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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Dante Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pakon Rajanont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rajanont has chosen Metallica - That Was Just Your Life as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent MT
Prefers standup
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dante Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pakon Rajanont!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano closes the distance and clinches.
Luciano cracks Rajanont with a nice body shot.
Luciano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Luciano blocks a body shot from Rajanont.
Luciano wants to get back to striking at distance but Rajanont won't allow it.
Rajanont lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rajanont unloads a knee to the mid-section. Luciano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rajanont is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Luciano is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Rajanont.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rajanont trying to stall but Luciano improves his position.
Rajanont trying to land knees to the body.
Luciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rajanont working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luciano is looking to control Rajanont's arms but Rajanont gets an underhook and turns him. Now Luciano has his back to the ropes.
Rajanont lands an elbow just above Luciano 's eye.
Rajanont escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luciano misses with a series of wild punches.
Rajanont throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajanont connects with a solid leg kick.
Luciano takes the fight into the clinch.
Luciano has Rajanont pressed against the ropes, preventing Rajanont from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Luciano is trying to stall.
Rajanont wants to break free but Luciano has control.
Luciano really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rajanont is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Luciano is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luciano avoiding damage as Rajanont throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Rajanont.
Rajanont tries to land knees in the clinch but Luciano avoids the damage to the body.
Luciano tries to break free but Rajanont pushes him back against the ropes.
Rajanont tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Luciano avoids it.
Luciano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rajanont is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Luciano is keeping busy.
Rajanont landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajanont breaks the clinch.
Rajanont moves into the clinch.
Rajanont tries to stall but Luciano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Luciano throws an elbow but misses.
Luciano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rajanont lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rajanont has Luciano pressed against the ropes.
Rajanont tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Luciano avoids it.
Rajanont tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luciano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Luciano throws an elbow that misses.
Rajanont stalling in the clinch but Luciano improves position.
Luciano looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Luciano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajanont misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luciano.
Luciano keeps control of Rajanont as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Rajanont.
Rajanont managing to block the knees to the body from Luciano.
Rajanont blocks an elbow strike from Luciano.
Rajanont missing with knees to the body.
Luciano can't find room to land a body shot as Rajanont controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rajanont is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Rajanont lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rajanont has Luciano pressed against the ropes, preventing Luciano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rajanont tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Rajanont.
Luciano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rajanont is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Luciano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rajanont is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano avoids the elbow strike from Rajanont, against the ropes.
Rajanont escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rajanont swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rajanont slips under a jab.
Luciano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rajanont throws a push kick but Luciano slaps the foot to one side.
Luciano throws a series of punches but Rajanont moves out of range.
Luciano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rajanont uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luciano.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rajanont, as that shot connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luciano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Luciano lands a nice knee to the body.
Rajanont is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pakon Rajanont dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Luciano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rajanont.
Luciano has managed to clinch.
Rajanont gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rajanont creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Luciano is rocked!
Rajanont is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Luciano is defending well for now.
Luciano is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rajanont is keeping busy.
Rajanont wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Luciano managing to block the knees to the body from Rajanont.
Luciano missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Rajanont.
Luciano blocking some punches.
Luciano misses with an elbow strike.
Luciano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rajanont breaks the clinch.
Luciano moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajanont is trying to push Luciano away but Luciano has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rajanont using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Luciano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rajanont avoids it.
Luciano lands a damaging elbow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Rajanont breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rajanont moves into the clinch.
Rajanont stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rajanont tries to break the clinch but Luciano is controlling the position.
Luciano missing with knees to the body.
Rajanont avoiding damage as Luciano throws knees to the body.
Luciano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Luciano fails to land.
Luciano lands a nice knee to the body.
Rajanont lands an elbow inside that Luciano shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajanont blocks an uppercut.
Luciano is trying to maintain a safe position but Rajanont gets an underhook and turns Luciano into the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rajanont avoids the elbow strike from Luciano, against the ropes.
Rajanont pushes Luciano back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rajanont blocks an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rajanont is trying to break the clinch but Luciano has him pressed against the ropes.
Luciano looking to throw knees to the head but Rajanont is blocking nicely.
