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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Irong Kasamsun (ranked 335 p4p, 682 weight class) and Robin Williams (ranked 36 p4p, 87 weight class). Kasamsun comes to the cage accompanied by Tain With No Love - Andre Nickatina. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Irong Kasamsun!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robin Williams!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to clinch but Kasamsun moves out of range.
Kasamsun dives in for a single leg takedown but Williams sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kasamsun goes for a takedown attempt but Williams pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Kasamsun does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been informed that Williams has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kasamsun ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kasamsun counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams wants to sweep here but Kasamsun controlling him for the moment.
Kasamsun throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Kasamsun preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Williams holds on and takes a little breather.
Williams lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasamsun 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 seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kasamsun has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Williams sitting in guard here, content to control.
Williams's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams won't allow Kasamsun to sweep him here.
Williams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kasamsun looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kasamsun trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Williams advances to half guard.
Williams keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kasamsun wants to get back to full guard.
Kasamsun is working hard here to advance position.
Williams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kasamsun tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.
Williams controlling the action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
Williams trying to control the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kasamsun momentarily.
Kasamsun looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irong Kasamsun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams scores with a body shot.
Williams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kasamsun takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kasamsun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kasamsun gets slowly back to his feet.
Kasamsun feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasamsun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kasamsun is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Williams controlling the position.
Kasamsun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kasamsun.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kasamsun accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kasamsun is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Williams pulls Kasamsun in close to prevent any damage.
Kasamsun with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Williams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams cracks a nice hook into Kasamsun's ribs.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Kasamsun counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
Kasamsun sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Williams manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kasamsun postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Williams is controlling Kasamsun's posture.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kasamsun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasamsun is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Kasamsun throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Irong Kasamsun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kasamsun postures up.
Kasamsun throwing strikes but missing.
Kasamsun stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams is trying to keep Kasamsun in close.
Williams wants to sweep here but Kasamsun controlling him for the moment.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
Williams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kasamsun manages to get himself to full guard.
Kasamsun keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams passes Kasamsun's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Williams sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is thwarting Kasamsun's attempts to control the position.
Williams is taking a breather. Kasamsun says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Let's hope that Williams 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.
Williams prevents Kasamsun from improving his position.
Williams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to free his trapped foot but Kasamsun is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Williams controlling the action here.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Kasamsun is defending well.
Williams perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Williams trying to control from half guard but Kasamsun is working away.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Kasamsun moved out of range.
Kasamsun appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kasamsun changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kasamsun slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Robin Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kasamsun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kasamsun changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kasamsun moves forwards but Williams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kasamsun shoots in and gets a takedown into Williams's guard.
Williams wants to sweep here but Kasamsun controlling him for the moment.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kasamsun.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams has momentary wrist control but Kasamsun slips an elbow through the middle.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Kasamsun from controlling successfully.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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!
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kasamsun with a nice head shot there.
Kasamsun trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams is pulling down on Kasamsun's head. It's preventing any offense from Kasamsun, at least for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Irong Kasamsun will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasamsun manages to avoid it.
Kasamsun changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kasamsun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Kasamsun changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Kasamsun, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Williams tries to counter with a clinch but Kasamsun shakes him off and moves away.
Kasamsun takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kasamsun.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irong Kasamsun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Kasamsun counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasamsun in side control, throwing shots but Williams defends.
Williams struggling a bit here.
Williams sneaks back into half guard.
Williams is controlling Kasamsun's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kasamsun thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams is trying to maintain the position but Kasamsun is very close to passing his half guard.
Williams is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kasamsun's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kasamsun's back!
Kasamsun rolls, trying to escape but Williams keeps control of the position.
Williams is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Williams.
Kasamsun trying to control the hands but Williams breaks the grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Kasamsun right now.
Williams avoiding Kasamsun 's attempts to control his hands.
Kasamsun is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Williams biding his time, looking for the opening.
Williams is continuing to stall.
Kasamsun tries to roll but Williams sticks to his back.
