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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thien Dinh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Johnson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thien Dinh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dinh as he jumps to the side.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dinh throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Thien Dinh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Johnson.
Dinh misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Dinh shows good takedown defense.
Dinh cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Wayne Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dinh tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dinh throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Dinh tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dinh tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Dinh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dinh is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Dinh circles away and we're back to standing.
Dinh throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dinh misses with a low kick.
Dinh stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Dinh.
Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dinh sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dinh kicks Johnson off and gets back to his feet.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Some wild striking there from Dinh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinh scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnson scores a takedown into full mount!
Dinh is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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 Thien Dinh will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dinh missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Dinh sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thien Dinh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Johnson.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Dinh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dinh swivels and escapes.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Dinh.
Dinh stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Dinh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dinh scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Dinh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dinh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dinh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Dinh lands with a thumping leg kick.
No joy there for Dinh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Good leg kick by Dinh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Dinh sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dinh tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dinh misses with a low kick.
Dinh misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinh cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dinh misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dinh misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thien Dinh dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dinh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice sprawl there from Dinh as Johnson shoots in.
Dinh misses with a low kick.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dinh as he avoids it easily.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dinh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinh throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Dinh tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dinh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thien Dinh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Thien Dinh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dinh misses with a two punch combination.
Dinh works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Dinh tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dinh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dinh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dinh.
A cross from Dinh lands.
Dinh is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Dinh misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Dinh shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Dinh does no damage.
A punch combination from Dinh misses.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dinh.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Dinh tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dinh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thien Dinh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dinh throws a right and a left that both miss.
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 shoots for a takedown but Dinh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dinh swivels and escapes.
Dinh misses with a body shot.
Thien Dinh is winning the standup battle so far.
Dinh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thien Dinh clearly takes that round.
That's time! Dinh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dinh pinned against the cage. Dinh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dinh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Dinh sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thien Dinh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Johnson.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dinh circles away.
Johnson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinh throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A combination from Dinh does no damage.
Dinh misses with a few strikes there.
Dinh throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two 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.
Dinh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Good shot there by Dinh.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dinh is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Dinh circles away and we're back to standing.
Dinh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Dinh as Johnson shoots in.
Dinh throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinh throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
Dinh stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Dinh throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Dinh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dinh. Dinh obviously looking to wear him down.
Dinh throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
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.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dinh's waist but Dinh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Johnson gets a takedown into half guard.
Dinh is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thien Dinh had his way with Wayne Johnson in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Dinh.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Dinh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dinh swivels and escapes.
Thien Dinh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Dinh.
Johnson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dinh but Dinh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dinh pinned against the cage. Dinh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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.
Dinh throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
Dinh tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dinh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Dinh.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dinh darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinh throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Dinh throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson checks a low kick from Dinh.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Dinh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
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.
Nice takedown defense from Dinh. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Dinh is keeping the position.
Dinh keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Dinh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thien Dinh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dinh, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 50:45
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:45
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thien Dinh!
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