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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Link Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Trapt - Headstrong. Dwayne Johnson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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157 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, 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 Las Vegas, Link Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and Pettis ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pettis wants a takedown.
Pettis avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Pettis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pettis connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Dwayne Johnson has been cut.
Pettis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dwayne Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Link Pettis.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Pettis has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Pettis keeps him there for the moment.
Pettis stalls.
Pettis breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Pettis clinches with his opponent.
Johnson tries to break free but Pettis pushes him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pettis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pettis gets control of Johnson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pettis will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pettis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses. Pettis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Pettis!
Pettis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pettis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis throws a big elbow that misses.
Pettis wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Pettis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson is working an open guard so Pettis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses
and Pettis counters with a head kick. That will keep Johnson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pettis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pettis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pettis tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Pettis has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Pettis has him pressed against the cage.
Pettis tries for a takedown but Johnson manages to get underhooks.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pettis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Johnson.
Pettis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pettis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Pettis shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pettis gets a double leg takedown into Johnson's guard.
Pettis looks winded!
Pettis passes into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pettis trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Pettis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pettis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pettis prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Still in half guard, Pettis seems content to control.
Pettis trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Link Pettis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pettis closes the distance and clinches.
Pettis stalling the fight.
Pettis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pettis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pettis off to one side.
Pettis shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pettis shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dwayne Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Link Pettis.
Pettis tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pettis's calf.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dwayne Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pettis.
Pettis is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by Pettis or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pettis is just out of range.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pettis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pettis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and Pettis ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Johnson is looking to control Pettis's arms but Pettis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnson has his back to the cage.
Pettis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pettis fails with the takedown.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Johnson slams his shin into Pettis's torso.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pettis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Pettis coming out on top.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Johnson throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pettis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Pettis's leg but Pettis calmly moves out of range.
Pettis tries a head kick but it misses.
Pettis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pettis dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Pettis controls the action.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pettis has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pettis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pettis blocks a leg kick.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pettis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Pettis on that attempt.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Nice body kick from Pettis.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson leaves Pettis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Pettis moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Pettis pushes him off.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Pettis shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Pettis's leg but Pettis calmly moves out of range.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pettis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pettis misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pettis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pettis pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Pettis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Pettis trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson is trying to push Pettis away but Pettis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Pettis has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Pettis's head but Pettis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Dwayne Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Pettis rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Pettis prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Pettis is stalling here.
Pettis manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pettis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A clash of legs there as Pettis blocks the low kick.
Pettis drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Pettis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pettis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Johnson is trying to push Pettis away but Pettis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Pettis has double underhooks.
Link Pettis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson wants to break free but Pettis has control.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Pettis won't allow it.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johnson throws a head kick but Pettis moves out of range.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Pettis fails with a takedown attempt.
Pettis avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Pettis shoots in.
Dwayne Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Link Pettis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pettis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pettis dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Pettis's head and hops out.
Johnson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pettis if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Pettis on that attempt.
Pettis blocks a head kick by Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick but Pettis moves out of range.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pettis shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
A clash of legs there as Pettis blocks the low kick.
Pettis fails with the takedown.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Pettis's front leg but catches the back leg as Pettis tries to avoid it.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Pettis didn't see that one coming.
Pettis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Pettis or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Pettis clinches with his opponent.
Pettis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pettis effectively controlling the action here.
Pettis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johnson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson letting Pettis take a breather here.
Pettis tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dwayne Johnson.
I think Johnson 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Johnson!
Dwayne Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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