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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herbert Truck had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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273 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Herbert Truck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truck wants to clinch.
Truck scores with a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Truck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Truck tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Truck stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Truck from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck postures up.
Truck is fighting to break Johnson's control of his arms but Johnson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Truck looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Truck not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson keeping control of the position.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Truck wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.
Truck is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Johnson reverses the position - he's now on top in Truck's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Truck tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Johnson is controlling Truck's trapped leg to prevent Truck from advancing to side control.
Johnson trying to control here.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Truck has control of the leg.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.
Truck seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Truck is controlling well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Truck wants to clinch.
Truck wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Truck shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Truck shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is not content to let Truck control the position.
Johnson won't allow Truck to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Truck is breathing heavily.
Truck is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Truck. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson gets full guard.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Truck trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbert Truck dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Truck 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 Truck off to one side.
Truck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson throws a body punch but Truck moves out of range.
Truck tries to clinch up.
Truck 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 Truck off to one side.
Truck shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herbert Truck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Truck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Herbert Truck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Truck misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Truck is rocked!
Johnson trying to control but Truck is working from the bottom.
Oh Truck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson stays in close to Truck's body and controls the position.
Truck seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Truck.
Truck being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Let's hope that Johnson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rock Johnson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Truck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Johnson is pulling down on Truck's head. It's preventing any offense from Truck, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Truck stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Truck trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson has Truck pulled in close to control his posture.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Truck from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson looking to control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Truck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Truck tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Johnson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Truck's guard.
Truck keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Truck working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson postures up.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Truck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Truck with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a beautiful punch that sends Truck to the canvas!
Johnson trying to control but Truck is working from the bottom.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson trying to control but Truck is working from the bottom.
Truck working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Truck's brow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Truck working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Johnson has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rock Johnson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johnson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Johnson controlling from mount.
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Truck tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Truck is squirming around nicely.
Truck is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson with the ground and pound from mount.
Truck is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson working the ground and pound effectively.
Truck keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
Truck is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Truck can't escape the position.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Johnson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
Johnson looking to control but Truck is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Truck is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rock 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Johnson!
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hype
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RATING
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