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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Munoz (ranked 3604 p4p, 3899 weight class) and William OConnor (ranked 451 p4p, 477 weight class). Rafael Munoz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, William OConnor!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
OConnor instigates a clinch.
Munoz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. OConnor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Munoz takes a knee right on the jaw!
 It looks like Rafael Munoz has been cut.
OConnor gets underhooks to prevent Munoz's takedown attempt.
OConnor lands an elbow just above Munoz 's eye.
OConnor taking a breather.
OConnor lands a damaging elbow.
OConnor is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Munoz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OConnor scores with a knee to the head.
OConnor scores with a shoulder strike.
OConnor lands a nice elbow.
OConnor is struggling to control the position.
Munoz takes an elbow to the temple.
 Munoz is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from OConnor.
Oh Munoz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
OConnor is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by OConnor.
Rafael Munoz's cut is getting worse.
OConnor scores a nice knee to the body.
Munoz is breathing heavily.
OConnor is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by OConnor.
Rafael Munoz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
OConnor dips a shoulder and cracks Munoz with a mighty uppercut! Munoz falls back against the ropes and OConnor unloads with a barrage of strikes! Munoz is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - OConnor screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William OConnor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chumaka Adewale Awolo Aktinola (ranked 3236 p4p, 3223 weight class) and Fabiano Martinez (ranked 386 p4p, 383 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chumaka Adewale Awolo Aktinola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabiano Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but Awolo Aktinola shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Martinez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Awolo Aktinola!
Awolo Aktinola is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Awolo Aktinola definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Martinez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Awolo Aktinola is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Martinez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Awolo Aktinola on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Awolo Aktinola tries to get out of the position.
Awolo Aktinola bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Awolo Aktinola misses with a few strikes there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Awolo Aktinola sprawls well. Awolo Aktinola wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.
Chumaka Adewale Awolo Aktinola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabiano Martinez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awolo Aktinola drops Martinez with a beautiful combination! Martinez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Awolo Aktinola is looking for the KO!
 Martinez is rocked!
 It looks like Fabiano Martinez has been cut.
Awolo Aktinola fakes the body blow, causing Martinez to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Martinez goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chumaka Adewale Awolo Aktinola!
Chumaka Adewale Awolo Aktinola decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bucky Barnes (ranked 3018 p4p, 3370 weight class) and Boryenka Belsky (ranked 373 p4p, 416 weight class). Belsky has chosen Ich Will - Rammstein as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bucky Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boryenka Belsky!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Belsky or perhaps it was just good defense by Barnes, which made it look bad.
Belsky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belsky looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice sprawl there from Barnes as Belsky shoots in.
Belsky ducks right into an uppercut from Barnes.
It looks like Boryenka Belsky has been cut.
Belsky slips under a jab from Barnes.
Belsky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Belsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Belsky is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Barnes misses with a straight left.
Belsky scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Belsky trying to control the action but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Barnes takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Bucky Barnes has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Belsky crashes against the mat.
Barnes avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Belsky.
Belsky controlling from side mount.
Belsky cracks Barnes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Belsky tries for a kimura but Barnes is defending well.
Belsky works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bucky Barnes's cut is getting worse.
Belsky wants to control but Barnes is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to bench press Belsky off him but Belsky keeps the position.
Belsky trying to control the position but Barnes is working away.
Barnes taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jeez, Bucky Barnes's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bucky Barnes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Boryenka Belsky!
Boryenka Belsky really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Neon Zombie logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Liddell (ranked 2894 p4p, 587 weight class) and Keenwah Granes (ranked 162 p4p, 37 weight class). Granes has chosen 敢不敢 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the ring it seems that Jonathan Liddell has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jonathan Liddell seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonathan Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keenwah Granes!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Granes thuds a left hand into Liddell's body.
Liddell wants to clinch up but Granes keeps it at a distance.
Granes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jonathan Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Granes ducks under a wild hook from Liddell.
Granes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Liddell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Granes! But no joy.
Liddell misses with a hook
and Granes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liddell misses with a leg kick
letting Granes counter with a right hand.
Granes lands a really nice looking cross but Liddell seems unphased.
Liddell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Granes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Liddell. Liddell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Liddell is rocked!
Liddell circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Granes. Liddell falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Granes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keenwah Granes!
