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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dinji Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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260 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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229 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Knockout power |
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwayne Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dinji Kong!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Kong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson dives in and grabs Kong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kong pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Johnson tries to clinch but Kong moves out of range.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Kong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kong slips under a jab.
Kong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Kong.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kong connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong lands a knee to the body.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Kong displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the cage.
Kong pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kong down to the mat. Kong avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Kong.
Kong throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kong is struggling to control the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kong.
Kong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kong is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kong pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Kong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kong counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Kong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Kong counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.
Johnson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kong connects with the punch.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Kong connects with a high kick.
Kong throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson shoots in and bounces Kong off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Johnson won't allow Kong to get back to his feet.
Johnson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Johnson trying to control the position but Kong is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson in side control, throwing shots but Kong defends.
Johnson trying to control the action but Kong is working from the bottom.
Kong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kong wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kong gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kong is working to get back to half guard.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kong wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kong can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is landing with some decent strikes but Kong is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Johnson working Kong over with strikes here.
Johnson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kong is rocked!
Johnson looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Kong covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Johnson!
A victorious Dwayne Johnson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
49% |
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