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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Anurak Bualuang (ranked 396 p4p, 1337 weight class) and Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 32 p4p, 106 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bualuang might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to シャンティ. Farrokhzad is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rastak - Hele Mali (Iranian Fisherman Folk Song). Anurak Bualuang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28 - 12 - 3 |
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31 - 27 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Anurak Bualuang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrokhzad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bualuang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Bualuang misses with a leg kick.
Farrokhzad circles away from the clinch attempt
and Farrokhzad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bualuang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Farrokhzad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Farrokhzad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farrokhzad scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bualuang doesn't seem bothered though.
Bualuang misses with a left hand
and Farrokhzad holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Farrokhzad lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Bualuang as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrokhzad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bualuang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bualuang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bualuang blocks an uppercut.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad is working Bualuang over against the ropes.
Farrokhzad tries to throw a body punch but Bualuang avoids it by throwing Farrokhzad back against the ropes.
Bualuang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Bualuang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with an uppercut but Bualuang uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Farrokhzad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad lands a nice shot to the body.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad scores with a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bualuang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farrokhzad crunches a lovely knee into Bualuang's ribcage.
Farrokhzad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Bualuang blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
Farrokhzad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad working aggressively here.
Bualuang managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bualuang.
Bualuang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bualuang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bualuang is defending well for now.
Bualuang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Bualuang has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Farrokhzad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bualuang working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad lands a good knee to the midsection. Bualuang won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad lands a shot to the body.
Bualuang misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad lands a shot to the body.
Bualuang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Farrokhzad throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bualuang on the side of the head.
Farrokhzad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice shot lands for Farrokhzad.
Bualuang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad moves into range and clinches up with Bualuang.
Bualuang working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad tries to throw a body punch but Bualuang avoids it by throwing Farrokhzad back against the ropes.
Bualuang lands an uppercut.
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bualuang is defending well for now.
Farrokhzad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bualuang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands with a short shot to the head.
Farrokhzad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bualuang misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Farrokhzad lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bualuang blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
Farrokhzad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bualuang backwards.
A shot in the inside from Farrokhzad.
Anurak Bualuang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bualuang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Bualuang.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Bualuang blocks it.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Bualuang blocks it.
Good body shot from Bualuang.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farrokhzad.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bualuang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but Bualuang blocks it.
Farrokhzad has a couple of punches blocked by Bualuang.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand.
Farrokhzad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bualuang's face.
It looks like Anurak Bualuang has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad scores with a knee to the head.
Bualuang lands a hook that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a body shot.
Bualuang can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Bualuang fails to land.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bualuang blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bualuang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Farrokhzad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bualuang's elbow.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bualuang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bualuang scores with a shot to the side of Farrokhzad's head.
Bualuang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bualuang swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bualuang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bualuang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Farrokhzads head.
Bualuang working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Farrokhzad presses Bualuang against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bardia Farrokhzad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anurak Bualuang's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bualuang misses with a looping right.
Farrokhzad digs a good body shot into Bualuang's ribs.
A big right from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bualuang.
Farrokhzad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bualuang can pounce on him.
Bualuang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Farrokhzad tries to bum rush Bualuang with a series of wild strikes but Bualuang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bualuang is looking to counter punch.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping right.
Bualuang takes a swing at Farrokhzad's ribcage but misses.
Farrokhzad throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Farrokhzad pushes Bualuang up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bualuang.
Farrokhzad lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farrokhzad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bualuang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bualuang takes a knee right on the jaw!
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bualuang is rocked!
Farrokhzad misses with some punches.
Oh Bualuang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bualuang blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Bualuang seems to have got his legs back now.
Bualuang working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bualuang blocks it with crossed arms.
Farrokhzad scores with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bualuang working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bualuang is defending well for now.
Farrokhzad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Bualuang working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Bualuang.
Bualuang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farrokhzad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bualuang throws a looping overhand right but Farrokhzad ducks down to avoid it.
Bualuang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farrokhzad throws out the jab.
Bualuang tries to land a front kick but Farrokhzad steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bualuang misses with a hook. Farrokhzad ducked under it nicely.
Bardia Farrokhzad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bualuang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farrokhzad appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Farrokhzad slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A left lands for Farrokhzad.
A jab from Farrokhzad does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad looks to score with a jab to the body but Bualuang is just out of range.
Bualuang throws a looping overhand right but Farrokhzad ducks down to avoid it.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but Bualuang is having none of it.
Bualuang throwing a counter right hand but Farrokhzad manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bardia Farrokhzad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Farrokhzad 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bardia Farrokhzad!
Our winner, Bardia Farrokhzad, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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