A very excited looking Keenwah Granes rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Torres (ranked 1995 p4p, 3493 weight class) and Peetu Tam (ranked 285 p4p, 431 weight class). Torres's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rodrigo Amarante - Tuyo. Peetu Tam has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pablo Torres's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peetu Tam!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tam swats away the attempt to clinch by Torres.
Tam changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Torres checks a leg kick nicely.
Torres lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Peetu Tam has been cut.
Tam is looking to land body kicks.
Peetu Tam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tam shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Torres counters with a straight right hand.
Torres blocks a leg kick.
Tam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torres gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tam misses with a head kick.
Tam keeps the fight on the outside.
Tam feints and then cracks Torres's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torres down.
Torres closes the distance and pushes Tam back into the ropes.
Torres working some nice short punches in the clinch.
I was talking to Torres's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Torres scores with a shoulder strike.
Tam is rocked!
That has opened up Peetu Tam's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tam is still on wobbly legs! Can Torres finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tam.
Tam struggles to land a body shot inside as Torres controls his hands.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torres dips a shoulder and cracks Tam with a mighty uppercut! Tam falls back against the ropes and Torres unloads with a barrage of strikes! Tam is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Torres screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Torres!
Pablo Torres managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Neon Zombie, into his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Snail Tail (ranked 1943 p4p, 606 weight class) and Daniel Barbosa (ranked 230 p4p, 84 weight class). Tail comes to the ring accompanied by Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline. Snail Tail has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Powerful takedowns
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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snail Tail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tail takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Snail Tail has been cut.
Barbosa swings for the body but Tail moves out of range.
Barbosa lands a glancing blow to the side of Tail's head.
Tail avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Tail slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a series of strikes that have Tail backpedaling.
Tail takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tail.
Tail swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tail tries a head kick but it misses.
Tail takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
Barbosa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tail ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Tail moves away and avoids it.
Barbosa throws a right hand that Tail ducks under and follows up with a left that Tail also avoids with ease.
Barbosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tail moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tail fires out a quick counter leg kick but Barbosa just manages to avoid it.
Tail has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Barbosa.
Tail is looking to counter with head kicks.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tail lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Barbosa scores with a hook to the body. Tail takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Tail avoids the punch easily.
Daniel Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tail displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barbosa throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Tail is looking to counter the offense by Barbosa and move into the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Tail ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tail has his takedown stuffed
and Tail takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Snail Tail's cut is getting worse.
Tail uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Tail is looking to counter the offense by Barbosa and move into the clinch.
Tail ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice straight punches there by Barbosa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barbosa.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa rushes Tail and presses him up against the ropes.
Barbosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barbosa pushes Tail back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
A short right from Barbosa on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike.
Barbosa lands a body punch.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Tail blocks it.
Barbosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barbosa lands with a short shot to the head.
Snail Tail's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Good body shot from Barbosa.
Tail is breathing heavily.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
Barbosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
Barbosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Barbosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Snail Tail's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barbosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barbosa steps into range and cracks Tail with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Tail flops backwards and Barbosa dives into his guard looking to finish!
Barbosa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Barbosa has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Barbosa.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Barbosa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barbosa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Tail has his takedown stuffed
and Tail takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tail tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barbosa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tail somewhat.
Tail tries for a takedown but Barbosa circles away easily
and Barbosa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tail thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Snail Tail. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tail gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barbosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tail on the side of the head.
Jeez, Snail Tail's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Barbosa moves into range and clinches up with Tail.
Barbosa lands a nice uppercut.
Daniel Barbosa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tail wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barbosa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tail.
Barbosa scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barbosa lands a right hand.
Barbosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tail backwards.
Barbosa is working Tail over against the ropes.
Barbosa presses Tail against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbosa.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Snail Tail's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daniel Barbosa!
A very excited looking Daniel Barbosa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Snail Tail was interviewed post fight and said 'this wasnt a loss... it was a lesson! thank you to my camp Kings Jiu Jitsu/Striking Gym for getting me prepared for this fight. Back to the drawing board we go!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anurak Bualuang (ranked 1657 p4p, 251 weight class) and Juan Corona (ranked 178 p4p, 35 weight class). Bualuang comes to the ring accompanied by Moorni - Punjabi Mc. Corona comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lil Baby, Lil Durk - How It Feels kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anurak Bualuang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Corona!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Corona misses.
Bualuang digs a good hook to Corona's body.
