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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Ablett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kongsak Rajanont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kongsak Rajanont acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gary Ablett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kongsak Rajanont!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rajanont closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rajanont makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rajanont's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rajanont is looking to clinch.
Rajanont is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rajanont has closed the distance and engaged Ablett in a clinch.
Rajanont's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rajanont wants to clinch.
Ablett fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rajanont looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ablett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rajanont gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajanont manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Rajanont. Those never looked like landing.
Ablett definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rajanont tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ablett shoots in for a double leg but Rajanont sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ablett throws a right and a left that Rajanont avoids nicely.
Ablett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ablett shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rajanont but Rajanont pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ablett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kongsak Rajanont is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ablett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rajanont manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ablett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rajanont pushes Ablett up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajanont tries a body shot but Ablett blocks it.
Nice body punch from Rajanont.
Rajanont breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rajanont dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ablett. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rajanont is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rajanont rushes Ablett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rajanont gets underhooks to prevent Ablett's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Ablett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rajanont escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ablett shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rajanont sprawls well. Rajanont wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ablett gets slowly back to his feet.
Rajanont clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajanont breaks from the clinch.
Rajanont tries to clinch there but Ablett circles away.
Ablett shoots in for a takedown but Rajanont shows good takedown defense.
Ablett takes a swing at Rajanont's ribcage but misses.
Ablett throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rajanont tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ablett is in Rajanont's guard.
Ablett wants to control from the top but Rajanont keeps moving.
Ablett stays in close to Rajanont's body and controls the position.
Ablett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ablett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ablett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ablett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rajanont being controlled here, momentarily.
Rajanont wants to stand but Ablett is controlling the position.
Ablett is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ablett drops back looking for a leg! Rajanont is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rajanont manages to kick Ablett off! Ablett jumps back into Rajanont's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kongsak Rajanont dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rajanont is looking to clinch but Ablett is avoiding it.
Ablett clinches up against the cage.
Rajanont breaks from the clinch.
Rajanont tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ablett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rajanont avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rajanont wants to clinch up but Ablett keeps it at a distance.
Rajanont is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ablett throws a nice looking combination but Rajanont bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajanont fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rajanont tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ablett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ablett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rajanont circles away quickly and effectively.
Ablett tries a low kick but Rajanont avoids it.
Rajanont tries to clinch up but Ablett circles away and keeps his distance.
Rajanont swats away the attempt to clinch by Ablett.
Rajanont tries to clinch but Ablett is having none of it.
Ablett misses with a body shot.
Ablett fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ablett crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rajanont - the referee stops the clock and Ablett gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rajanont. Ablett manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rajanont tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ablett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rajanont tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ablett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ablett swats away the attempt to clinch by Rajanont.
Ablett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rajanont manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ablett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rajanont closes the distance and clinches.
Ablett tries to circle away but Rajanont has him pinned against the cage.
Ablett is trying to stall.
Ablett manages to break the clinch.
Gary Ablett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ablett drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ablett sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ablett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ablett showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ablett connects with a couple of short punches.
Rajanont wants to stand but Ablett is controlling the position.
Ablett stands and throws Rajanont's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ablett is looking to take a break and control but Rajanont is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ablett lands a few punches from side control.
Ablett in side control, throwing shots but Rajanont defends.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ablett passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rajanont!
BOOM! Ablett connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ablett lands a big shot there that rocks Rajanont but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ablett scoring with strikes but Rajanont is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Ablett dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rajanont is looking to clinch.
Rajanont tries to clinch up.
Rajanont tries to clinch but Ablett moves away
and Ablett counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rajanont really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ablett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rajanont wants to get back to his feet but Ablett is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rajanont preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ablett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rajanont will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gary Ablett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rajanont preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ablett content to stall in guard here.
Rajanont wants to stand up but Ablett is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ablett is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've been informed that Rajanont has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gary Ablett wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rajanont looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ablett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kongsak Rajanont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ablett misses.
Ablett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rajanont breaks the clinch.
Rajanont gets a clinch.
Ablett is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rajanont escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rajanont scores with a spinning back kick!
Rajanont wants to clinch but Ablett slips to the side
so Ablett counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ablett thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rajanont trying to keep a closed guard but Ablett is proving a slippery customer.
Ablett stays in close to Rajanont's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajanont utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ablett showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rajanont is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ablett chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ablett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rajanont swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rajanont can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ablett controls the pace.
Rajanont working a defensive guard here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kongsak Rajanont hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rajanont pushes Ablett away with a front kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Ablett misses its intended target.
Rajanont tries to clinch up.
Ablett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Ablett clearly takes 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.
Ablett looks to land a combination but Rajanont avoids it well.
Rajanont moves in looking to clinch but Ablett pushes him off.
Rajanont wants to clinch.
Rajanont keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rajanont throws a head kick but Ablett moves out of range.
Rajanont throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rajanont bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ablett misses with a few strikes there.
Rajanont tries to clinch but Ablett moves out of range.
Ablett throws a series of punches but Rajanont moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajanont lands with a hook. Ablett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Gary Ablett has been cut.
A punch combination from Ablett misses.
Rajanont lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rajanont tries to clinch but Ablett is having none of it.
Ablett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rajanont scores with a three punch combo!
Ablett is rocked!
Ablett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oh Ablett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ablett moves in looking to clinch but Rajanont pushes him off.
Ablett seems to have got his legs back now.
Rajanont has closed the distance and engaged Ablett in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ablett tries to break free but Rajanont pushes him back against the cage.
Rajanont's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rajanont tries to clinch but Ablett moves away
and Ablett counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ablett is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ablett throwing shots but Rajanont is blocking nicely.
Rajanont won't allow Ablett to pass to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rajanont can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ablett is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ablett has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ablett connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ablett has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rajanont's face.
Ablett lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rajanont is trying to stand up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ablett cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rajanont is desperately trying to improve his position but Ablett has a good base and remains in mount.
Ablett connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ablett has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Rajanont is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gary Ablett!
Gary Ablett retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Gary Ablett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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