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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samran Mookjai (ranked 744 p4p, 104 weight class) and Sven Svensson (ranked 1240 p4p, 183 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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218 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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213 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samran Mookjai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson has Mookjai up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mookjai.
Svensson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Svensson gets through Mookjai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Mookjai has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Svensson blocks an elbow strike.
Mookjai blocks a body shot from Svensson.
Mookjai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Svensson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mookjai is out of range.
Mookjai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Svensson. That's going to slow Mookjai down.
Svensson clinches.
Mookjai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mookjai thumps Svensson with a low kick.
Sven Svensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Svensson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Svensson takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensson throws a punch but it's blocked by Mookjai.
Svensson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mookjai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mookjai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson throws a lazy uppercut
and Mookjai counters with a stiff right hand.
Svensson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Svensson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mookjai is just out of range.
Svensson forces Mookjai back against the cage and clinches.
Svensson tries to work over Mookjai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mookjai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mookjai tries to land a knee to the head but Svensson blocks with his arms.
Mookjai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Svensson looks to land a right hand but Mookjai moved out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Svensson.
Svensson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Svensson clinches with his opponent.
Mookjai lands with a short shot to the head.
Svensson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Svensson lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensson lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Mookjai.
Svensson misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson lands a hook that snaps the head of Mookjai backwards.
A short right from Mookjai.
Svensson lands with a left to the head.
Mookjai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Svensson's defenses.
Mookjai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mookjai breaks from the clinch.
Svensson closes the distance and clinches.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Mookjai.
Svensson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Svensson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Svensson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mookjai smiles and moves away.
Mookjai walks into a jab.
Mookjai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from Mookjai misses.
Svensson throws a looping overhand right but Mookjai ducks down to avoid it.
Svensson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mookjai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mookjai tries a head kick but it misses.
Mookjai throws a poor cross that misses
and Svensson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Svensson misses with a leg kick
and Mookjai counters with a nice uppercut.
Svensson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Svensson thumps Mookjai with a low kick.
Mookjai misses with a looping left.
Svensson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Svensson moves to clinch but Mookjai breaks away
and Mookjai counters with a nice uppercut.
Svensson misses with a looping right.
Svensson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mookjai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Svensson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mookjai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Mookjai.
Mookjai with a hook.
Mookjai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Svensson throws out the jab.
Svensson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mookjai avoids the head kick by Svensson.
Mookjai throws a lazy uppercut
and Svensson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mookjai cracks Svensson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Svensson drives through and clinches with Mookjai against the cage.
Mookjai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Svensson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mookjai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mookjai.
Svensson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Svensson has Mookjai pressed against the cage, preventing Mookjai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Svensson lands a right hand.
Mookjai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Svensson backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mookjai.
Mookjai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Mookjai.
Mookjai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Svensson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mookjai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mookjai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mookjai manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sven Svensson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mookjai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Svensson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mookjai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mookjai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Svensson has a couple of punches blocked by Mookjai.
Svensson misses with the head strike.
Mookjai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Svensson misses with a right hand
and Mookjai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mookjai lands a nice shot to the body.
Svensson closes the distance and pushes Mookjai back into the cage.
Mookjai landing knees to the head.
Mookjai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mookjai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mookjai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svensson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by Mookjai as he checks the leg kick.
Mookjai is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Svensson tests Mookjai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mookjai with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mookjai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Svensson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mookjai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Samran Mookjai is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mookjai.
Svensson throws an off balance right hand
and Svensson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Svensson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mookjai is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Svensson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mookjai manages to avoid it.
Mookjai slips under a jab from Svensson.
Svensson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Svensson misses with a looping right.
Mookjai blocks a jab.
Svensson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Svensson pushes Mookjai up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svensson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mookjai's elbow.
Mookjai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mookjai, right into the meat.
Svensson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mookjai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Svensson's corner calls for a 1-2. Svensson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mookjai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Svensson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mookjai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Svensson.
Svensson misses with a looping right.
Mookjai throwing a counter right hand but Svensson manages to avoid it.
Mookjai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Svensson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Svensson.
Mookjai ducks under a wild hook from Svensson.
Svensson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mookjai.
Mookjai throws a big shot that misses.
Svensson is looking to clinch.
Mookjai throws a looping overhand right but Svensson ducks down to avoid it.
Svensson misses with an uppercut. Mookjai saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson just misses with a punch to the body.
Mookjai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mookjai throws a body kick that misses.
Mookjai throws a low kick but Svensson avoids it.
Mookjai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Svensson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mookjai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice combination there by Mookjai.
Svensson tries to clinch but Mookjai is having none of it.
Svensson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mookjai on the side of the head.
Mookjai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mookjai misses with a straight left.
Svensson throws a hook but Mookjai avoids it easily.
Mookjai misses with a straight right.
Svensson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Svensson tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mookjai. Svensson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Svensson throws a poor cross that misses
letting Mookjai counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mookjai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mookjai looks to throw the jab but Svensson is out of range.
Svensson connects with a single shot there.
Mookjai throws a head kick that misses.
Mookjai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mookjai swings away with a body shot that misses
and Svensson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Svensson moves away from the strike by Mookjai.
Mookjai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Svensson.
Svensson looks to land a left hand but Mookjai moved out of range nicely.
Svensson wants to clinch up but Mookjai keeps it at a distance.
Svensson checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Svensson! But no joy.
A slow jab from Svensson misses its intended target.
Mookjai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Svensson.
Mookjai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Svensson slips under a jab from Mookjai.
Donk. Mookjai catches Svensson right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samran Mookjai dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Svensson avoids the head kick by Mookjai.
Svensson throws a hook but Mookjai avoids it easily.
Svensson misses with a hook.
Svensson looks to land a right hand but Mookjai moved out of range.
Svensson throws a head kick that misses
and Mookjai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Svensson wants to clinch
letting Mookjai counter with a right hand.
Mookjai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Svensson.
Svensson is looking to slow Mookjai down with leg kicks.
A low kick from Svensson is predictable there
and Mookjai counters with a head kick.
Nice shot by Mookjai.
Svensson is rocked!
Mookjai throws a jab when Svensson was well out of range.
Mookjai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Svensson. Mookjai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mookjai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Svensson moves out of range of the leg kick from Mookjai.
Svensson missing with a left hand there. Mookjai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mookjai checks a low kick from Svensson.
Mookjai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Svensson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Svensson throws a shot from downtown. Mookjai moves away and avoids it.
Svensson moves to clinch but Mookjai breaks away
and Mookjai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Svensson throws a big shot that misses.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch but Mookjai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mookjai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Svensson misses.
Mookjai cracks Svensson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Svensson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good shot there by Mookjai.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mookjai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Svensson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Svensson misses with a lunging right hand
and Mookjai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Svensson misses with a hook
and Svensson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Mookjai finds it's target.
Svensson is still on wobbly legs! Can Mookjai finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mookjai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Svensson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mookjai feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Svensson sprawling to the canvas! Svensson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mookjai finish him?!
Svensson switches off momentarily and Mookjai cracks him with a monster right hand! Svensson topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Mookjai dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Mookjai!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samran Mookjai!
During a confident post fight interview, Samran Mookjai thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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