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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sombat Banchamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Antonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio has chosen Amon Amarth - "The Pursuit of Vikings" as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Sombat Banchamek has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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141 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sombat Banchamek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Antonio!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banchamek moves in looking to clinch but Antonio pushes him off.
Banchamek looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Banchamek doesn't manage to clinch there - Antonio circles away.
Antonio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Antonio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Banchamek fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Antonio looking to throw knees to the head but Banchamek is blocking nicely.
Antonio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Banchamek blocks it with crossed arms.
Banchamek jumps guard but Antonio stands there with Banchamek around his waist. Banchamek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Antonio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Antonio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Banchamek lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Antonio tries a knee to the head but Banchamek blocks it.
Antonio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Antonio connects with a knee to the head.
Banchamek tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Antonio just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sombat Banchamek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banchamek wants to break free but Antonio has control.
Antonio content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Banchamek takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Antonio.
Antonio misses with a knee to the head.
Antonio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Antonio lands a knee to the body.
Banchamek takes an elbow to the temple.
Antonio manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonio tries to land knees in the clinch but Banchamek avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Antonio.
A short right from Antonio on the inside.
Antonio scores a nice knee to the body.
Antonio digs a right hand into Banchamek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Banchamek's gas tank.
Antonio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Antonio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Antonio.
A right handed body shot lands from Antonio.
Antonio tries a knee to the head but Banchamek blocks it.
Antonio stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Antonio lands an elbow inside that Banchamek shrugs off.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Antonio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Antonio avoiding damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Antonio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Antonio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banchamek.
Antonio lands a nice shot to the body.
Antonio looking to throw knees to the head but Banchamek is blocking nicely.
The is referee keeping an eye on Antonio - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Antonio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The is referee keeping an eye on Banchamek - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Antonio landing knees to the body.
Antonio gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Banchamek.
Antonio landing knees to the body.
Antonio crunches a lovely knee into Banchamek's ribcage.
Banchamek wants a takedown.
Antonio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banchamek.
Banchamek tries to pull guard but Antonio won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Antonio.
Knees in the clinch landing for Antonio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonio connects with a knee to the head.
Antonio missing with knees to the body.
Antonio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Banchamek lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Banchamek trying to stall but Antonio improves his position.
Antonio scores a nice knee to the body.
Antonio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Antonio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Banchamek blocks it with crossed arms.
Antonio tries to land knees in the clinch but Banchamek avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Antonio.
Antonio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banchamek.
Banchamek misses with a knee strike.
Antonio missing with knees to the body.
Banchamek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Banchamek is looking to break free of the clinch but Antonio has double underhooks.
Antonio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banchamek.
Antonio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banchamek.
Banchamek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Antonio missing with knees to the body.
Antonio tries to land a knee to the head but Banchamek blocks with his arms.
Antonio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Banchamek successfully pulls guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Antonio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Banchamek's head.
Antonio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Banchamek striking off his back but it's not causing Antonio any problems.
Antonio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Banchamek is trying to keep Antonio in close.
Banchamek is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Antonio is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Antonio works over Banchamek with some ground and pound from guard.
Antonio throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Antonio 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.
Jorge Antonio dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Antonio throws a lazy right hand but Banchamek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Antonio closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Antonio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Antonio misses.
Antonio clinches up with Banchamek and pushes him back against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Antonio in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Antonio missing with knees to the body.
Antonio crunches a lovely knee into Banchamek's ribcage.
Antonio lands a knee to the body.
Banchamek takes an elbow to the forehead.
Antonio lands a body punch.
Antonio misses with a knee to the head.
Banchamek dodges an elbow strike from Antonio.
Knees to the body from Antonio.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Antonio scores with a knee to the head.
Banchamek is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Antonio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banchamek.
Antonio leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonio prevents Banchamek from breaking the clinch.
Banchamek avoiding damage as Antonio throws knees to the body.
Antonio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Antonio looking to throw knees to the head but Banchamek is blocking nicely.
Banchamek jumps guard but Antonio stands there with Banchamek around his waist. Banchamek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Antonio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Banchamek can't break the clinch.
Antonio crunches a lovely knee into Banchamek's ribcage.
Banchamek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Antonio smiles and moves away.
Antonio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Banchamek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Antonio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Antonio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Antonio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Antonio goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
An inside leg kick from Antonio misses.
Antonio swinging wilding here.
Banchamek clinches but Antonio breaks the clinch
and Antonio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Antonio tries to clinch up but Banchamek circles away and keeps his distance.
Antonio with a hook.
Antonio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Banchamek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Banchamek shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Antonio as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sombat Banchamek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banchamek closes the distance and clinches up with Antonio, looking for a takedown. Banchamek pushes Antonio against the cage but Antonio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonio scores with a nice strike.
Antonio stuffs the takedown attempt from Banchamek. Banchamek gets slowly back to his feet.
Banchamek blocks a leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Antonio!
Antonio misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Antonio.
Antonio throws the left hand but Banchamek avoids the punch easily.
Banchamek avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Antonio tests Banchamek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Antonio.
Antonio misses with the combination.
Antonio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Banchamek connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Antonio instigates a clinch.
Antonio landing knees to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Antonio trying to land knees to the body.
Antonio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Banchamek lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Banchamek tries to pull guard but Antonio won't allow it.
Banchamek tries to score a body lock takedown but Antonio shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Antonio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Banchamek blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Antonio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Antonio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Banchamek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Antonio.
Antonio goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Antonio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Antonio throws a lazy right hand but Banchamek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banchamek will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Banchamek chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Antonio can pounce on him.
Antonio clinches.
Antonio scores a nice knee to the body.
Antonio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Antonio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Banchamek wants a takedown.
Antonio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banchamek.
Banchamek avoiding damage as Antonio throws knees to the body.
Antonio tries to land a knee to the head but Banchamek blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonio misses with a knee to the head.
Antonio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Banchamek lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Antonio gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Banchamek.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sombat Banchamek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antonio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Banchamek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Antonio tries a knee to the head but Banchamek blocks it.
Antonio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Banchamek is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Antonio pushes off an throws an elbow but Banchamek leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Banchamek is trying to stall.
Banchamek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Antonio with a knee to the head.
Banchamek blocks an elbow strike.
Antonio tries a knee to the head but Banchamek blocks it.
Banchamek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Antonio throws a big shot that misses.
Antonio tries to clinch but Banchamek is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Banchamek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banchamek misses with a takedown attempt - Antonio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Antonio connects with a looping right hand.
Antonio tries to clinch up but Banchamek circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Antonio.
No luck for Banchamek with that takedown attempt.
Antonio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Antonio throws a series of strikes that have Banchamek backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antonio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Banchamek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Banchamek closes this distance looking for a takedown but Antonio circles away.
Antonio throws a nice looking combination but Banchamek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Antonio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Antonio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Banchamek fails with the takedown
and Antonio counters with an outside leg kick.
Jorge Antonio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice combination there by Antonio.
Banchamek tries to keep at a distance but Antonio has taken the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Antonio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Banchamek being controlled against the cage.
Antonio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Banchamek lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Antonio.
Banchamek is trying to drag Antonio to the mat but Antonio just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Banchamek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sombat Banchamek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Banchamek misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Antonio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Antonio 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Antonio!
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energy
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hype
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