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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Torrio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen If you smell what the Rock is Cooking as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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245 lbs
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278 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Torrio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Torrio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Torrio.
Torrio walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Dwayne Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Torrio lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Torrio tries to clinch up.
Torrio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Torrio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torrio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson scores with a push kick.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torrio moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson lands a jab.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Torrio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crunch! Johnson slams his shin into Torrio's torso.
Torrio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torrio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Torrio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
Torrio ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
A solid body kick from Johnson.
Torrio slips a jab from Johnson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Torrio.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Johnson throws a jab when Torrio was well out of range.
Johnson checks a low kick from Torrio.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Torrio moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Torrio keeps Johnson at a distance using the push kick.
Torrio lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson looks winded!
A solid leg kick lands there for Torrio.
Torrio tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Torrio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torrio ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Torrio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Torrio slips a jab from Johnson.
Torrio shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Torrio lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Torrio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.
Torrio lands a head shot.
Torrio has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Torrio to keep the fight standing.
Torrio is working Johnson over against the cage.
Torrio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Torrio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson tries to work over Torrio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torrio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torrio shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Torrio wants to clinch.
Torrio lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Dwayne Johnson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torrio throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torrio.
Dwayne Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Torrio.
Both fighters circling a little - Torrio finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Torrio looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Torrio.
Torrio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Torrio just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torrio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torrio was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Torrio drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Torrio controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Torrio tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Torrio passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Torrio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Johnson's cut.
That's time! Torrio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Torrio.
Torrio manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Johnson on his heels. He'll look to pass Johnson's guard now, I'm sure.
Torrio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Torrio trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Torrio here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Johnson controlling the position.
Torrio tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Torrio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Torrio jumps back.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Torrio moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Torrio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Torrio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Torrio gets a takedown into half guard.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Torrio tries to pass to full mount but Johnson defends it.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Torrio is controlling him
Torrio seems to be looking for submissions.
Torrio trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Torrio tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has a hand on Torrio's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Torrio takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Torrio has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson wants to hold on but Torrio pushes him away.
Torrio trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torrio fails to move to back control.
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Torrio has a good base and remains in mount.
Torrio controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Torrio isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Torrio tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
Torrio controlling the position easily from mount.
Torrio trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johnson can't escape the position.
Torrio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Torrio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Torrio trying to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because John Torrio wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Torrio throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Torrio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Torrio feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Torrio closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johnson quickly recovers to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torrio is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Torrio is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torrio is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Torrio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Torrio.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torrio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torrio moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson drags the fight down to the ground.
Torrio is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Torrio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson has Torrio pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dwayne Johnson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Torrio clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrio with a hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Torrio.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Torrio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Torrio closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Johnson trying to hold on to Torrio's head to control him but Torrio postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torrio wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Torrio uses his free foot to push down on Johnson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Johnson.
Torrio avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Torrio trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Torrio has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrio looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson stops Torrio from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Torrio controlling his opponent.
Torrio with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrio has hold of Johnson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Johnson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Johnson regains half guard.
Torrio is just content to waste time from the top position. Johnson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Johnson wants to hit a switch here but Torrio passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Johnson there!
Dwayne Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torrio controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrio trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Torrio has a good base and remains in mount.
Torrio goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torrio is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Johnson works over Torrio with some ground and pound from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torrio wants to sweep but no luck.
John Torrio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
John Torrio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torrio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Torrio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Torrio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Torrio!
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energy
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hype
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