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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chanthaphone Southanouvong (ranked 985 p4p, 2074 weight class) and Sabotage Rex (ranked 129 p4p, 262 weight class). Southanouvong's entrance music is Y-U- Smilin. A fine choice. Rex has chosen Motley Crue - Girlsx3 as his entrance music. Chanthaphone Southanouvong is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chanthaphone Southanouvong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sabotage Rex!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rex throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Southanouvong counters with a stiff right hand.
Chanthaphone Southanouvong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rex throws a looping overhand right but Southanouvong ducks down to avoid it.
Southanouvong throwing a counter right hand but Rex manages to avoid it.
Southanouvong moves into the clinch successfully.
Southanouvong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rex breaks the clinch.
Southanouvong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rex looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rex looks to throw the jab but Southanouvong is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Southanouvong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Southanouvong tries to clinch up.
Rex throws the kick towards the body but Southanouvong avoids it.
Rex throws a series of punches but Southanouvong moves out of range.
Southanouvong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rex moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Southanouvong scores with a jab to the head.
Rex avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Southanouvong clinches.
Rex working aggressively here.
Southanouvong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Southanouvong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
Southanouvong lands with a left to the head.
Southanouvong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Southanouvong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Southanouvong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Southanouvong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Southanouvong.
Southanouvong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Southanouvong has a couple of punches blocked by Rex.
Rex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Southanouvong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Southanouvong is working Rex over against the cage.
Southanouvong pushes Rex back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rex swings wildly with an uppercut but Southanouvong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rex lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rex breaks the clinch.
Rex on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rex throws the kick towards the body but Southanouvong avoids it.
Nice jab there from Rex.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rex circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rex delivers a nice body kick.
Southanouvong lands a really nice looking cross but Rex seems unphased.
Southanouvong blocks a jab.
Southanouvong is looking to counter punch.
Southanouvong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rex.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex misses with a right hand
and Southanouvong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Rex throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rex throws a front kick that sends Southanouvong stumbling back into the cage.
Rex scores with a kick to the midsection.
Southanouvong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Southanouvong misses.
Southanouvong tries to bum rush Rex with a series of wild strikes but Rex uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rex is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Southanouvong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rex counters with a leg kick.
Rex takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Southanouvong fails to land with a series of punches.
Southanouvong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Southanouvong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rex's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Southanouvong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rex scrambles back to his feet.
Southanouvong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Southanouvong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rex throws out the jab.
Rex steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Southanouvong.
Rex dips to his left and cracks Southanouvong with an uppercut!
Southanouvong missing with a left hand there. Rex was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Southanouvong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rex lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Southanouvong tries to clinch up but Rex circles away and keeps his distance.
Southanouvong misses with a hook
and Rex counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Rex.
Rex throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Southanouvong working aggressively here.
Southanouvong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Southanouvong prevents a body shot from Rex.
Rex blocking some punches.
Southanouvong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Southanouvong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rex misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Southanouvong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rex.
Southanouvong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rex has time to react.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rex fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Southanouvong manages to avoid it.
Southanouvong rushes Rex and presses him up against the cage.
Southanouvong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Southanouvong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Southanouvong clinches up against the cage.
Rex lands a right hand that snaps the head of Southanouvong backwards.
Rex tries to throw a body punch but Southanouvong avoids it by throwing Rex back against the cage.
Southanouvong lands with a left to the head.
Southanouvong breaks from the clinch.
Rex connects with a nice looking jab.
Southanouvong is looking to clinch.
Southanouvong wants to clinch up but Rex keeps it at a distance.
Southanouvong throws a jab when Rex was well out of range.
Southanouvong misses the body punch
and Rex counters with a straight right hand.
Southanouvong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rex manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rex throws out a counter right but Southanouvong avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rex fails to land with a series of punches.
Rex with a jab.
Rex scores with a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Rex.
Southanouvong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rex moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chanthaphone Southanouvong will probably get the nod.
That's time! Southanouvong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Southanouvong takes the fight into the clinch.
Southanouvong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Southanouvong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Southanouvong.
Southanouvong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rex's efforts to push away.
Rex misses with some punches.
Rex swings wildly with an uppercut but Southanouvong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Southanouvong struggles to land a body shot inside as Rex controls his hands.
Southanouvong manages to break the clinch.
Rex keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Southanouvong.
Southanouvong blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rex dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Southanouvong. That did some damage!
The fight stays on the outside here - Southanouvong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Southanouvong lands with a nice body punch.
Rex lands a leg kick that knocks Southanouvong off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Southanouvong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rex manages to avoid it.
Rex is looking to land body kicks.
Rex uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Southanouvong.
Rex keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Southanouvong.
Sabotage Rex seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Southanouvong has managed to clinch.
Southanouvong has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A left hand lands to the body for Rex.
Southanouvong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Southanouvong breaks the clinch.
Southanouvong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Southanouvong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rex has time to react.
Southanouvong slips under a jab from Rex.
