in a professional bout. Round one began with Duarte landing multiple hard leg kicks. Johnson used a flurry of punches to set up the clinch where the fighters exchanged takedown attempts culminating with Duarte shooting and Johnson diving for a kimura that he missed but used to transition to back control. Duarte escaped and ended inside the guard of Johnson. Duarte worked GNP as Johnson stayed active with escape attempts until the round ended. Round two had Duarte shooting after a brief striking exchange, but Johnson defended and worked for chokes that Duarte defended before scrambling to standing. Duarte again shot for an ankle pick and Johnson worked to set in an inverted triangle choke. Duarte escaped the choke and Johnson transitioned to a tight heel-hook that Duarte also defended. Johnson scrambled to side control, took full mount and worked GNP to end the round. Round three opened with Duarte swinging hard then reversing a takedown attempt of Johnson to end in full mount.