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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Happy Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaoklai Khanomtom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khanomtom has chosen Jill Tracy - Pulling Your Insides Out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Happy Day!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kaoklai Khanomtom!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day throws a hook but Khanomtom blocks it.
Day moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Day bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Day throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khanomtom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khanomtom throws a front kick aimed at Day's knee but Day avoids it well.
Day on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Day drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Day clinches.
Day lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Day tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Day.
Day misses with a body punch.
Day misses with a body punch.
Day lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Day misses with a punch on the inside.
Day fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Day blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Day doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Khanomtom is keeping busy.
Day blocks the elbow strike.
Day tries a body shot but Khanomtom blocks it.
Day can't find room to land a body shot as Khanomtom controls the action.
Khanomtom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Khanomtom fails to land.
Khanomtom struggles to land a body shot inside as Day controls his hands.
Khanomtom lands a left hand.
Day blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Day blocks the elbow strike.
Day dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Khanomtom with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Day fails to land.
Day can't find room to land a body shot as Khanomtom controls the action.
Khanomtom lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Day tries to throw a body punch but Khanomtom avoids it by throwing Day back against the cage.
Khanomtom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Day lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khanomtom backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khanomtom as Day tries to tie him up.
Khanomtom lands a left hand.
Khanomtom tries to throw a body punch but Day avoids it by throwing Khanomtom back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Day.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Day doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khanomtom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Day backwards.
Khanomtom blocking some punches.
Khanomtom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khanomtom misses with an uppercut.
Khanomtom closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Day misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Day throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khanomtoms head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day is trying to stall.
Khanomtom works on Day's body with a couple of short punches.
Khanomtom misses with a body punch.
Khanomtom blocks a body shot from Day.
Day working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Day tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Khanomtom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Day fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Day prevents a body shot from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khanomtom.
Day misses with a punch to the body.
Day misses with a punch to the body.
Day tries to throw a body punch but Khanomtom avoids it by throwing Day back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day misses with a hook to the ribs.
Day lands a right hand.
Day misses with a body punch.
Day stalling against the cage.
Day tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Day blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khanomtom has a couple of punches blocked by Day.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Day tries to work over Khanomtom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khanomtom swings wildly with an uppercut but Day uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khanomtom blocks a body shot from Day.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khanomtom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Day blocks an elbow strike from Khanomtom.
Day misses with a hook to the ribs.
Day doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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 Happy Day will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Day tries to clinch up but Khanomtom circles away and keeps his distance.
Day throws a leg kick
and Khanomtom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khanomtom looks for the body kick but Day saw that one coming.
Day tries to land a front kick but Khanomtom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Day scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Day throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khanomtom shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Khanomtom needs to keep his hands up - Day had a free shot at his head there.
Day lands with a kick to the ribs.
Day takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khanomtom cracks the inside of Day's front leg.
Day gets tackled into the cage by Khanomtom. Khanomtom maintains the clinch.
Happy Day has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Khanomtom.
Day working aggressively here.
Khanomtom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khanomtom misses with a knee to the head.
Khanomtom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khanomtom lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Day.
Day misses with the head strike.
Khanomtom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Day working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Day misses with a body punch.
Day blocks the elbow strike.
Khanomtom letting Day take a breather here.
Khanomtom looking to slow down the pace here.
Khanomtom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khanomtom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khanomtom fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Day is out of range.
Khanomtom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Khanomtom counters with a three punch combo that has Day backing up. Day nods at Khanomtom to acknowledge the strikes.
Day scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khanomtom doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Day tries to close the distance and clinch but Khanomtom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Happy Day seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Khanomtom.
Day is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Day takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Khanomtom takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Day moves in looking to clinch but Khanomtom pushes him off.
Day moves in looking to clinch but Khanomtom pushes him off.
Day tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khanomtom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Day rushes Khanomtom and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Day wants to break free but Khanomtom has control.
Day avoids a wild elbow strike from Khanomtom.
