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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Twist Calypso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dwayne Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Twist Calypso!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwayne Johnson !
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Calypso's head.
Calypso tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Calypso tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Calypso tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Calypso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Calypso tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calypso blocks a jab.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Calypso has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Calypso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calypso's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Calypso scores with a shot to the side of Johnson 's head.
Calypso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Calypso is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Calypso slowing the pace effectively.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Calypso is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Calypso.
I was talking to Calypso's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Johnson pushes Calypso back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Calypso working aggressively here.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Calypso controls his hands.
Calypso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson 's elbow.
Calypso trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Calypso.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 has a couple of punches blocked by Calypso.
Calypso stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson .
Calypso blocks an uppercut.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Calypso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson tries to work over Calypso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Calypso swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calypso blocking some punches.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calypso lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Calypso is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calypso blocking some punches.
Calypso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Calypso lands a shoulder strike.
Calypso lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson .
We've been informed that Johnson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Calypso's ribcage. Calypso let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Calypso lands with a short shot to the head.
Calypso leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Calypso lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calypso doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Johnson misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calypso pushes Johnson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Calypso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calypso has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson .
Calypso working aggressively here.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Calypso.
Calypso blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Calypso.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Calypso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Calypso takes a shot to the head.
Calypso blocking some punches.
Calypso holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
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 Twist Calypso will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson works the jab nicely.
Calypso closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Calypso instigates a clinch.
A short right from Calypso on the inside.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Johnson .
Twist Calypso has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Calypso backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Calypso fails to land.
Calypso blocking some punches.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Calypso tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Calypso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Calypso tries to work over Johnson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calypso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Calypso fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calypso.
Calypso throws a head punch that misses.
Calypso lands with a short shot to the head.
Calypso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Calypso has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson .
Calypso blocks a body shot from Johnson .
Johnson working aggressively here.
Calypso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson .
A nice right hand lands inside from Calypso.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Calypso looking to stall.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Calypso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Calypso fails to land.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Calypso working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calypso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Calypso leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Calypso tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Calypso tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Calypso trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Calypso into the ropes.
Maybe Calypso would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Calypso throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnson s head.
Calypso is looking to control Johnson 's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Calypso has his back to the ropes.
Calypso lands with a right to the head.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Calypso backwards.
Calypso lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Calypso trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Calypso into the ropes.
Calypso looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Calypso blocks an uppercut.
Calypso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Calypso tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Calypso back against the ropes.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
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!
Nice body punch from Calypso.
Calypso lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Calypso.
Calypso is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Calypso.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Calypso's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Calypso lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson throws a body punch but Calypso moves out of range.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Calypso takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Calypso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Calypso slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Calypso is looking to clinch.
Calypso wants to clinch.
A nice side step and Johnson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson has Calypso up against the ropes in a clinch.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Calypso misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calypso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Calypso.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Calypso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Johnson .
Calypso is looking to control Johnson 's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Calypso has his back to the ropes.
Calypso lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Johnson .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calypso struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Calypso.
Calypso lands with a right to the head.
Calypso gets through Johnson 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Calypso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Calypso backwards.
Calypso blocks a body shot from Johnson .
Calypso blocks an uppercut.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Calypso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Calypso backwards.
Calypso tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson .
Calypso scores with a shot to the side of Johnson 's head.
Johnson gets through Calypso's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Calypso has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson .
Calypso trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Calypso into the ropes.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calypso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calypso prevents a body shot from Johnson .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calypso.
Calypso misses with a punch on the inside.
Calypso lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Calypso is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Calypso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson .
Johnson 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Calypso's elbow.
Calypso misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Johnson .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson .
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Johnson !
Dwayne Johnson is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Dwayne Johnson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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