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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Paulo da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Joao Paulo da Silva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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204 lbs
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195 cm
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205 lbs
5 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Paulo da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
da Silva tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
da Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
da Silva decides to pull guard.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson wants to control from the top but da Silva keeps moving.
da Silva pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
da Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
da Silva pulls Johnson in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
da Silva keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but da Silva is retaining full guard.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Dwayne Johnson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
da Silva wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. da Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Johnson wants to control but da Silva is keeping him busy.
da Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva is holding on to half guard well.
Johnson trying to control the action but da Silva is working from the bottom.
da Silva trying to control here.
da Silva is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
da Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control da Silva kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as da Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
da Silva keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
da Silva is trying to keep Johnson in close.
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 Joao Paulo da Silva will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
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.
da Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with da Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
da Silva keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson wants to control from the top but da Silva keeps moving.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. da Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
da Silva keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
da Silva wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
da Silva wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. da Silva defends it nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from da Silva. Johnson shrugs it off though.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
da Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Dwayne Johnson has been cut.
da Silva lands a big head kick that sends Johnson tumbling to the mat! da Silva takes a step backwards and waves Johnson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Johnson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
da Silva lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Johnson falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joao Paulo da Silva!
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hype
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