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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Gallo (ranked 3331 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petchboonchu Aumkatongchiangmai (ranked 3135 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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157 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arturo Gallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 3, fighting out of New York, Petchboonchu Aumkatongchiangmai!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gallo breaks from the clinch.
Aumkatongchiangmai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aumkatongchiangmai throws a head kick that misses.
Aumkatongchiangmai gets tackled into the cage by Gallo. Gallo maintains the clinch.
Gallo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petchboonchu Aumkatongchiangmai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallo shoots for a takedown but Aumkatongchiangmai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aumkatongchiangmai throws a counter combo.
Aumkatongchiangmai gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gallo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Aumkatongchiangmai wants to stand and escape but Gallo is having none of it.
Gallo tries to free his leg and advance position but Aumkatongchiangmai is retaining full guard.
Gallo gets to his feet. Aumkatongchiangmai looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gallo looks for a takedown but Aumkatongchiangmai sprawls well.
Aumkatongchiangmai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Aumkatongchiangmai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gallo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aumkatongchiangmai tries to kick Gallo off but Gallo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gallo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aumkatongchiangmai is trying to stand up here but Gallo is controlling him well.
Aumkatongchiangmai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gallo.
Aumkatongchiangmai wants to get back to his feet.
Gallo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gallo throwing shots but Aumkatongchiangmai is blocking nicely.
Gallo content to control rather than advance.
Aumkatongchiangmai wants to get back to his feet.
Gallo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Aumkatongchiangmai sees it coming and defends easily.
Gallo is keen to just control but Aumkatongchiangmai is a slippery customer.
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.
Gallo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aumkatongchiangmai knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gallo stops Aumkatongchiangmai from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gallo shoots in and drives through. Aumkatongchiangmai sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arturo Gallo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gallo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gallo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gallo goes for a double leg but Aumkatongchiangmai avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Aumkatongchiangmai continues to drive forward.
Aumkatongchiangmai misses with a head kick.
Aumkatongchiangmai lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Arturo Gallo has been cut.
Gallo has closed the distance and engaged Aumkatongchiangmai in a clinch.
Gallo has Aumkatongchiangmai pressed against the cage, preventing Aumkatongchiangmai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gallo pulls guard successfully.
Gallo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Aumkatongchiangmai decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gallo, up you get!
Aumkatongchiangmai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gallo moves into range and clinches up with Aumkatongchiangmai.
Aumkatongchiangmai is trying to break the clinch but Gallo has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aumkatongchiangmai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gallo tries to pull guard but Aumkatongchiangmai holds him up against the cage and eventually Gallo drops back down to his feet.
Gallo manages to break the clinch.
Gallo avoids the head kick by Aumkatongchiangmai.
Gallo shoots in and drives through. Aumkatongchiangmai sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aumkatongchiangmai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gallo dodges the punch combination from Aumkatongchiangmai.
Aumkatongchiangmai throws a head kick but Gallo moves out of range.
Gallo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gallo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Aumkatongchiangmai.
Gallo is rocked!
Aumkatongchiangmai is looking to clinch but Gallo is avoiding it.
Oh Gallo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aumkatongchiangmai throws a right and a left that Gallo avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Gallo.
Aumkatongchiangmai tries to clinch up but Gallo circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aumkatongchiangmai misses with the combination.
Aumkatongchiangmai misses with a series of wild punches.
Gallo seems to have got his legs back now.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Aumkatongchiangmai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gallo has a takedown stuffed.
Gallo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Aumkatongchiangmai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gallo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gallo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Aumkatongchiangmai tries to break free but Gallo pushes him back against the cage.
Gallo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Aumkatongchiangmai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gallo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Petchboonchu Aumkatongchiangmai will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gallo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aumkatongchiangmai is looking to clinch but Gallo is avoiding it.
No luck for Gallo with that takedown attempt.
Aumkatongchiangmai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aumkatongchiangmai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gallo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gallo tries to counter with a takedown but Aumkatongchiangmai is quick to defend against it.
Gallo rushes Aumkatongchiangmai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gallo is trying to pull guard but Aumkatongchiangmai has him pressed against the cage.
Gallo manages to break the clinch.
Aumkatongchiangmai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gallo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gallo looks for a takedown but Aumkatongchiangmai sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arturo Gallo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallo looking to score a takedown here. Aumkatongchiangmai is defending well but Gallo drives through and ends up in Aumkatongchiangmai's guard.
Gallo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Aumkatongchiangmai wants to stand up but Gallo is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aumkatongchiangmai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aumkatongchiangmai wants to get back to his feet but Gallo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gallo misses with a two punch combination.
Aumkatongchiangmai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Aumkatongchiangmai does no damage.
Aumkatongchiangmai lands a high kick!
Aumkatongchiangmai tries to bum rush Gallo with a series of wild strikes but Gallo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aumkatongchiangmai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gallo throws a big counter combination but Aumkatongchiangmai scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Aumkatongchiangmai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gallo counters by clinching up.
Aumkatongchiangmai is breathing heavily.
Gallo breaks from the clinch.
Aumkatongchiangmai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aumkatongchiangmai misses with a head kick.
Gallo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Aumkatongchiangmai tries a head kick but it misses.
Aumkatongchiangmai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gallo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aumkatongchiangmai pinned against the cage. Aumkatongchiangmai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gallo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aumkatongchiangmai's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallo decides to pull guard.
