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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eaton Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cox comes into the arena with Hatebreed - Destroy Everything blaring out of the sound system. Khanom Tom has chosen Round 5 as his entrance music. Nai Khanom Tom acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eaton Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nai Khanom Tom !
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanom Tom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Decent striking displayed by Khanom Tom there.
Khanom Tom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cox.
Khanom Tom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cox.
Cox just misses with a punch to the body.
Cox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khanom Tom .
Cox ducks right into an uppercut from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch but Cox moves out of range.
Cox swings for the body but Khanom Tom moves out of range.
Khanom Tom ducks under a wild hook from Cox.
Khanom Tom lands with a nice body punch.
Khanom Tom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khanom Tom .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khanom Tom slips under a jab from Cox.
Khanom Tom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cox throws a nice looking combination but Khanom Tom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A low kick from Cox misses
and Khanom Tom counters with an inside leg kick.
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khanom Tom misses with a combination
and Cox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khanom Tom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cox throws out the jab.
Cox throws a leg kick that is checked
and Khanom Tom counters with a leg kick.
Khanom Tom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khanom Tom .
Cox lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Khanom Tom backs up against the cage.
Khanom Tom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox misses with a combination
and Khanom Tom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khanom Tom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cox on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cox shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Khanom Tom counters with an inside leg kick.
Cox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khanom Tom looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cox checks a low kick from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Cox misses the target.
Cox tests Khanom Tom 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khanom Tom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Khanom Tom , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cox.
Nai Khanom Tom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khanom Tom swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cox counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Khanom Tom stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cox.
Cox misses with a double jab
and Khanom Tom counters with a good low kick that Cox was not able to check.
Khanom Tom avoids the body shot from Cox.
A big right from Khanom Tom misses.
Khanom Tom is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Khanom Tom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cox.
Khanom Tom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khanom Tom .
Cox moves out of range as Khanom Tom strikes.
Cox moves in looking to clinch but Khanom Tom pushes him off.
Cox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cox staying out of range there.
Khanom Tom checks the leg kick nicely there.
A clash of legs there as Khanom Tom blocks the low kick.
Cox lands a nice looking body shot.
Cox swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khanom Tom feints and then cracks Cox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cox down.
Cox thows a body shot but no joy.
Cox defending well as Khanom Tom loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nai Khanom Tom dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Khanom Tom throws a lazy right hand but Cox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khanom Tom throws a big shot that misses.
Cox avoids the body shot from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cox has time to react.
Khanom Tom shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cox scores with a shot to the body.
Khanom Tom moves out of range as Cox strikes.
Cox tries to work over Khanom Tom 's front leg with a kick but Khanom Tom checks it.
A shot to de liver by Khanom Tom . Beautiful body shot.
Cox shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cox showed some decent athleticism there.
Cox stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox wants to free his trapped foot but Khanom Tom is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Khanom Tom has his hands clasped together around Cox's back. He's all about the action.
Cox trying to control the action but Khanom Tom is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cox is looking to stall here but Khanom Tom recovers full guard.
Khanom Tom is pulling down on Cox's head to control his posture.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Khanom Tom wants to stand and escape but Cox is having none of it.
Khanom Tom seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox looking to sit in guard and control but Khanom Tom gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cox is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Khanom Tom won't allow Cox to sweep him here.
Khanom Tom stays in close to Cox's body and controls the position.
Khanom Tom trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cox's guard.
Khanom Tom stays in close to Cox's body and controls the position.
Cox working for a triangle but Khanom Tom defends it easily.
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.
Khanom Tom has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cox is proving hard to escape from.
Cox has his foot on Khanom Tom 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Khanom Tom works his way back into a safe position though.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cox is on top in guard.
Khanom Tom is looking to stand up but Cox isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khanom Tom wants to sweep but no luck.
Khanom Tom controls Cox momentarily but Cox frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eaton Cox will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Khanom Tom swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cox throws a sloppy body shot
and Khanom Tom counters with a stiff right hand.
Cox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cox looks to score with a jab to the body but Khanom Tom is just out of range.
Cox misses with an uppercut.
Cox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khanom Tom .
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khanom Tom scoring well with a low kick there.
Khanom Tom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khanom Tom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cox is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanom Tom throws a lazy right hand but Cox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khanom Tom throws a jab when Cox was well out of range.
Khanom Tom throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Khanom Tom .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cox.
Khanom Tom tests Cox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khanom Tom walks into a straight right hand from Cox.
Cox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cox lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cox.
Cox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khanom Tom misses with a straight right.
Cox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cox slips a jab from Khanom Tom .
Cox staying out of range there.
Khanom Tom wants to clinch.
Good exchange - Khanom Tom coming out on top.
Khanom Tom darts in trying to clinch
and Cox counters with a single leg into guard. Khanom Tom didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khanom Tom is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Let's hope that Khanom Tom has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox wants to control from the top but Khanom Tom keeps moving.
