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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lamsongkram Chuwattana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Safo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuwattana comes to the cage accompanied by humans being - Van Halen . Safo has chosen Up Your Speed by Sway DaSafo as his entrance music. Derek Safo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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179 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lamsongkram Chuwattana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derek Safo!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuwattana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Safo.
Chuwattana throws a push kick but Safo slaps the foot to one side.
Safo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chuwattana checks a low kick from Safo.
A swing and a miss from Safo.
Safo wants to slow Chuwattana down by chopping away at his legs.
Safo connects with a solid leg kick.
Chuwattana throws a sloppy head kick and Safo moves out of range easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Safo, as that shot connected.
Chuwattana lands a nice looking body shot.
Chuwattana throws a body punch but Safo moves out of range.
Chuwattana takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Safo.
Safo takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Safo has a couple of punches blocked by Chuwattana.
Safo has Chuwattana pushed against the cage.
Chuwattana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chuwattana lands a right hook to the body.
Safo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chuwattana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Safo.
Safo avoids the head kick by Chuwattana.
Chuwattana misses with a head kick.
Chuwattana thows a body kick. Safo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Safo scoring well with a low kick there.
Derek Safo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Safo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Safo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Safo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chuwattana circles away quickly and effectively.
Safo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Safo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chuwattana delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Safo connects with a solid leg kick.
Chuwattana on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Safo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Safo lands a jab-cross combination.
Chuwattana takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Safo connects with a leg kick. Chuwattana looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Safo throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Safo, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Safo.
Chuwattana looks to land a body kick but Safo moved away.
Chuwattana throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Safo's head.
Safo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Safo lands a jab to Chuwattana's midsection.
Safo thuds his right hand into Chuwattana's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chuwattana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Safo lands the left hand.
Chuwattana blocks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Safo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Safo misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuwattana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Safo.
Safo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Safo misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Safo.
Safo takes a swing at Chuwattana's ribcage but misses.
Safo tries to bum rush Chuwattana with a series of wild strikes but Chuwattana uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Safo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chuwattana had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Chuwattana is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Safo throws an overhand right that lands on Chuwattana's shoulder, as Chuwattana tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chuwattana throws a series of punches but Safo moves out of range.
Chuwattana throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
An inside leg kick from Safo misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Safo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chuwattana is looking to land body kicks.
Chuwattana slips under a jab from Safo.
Lamsongkram Chuwattana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick from Safo misses.
Chuwattana gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Safo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chuwattana. That did some damage!
Safo avoids the head kick by Chuwattana.
Safo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Safo misses the target.
Chuwattana keeps the fight on the outside.
Safo misses with a hook. Chuwattana ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Safo does no damage.
Chuwattana lands with a kick to the temple. Safo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chuwattana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Safo circles away quickly and effectively.
Chuwattana misses with a head kick.
Chuwattana defending well as Safo loads up on a big left hand.
Chuwattana dodges the punch combination from Safo.
Safo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Safo lands a right hook to the body.
Safo thows a leg kick but Chuwattana checks it
and Chuwattana counters with a head kick. That will keep Safo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Safo throws a jab when Chuwattana was well out of range.
Safo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Safo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Safo throws a shot from downtown. Chuwattana moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Safo throws out a loose jab but Chuwattana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Safo throws a looping overhand right but Chuwattana ducks down to avoid it.
Chuwattana looks for the body kick but Safo saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Safo misses.
Safo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chuwattana counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Safo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Safo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Chuwattana.
Chuwattana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Safo was well out of range. Poor timing from Chuwattana.
Chuwattana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Safo misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safo throws a leg kick
and Chuwattana counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Safo doesn't manage to clinch there - Chuwattana circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Safo.
Chuwattana thows a body shot but no joy.
Safo scores with a nice strike.
Safo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Safo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chuwattana.
Derek Safo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chuwattana throws a head kick but Safo moves out of range.
Safo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Safo has closed the distance and engaged Chuwattana in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Safo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Safo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Safo prevents a body shot from Chuwattana.
Safo trying to stall but Chuwattana improves his position.
Chuwattana has had enough of the clinch but Safo keeps him there for the moment.
Safo digs a right hand underneath Chuwattana's ribcage. Chuwattana let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Safo.
Chuwattana prevents a body shot from Safo.
Safo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chuwattana is trying to break free.
Safo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chuwattana's efforts to push away.
Safo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Safo lands an uppercut.
Chuwattana breaks the clinch.
Safo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chuwattana. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Safo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Safo forces Chuwattana back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Safo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chuwattana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Safo.
Safo misses the shot to the body.
Chuwattana connects with a body shot that sends Safo's belly button to the back.
Safo tries to land a leg kick but Chuwattana saw it coming and moves away.
Safo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Safo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Safo tries to close the distance and clinch but Chuwattana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chuwattana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chuwattana takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chuwattana fails to land with a series of punches.
Chuwattana is looking to wear down Safo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice defenses there by Chuwattana.
Safo scores with a jab. Chuwattana acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Safo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Safo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chuwattana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Safo lands a jab to the head.
Chuwattana looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chuwattana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Safo tries to land a leg kick but Chuwattana saw it coming and moves away.
Safo scores with a nice strike.
Safo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chuwattana's head backwards.
Safo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chuwattana looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No joy there for Chuwattana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Safo misses with a hook.