Gallo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Aumkatongchiangmai is looking to stand up but Gallo won't let him.
Gallo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Aumkatongchiangmai is looking to escape.
Gallo is trying to control. Aumkatongchiangmai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gallo controlling the pace.
Gallo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gallo decides to stand up.
Gallo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aumkatongchiangmai's waist but Aumkatongchiangmai gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gallo off to one side.
Gallo clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aumkatongchiangmai is trying to push Gallo away but Gallo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aumkatongchiangmai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gallo has him pressed against the cage.
Gallo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aumkatongchiangmai up against the cage.
Aumkatongchiangmai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aumkatongchiangmai is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Aumkatongchiangmai is trying to break the clinch but Gallo has him pressed against the cage.
Gallo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aumkatongchiangmai avoids it.
Aumkatongchiangmai is trying to break the clinch but Gallo has him pressed against the cage.
Aumkatongchiangmai is trying to break the clinch but Gallo has him pressed against the cage.
Aumkatongchiangmai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aumkatongchiangmai working hard to break the clinch.
Aumkatongchiangmai is trying to push Gallo away but Gallo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Gallo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Aumkatongchiangmai wants to clinch.
Gallo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gallo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aumkatongchiangmai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gallo tries for a takedown but Aumkatongchiangmai manages to get underhooks.
Gallo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aumkatongchiangmai's efforts to push away.
Gallo tries to score a body lock takedown but Aumkatongchiangmai shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Aumkatongchiangmai is trying to break the clinch but Gallo is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aumkatongchiangmai is trying to break the clinch but Gallo has him pressed against the cage.
Aumkatongchiangmai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aumkatongchiangmai has had enough of the clinch but Gallo keeps him there for the moment.
Gallo tries to pull guard but Aumkatongchiangmai won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arturo Gallo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aumkatongchiangmai is trying to push Gallo away but Gallo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aumkatongchiangmai tries to break the clinch but Gallo is controlling the position.
Aumkatongchiangmai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aumkatongchiangmai is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gallo breaks from the clinch.
Aumkatongchiangmai feints a jab promting Gallo to slip. Aumkatongchiangmai then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gallo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gallo forces Aumkatongchiangmai back against the cage and clinches.
Gallo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Aumkatongchiangmai is looking to break free of the clinch but Gallo has double underhooks.
Aumkatongchiangmai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aumkatongchiangmai working hard to break the clinch.
Aumkatongchiangmai wants to break free but Gallo has control.
Aumkatongchiangmai wants to get back to striking at distance but Gallo won't allow it.
Gallo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallo tries to score a body lock takedown but Aumkatongchiangmai shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aumkatongchiangmai wants to break free but Gallo has control.
Aumkatongchiangmai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gallo has him pressed against the cage.
Aumkatongchiangmai tries to circle away but Gallo has him pinned against the cage.
Gallo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Aumkatongchiangmai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gallo is trying to pull guard but Aumkatongchiangmai turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gallo prevents Aumkatongchiangmai from breaking the clinch.
Aumkatongchiangmai is looking to break free of the clinch but Gallo has double underhooks.
Aumkatongchiangmai gets underhooks to prevent Gallo's takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Aumkatongchiangmai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gallo is trying to drag Aumkatongchiangmai to the mat but Aumkatongchiangmai just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gallo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aumkatongchiangmai's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aumkatongchiangmai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aumkatongchiangmai is trying to push Gallo away but Gallo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aumkatongchiangmai is trying to break free.
Aumkatongchiangmai is trying to break the clinch but Gallo has him pressed against the cage.
Aumkatongchiangmai tries to circle away but Gallo has him pinned against the cage.
Aumkatongchiangmai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gallo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aumkatongchiangmai's efforts to push away.
Gallo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aumkatongchiangmai pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Aumkatongchiangmai tries to break the clinch but Gallo is controlling the position.
Aumkatongchiangmai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petchboonchu Aumkatongchiangmai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aumkatongchiangmai tries to clinch up.
Gallo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Aumkatongchiangmai manages to circle out of the way.
Gallo moves into range and clinches up with Aumkatongchiangmai.
Gallo tries to pull guard but Aumkatongchiangmai won't allow it.
Gallo is trying to pull guard but Aumkatongchiangmai has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Aumkatongchiangmai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
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.
Aumkatongchiangmai can't break the clinch.
Gallo just leaning against Aumkatongchiangmai, taking a breather.
Arturo Gallo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aumkatongchiangmai is trying to force a seperation but Gallo has the dominant position.
Aumkatongchiangmai wants to get back to striking at distance but Gallo won't allow it.
Aumkatongchiangmai is trying to break the clinch but Gallo has him pressed against the cage.
Gallo keeps control of Aumkatongchiangmai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gallo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A frustrated look appears on Aumkatongchiangmai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aumkatongchiangmai is looking to break free of the clinch but Gallo has double underhooks.
Aumkatongchiangmai can't break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aumkatongchiangmai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gallo manages to break the clinch.
Aumkatongchiangmai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gallo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Aumkatongchiangmai misses with a two punch combination.
As Aumkatongchiangmai looks to move away, Gallo throws a big counter combo but Aumkatongchiangmai just gets out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Petchboonchu Aumkatongchiangmai.
I think Aumkatongchiangmai 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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