Southanouvong closes the distance and pushes Rex back into the cage.
Chanthaphone Southanouvong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Southanouvong blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Rex.
Southanouvong breaks the clinch.
Southanouvong tries to clinch up.
Southanouvong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rex.
Rex lands a leg kick that knocks Southanouvong off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Southanouvong forces Rex back against the cage and clinches.
Southanouvong misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Rex on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Southanouvong fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Rex.
Southanouvong lands with a short shot to the head.
Rex manages to break the clinch.
Southanouvong misses with a hook
letting Rex counter with a right hand.
Southanouvong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Southanouvong is looking to clinch but Rex is avoiding it.
Rex scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rex avoids the body shot from Southanouvong.
The fighters circling - Southanouvong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Southanouvong wants to clinch.
Rex with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Southanouvong to score with a decent uppercut.
Southanouvong tries to clinch there but Rex circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Southanouvong throws an off balance right hand
and Rex counters with a solid body kick.
Rex throws a looping overhand right but Southanouvong ducks down to avoid it.
Southanouvong is looking to counter punch.
Southanouvong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rex manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Southanouvong tries to clinch but Rex is having none of it.
Rex swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rex. Southanouvong shrugs it off though.
Rex lands a jab.
Rex is looking to score with low kicks.
Southanouvong moves in looking to clinch but Rex pushes him off.
Rex uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Southanouvong.
Southanouvong ducks under a wild hook from Rex.
Southanouvong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rex.
Southanouvong instigates a clinch.
Rex taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rex throws a head punch that misses.
Rex misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Southanouvong has a couple of punches blocked by Rex.
Rex blocks an uppercut.
Rex looking to stall.
Southanouvong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Southanouvong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rex breaks from the clinch.
Southanouvong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rex manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rex avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Southanouvong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rex swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rex looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Southanouvong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rex counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rex fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Southanouvong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rex swats away the attempt to clinch by Southanouvong.
Rex takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Southanouvong tries to move into range but Rex moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Southanouvong takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabotage Rex showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Rex throws a sloppy head kick and Southanouvong moves out of range easily.
Rex throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Southanouvong wants to clinch.
Southanouvong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rex explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A swing and a miss from Rex.
Southanouvong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Southanouvong with a hook.
Rex slips a straight right by Southanouvong.
Southanouvong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Southanouvong instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Southanouvong has a couple of punches blocked by Rex.
A short right from Rex on the inside.
Southanouvong lands a right hand.
Rex escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Southanouvong throws a lazy uppercut
and Rex counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rex throws a hook but Southanouvong avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rex connects with the punch.
Nice shot by Southanouvong.
Southanouvong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Southanouvong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Southanouvong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rex.
Southanouvong scores with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Southanouvong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Southanouvong misses with a double jab.
Rex connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Southanouvong clinches up with Rex and pushes him back against the cage.
Rex makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Southanouvong is rocked!
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!
Southanouvong misses with some punches.
Rex lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Southanouvong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Southanouvong misses with some punches.
Southanouvong seems to have got his legs back now.
Southanouvong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rex.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Rex.
Southanouvong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rex throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Southanouvong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rex misses with a head kick.
Rex misses with a looping left.
Rex looks to land a left hand but Southanouvong moved out of range nicely.
Rex sizes up Southanouvong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rex.
Southanouvong misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Rex to counter with a crisp jab.
Southanouvong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Southanouvong wants to clinch up but Rex keeps it at a distance.
Southanouvong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Southanouvong tries to clinch there but Rex circles away.
Rex thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rex looks for the body kick but Southanouvong saw that one coming.
A big right from Rex misses.
Good leg kick by Rex.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex misses with a kick to the body.
Southanouvong defending well as Rex loads up on a big left hand.
Southanouvong throwing a counter right hand but Rex manages to avoid it.
Southanouvong moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Rex.
Rex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rex throws a jab when Southanouvong was well out of range.
Southanouvong misses with a lunging right hand
and Rex counters with a stiff right hand.
Southanouvong slips a jab from Rex.
Southanouvong closes the distance and clinches.
Southanouvong swings wildly with an uppercut but Rex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rex lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rex.
Southanouvong throws a punch but it's blocked by Rex.
Southanouvong misses with a body punch.
Southanouvong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rex's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Southanouvong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Southanouvong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Southanouvong throws a punch but it's blocked by Rex.
Southanouvong swings wildly with an uppercut but Rex uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Rex.
Southanouvong can't find room to land a body shot as Rex controls the action.
Southanouvong breaks the clinch.
Southanouvong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rex swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rex misses with a jab, cross combination.
Southanouvong moves into the clinch.
Southanouvong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Southanouvong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Southanouvong will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Southanouvong.
Southanouvong throws a head punch that misses.
Rex breaks the clinch.
Southanouvong wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sabotage Rex.
I think Rex 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sabotage Rex!
Sabotage Rex gave a mention to Groove Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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