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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Petrova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khanom Tom 's entrance music is Round 5. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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194 cm
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172 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nai Khanom Tom !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sasha Petrova!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanom Tom tries to land a leg kick but Petrova saw it coming and moves away.
Khanom Tom checks a leg kick nicely.
Petrova fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Petrova throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khanom Tom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrova.
Petrova throws out a leg kick but Khanom Tom moves out of range and Petrova only half commits.
Petrova swinging wildly here.
Petrova throws a right hand that Khanom Tom ducks under and follows up with a left that Khanom Tom also avoids with ease.
Petrova throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petrova throws out a powerful jab.
Petrova takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khanom Tom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khanom Tom takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch but Petrova moves out of range.
Petrova misses with a wild combination.
Petrova misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khanom Tom lands a right hook to the body.
Khanom Tom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrova.
Good standup being displayed there by Petrova as he connects with a hook.
Petrova misses the shot to the body.
Khanom Tom misses with a straight left.
Khanom Tom throws a hook but Petrova blocks it.
Petrova lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khanom Tom circles away quickly and effectively.
Petrova is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Khanom Tom .
Petrova looks to throw the jab but Khanom Tom is out of range.
The fighters circling - Khanom Tom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrova thows a body shot but no joy.
Khanom Tom avoids the body shot from Petrova.
Khanom Tom slips a straight right by Petrova.
Khanom Tom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrova.
Some wild striking there from Petrova.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Petrova throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick which misses Petrova's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrova tries to avoid it.
Khanom Tom throws out a leg kick but Petrova moves out of range and Khanom Tom only half commits.
Khanom Tom doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrova circles away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Petrova misses with a body kick.
Khanom Tom throws a left and a right that both miss
and Petrova counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Petrova manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrova lands a jab to the nose.
Khanom Tom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Petrova misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khanom Tom .
Petrova wants to slow Khanom Tom down by chopping away at his legs.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch up.
Khanom Tom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrova.
Khanom Tom takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Petrova there.
Petrova has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khanom Tom .
An inside leg kick lands from Khanom Tom .
A head kick misses from Khanom Tom .
Petrova avoids the body shot from Khanom Tom .
Nice uppercut lands for Khanom Tom . That snapped Petrova's head back.
Petrova throws a leg kick but Khanom Tom checks it.
Khanom Tom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrova.
Khanom Tom pushes Petrova up against the cage in a clinch.
Petrova throws a punch but it's blocked by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Petrova breaks the clinch.
Petrova misses with a body shot.
Petrova jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrova circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petrova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanom Tom manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khanom Tom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slapping body kick lands there for Khanom Tom .
Petrova scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrova. Khanom Tom does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Khanom Tom misses.
Petrova is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Petrova dips to his left and cracks Khanom Tom with an uppercut!
Khanom Tom is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Petrova's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Khanom Tom scores with a jab to the body.
Khanom Tom has managed to clinch.
Petrova is working Khanom Tom over against the cage.
Petrova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrova can't find room to land a body shot as Khanom Tom controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Khanom Tom .
Petrova blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrova misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sasha Petrova will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Petrova misses with a lunging right hand
and Khanom Tom counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Petrova cracks Khanom Tom with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Khanom Tom takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Khanom Tom closes the distance and pushes Petrova back into the cage.
Khanom Tom stalling in the clinch but Petrova improves position.
Petrova swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khanom Tom can't find room to land a body shot as Petrova controls the action.
Petrova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrova lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khanom Tom or not.
A head punch on the inside from Petrova fails to land.
Petrova misses with a punch to the body.
Petrova taking a breather.
Petrova escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petrova has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice jab there from Khanom Tom .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khanom Tom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrova throws a hook but Khanom Tom blocks it.
Petrova is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Khanom Tom throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Petrova on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Petrova scores with the left hand. Khanom Tom knows he should have avoided that one.
Khanom Tom lands with a slapping head kick.
Khanom Tom lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Khanom Tom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrova lands with a right hand.
Petrova takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrova ducks right into an uppercut from Khanom Tom .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrova throws a jab when Khanom Tom was well out of range.
Petrova throws a nice looking combination but Khanom Tom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petrova cracks a nice hook into Khanom Tom 's ribs.
Khanom Tom defending well as Petrova loads up on a big left hand.
Khanom Tom lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrova misses with a low kick.
Petrova misses with a series of wild punches.
Petrova with a hook.
Petrova moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Khanom Tom . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom lands a high kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Petrova. That's going to slow Khanom Tom down.
Petrova scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khanom Tom throws a head kick but Petrova moves out of range.
Petrova misses with a two punch combination.
Petrova scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Petrova jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khanom Tom pushes Petrova away with a front kick.
Khanom Tom slips a jab from Petrova.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Petrova on the side of the head.
Sasha Petrova seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrova pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrova takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Khanom Tom slips under a jab.
Petrova scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khanom Tom lands a nice shot that snaps Petrova's head back.
Khanom Tom misses with a double jab.
Petrova shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Khanom Tom throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Petrova misses with a straight right.
Petrova looks to score with a jab to the body but Khanom Tom is just out of range.
Khanom Tom thows a body kick. Petrova tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Petrova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrova moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrova looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khanom Tom takes a swing at Petrova's ribcage but misses.
Khanom Tom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Petrova lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Khanom Tom has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khanom Tom and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Khanom Tom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petrova doesn't seem bothered though.
Khanom Tom throws a head kick that half lands.
Petrova is rocked!
Khanom Tom is looking to slow Petrova down with leg kicks.
Petrova is still on wobbly legs! Can Khanom Tom finish him?
Petrova is breathing heavily.
Khanom Tom takes the fight into the clinch.
Khanom Tom lands a nice uppercut.
Khanom Tom pressing his opponent against the cage.
Petrova misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Petrova up against the cage.
A short right from Khanom Tom on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Khanom Tom - that landed with a thud.
Khanom Tom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Khanom Tom ! Petrova is out on his feet! Khanom Tom rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Petrova is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Petrova is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nai Khanom Tom !
Nai Khanom Tom seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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