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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between john balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (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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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, john balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
balboa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A combination from balboa does no damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by balboa.
balboa shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
balboa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from balboa.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from balboa.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
balboa is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Johnson not doing much here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Johnson passes to full mount!
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Johnson working the ground and pound effectively.
Johnson controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
balboa is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controlling from mount.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dwayne Johnson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
balboa misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for john balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dwayne Johnson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
balboa avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
balboa is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
balboa tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
balboa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dwayne Johnson.
balboa shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. balboa fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
balboa will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dwayne Johnson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dwayne Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for balboa!
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Johnson lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to finish balboa with some ground and pound. This is bad for balboa!
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dwayne Johnson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but balboa slips the punch.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
balboa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
balboa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. balboa fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dwayne Johnson.
balboa looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. balboa is trying to escape and Johnson transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and balboa is forced to tap! Nice work there by Johnson! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dwayne Johnson!
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hype
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