Rajanont tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rajanont lands an elbow inside.
Rajanont tries to land knees in the clinch but Luciano avoids the damage to the body.
Luciano pushes off an throws an elbow but Rajanont leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Luciano just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rajanont's brow.
Luciano creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Luciano pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Luciano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rajanont tries to stall but Luciano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajanont lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rajanont is trying to break the clinch but Luciano is controlling him.
Luciano scores with a knee to the head.
Rajanont manages to break the clinch.
Rajanont misses with a head kick.
Rajanont forces Luciano back against the ropes and clinches.
Rajanont dodges an elbow strike from Luciano.
Luciano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rajanont backwards.
Luciano prevents Rajanont from breaking the clinch.
Luciano letting Rajanont take a breather here.
Rajanont lands an elbow inside.
Luciano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rajanont trying to land knees to the body.
Rajanont avoids the elbow strike from Luciano, against the ropes.
Luciano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajanont lands a shoulder strike.
Rajanont breaks the clinch.
Rajanont drives through and clinches with Luciano against the ropes.
Rajanont blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Rajanont.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rajanont tries to throw a body punch but Luciano avoids it by throwing Rajanont back against the ropes.
Rajanont blocks the elbow strike.
Luciano avoids the elbow strike from Rajanont, against the ropes.
Rajanont pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rajanont rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luciano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rajanont misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rajanont bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luciano rushes Rajanont and presses him up against the ropes.
Luciano prevents a body shot from Rajanont.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luciano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pakon Rajanont 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 ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Rajanont.
Luciano gets a clinch.
Rajanont blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luciano is trying to stall.
Luciano misses with the head strike.
Rajanont's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circle momentarily. Luciano darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Luciano misses with a hook. Rajanont ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Luciano.
Luciano looks to throw the jab but Rajanont is out of range.
Rajanont moves out of range of the body kick from Luciano.
Sloppy strikes from Luciano. Those never looked like landing.
Rajanont tries to keep at a distance but Luciano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rajanont trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajanont is trying to maintain a safe position but Luciano gets an underhook and turns Rajanont into the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Luciano.
Luciano prevents a body shot from Rajanont.
Rajanont is trying to break the clinch but Luciano has him pressed against the ropes.
Pakon Rajanont seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rajanont misses with a body punch.
Luciano throws an elbow but it misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Luciano prevents Rajanont from breaking the clinch.
Luciano blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Luciano throws an elbow but misses.
Rajanont lands a nice elbow.
Luciano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rajanont tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Luciano avoids it.
Rajanont breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano has closed the distance and engaged Rajanont in a clinch.
Rajanont prevents Luciano from breaking the clinch.
Luciano managing to block the knees to the body from Rajanont.
Luciano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rajanont's efforts to push away.
Rajanont avoids a wild elbow strike from Luciano.
Rajanont is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Luciano is defending well for now.
Rajanont tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Luciano avoids it.
Rajanont comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rajanont crunches a lovely knee into Luciano's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rajanont tries to throw a body punch but Luciano avoids it by throwing Rajanont back against the ropes.
Rajanont's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luciano feints and then cracks Rajanont's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rajanont down.
Luciano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rajanont circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luciano clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano pushes off an throws an elbow but Rajanont leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rajanont landing knees to the body.
Rajanont breaks from the clinch.
Luciano clinches.
Rajanont working Luciano over with knees to the body.
Rajanont using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rajanont's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luciano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rajanont. Rajanont obviously looking to wear him down.
Rajanont throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rajanont swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rajanont closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rajanont softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Rajanont lands a damaging elbow.
Luciano prevents a body shot from Rajanont.
Pakon Rajanont is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajanont works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rajanont putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Luciano in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rajanont.
Luciano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Luciano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luciano wants to stall.
Rajanont misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luciano.
Dante Luciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rajanont is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rajanont digs a right hand into Luciano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Luciano's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rajanont throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rajanont breaks from the clinch.
Rajanont gets a clinch.
Rajanont landing knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pakon Rajanont comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rajanont 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pakon Rajanont!
An out of breath Pakon Rajanont thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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