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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samak Tiyapairat (ranked 4757 p4p, 469 weight class) and Roland Thibodeau (ranked 6820 p4p, 571 weight class). Tiyapairat comes to the cage accompanied by Ram Muay. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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166 lbs
42 - 39 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
42 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samak Tiyapairat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roland Thibodeau!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Thibodeau blocks the low kick.
Thibodeau gets tackled into the cage by Tiyapairat. Tiyapairat maintains the clinch.
Tiyapairat lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thibodeau is trying to stall.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Roland Thibodeau has been cut.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow inside that Thibodeau shrugs off.
Tiyapairat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thibodeau is looking for a takedown.
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thibodeau.
Tiyapairat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thibodeau avoids the head kick by Tiyapairat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thibodeau gets the takedown into side control.
Tiyapairat sneaks out the side door and pushes Thibodeau away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Tiyapairat pushes Thibodeau up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat looking to throw knees to the head but Thibodeau is blocking nicely.
Thibodeau changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tiyapairat fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tiyapairat scores with a hook to the body.
Thibodeau pulls guard effortlessly.
Tiyapairat decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tiyapairat closes the distance and pushes Thibodeau back into the cage.
Thibodeau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiyapairat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tiyapairat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tiyapairat on the inside.
Thibodeau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thibodeau being controlled against the cage.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeau avoids the damage to the body.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the body.
Tiyapairat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiyapairat stops a takedown attempt from Thibodeau.
Samak Tiyapairat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Thibodeau.
Thibodeau tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tiyapairat just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thibodeau takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tiyapairat scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thibodeau in his tracks.
Tiyapairat connects with a body shot that sends Thibodeau's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thibodeau looks winded!
A head kick misses from Tiyapairat.
Thibodeau shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tiyapairat defends it nicely.
Thibodeau shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tiyapairat but Tiyapairat pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thibodeau clinches with his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tiyapairat.
Thibodeau has had enough of the clinch but Tiyapairat keeps him there for the moment.
Thibodeau takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tiyapairat manages to break the clinch.
Tiyapairat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat thows a body kick. Thibodeau tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tiyapairat lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiyapairat connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thibodeau's hands.
Tiyapairat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tiyapairat lands a head kick!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the body.
Tiyapairat lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeau is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thibodeau avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Tiyapairat slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samak Tiyapairat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roland Thibodeau's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thibodeau is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thibodeau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tiyapairat lands a lovely overhand right.
Thibodeau takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tiyapairat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thibodeau. That did some damage!
Tiyapairat misses with a head kick.
Tiyapairat misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiyapairat lands with a cross.
Thibodeau dodges the punch combination from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat throws a shot from downtown. Thibodeau moves away and avoids it.
Thibodeau is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tiyapairat with a body shot.
Samak Tiyapairat is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeau goes for a double leg but Tiyapairat avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tiyapairat continues to drive forward.
Tiyapairat cracks the inside of Thibodeau's front leg.
Tiyapairat clinches up against the cage.
Thibodeau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiyapairat throws a leg kick which misses Thibodeau's front leg but catches the back leg as Thibodeau tries to avoid it.
Samak Tiyapairat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiyapairat lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tiyapairat cracks the inside of Thibodeau's front leg.
Samak Tiyapairat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thibodeau scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Samak Tiyapairat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeau tries to keep at a distance but Tiyapairat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tiyapairat closes the distance and clinches.
Thibodeau can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tiyapairat pushes off an throws an elbow but Thibodeau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thibodeau dives in for a single leg takedown but Tiyapairat sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Samak Tiyapairat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Thibodeau.
Tiyapairat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tiyapairat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiyapairat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeau.
Tiyapairat moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tiyapairat throws out a loose jab but Thibodeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeau fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thibodeau throws a head kick but Tiyapairat moves out of range.
Thibodeau is breathing heavily.
Thibodeau avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat misses with a left hand
and Thibodeau counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tiyapairat moves into range and clinches up with Thibodeau.
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat misses with a few strikes there.
Thibodeau is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tiyapairat with a body shot.
Thibodeau shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tiyapairat counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tiyapairat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thibodeau in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thibodeau tries to pull guard but Tiyapairat forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Come on Tiyapairat - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tiyapairat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tiyapairat gets through Thibodeau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thibodeau tries to circle away but Tiyapairat has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow that stopped Thibodeau in his tracks for a moment.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thibodeau takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Tiyapairat - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but Thibodeau blocks with his arms.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the body.
Thibodeau takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thibodeau avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Tiyapairat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Tiyapairat does no damage.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but Thibodeau moves out of range.
Thibodeau is looking for the big counter here.
Tiyapairat with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samak Tiyapairat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roland Thibodeau's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tiyapairat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thibodeau shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tiyapairat as he avoids it easily.
Tiyapairat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tiyapairat throws a right hand that misses
and Thibodeau counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tiyapairat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thibodeau feints the counter takedown.
Thibodeau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiyapairat closes the distance and clinches.
Thibodeau looking to stall.
Tiyapairat works on Thibodeau's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeau is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thibodeau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiyapairat taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tiyapairat lands a nice elbow.
Tiyapairat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tiyapairat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow inside.
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Tiyapairat misses.
Thibodeau fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tiyapairat to the ground. Thibodeau is now in Tiyapairat's guard.
Thibodeau in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thibodeau must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thibodeau trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiyapairat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tiyapairat keeping full guard, as Thibodeau tries to pass.
Thibodeau prevents Tiyapairat from getting back to his feet.
Samak Tiyapairat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tiyapairat keeping moving, preventing Thibodeau from controlling successfully.
Tiyapairat wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tiyapairat connects with a crisp jab.
Tiyapairat pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thibodeau is out of range and Tiyapairat settles back down.
Thibodeau replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tiyapairat blocks it well.
Tiyapairat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tiyapairat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibodeau manages to avoid it.
Tiyapairat clinches up with Thibodeau and pushes him back against the cage.
Tiyapairat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tiyapairat misses with a punch to the body.
Tiyapairat misses with a knee strike.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeau avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeau can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Tiyapairat - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tiyapairat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tiyapairat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thibodeau can do to turn this around?
Tiyapairat manages to break the clinch.
Tiyapairat misses the jab.
Thibodeau shoots in but Tiyapairat avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiyapairat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tiyapairat instigates a clinch.
Thibodeau blocks a body shot from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tiyapairat tries to throw a body punch but Thibodeau avoids it by throwing Tiyapairat back against the cage.
Roland Thibodeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiyapairat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samak Tiyapairat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tiyapairat has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samak Tiyapairat!
Samak Tiyapairat bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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