan defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan is looking to improve his position.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Morgan moves into the clinch.
Morgan wants a takedown.
Morgan tightens his grip and picks Johnson up, before dumping him to the ground. Johnson manages to land in guard.
Johnson pushes Morgan off and scrambles back to his feet.
Morgan slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Morgan lands a jab.
Morgan tries to clinch up
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
Thomas Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson clobbers Morgan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Morgan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson wants to stall.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Morgan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morgans head.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Morgan stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Thomas Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Johnson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Johnson lands a body punch.
Johnson gets through Morgan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morgan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Johnson presses Morgan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morgan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson is leaning against Morgan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson pushes Morgan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson has Morgan pushed against the cage.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Morgan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Morgan's ribcage. Morgan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson presses Morgan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson is working Morgan over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Morgan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnson digs a right hand into Morgan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morgan's gas tank.
Morgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson has picked Morgan up - he's going for a ride! Johnson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Morgan dodges it nicely.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to control from the bottom.
Morgan is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morgan is trying to stand.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Dwayne Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morgan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morgan.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Morgan misses with an elbow strike.
Thomas Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Morgan.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morgan backwards.
Johnson lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson is working Morgan over against the cage.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Morgan's ribcage. Morgan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Johnson!
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