Corona jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Bualuang misses its target.
Bualuang throws a body kick that misses
and Corona counters with an outside leg kick.
Corona throws an overhand right that lands on Bualuang's shoulder, as Bualuang tries to avoid the shot.
Corona rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bualuang counters with a straight right hand.
Bualuang looks to throw the jab but Corona is out of range.
Bualuang misses with a hook
and Corona counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Bualuang misses.
Bualuang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corona throws a head kick that half lands.
Bualuang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corona throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corona is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bualuang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Corona jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A cross from Corona lands.
A jab from Bualuang misses.
Bualuang throws a poor cross that misses
and Corona counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bualuang looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Corona scores with a jab to the head.
Corona throws a hook but Bualuang avoids it easily.
Bualuang misses with a series of wild punches.
Corona throws out a counter right but Bualuang avoids it with no problem.
Bualuang misses the jab.
Bualuang ducks under a wild hook from Corona.
Corona loads up on a big right hand but Bualuang slips the punch.
Bualuang misses with a straight right.
Bualuang is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Corona's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bualuang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bualuang throws a series of punches but Corona moves out of range.
Bualuang misses with a straight right.
Corona avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bualuang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corona lands with a nice body punch.
Bualuang misses with a body shot.
Bualuang throws a leg kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bualuang connects with a right hand. Corona shakes it off.
Corona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bualuang.
Anurak Bualuang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corona just misses with a punch to the body.
Bualuang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Corona misses the jab.
Corona slips a jab from Bualuang.
Corona takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bualuang.
Bualuang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bualuang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bualuang looks to land a combination. Corona sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A slow jab from Corona misses its intended target.
Bualuang misses with a looping left.
Corona is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Corona misses with a straight right.
Corona takes a swing at Bualuang's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Corona throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bualuang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Corona ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Corona slips a jab from Bualuang.
Bualuang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Corona looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bualuang throws a big shot that misses.
Corona throws out a counter right but Bualuang avoids it with no problem.
Bualuang misses with a lunging right hand
and Corona counters with a stiff right hand.
Corona misses with a body shot.
Bualuang cracks Corona with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Corona has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Corona there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice defenses there by Bualuang.
Corona slips a straight right by Bualuang.
Corona ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corona unleashes a big counter combination but Bualuang bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bualuang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bualuang ducks under a wild hook from Corona.
Bualuang was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That kick from Bualuang tenderised Corona's leg. Corona is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bualuang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bualuang throws a hook but Corona avoids it easily.
Bualuang throws a sloppy body shot
and Corona counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Corona ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bualuang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Corona.
Bualuang misses with an uppercut
letting Corona counter with a right hand.
Corona ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bualuang with a nice calf kick.
Bualuang throws a lazy uppercut
and Corona counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corona. Bualuang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corona scores with the left hand. Bualuang knows he should have avoided that one.
Corona checks a low kick from Bualuang.
Corona takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bualuang throws a poor cross that misses
and Bualuang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bualuang throws a looping overhand right but Corona ducks down to avoid it.
Bualuang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bualuang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juan Corona will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Bualuang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bualuang scores with a sloppy right hand. Corona should have avoided that one.
Corona cracks Bualuang with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Corona cracks Bualuang with an open hand slap.
Bualuang misses with a straight left.
Bualuang throws an off balance right hand
and Corona counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Bualuang finds it's way through Corona's defenses.
Bualuang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Corona scores with a one two! Bualuang had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bualuang misses with a jab to the body
and Corona counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Corona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Bualuang on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bualuang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Corona connects with a looping right hand.
Corona pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bualuang lands a nice shot to the body.
Bualuang throws a right hand that misses
letting Corona counter with a right hand.
Corona jabs Bualuang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corona throws a sloppy body shot
and Corona takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Corona throws a series of strikes that have Bualuang backpedaling.
A jab from Corona misses.
Bualuang throws a low kick but Corona avoids it.
Corona lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bualuang lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bualuang connects with the punch.
Corona fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bualuang connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corona walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Corona misses.
Bualuang slips under a jab from Corona.
Bualuang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corona throws the left hand but Bualuang avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bualuang avoids the body shot from Corona.
Bualuang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corona throws out the jab.
Bualuang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Corona.
Bualuang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Corona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bualuang was well out of range. Poor timing from Corona.
