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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yodsaenklai Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwyane Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dwyane Johnson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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168 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yodsaenklai Fairtex! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwyane Johnson! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fairtex avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fairtex lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Johnson wants to clinch. Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch. Fairtex keeps the fight on the outside. Fairtex circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fairtex circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Fairtex keeps it at a distance. The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Johnson tries to clinch up. Fairtex moves into the clinch. Fairtex with a knee to the head.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairtex avoids it. Fairtex managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Fairtex avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fairtex landing knees to the head.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Fairtex with a knee to the head.
Johnson looks gassed! Fairtex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fairtex is defending well for now. Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Fairtex avoids the damage to the body. Fairtex scores with a knee to the head.
Fairtex landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Fairtex.
Fairtex landing knees to the head.
Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Fairtex scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairtex avoids it. Fairtex connects with a knee to the head.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Fairtex.
Fairtex lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those. Fairtex managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Fairtex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fairtex with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fairtex.
Fairtex with a knee to the head.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fairtex managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Fairtex avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Fairtex throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fairtex avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Fairtex.
Fairtex avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fairtex connects with a knee to the head.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairtex avoids it. Fairtex lands a knee to the body.
Fairtex misses with a knee to the head. Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fairtex.
A knee to the head by Fairtex.
Fairtex crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage. Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairtex avoids it. Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
Fairtex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms. Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fairtex is defending well for now. Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Fairtex lands a knee to the body.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Fairtex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fairtex landing knees to the head.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fairtex connects with a knee to the head.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Fairtex using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Fairtex avoids the damage to the body. Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fairtex.
Fairtex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Fairtex avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairtex avoids it. Fairtex scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairtex avoids it. Fairtex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Fairtex scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairtex avoids it. Fairtex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fairtex with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Fairtex.
Fairtex with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
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 is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fairtex is defending well for now. Fairtex managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Fairtex avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body. Fairtex landing knees to the head.
Fairtex managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fairtex.
Fairtex avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Fairtex avoids the damage to the body. Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Fairtex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fairtex is defending well for now. Fairtex landing knees to the head.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Fairtex avoids the damage to the body. Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Fairtex connects with a knee to the head.
Fairtex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fairtex is defending well for now. Fairtex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fairtex connects with a knee to the head.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsaenklai Fairtex dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johnson looks to clinch and Fairtex counters with a head kick. That will keep Johnson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Johnson tries to clinch but Fairtex moves away enabling Fairtex to counter with a crisp jab. Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably and Fairtex counters with a big head kick but Johnson shrugs it off. Johnson tries to clinch but Fairtex moves away enabling Fairtex to counter with a crisp jab. Johnson is looking to clinch. Johnson darts in trying to clinch and Fairtex counters with a head kick. Johnson closes the distance but Fairtex moves to the side and Fairtex counters with a big head kick but Johnson shrugs it off. Johnson tries to clinch up but Fairtex circles away and keeps his distance. Johnson clinches but Fairtex breaks the clinch and Fairtex counters by clinching up. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. A knee to the head by Fairtex.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fairtex is defending well for now. Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Fairtex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fairtex throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Fairtex avoids the damage to the body. Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairtex avoids it. Fairtex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fairtex is defending well for now. Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fairtex managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
Fairtex avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fairtex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Fairtex landing knees to the head.
Fairtex managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fairtex.
That's two 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. Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairtex avoids it. Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fairtex landing knees to the head.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fairtex.
A knee to the head by Fairtex.
Fairtex connects with a knee to the head.
Fairtex working Johnson over with knees to the body. Fairtex looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Fairtex managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Fairtex managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fairtex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms. Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairtex avoids it. Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Fairtex connects with a knee to the head.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Fairtex avoids the damage to the body. Fairtex scores with a knee to the head.
Fairtex with a knee to the head.
Fairtex scores with a knee to the head.
Fairtex managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Fairtex scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fairtex obliges. Fairtex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fairtex managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Fairtex scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
Fairtex looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Fairtex.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairtex avoids it. Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fairtex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fairtex connects with a knee to the head.
Fairtex managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
A knee to the head by Fairtex.
Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fairtex scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Fairtex.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fairtex.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Fairtex connects with a knee to the head.
Fairtex landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Fairtex managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Fairtex connects with a knee to the head.
Fairtex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. A knee to the head by Fairtex.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fairtex is defending well for now. Fairtex managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Fairtex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Fairtex avoids the damage to the body. Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairtex avoids it. Fairtex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fairtex with a knee to the head.
Fairtex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. A knee to the head by Fairtex.
Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fairtex managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Fairtex landing knees to the head.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fairtex is defending well for now. Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fairtex avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsaenklai Fairtex dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fairtex lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Fairtex circles away from the clinch attempt and Fairtex counters with a flying knee. Nice. Johnson tries to clinch and Fairtex makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Johnson really felt that one! Johnson looks to clinch and Fairtex counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Johnson wants to clinch but Fairtex slips to the side and Fairtex counters with a head kick. That will keep Johnson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Fairtex swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson. Johnson wants to clinch and Fairtex counters with a nice body kick. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Johnson wants to clinch but Fairtex slips to the side and Fairtex counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johnson is lucky that one didn't land flush. Johnson darts in trying to clinch and Fairtex counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round. Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson wants to clinch and Fairtex counters with a thumping low kick. Fairtex circles away from the clinch attempt and Fairtex counters with a nice uppercut. Johnson tries to clinch up and Fairtex counters with a lovely straight right hand! Johnson darts in trying to clinch and Fairtex counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Johnson wants to clinch but Fairtex slips to the side and Fairtex moves into the clinch. Fairtex landing knees to the head.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Fairtex avoids the damage to the body. Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairtex avoids it. Fairtex with a knee to the head.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fairtex.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fairtex.
A knee to the head by Fairtex.
Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fairtex connects with a knee to the head.
Fairtex avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Fairtex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
Fairtex with a knee to the head.
Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fairtex connects with a knee to the head.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairtex avoids it. Fairtex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fairtex landing knees to the head.
Fairtex misses with a knee to the head. Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Fairtex scores with a knee to the head.
Fairtex with a knee to the head.
Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fairtex landing knees to the head.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fairtex.
Fairtex connects with a knee to the head.
Fairtex avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Fairtex avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Fairtex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Fairtex avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Fairtex landing knees to the head.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
That's four 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. Fairtex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Fairtex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Fairtex.
Fairtex with a knee to the head.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fairtex.
A knee to the head by Fairtex.
A knee to the head by Fairtex.
Fairtex avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Fairtex with a knee to the head.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairtex avoids it. Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairtex avoids it. Fairtex avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Fairtex with a knee to the head.
Fairtex scores with a knee to the head.
Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fairtex.
Fairtex managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Fairtex scores a nice knee to the body.
Fairtex managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Fairtex is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dwyane Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fairtex.
Fairtex working Johnson over with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Yodsaenklai Fairtex showed his dominance in that final round. Well Fairtex has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27 Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yodsaenklai Fairtex!
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