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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ej Resparzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Resparzo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Under the Rainbow by Brother Izzy. Khanom Tom is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Round 5. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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180 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ej Resparzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nai Khanom Tom !
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Resparzo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Resparzo throws a body kick that misses.
Khanom Tom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Khanom Tom blocks the leg kick.
Resparzo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Resparzo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khanom Tom . That did some damage!
Resparzo scores with a punch to the head.
Resparzo takes a swing at Khanom Tom 's ribcage but misses.
Resparzo lands a jab to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Resparzo 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.
Resparzo fails to land the takedown.
Resparzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Ej Resparzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanom Tom misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khanom Tom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Resparzo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Resparzo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick that misses.
Khanom Tom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khanom Tom blocks a head kick by Resparzo.
Khanom Tom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Resparzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanom Tom moves away.
Resparzo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Khanom Tom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Resparzo circles away quickly and effectively.
Khanom Tom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khanom Tom keeps Resparzo at a distance using the push kick.
Khanom Tom fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khanom Tom .
A swing and a miss from Resparzo.
Resparzo slips a jab and a cross from Khanom Tom .
Resparzo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Resparzo throws out the jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Resparzo.
Khanom Tom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanom Tom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot lands for Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom tries to bum rush Resparzo with a series of wild strikes but Resparzo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Resparzo throws out a leg kick but Khanom Tom moves out of range and Resparzo only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resparzo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Resparzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khanom Tom connects with a solid leg kick.
Resparzo blocks a jab.
Khanom Tom walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Resparzo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An inside leg kick lands from Resparzo.
Khanom Tom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Resparzo staying out of range there.
A leg kick checked by Khanom Tom .
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Resparzo, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khanom Tom . That's going to slow Resparzo down.
Khanom Tom works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom looks to score with a jab to the body but Resparzo is just out of range.
Resparzo lands with a nice body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Resparzo blocks the leg kick.
Khanom Tom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanom Tom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Khanom Tom lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Resparzo thows a body shot but no joy.
Nai Khanom Tom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from Resparzo tenderised Khanom Tom 's leg. Khanom Tom is trying to keep his angry face on.
Resparzo with a nice cross.
Resparzo connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom throws a body punch but Resparzo moves out of range.
Resparzo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ej Resparzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khanom Tom walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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 Ej Resparzo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Khanom Tom just misses with a punch to the body.
Resparzo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Ej Resparzo has been cut.
A cross from Khanom Tom lands.
Resparzo checks the leg kick.
Resparzo tried to score with a low kick but Khanom Tom checks it.
Khanom Tom checks the leg kick.
Khanom Tom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khanom Tom scores with a shot to the body.
Resparzo misses with a body punch
and Khanom Tom counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Resparzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Resparzo scores with a nice head shot.
Khanom Tom missing with a left hand there. Resparzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khanom Tom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom feints and then cracks Resparzo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Resparzo down.
Khanom Tom paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Resparzo lands a jab to the head.
Resparzo is looking to land body kicks.
A good leg kick by Resparzo.
Khanom Tom tries a low kick but Resparzo avoids it.
Resparzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom tries to clinch but Resparzo moves away
and Resparzo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Khanom Tom slips a straight right by Resparzo.
Khanom Tom tries a low kick but Resparzo avoids it.
Resparzo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good leg kick by Resparzo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two 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!
Resparzo walks into a jab.
Donk. Resparzo catches Khanom Tom right on the button with a cross.
Resparzo misses the shot to the body.
Khanom Tom misses with a head kick.
Khanom Tom displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Resparzo.
Resparzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Khanom Tom finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Resparzo scores with a sloppy right hand. Khanom Tom should have avoided that one.
Resparzo blocks a leg kick.
Khanom Tom wants to clinch.
Khanom Tom lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom tries to close the distance and clinch but Resparzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Resparzo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Khanom Tom throws a low kick, looking for Resparzo's leg but Resparzo calmly moves out of range.
Khanom Tom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khanom Tom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khanom Tom 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Khanom Tom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Resparzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Khanom Tom .
Resparzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khanom Tom .
Resparzo connects with the punch.
A big left from Resparzo misses.
Resparzo misses with a hook. Khanom Tom ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Resparzo is looking to chop away at Khanom Tom 's legs.
Khanom Tom slaps away a takedown attempt from Resparzo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Resparzo throws a lazy right hand but Khanom Tom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khanom Tom moves out of range as Resparzo strikes.
Resparzo throws out a leg kick but Khanom Tom moves out of range and Resparzo only half commits.
Khanom Tom moves out of range of the leg kick from Resparzo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Resparzo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom clobbers Resparzo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Jab from Khanom Tom .
Resparzo tries to score with a low kick but Khanom Tom moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nai Khanom Tom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ej Resparzo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Khanom Tom checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice shot by Resparzo.
Jab by Resparzo.
Khanom Tom feints and then cracks Resparzo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Resparzo down.
Resparzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khanom Tom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khanom Tom scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khanom Tom wants to land a leg kick but Resparzo is out of range.
Resparzo looks to land a body kick but Khanom Tom moved away.
Khanom Tom tries to close the distance and clinch but Resparzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Resparzo is looking to land body kicks.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Resparzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resparzo throws a body punch but Khanom Tom moves out of range.
Khanom Tom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Resparzo.
A leg kick checked by Resparzo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Resparzo.
Khanom Tom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khanom Tom connects with a right hand. Resparzo shakes it off.
Resparzo looks to land a right hand but Khanom Tom moved out of range.
Resparzo misses with a looping left.
Khanom Tom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Resparzo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Khanom Tom - the referee stops the clock and Resparzo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Khanom Tom . Resparzo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khanom Tom connects with a right hand. Resparzo shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Resparzo throws a leg kick
letting Khanom Tom counter with a right hand.
Resparzo looks to land a combination but Khanom Tom avoids it well.
Resparzo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Khanom Tom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Resparzo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khanom Tom looks to land a body kick but Resparzo moved away.
Khanom Tom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Resparzo manages to avoid it.
Resparzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Resparzo 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 punishes Resparzo's body with a nice straight punch.
Khanom Tom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Resparzo can pounce on him.
Khanom Tom gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Resparzo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Resparzo
and Khanom Tom counters with an inside leg kick.
Resparzo misses with a low kick.
Khanom Tom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Resparzo throws a head kick that misses.
Khanom Tom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Resparzo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Khanom Tom is able to avoid easily.
A big left from Resparzo misses.
Khanom Tom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Resparzo slips under a jab from Khanom Tom .
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Resparzo. Khanom Tom shrugs it off though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Khanom Tom 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 Resparzo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Resparzo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khanom Tom .
Resparzo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khanom Tom . Khanom Tom obviously looking to wear him down.
That kick from Resparzo tenderised Khanom Tom 's leg. Khanom Tom is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big left from Resparzo misses.
Resparzo lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khanom Tom thuds his shin into the meat of Resparzo's side.
Khanom Tom walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Resparzo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick which misses Resparzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Resparzo tries to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Resparzo - that will leave a mark!
Khanom Tom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Resparzo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nai Khanom Tom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khanom Tom 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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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