Corona takes a swing at Bualuang's ribcage but misses.
Bualuang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bualuang lands a nice looking body shot.
Bualuang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corona throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bualuang.
A big left from Bualuang misses.
Bualuang throws a looping overhand right but Corona ducks down to avoid it.
Corona lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bualuang throws a poor cross that misses
and Corona counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corona checks a leg kick.
Bualuang misses with a lunging right hand
and Corona counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bualuang jabs Corona right on the nose. Corona blinks but takes it well.
Bualuang clobbers Corona with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Corona slips a straight right by Bualuang.
Juan Corona seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Corona looks to score with a jab to the body but Bualuang is just out of range.
Corona blocks a jab.
Corona ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corona slips a straight right by Bualuang.
Bualuang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corona moves away.
Bualuang misses with a hook.
Bualuang throws out a powerful jab.
Bualuang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bualuang blocks a jab.
Bualuang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Corona.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang throws a lazy uppercut
and Corona counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corona looks to throw the jab but Bualuang is out of range.
Bualuang throwing a counter right hand but Corona manages to avoid it.
Corona keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Corona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bualuang.
Bualuang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Corona sizes up Bualuang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bualuang misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bualuang. Corona does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Bualuang.
Bualuang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bualuang is looking to score with low kicks.
Bualuang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corona was well out of range. Poor timing from Bualuang.
Corona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corona throws a hook but Bualuang avoids it easily.
Corona moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Corona swings for the body but Bualuang moves out of range.
Bualuang throws an off balance right hand
and Corona makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Juan Corona will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Corona.
Anurak Bualuang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bualuang misses with a body kick.
Corona throws out a counter right but Bualuang avoids it with no problem.
Corona moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bualuang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Corona.
Bualuang moves out of range of the strikes.
Corona fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bualuang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Corona connects with a body shot.
Corona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bualuang was well out of range. Poor timing from Corona.
Corona misses the jab.
Bualuang lands with a straight right. Corona didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bualuang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Corona on the side of the head.
Bualuang misses with a hook
and Corona counters with a stiff right hand.
Bualuang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bualuang scores with a jab.
Bualuang misses with a right hand
and Corona counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corona looks to land a right hand but Bualuang moved out of range.
Corona sizes up Bualuang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Corona stuns Bualuang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bualuang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corona.
Corona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bualuang.
Corona takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Bualuang misses the target.
Bualuang dips to his left and cracks Corona with an uppercut!
Corona scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bualuang 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.
Corona is rocked!
Corona defending well as Bualuang loads up on a big left hand.
Corona let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Corona is still on wobbly legs! Can Bualuang finish him?
Corona takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Corona misses with a body shot
and Bualuang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bualuang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Corona doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang looks to throw the jab but Corona is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Corona on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Corona. Beautiful body shot.
Corona seems to have recovered his senses.
Corona avoids the body shot from Bualuang.
Corona looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bualuang throws the left hand but Corona avoids the punch easily.
Bualuang misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corona. Bualuang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bualuang misses the jab.
Corona swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Corona swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Corona looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Corona moves out of range of the strikes.
Bualuang swings for the body but Corona moves out of range.
Corona connects with a solid leg kick.
Bualuang throws a looping overhand right but Corona ducks down to avoid it.
Bualuang misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corona throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Bualuang misses.
Corona lands a jab to the head.
Corona thuds a left hand into Bualuang's body.
Corona looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bualuang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Corona counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corona on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Corona doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Corona will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Corona uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bualuang.
Bualuang takes one to the side of the head.
Bualuang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corona is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bualuang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Corona keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bualuang.
Corona is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bualuang with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bualuang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corona.
Corona throws a body punch but Bualuang moves out of range.
Corona thuds his right hand into Bualuang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bualuang lands a nice hook to Corona's body. Corona takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Corona sizes up Bualuang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bualuang works the jab nicely.
Bualuang throws a right hand that Corona ducks under and follows up with a left that Corona also avoids with ease.
Bualuang punishes Corona's body with a nice straight punch.
Corona ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bualuang moves away.
Bualuang dips to his left and cracks Corona with an uppercut!
Bualuang misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corona rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bualuang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bualuang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corona was well out of range. Poor timing from Bualuang.
Corona pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bualuang takes a swing at Corona's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anurak Bualuang.
I think Corona has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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