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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayweather comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mama said knock you out! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dwayne Johnson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dwayne Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manny Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Johnson misses.
Nice straight punches there by Mayweather. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mayweather.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Mayweather throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dwayne Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mayweather misses with a few strikes there.
Mayweather misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mayweather. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson swings for the body but Mayweather moves out of range.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mayweather circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayweather manages to avoid it.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mayweather swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mayweather throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Mayweather misses the jab.
Johnson slips a jab from Mayweather.
Manny Mayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayweather swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mayweather looks gassed!
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 moves away from the strike by Mayweather.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mayweather as he avoids it easily.
Mayweather is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Mayweather 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson misses with a hook. Mayweather ducked under it nicely.
Johnson throws a body punch but Mayweather moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather misses with a straight left.
Mayweather stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Mayweather waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Mayweather throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mayweather is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mayweather's head.
Johnson throwing shots but Mayweather is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Mayweather dodges it nicely.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mayweather defending well though.
Mayweather tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Mayweather is looking to escape.
Mayweather is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson is pressing down on Mayweather's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mayweather is holding on for now.
Mayweather has his hands clasped together around Johnson's back. He's all about the action.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson prevents Mayweather from standing back up.
Johnson 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 seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mayweather can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mayweather's head.
Mayweather tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson trying to control the action but Mayweather is working from the bottom.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mayweather defending well though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Mayweather is working away.
Mayweather has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dwayne Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Mayweather moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson is looking to wear down Mayweather with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mayweather lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mayweather throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Mayweather.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mayweather at a distance.
Mayweather takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Mayweather does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson misses the body punch
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Dwayne Johnson has been cut.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Mayweather.
Johnson staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Mayweather does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Mayweather ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Mayweather.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mayweather manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mayweather avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayweather pushes Johnson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Mayweather throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mayweather to the mat! Mayweather manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Mayweather.
Johnson won't allow Mayweather to get back to his feet.
Mayweather is breathing heavily.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson distracts Mayweather with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Johnson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Mayweather blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mayweather swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mayweather not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mayweather working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson won't allow Mayweather to get back to his feet.
Johnson is in close to Mayweather's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dwayne Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses. Mayweather uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Mayweather!
Johnson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Manny Mayweather wasn't active enough on the ground.
Johnson stuns Mayweather with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mayweather throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson misses the jab.
A slow jab from Mayweather misses its intended target.
Mayweather might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mayweather looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson gets the takedown into side control.
Mayweather takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mayweather is rocked!
Johnson staying calm.
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.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Mayweather takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson throws a body punch but Mayweather moves out of range.
Mayweather keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mayweather throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Mayweather! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Mayweather is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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 trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayweather is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayweather can't keep his opponent in guard - Johnson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mayweather looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mayweather takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a big elbow - Mayweather is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Johnson!
Dwayne Johnson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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RATING
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