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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwayne Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander is looking to clinch.
Johnson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Alexander throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alexander lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Dwayne Johnson has been cut.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alexander.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Alexander keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Alexander wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexander.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Alexander has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alexander taking a breather.
Johnson working aggressively here.
A short left from Alexander.
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 tries to throw a body punch but Alexander avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Alexander tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Alexander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexander lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Johnson.
A short left from Johnson.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Alexander is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alexander has his back to the cage.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alexander looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson stalling against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Alexander is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Alexander into the cage.
Alexander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Alexander letting Johnson take a breather here.
Alexander taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Alexander tries to tie him up.
Alexander misses with a body punch.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson cracks Alexander with a nice body shot.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alexander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson gets through Alexander's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
Alexander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexander throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Alexander connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alexander uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Johnson eats them both and turns towards Alexander to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Alexander wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Alexander lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alexander pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Alexander can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexander throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson is looking to counter the offense by Alexander and move into the clinch.
Alexander lands with a nice body punch.
Alexander scores with a shot to the body.
Alexander tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Alexander cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dwayne Johnson will probably get the nod.
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!
Alexander misses with an uppercut.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Alexander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Alexander ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alexander tries to counter by closing the distance.
Johnson throws a hook but Alexander avoids it easily.
Alexander throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
As Alexander tries to get set, Johnson tries to push him back and clinch up but Alexander manages to avoid the attempt.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexander lands with a right to the head.
Alexander throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Alexander avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Alexander blocking some punches.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Alexander tries to tie him up.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dwayne Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Alexander wants to stall.
Alexander is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A left lands for Johnson.
Alexander scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Alexander is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alexander looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Alexander blocks a body shot from Johnson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexander looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a body shot but Alexander blocks it.
Alexander swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alexander is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alexander has his back to the cage.
Alexander can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Alexander tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alexander cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Alexander trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alexander into the cage.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
Alexander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexander is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Alexander into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alexander.
Alexander working aggressively here.
Alexander pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Alexander stalling the fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alexander takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson swings for the body but Alexander moves out of range.
Alexander tries to counter by closing the distance.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Alexander didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Alexander misses the target.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
David Alexander seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Alexander misses.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alexander throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson cracks Alexander with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alexander trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexander's elbow.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Alexander takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alexander wants to stall.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson effectively controlling the action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alexander is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alexander has his back to the cage.
Alexander trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
Alexander stalling the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson pushes Alexander back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Alexander misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alexander or not.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alexanders head.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexander can do to turn this around?
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Dwayne Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alexander wants to stall.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson digs a right hand into Alexander's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alexander's gas tank.
David Alexander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander is trying to stall.
Alexander gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexander lands a body shot.
Alexander misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Johnson!
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