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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niall William Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Halo. 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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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwayne Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Niall William Quinn!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Quinn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Quinn.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quinn counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Quinn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Quinn is out of range.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quinn counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Dwayne Johnson has been cut.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Dwayne Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quinn misses with a double jab.
Quinn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quinn counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Quinn to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quinn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Quinn looks gassed!
Johnson tries to clinch but Quinn is having none of it.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Quinn circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quinn counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Quinn to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Quinn's body. Quinn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niall William Quinn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Quinn circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Quinn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quinn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Quinn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quinn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Quinn moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quinn moves away.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quinn.
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Quinn counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Quinn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Quinn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Quinn's shoulder, as Quinn tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson with a hook.
Quinn slips a straight right by Johnson.
Quinn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson tries to clinch but Quinn moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Johnson misses with a hook. Quinn ducked under it nicely.
Quinn with a nice cross.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quinn was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Quinn misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
enabling Quinn to counter with a crisp jab.
Quinn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quinn misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Quinn moves out of range.
Quinn misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quinn counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quinn throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Quinn keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Quinn circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab, jab by Quinn - just one landing.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Quinn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quinn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niall William Quinn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Quinn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Quinn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Quinn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quinn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quinn throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Quinn.
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 throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Quinn counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quinn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dwayne Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson tries to clinch but Quinn is having none of it.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Dwayne Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Quinn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn slips under a jab.
Johnson tries to clinch but Quinn is having none of it.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Quinn counters with a crisp one two that drops Johnson! Quinn thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Johnson to his feet! Johnson is in big trouble!
Johnson is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Quinn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Quinn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Quinn. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Quinn lands a body shot.
Quinn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Quinn counter with a right hand.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quinn misses with the combination.
Quinn thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Quinn misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Quinn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quinn lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niall William Quinn really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Quinn fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quinn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Quinn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Quinn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Quinn shows good takedown defense.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Quinn ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Quinn.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Quinn throws a body kick that misses.
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.
Quinn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quinn counters with a left to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Quinn misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Quinn avoids it well.
Quinn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quinn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quinn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Quinn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quinn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Quinn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Quinn in his tracks.
Quinn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quinn moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niall William Quinn dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Quinn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Quinn just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quinn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Quinn 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.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Quinn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson trying to control but Quinn is working from the bottom.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Quinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quinn trying to control the position.
Johnson trying to control but Quinn is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Quinn is out of range.
Niall William Quinn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Johnson throws a hook but Quinn avoids it easily.
Quinn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Quinn has time to react.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quinn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A combination from Quinn does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses the body punch
and Quinn counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Quinn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dwayne Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quinn scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Quinn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quinn lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into rage.
Quinn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Johnson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Quinn holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Johnson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Niall William Quinn.
I think Quinn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niall William Quinn!
Niall William Quinn is the new heavyweight champion!
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