Williams tries to get the hooks in deep but Kasamsun pushed the leg off.
Williams might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kasamsun haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Williams is not going to allow Kasamsun to sit and survive in this position.
Williams controlling the position well here. Kasamsun rolled but Williams kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Williams avoiding Kasamsun 's attempts to control his hands.
Williams controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Williams trying to control momentarily.
Williams controls the position.
Kasamsun rolls, trying to escape but Williams keeps control of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams has good solid back control here.
Kasamsun looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Williams really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kasamsun is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kasamsun walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch lands to the side of Kasamsun 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kasamsun dives in for a single leg takedown but Williams sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Williams is trying to push Kasamsun away but Kasamsun has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kasamsun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kasamsun backwards.
Williams is trying to push Kasamsun away but Kasamsun has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kasamsun has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Kasamsun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams misses the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams works the jab nicely.
Kasamsun fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Williams sprawls well initially but Kasamsun persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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 Williams's temple.
Kasamsun throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams wants to improve his position but Kasamsun is controlling well.
Kasamsun throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Kasamsun has control of the leg.
Williams is holding on to half guard well.
Kasamsun thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kasamsun lands a nice short elbow.
Williams tries to roll over but Kasamsun keeps him under control.
Williams is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kasamsun scores with a couple of nice shots.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun wants to take a breather but Williams is having none of it.
Kasamsun landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Williams wants to improve his position but Kasamsun is controlling well.
Williams wants to control but Kasamsun is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kasamsun thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
Williams slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasamsun being controlled here momentarily.
Williams trying to control the position.
Kasamsun working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kasamsun throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Kasamsun preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun with a nice head shot there.
Williams pulls Kasamsun in to control the position.
The adventures of Williams the control monster continue. Boring.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Kasamsun from controlling successfully.
Kasamsun working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williams's head.
Williams has his hands on Kasamsun's head, controlling the position.
Williams wants to improve his position but instead Kasamsun has moved into half guard.
Williams is looking for a sweep. Kasamsun is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Williams is positioning himself well to prevent Kasamsun advancing to mount.
Williams moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams controlling the position.
Williams looking to control.
Kasamsun sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Williams controlling Kasamsun's posture.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kasamsun working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kasamsun works over Williams with some ground and pound from guard.
Williams is controlling Kasamsun's posture.
More stalling from Williams.
Williams is trying to keep Kasamsun in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Robin Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Kasamsun is just out of range.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kasamsun manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Kasamsun drops down looking for a counter takedown but Williams sprawls and moves away.
Kasamsun tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
Kasamsun will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Robin Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasamsun fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irong Kasamsun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kasamsun takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kasamsun ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasamsun shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Kasamsun's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kasamsun shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Kasamsun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Kasamsun ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Williams scores with a jab.
Kasamsun walks into a straight right hand from Williams.
Kasamsun fails with a takedown attempt.
Donk. Williams catches Kasamsun right on the button with a cross.
Nice shot by Williams.
Williams gets caught napping as Kasamsun dives in and scores a takedown. Williams manages to retain guard.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Williams trying to control the position here.
Irong Kasamsun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Williams 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kasamsun accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kasamsun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kasamsun works over Williams with some ground and pound from guard.
Williams wants to sweep here but Kasamsun controlling him for the moment.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kasamsun with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kasamsun postures up.
Williams 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kasamsun with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kasamsun being controlled here momentarily.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kasamsun being controlled here momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Kasamsun. Kasamsun gets slowly back to his feet.
Kasamsun on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Williams wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Williams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Williams swings for the body but Kasamsun moves out of range.
Kasamsun shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Kasamsun's shoulder, as Kasamsun tries to avoid the shot.
Kasamsun ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Kasamsun has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kasamsun there as he acknowledges the shot.
Williams cracks Kasamsun with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Williams punishes Kasamsun's body with a nice straight punch.
Williams slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Williams.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 46:49
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 45:50
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Williams!
Robin Williams is the new featherweight champion!
Robin Williams spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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