Khanom Tom keeping full guard, as Cox tries to pass.
Khanom Tom looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khanom Tom keeping moving, preventing Cox from controlling successfully.
Cox wants to pass the guard but Khanom Tom is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Khanom Tom is looking to stand up but Cox isn't so interested in that idea.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cox fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Khanom Tom sprawls well initially but Cox persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Khanom Tom is not content to let Cox control the position.
Khanom Tom is trying to control but can't.
Cox wants to take a breather but Khanom Tom is having none of it.
Khanom Tom tries to get to full guard but Cox has control of the leg.
Khanom Tom wants to control but Cox is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Nai Khanom Tom just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Khanom Tom looks to throw the jab but Cox is out of range.
Cox moves out of range of the body kick.
Khanom Tom throws a low kick but Cox avoids it.
Jab from Cox.
Cox cracks Khanom Tom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Khanom Tom misses with a body shot
and Cox counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circling - Cox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khanom Tom takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cox ducks under a wild hook from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom moves into the clinch successfully.
Cox tries to work over Khanom Tom 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Cox.
Cox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox stalling the fight.
Cox struggles to land a body shot inside as Khanom Tom controls his hands.
Khanom Tom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khanom Tom crunches a lovely knee into Cox's ribcage.
Khanom Tom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cox avoids a wild elbow strike from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cox backwards.
Khanom Tom is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short left from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom lands a right hand.
Khanom Tom taking a breather.
Khanom Tom can't find room to land a body shot as Cox controls the action.
Khanom Tom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cox's elbow.
Khanom Tom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khanom Tom blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom lands with a left to the head.
Cox is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cox.
Cox is pushing Khanom Tom up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khanom Tom 's elbow.
Cox is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cox manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Khanom Tom is looking to stand up but Cox won't let him.
Khanom Tom passes Cox's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Khanom Tom seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cox does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cox looking for subs from the bottom but Khanom Tom mounts him!
Cox is squirming around, avoiding Khanom Tom 's attempts to control the action.
Cox is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom controlling from the full mount.
Cox is squirming around, avoiding Khanom Tom 's attempts to control the action.
Cox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Khanom Tom controlling the pace for now.
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.
Cox wants to hold on but Khanom Tom pushes him away.
Khanom Tom controlling the position easily from mount.
Despite being in the dominant position, Nai Khanom Tom just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cox tries for a takedown but Khanom Tom circles away easily
and Khanom Tom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khanom Tom takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cox checks a leg kick.
Khanom Tom tries to score with a low kick but Cox moves his leg out of the way.
Khanom Tom throws a jab but it's blocked by Cox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nai Khanom Tom dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Khanom Tom wants to clinch up but Cox keeps it at a distance.
Cox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khanom Tom walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cox checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Khanom Tom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cox moves away.
Khanom Tom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khanom Tom throws a low kick but Cox avoids it.
Cox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khanom Tom stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khanom Tom wants it to stay on the feet.
Cox thows a body shot but no joy.
Khanom Tom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khanom Tom throws an overhand right that lands on Cox's shoulder, as Cox tries to avoid the shot.
Cox attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khanom Tom .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox blocks a leg kick.
Khanom Tom slips under a jab.
Cox avoids the head kick by Khanom Tom .
Cox is looking to clinch.
Khanom Tom moves in looking to clinch but Cox pushes him off.
Khanom Tom digs a good hook to Cox's body.
Cox checks a leg kick.
Cox does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cox lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Khanom Tom throws a big shot that misses.
Khanom Tom swings for the body but Cox moves out of range.
Khanom Tom wants to clinch up but Cox keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Khanom Tom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cox.
Khanom Tom misses with a wild body shot.
Cox throws a leg kick
and Khanom Tom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khanom Tom tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khanom Tom looks to land a right hand but Cox moved out of range.
Cox with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khanom Tom swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Khanom Tom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khanom Tom wants to clinch but Cox slips to the side
and Cox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khanom Tom .
Cox fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khanom Tom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khanom Tom bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Khanom Tom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khanom Tom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nai Khanom Tom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khanom Tom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khanom Tom throws a shot from downtown. Cox moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Khanom Tom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cox doesn't seem phased though.
A shot to de liver by Cox. Beautiful body shot.
Khanom Tom misses with a low kick.
Eaton Cox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom looks to clinch
and Cox counters with a nice double leg into side control. Khanom Tom won't be happy with that.
Khanom Tom is looking for a sweep.
Khanom Tom is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cox works to advance to full mount. Khanom Tom defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Cox wants to take Khanom Tom 's back here but Khanom Tom is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Khanom Tom tries to reverse the position but Cox maintains control.
Khanom Tom is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cox goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Khanom Tom is on top in guard.
Cox has his foot on Khanom Tom 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Khanom Tom works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eaton Cox.
I think Khanom Tom 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 45:50
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 48:48
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nai Khanom Tom !
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