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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chakree Somchai (ranked 1564 p4p, 1367 weight class) and Edgar Bravo (ranked 171 p4p, 152 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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169 cm 25 152 10 - 4 - 0 |
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176 cm 27 155 12 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling Great elbows Granite chin |
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Good wrestler Excellent MT Granite chin |
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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chakree Somchai! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgar Bravo! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Somchai moves into the clinch successfully.
Somchai misses with a body punch.
Somchai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Somchai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Somchai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Somchai throws an elbow but it misses.
Somchai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Bravo blocks the elbow strike.
Somchai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Somchai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Somchai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Somchai lands a right hand. Somchai struggles to land a body shot inside as Bravo controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bravo missing with knees to the body.
Somchai avoiding damage as Bravo throws knees to the body.
Somchai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Somchai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bravo's defenses. Somchai stalls. Bravo blocks an elbow strike. A head punch on the inside from Somchai fails to land. Somchai throws an elbow but it misses.
A right hand to the body from Somchai.
Bravo blocks the elbow strike.
Somchai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Somchai displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bravo up against the cage. The referee calls for Bravo to work.
Bravo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Somchai misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Somchai throws an elbow but misses. Somchai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Somchai misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bravo blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Somchai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bravo's brow. Somchai content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Somchai taking a breather. Somchai pushes off an throws an elbow but Bravo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Somchai avoiding damage as Bravo throws knees to the body.
Somchai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Somchai takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Somchai misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Somchai lands an elbow inside. Bravo blocks an elbow strike. Somchai tries a body shot but Bravo blocks it.
Bravo dodges an elbow strike from Somchai.
Bravo blocks the elbow strike.
Somchai lands an elbow that stopped Bravo in his tracks for a moment. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Somchai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Bravo letting Somchai take a breather here. Somchai swings wildly with an uppercut but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it. Bravo stalling in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chakree Somchai dominated that round. That's time! Somchai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Somchai misses with a two punch combination.
Somchai tries to clinch up. Somchai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Bravo tries to counter with a clinch but Somchai shakes him off and moves away. Bravo walks into a left hand. Somchai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Somchai stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Somchai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Somchai throws an elbow that misses.
Somchai tries a body shot but Bravo blocks it.
Somchai misses with the head strike.
Bravo dodges an elbow strike from Somchai.
That's one minute gone in the round. Somchai misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Somchai throws an elbow but misses. Somchai lands an elbow inside that Bravo shrugs off. Somchai works on Bravo's body with a couple of short punches. Somchai manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bravo prevents a body shot from Somchai. Somchai pushes off an throws an elbow but Bravo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Bravo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Somchai throws a punch but it's blocked by Bravo.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bravo slowing the pace effectively. Somchai throws an elbow that misses.
Bravo looking to slow down the pace here. Bravo has Somchai pressed against the cage.
Bravo blocks the elbow strike.
Somchai lands a nice elbow. Somchai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bravo blocks an elbow strike from Somchai.
With the fighters up against the cage, Somchai throws an elbow but misses. Somchai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice elbow from Somchai. Somchai lands a right hand. Somchai holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chakree Somchai has scored more points in the clinch so far. Bravo blocks a body shot from Somchai. Somchai lands a nice elbow. Somchai has Bravo pressed against the cage.
Bravo landing knees to the body.
Bravo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Somchai is defending well for now. Bravo blocks the elbow strike.
Somchai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bravo avoids a wild elbow strike from Somchai. Stalling in the clinch from Bravo.
Somchai taking a breather. Come on Bravo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Somchai misses with an elbow over the top. Bravo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Somchai avoids it. Somchai throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Somchai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Somchai pushes off an throws an elbow but Bravo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Somchai misses with an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chakree Somchai dominated that second round. That's time! Somchai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round! Somchai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Bravo tries to counter with a clinch but Somchai shakes him off and moves away. Somchai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bravo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Somchai clinches up against the cage. With the fighters up against the cage, Somchai throws an elbow but misses. Somchai is working Bravo over against the cage. Somchai cracks Bravo with a nice body shot. Bravo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Somchai.
Somchai is leaning against Bravo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Somchai leaning his opponent against the cage. Somchai taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bravo blocks an uppercut.
Somchai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bravo can do to turn this around? Somchai displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bravo up against the cage. Somchai can't find room to land a body shot as Bravo controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Somchai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bravo's brow. A hook to the body from Somchai.
Somchai tries to work over Bravo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Bravo blocks an elbow strike from Somchai.
Somchai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Somchai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bravo's defenses. Somchai misses with the head strike.
Chakree Somchai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Somchai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Bravo avoids a wild elbow strike from Somchai. Bravo blocks an elbow strike. Somchai misses with an elbow strike.
Somchai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Somchai lands a nice shot to the body. Somchai controlling the action here for a moment.
Somchai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Somchai lands a shot to the body. Somchai lands an elbow that stopped Bravo in his tracks for a moment. Bravo misses with a punch to the body.
Somchai throws a punch but it's blocked by Bravo. Somchai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bravo's elbow. Somchai lands a nice uppercut. Somchai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Somchai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Somchai lands an elbow that stopped Bravo in his tracks for a moment. Somchai misses with a body punch.
Somchai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Somchai throws an elbow but it misses.
Somchai throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Somchai takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Somchai throws an elbow that misses.
Somchai tries a body shot but Bravo blocks it.
Bravo dodges an elbow strike from Somchai.
Bravo prevents a body shot from Somchai. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Bravo avoids the elbow strike from Somchai, against the cage.
Edgar Bravo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Bravo dodges an elbow strike from Somchai.
And that's the end of the fight! Chakree Somchai showed his dominance in that final round. Well Somchai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26 Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26 Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chakree Somchai! A very excited looking Chakree Somchai 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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energy
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RATING
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