Day trying to control the position but instead, Khanomtom has worked for underhooks and has pushed Day into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khanomtom tries a body shot but Day blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Day fails to land.
Khanomtom tries to work over Day's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khanomtom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khanomtom tries to throw a body punch but Day avoids it by throwing Khanomtom back against the cage.
Khanomtom working hard to break the clinch.
Day working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khanomtom tries to land knees in the clinch but Day avoids the damage to the body.
Khanomtom tries to land knees in the clinch but Day avoids the damage to the body.
Khanomtom lands a right hand.
Khanomtom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Day tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khanomtom lands an elbow just above Day 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom blocking some punches.
Khanomtom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Day is defending well for now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Day takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Day tries to work over Khanomtom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Day makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khanomtom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khanomtom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khanomtom tries to land knees in the clinch but Day avoids the damage to the body.
Khanomtom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Day tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khanomtom's elbow.
Day gets through Khanomtom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanomtom tries to land knees in the clinch but Day avoids the damage to the body.
Khanomtom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khanomtom prevents a body shot from Day.
Nice elbow from Khanomtom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kaoklai Khanomtom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Khanomtom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Day was well out of range. Poor timing from Khanomtom.
The fight stays on the outside here - Day looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Day is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khanomtom.
Day lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khanomtom is looking to land body kicks.
Khanomtom connects with the punch.
Day gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Day checks a leg kick.
Khanomtom gets tackled into the cage by Day. Day maintains the clinch.
Day misses with a punch to the body.
Day trying to control the position but instead, Khanomtom has worked for underhooks and has pushed Day into the cage.
Khanomtom prevents a body shot from Day.
Day lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khanomtom backwards.
Khanomtom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Day.
Khanomtom blocking some punches.
Day tries to throw a body punch but Khanomtom avoids it by throwing Day back against the cage.
Khanomtom has Day pressed against the cage, preventing Day from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khanomtom is working Day over against the cage.
Day works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Day working aggressively here.
Day goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Day misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khanomtom wants to stall.
Khanomtom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Day is defending well for now.
Khanomtom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khanomtom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Day tries to throw a body punch but Khanomtom avoids it by throwing Day back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day misses with the head strike.
Day tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khanomtom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Day avoids it.
Day goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khanomtom missing with knees to the body.
Khanomtom prevents a body shot from Day.
Day lands with a short shot to the head.
Day dodges an elbow strike from Khanomtom.
Day misses with a punch to the body.
Day misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Day lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Day lands a body punch.
Day throws a punch but it's blocked by Khanomtom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day looking to slow down the pace here.
Day misses with a punch to the body.
Day tries a body shot but Khanomtom blocks it.
Day swings wildly with an uppercut but Khanomtom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Day lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khanomtom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khanomtom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khanomtom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Day blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Day throws a head punch that misses.
Day misses with a punch to the body.
Day misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khanomtom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day swings wildly with an uppercut but Khanomtom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khanomtom creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Day's defenses.
A left hand lands to the body for Day.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khanomtom.
Khanomtom prevents a body shot from Day.
Khanomtom has Day pressed against the cage, preventing Day from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khanomtom trying to land knees to the body.
Day lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khanomtom has a couple of punches blocked by Day.
Day lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khanomtom.
Day tries a body shot but Khanomtom blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Day tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khanomtom's elbow.
Day misses with a short punch on the inside.
Day has a couple of punches blocked by Khanomtom.
Day goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Day clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Day checks the leg kick nicely there.
Day is looking to score with low kicks.
Day blocks a head kick by Khanomtom.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Khanomtom.
Day pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khanomtom, right into the meat.
Khanomtom avoids the head kick by Day.
Day slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Khanomtom throws a head kick that misses.
Day moves out of range of the body kick from Khanomtom.
Day lands with a straight right. Khanomtom didn't see that one coming.
Khanomtom throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Day tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khanomtom wants to slow Day down by chopping away at his legs.
Day tries to close the distance and clinch but Khanomtom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khanomtom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Khanomtom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Day. Day obviously looking to wear him down.
