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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thanawat Kanokvichitra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Popu Kakeki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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153 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thanawat Kanokvichitra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Popu Kakeki!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakeki shoots in but no luck this time.
Kanokvichitra displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Popu Kakeki has been cut.
Kakeki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kanokvichitra was well out of range. Poor timing from Kakeki.
Kanokvichitra shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kakeki defends it nicely.
Kakeki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kanokvichitra drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kanokvichitra tries to free his leg and advance position but Kakeki is retaining full guard.
Kanokvichitra is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kanokvichitra throws and elbow that misses. Kakeki uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kanokvichitra's guard. Nice move by Kakeki!
Kanokvichitra wants to stand but Kakeki is controlling the position.
Kanokvichitra controlling Kakeki's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kakeki is one step ahead there.
Kanokvichitra wants to stand but Kakeki is controlling the position.
Kanokvichitra trying to strike off his back.
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.
Kanokvichitra has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kakeki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kanokvichitra is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kanokvichitra not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kakeki is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kanokvichitra decides to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra tries for a takedown but Kakeki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kanokvichitra closes the distance and pushes Kakeki back into the cage.
Kanokvichitra tries to pull guard but Kakeki won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thanawat Kanokvichitra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kanokvichitra tries to pull guard but Kakeki won't allow it.
Kakeki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kakeki can't get the takedown.
Kakeki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kanokvichitra throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kanokvichitra throws a right and a left that Kakeki avoids nicely.
Kanokvichitra forces Kakeki back against the cage and clinches.
Kanokvichitra jumps into guard, dragging Kakeki to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kanokvichitra wants to control the position but Kakeki says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Kakeki looks gassed!
Kanokvichitra gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra wants to sweep here but Kakeki controlling him for the moment.
Kanokvichitra lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kakeki!
Kanokvichitra is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kakeki can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kanokvichitra trying to control but Kakeki is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thanawat Kanokvichitra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Popu Kakeki's cut.
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.
Kanokvichitra throws a right hand that Kakeki ducks under and follows up with a left that Kakeki also avoids with ease.
Kanokvichitra shoots and misses
and Kakeki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kanokvichitra thinking.
Kanokvichitra shoots in and bounces Kakeki off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kanokvichitra wants to control from the top but Kakeki keeps moving.
Kakeki has a closed guard, preventing Kanokvichitra from standing up.
Kanokvichitra is stalling in the full guard.
Kanokvichitra wants to control from the top but Kakeki keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kanokvichitra is standing up over Kakeki. Kakeki looks to escape but Kanokvichitra dives into side control.
Kakeki prevents Kanokvichitra from moving into mount.
Kanokvichitra decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kakeki to his feet.
Kakeki is breathing heavily.
Kanokvichitra moves into the clinch.
Kanokvichitra landing knees to the body.
Kakeki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kanokvichitra.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kanokvichitra has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kakeki uses from the top position.
Kanokvichitra kicks Kakeki off and gets to his feet.
Kanokvichitra fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thanawat Kanokvichitra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra shoots in for a takedown but Kakeki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kanokvichitra is looking to clinch but Kakeki is avoiding it.
Kanokvichitra shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kakeki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kanokvichitra looking to control but Kakeki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kakeki can't escape the position.
Kanokvichitra is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kakeki to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kakeki shrugs it off.
Kanokvichitra can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kakeki is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakeki wants to control but Kanokvichitra is having none of it.
Kanokvichitra throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kakeki because Kanokvichitra loaded up on that one.
Kanokvichitra lands with some strikes.
Kanokvichitra tries to control but Kakeki wriggling away.
Kakeki is working to get back to half guard.
Kanokvichitra trying to control but Kakeki is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Kanokvichitra.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakeki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kanokvichitra lands a heavy elbow.
Kanokvichitra lands a heavy elbow.
Kanokvichitra can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kakeki is looking to escape.
Kanokvichitra landing strikes from the mount and Kakeki is in trouble!
Kanokvichitra wants to control the pace but Kakeki is squirming around nicely.
Kanokvichitra lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thanawat Kanokvichitra dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Popu Kakeki's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Kanokvichitra has a takedown stuffed.
Kanokvichitra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kanokvichitra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kanokvichitra takes the fight into the clinch.
Kakeki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kanokvichitra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thanawat Kanokvichitra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kakeki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kakeki throws the left hand but Kanokvichitra avoids the punch easily.
Kanokvichitra tries to clinch but Kakeki moves out of range.
Kakeki shoots in but no luck this time.
Kanokvichitra closes the distance and clinches up with Kakeki, looking for a takedown. Kanokvichitra pushes Kakeki against the cage but Kakeki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kakeki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kakeki looks to land a combination but Kanokvichitra avoids it well.
Kanokvichitra drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kanokvichitra is looking to clinch.
Kanokvichitra goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kakeki looks to clinch
and Kanokvichitra counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kanokvichitra cracks Kakeki with a solid left hand.
Kanokvichitra works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kakeki is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kakeki is staying active underneath Kanokvichitra, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kanokvichitra stands up out of the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanokvichitra wants to control but Kakeki is keeping him busy.
Kakeki parries the strikes from Kanokvichitra easily there. Kanokvichitra is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kakeki to escape.
Kakeki trying to remain calm as Kanokvichitra controls from the top position.
Kanokvichitra decides to stand back up. Kanokvichitra steps back and let's Kakeki get back to his feet.
Kanokvichitra shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kanokvichitra controlling from the full mount.
Kakeki is desperately trying to improve his position but Kanokvichitra has a good base and remains in mount.
Thanawat Kanokvichitra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kanokvichitra breaks from Kakeki's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kanokvichitra trying to control but Kakeki is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanokvichitra looking to secure an arm triangle but Kakeki defends it well.
Kanokvichitra connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kanokvichitra wants to control the pace but Kakeki is squirming around nicely.
Kanokvichitra tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kanokvichitra working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kanokvichitra controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kanokvichitra sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kakeki is bucking up trying to escape but Kanokvichitra cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kanokvichitra wants to control the pace but Kakeki is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kanokvichitra content just to control the position here.
Popu Kakeki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kanokvichitra prevents Kakeki from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thanawat Kanokvichitra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kanokvichitra 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thanawat Kanokvichitra!
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RATING
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