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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Craven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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265 lbs
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196 cm
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275 lbs
1 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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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 Las Vegas, Eric Craven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craven turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Craven gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Johnson wants to break free but Craven has control.
Johnson has Craven pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Craven manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Craven wants to break the clinch but can't.
Craven wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Craven working hard to break the clinch.
Craven scores with a hook to the body.
Craven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Craven working hard to break the clinch.
Craven tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Craven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Craven struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Craven tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Craven misses with a body punch.
Johnson prevents Craven from breaking the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Craven wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Craven breaks from the clinch.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Craven. Craven maintains the clinch.
Craven breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Craven misses with the combination.
Craven getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Craven connects with a single shot there.
Craven misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Craven. Those never looked like landing.
Craven throws a combination that misses
so Johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Craven wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Craven keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven kicks Johnson off and gets to his feet.
Craven connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Craven fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Craven misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
Craven manages to work his way to half guard, despite Johnson's best efforts.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Craven is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to free his trapped foot but Craven is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Craven dodges it nicely.
Craven trying to control from the bottom.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Craven with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson trying to control from Craven's half guard. Craven has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Craven works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Craven keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
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 Eric Craven will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Craven misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Craven has one foot on Johnson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Craven.
Craven misses with the combination.
Craven shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Craven gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Craven.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Craven enables Johnson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Craven manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Craven gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Craven trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Craven loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Craven postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Craven with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Craven isn't so interested in that idea.
Craven in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Craven postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Craven.
Craven in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Craven throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Craven. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Craven throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Craven wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dwayne Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson trying to control but Craven is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson postures up in Craven's guard and throws a big left but Craven blocks it.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Craven bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Craven working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Craven stops Johnson from standing up.
Craven throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Craven throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Craven lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craven scoring with some ground and pound.
Craven 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 looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Craven postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Craven working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Craven is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Craven throwing strikes but missing.
Craven loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Craven loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Craven working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Craven isn't so interested in that idea.
Craven lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eric Craven will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Craven fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Craven looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Craven lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Craven lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Eric Craven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Craven misses with a jab, cross combination.
Craven tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Craven will be more careful next time no doubt.
Craven throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Craven connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Craven circles away from the clinch attempt.
Craven throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson feints and as Craven raises his hands in defense, Johnson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Craven keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Craven wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Craven controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson throws a strike but Craven rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johnson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Craven throwing strikes but missing.
Craven throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson is pulling down on Craven's head. It's preventing any offense from Craven, at least for the moment.
Craven missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Craven could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven gets to his feet. Johnson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Craven connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Eric Craven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Craven is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Johnson working the strikes but Craven uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Craven keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Craven is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him
Eric Craven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson is looking to stall here but Craven recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craven is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Craven pushes Johnson off and gets back to his feet.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson gets a takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dwayne Johnson.
I think Craven has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Craven!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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