Happy Day is winning the standup battle so far.
Day throws a head kick that misses.
Day scores with a leg kick.
Day is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Day instigates a clinch.
Khanomtom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khanomtom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Day fails to land.
A hook to the body from Day.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Day.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Day.
Day fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khanomtom working aggressively here.
Day goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom tries a body shot but Day blocks it.
Day tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Day struggles to land a body shot inside as Khanomtom controls his hands.
Day blocks an elbow strike from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom lands with a left to the head.
Khanomtom stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Khanomtom lands an elbow inside that Day shrugs off.
Khanomtom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khanomtom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khanomtom pushes Day back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Day misses with a punch on the inside.
Day tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khanomtom's elbow.
Day can't find room to land a body shot as Khanomtom controls the action.
Day makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Day misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khanomtom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Day's elbow.
Khanomtom lands an elbow just above Day 's eye.
Khanomtom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Day.
Day lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Day scores with a nice short uppercut.
Day misses with the head strike.
Khanomtom lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Day.
Day lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khanomtom.
A nice left hand lands by Day.
Day misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khanomtom misses with a punch on the inside.
Day throws a punch but it's blocked by Khanomtom.
Khanomtom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Day scores with a hook 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!
Khanomtom lands a shoulder strike.
Khanomtom lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khanomtom.
Khanomtom misses with a body punch.
Day misses with some punches.
Day pressing his opponent against the cage.
Day 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!
Day keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khanomtom's efforts to push away.
Day has Khanomtom pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Day had his way with Kaoklai Khanomtom in that round.
That's time! Day's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Day feints and then cracks Khanomtom's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khanomtom down.
Day lands with an overhand left.
Khanomtom scores with a head kick. Day tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Khanomtom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khanomtom fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Day checks it well.
Day connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Khanomtom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Day.
Khanomtom lands with a kick to the temple. Day shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Day is rocked!
Day ducks under a wild hook from Khanomtom.
Oh Day is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Day tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khanomtom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khanomtom lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!
Day throws a wild body kick that Khanomtom sees coming a mile off.
Khanomtom missing with a left hand there. Day was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Day.
Khanomtom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Day is predictable there
and Khanomtom counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good work by Day as he checks the leg kick.
Khanomtom is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Day.
Day keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Day.
Day lands with a kick to the temple. Khanomtom shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Day seems to have got his legs back now.
Khanomtom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Day, as that shot connected.
Day swings for the body but Khanomtom moves out of range.
Khanomtom attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Day tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khanomtom was well out of range. Poor timing from Day.
Day tries to work over Khanomtom's front leg with a kick but Khanomtom checks it.
Day scores with a head kick.
Day gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Day misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khanomtom.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Khanomtom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Day misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Day misses with a short punch on the inside.
Day breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Day tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Day takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Day moves out of range of the body kick from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom throws a solid leg kick but Day takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Khanomtom.
Day moves in looking to clinch but Khanomtom pushes him off.
Khanomtom throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Khanomtom throws a sloppy head kick and Day moves out of range easily.
Happy Day is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khanomtom throws a leg kick but Day checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom throws a front kick aimed at Day's knee but Day avoids it well.
Nice body kick there by Khanomtom.
Kaoklai Khanomtom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khanomtom tries to clinch but Day moves out of range.
Day misses with a few strikes there.
Some bone on bone action there as Day checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Khanomtom walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Day checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Day pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khanomtom throws a body kick that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Khanomtom misses with the head strike.
Day is working Khanomtom over against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khanomtom as Day tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day misses with a hook to the ribs.
Day blocking some punches.
Day blocking some punches.
Khanomtom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Day.
Day lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khanomtom tries to work over Day's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Day blocks a body shot from Khanomtom.
Day misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khanomtom blocks a body shot from Day.
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 Happy Day.
Well Day 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 49:46
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 50:46
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Happy Day!
Happy Day retains his lightweight title!
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