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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luke Davidson (ranked 2820 p4p, 2534 weight class) and Irong Kasamsun (ranked 333 p4p, 300 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kasamsun's choice of entrance music: Tain With No Love - Andre Nickatina. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Irong Kasamsun!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasamsun misses with a takedown attempt
and Davidson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davidson throws a hook to the side of Kasamsun's head but Kasamsun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kasamsun has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Davidson misses with a looping right.
Davidson just misses with a punch to the body.
Davidson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kasamsun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davidson.
Kasamsun shoots in for a double leg but Davidson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kasamsun throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Davidson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kasamsun is in Davidson's guard.
Kasamsun working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Davidson looking for a sweep. Not yet Davidson, not yet.
Kasamsun lands a couple of elbows.
Davidson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kasamsun looking to pass the guard.
Kasamsun scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Davidson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kasamsun's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davidson stays in close to Kasamsun's body and controls the position.
Kasamsun wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Davidson wants to control from the top but Kasamsun keeps moving.
Kasamsun tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kasamsun has control of Davidson's left arm, preventing Davidson from doing any damage.
Davidson stopping the sweep attempt from Kasamsun.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kasamsun pulls Davidson in to control the position.
Davidson wants to control from the top but Kasamsun keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Davidson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kasamsun drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Davidson controls Kasamsun momentarily but Kasamsun frees himself.
Davidson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Davidson working a defensive guard here.
Kasamsun slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun is working Davidson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kasamsun working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Who's going to make the next move?
Kasamsun tries to move to mount but Davidson blocks the move with his legs.
Kasamsun has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Davidson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kasamsun's best efforts.
Davidson is looking to improve his position.
Kasamsun wants to take a breather but Davidson is having none of it.
Kasamsun thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davidson is looking for a sweep. Kasamsun is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kasamsun wants to control but Davidson is keeping him busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kasamsun lands a nice short elbow.
Davidson won't allow Kasamsun to pass to mount.
Davidson keeping hold of Kasamsun's head, controlling as best he can.
Kasamsun looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Davidson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davidson defending well though.
Kasamsun throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kasamsun working Davidson over with strikes.
Davidson moves into full guard.
Davidson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kasamsun tries to free his leg and advance position but Davidson is retaining full guard.
Davidson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kasamsun is one step ahead there.
Davidson pulls Kasamsun in close to his closed guard and prevents Kasamsun from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kasamsun is looking to work some ground and pound but Davidson has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davidson wants to sweep but no luck.
Kasamsun stands and throws Davidson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kasamsun throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Davidson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irong Kasamsun dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kasamsun looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Davidson!
Kasamsun misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kasamsun scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Davidson to see if he's OK.
Kasamsun tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Davidson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Davidson prevents Kasamsun from improving position.
Davidson struggling a bit here.
Davidson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kasamsun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kasamsun controlling the action here.
Davidson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson tries to roll over but Kasamsun keeps him under control.
Davidson moves into full guard.
Kasamsun lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kasamsun lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasamsun trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kasamsun lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kasamsun throws a big right hand that misses.
Kasamsun lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kasamsun is working Davidson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Davidson controlling the position.
Kasamsun is looking to work some ground and pound but Davidson has wrist control.
Kasamsun postures up in Davidson's guard and throws a big left but Davidson blocks it.
Davidson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kasamsun postures up.
Davidson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kasamsun is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Davidson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kasamsun's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kasamsun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kasamsun working a defensive guard here.
Kasamsun wants to sweep but no luck.
Davidson controlling from the top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kasamsun holds on and takes a little breather.
Kasamsun looking to control.
Davidson preventing the sweep.
Kasamsun is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Davidson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davidson is one step ahead there.
Davidson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Davidson just content to control the position.
Davidson trying to control the position but Kasamsun is working away.
Kasamsun is trying to get back to half guard.
Kasamsun can't do much from the bottom here.
Kasamsun is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Davidson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kasamsun is not content to let Davidson control the position.
Kasamsun tries to bench press Davidson off him but Davidson keeps the position.
Kasamsun is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Davidson off and has taken his back!
Kasamsun looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Davidson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Well, with Kasamsun on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Davidson is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davidson is trapped and Kasamsun is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Davidson is really stuck here.
Davidson is taking damage to the body and head.
Kasamsun is hanging on to Davidson's back as he tries to escape.
Kasamsun is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Kasamsun gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Kasamsun gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Kasamsun apologises and we restart here on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irong Kasamsun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kasamsun shoots in and bounces Davidson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kasamsun accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davidson managing to control the position.
Davidson trying to control the position.
Kasamsun landing with the ground and pound.
Kasamsun is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kasamsun trying to control but Davidson is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasamsun scoring with punches to the head and body.
Davidson wants to sweep here but Kasamsun controlling him for the moment.
Davidson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kasamsun throwing strikes from guard but Davidson blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun looking to pass the guard.
Davidson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kasamsun is one step ahead there.
Davidson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Davidson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kasamsun postures up.
Kasamsun stopping the sweep attempt from Davidson.
Davidson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Davidson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kasamsun lands a couple of elbows.
Davidson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kasamsun accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davidson controlling Kasamsun's posture.
Kasamsun stands up over Davidson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davidson has Kasamsun pulled in close to control his posture.
Davidson working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davidson wants to sweep here but Kasamsun controlling him for the moment.
Kasamsun sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Davidson's guard.
Davidson is trying to control but can't.
Kasamsun throwing shots but Davidson is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kasamsun connects with a nice short shot to Davidson's temple.
Kasamsun missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kasamsun thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kasamsun looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kasamsun winds up and cracks Davidson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kasamsun working over Davidson with some ground and pound. Davidson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Davidson is rocked!
Irong Kasamsun has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kasamsun lands a big elbow - Davidson is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Kasamsun!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Irong Kasamsun!
A very excited looking Irong Kasamsun 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.
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