Safo misses with a few strikes there.
Safo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chuwattana misses with a body kick.
Safo misses with a straight left.
Safo tries to work over Chuwattana's front leg with a kick but Chuwattana checks it.
Chuwattana throws a sloppy head kick
and Safo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Safo tries to close the distance and clinch but Chuwattana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Safo misses its intended target.
Safo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Safo duly obliges.
Chuwattana is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Safo lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Chuwattana.
Safo scores with a jab to the body.
Safo misses with an uppercut. Chuwattana saw that one coming.
Safo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body punch from Safo.
Chuwattana on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Safo. Safo obviously looking to wear him down.
Safo misses the jab.
Safo scores with a jab to the head.
Chuwattana pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Safo back to the cage. Chuwattana follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Chuwattana ducks under a wild hook from Safo.
Chuwattana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Safo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Safo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Safo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chuwattana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Safo throws a series of punches but Chuwattana moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Safo gets tackled into the cage by Chuwattana. Chuwattana maintains the clinch.
Safo swings wildly with an uppercut but Chuwattana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chuwattana looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chuwattana tries to circle away but Safo has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Safo has Chuwattana pressed against the cage, preventing Chuwattana from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Safo scores with a hook to the body.
Chuwattana breaks from the clinch.
Safo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chuwattana's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Safo really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Safo throws a combination that misses
and Chuwattana counters with a body kick that stops Safo in his tracks momentarily.
Chuwattana fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Safo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Safo avoids a kick to the body.
Chuwattana goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Safo moves out of range of the body kick.
Safo scores with a nice strike.
Safo throws a low kick but Chuwattana moves out of range easily.
Safo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Safo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chuwattana takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chuwattana looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chuwattana has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Safo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Safo.
Nice body punch from Safo.
Safo scores with a decent looking hook.
Safo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chuwattana manages to avoid it.
Safo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chuwattana under the eye.
Danga de danga de dang - Safo scores with a four punch combination!
Chuwattana checks a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Safo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Safo.
A combination from Chuwattana does no damage.
Chuwattana thows a body shot but no joy.
Safo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chuwattana. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Safo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Safo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chuwattana's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Safo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Safo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Safo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Safo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Safo takes a swing at Chuwattana's ribcage but misses.
Chuwattana slips a straight right by Safo.
Chuwattana takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Chuwattana walks into a stiff left hand from Safo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Safo finds it's way through Chuwattana's defenses.
Chuwattana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chuwattana blocks a low kick nicely.
Safo misses with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Chuwattana checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Safo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Safo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chuwattana looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chuwattana throws a half hearted mid kick.
Safo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Safo misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuwattana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Safo scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch combination from Safo misses.
Chuwattana throws a head kick but Safo moves out of range.
Safo looks to land a right hand but Chuwattana moved out of range.
Chuwattana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chuwattana throws the kick towards the body but Safo avoids it.
Safo thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chuwattana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Safo.
Safo avoids the head kick by Chuwattana.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Safo dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Safo tries to clinch but Chuwattana is having none of it.
Chuwattana throws a sloppy head kick and Safo moves out of range easily.
Chuwattana misses with a kick to the body.
Safo misses with an uppercut
and Chuwattana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Safo throws a body punch but Chuwattana moves out of range.
Chuwattana checks the leg kick nicely there.
Safo thumps Chuwattana with a low kick.
Safo throws a low kick, looking for Chuwattana's leg but Chuwattana calmly moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chuwattana checks a leg kick.
Safo works the jab nicely.
Chuwattana ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Safo slips a jab and a cross from Chuwattana.
Nice body kick from Chuwattana.
Safo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chuwattana's head backwards.
Safo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Safo throws a leg kick but Chuwattana moved away.
Safo is looking to clinch but Chuwattana is avoiding it.
Safo feints a jab promting Chuwattana to slip. Safo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chuwattana slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Chuwattana throws a head kick that misses.
Safo missing with a left hand there. Chuwattana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamsongkram Chuwattana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Safo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chuwattana has time to react.
Safo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chuwattana counters with a series of strikes. Safo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chuwattana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chuwattana checks the leg kick.
Safo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Safo throws a shot from downtown. Chuwattana moves away and avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Chuwattana checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chuwattana throws the kick towards the body but Safo avoids it.
Chuwattana misses with a double jab.
Safo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chuwattana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Safo was well out of range. Poor timing from Chuwattana.
The fight stays on the outside here - Safo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chuwattana has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Safo finds it's way round the side to connect with Chuwattana's head.
A jab from Safo misses.
Safo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chuwattana takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chuwattana walks into a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chuwattana. Safo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chuwattana throws a right and a left that both miss.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chuwattana checks a leg kick.
Derek Safo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Safo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chuwattana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chuwattana misses with a head kick.
Safo moves out of range of the body kick.
Safo throws a leg kick
and Chuwattana counters with a straight right hand.
Safo lands a right hook to the body.
Safo connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Safo misses its intended target.
Safo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Safo clobbers Chuwattana with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Safo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Safo scores with a three punch combo!
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Safo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Safo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Derek Safo!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Derek Safo!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Derek Safo!
Derek Safo wins by unanimous decision!
Derek Safo is the new welterweight champion!
After the big win, Derek Safo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Happy Pills 159Q - 90% Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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