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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Calixto Cardona (ranked 301 p4p, 297 weight class) and Biabas Kitjakarn (ranked 39 p4p, 38 weight class). Kitjakarn has chosen Dancing Drums as his entrance music. Biabas Kitjakarn is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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17 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Calixto Cardona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Biabas Kitjakarn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardona looks to clinch
and Kitjakarn counters with a nice leg kick.
Cardona thuds his right hand into Kitjakarn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cardona throws a nice head kick!
Kitjakarn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cardona throws a hook to the side of Kitjakarn's head but Kitjakarn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kitjakarn tries a quick counter leg kick but Cardona is wise to it.
Nice shot lands for Cardona.
Kitjakarn has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A left lands for Kitjakarn.
Cardona gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kitjakarn blocks an uppercut.
Cardona lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kitjakarn misses with the head strike.
Cardona lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kitjakarn backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cardona tries to throw a body punch but Kitjakarn avoids it by throwing Cardona back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cardona.
Kitjakarn misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Cardona.
Kitjakarn swings wildly with an uppercut but Cardona uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cardona can't find room to land a body shot as Kitjakarn controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona misses with the head strike.
Cardona lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kitjakarn backwards.
Cardona tries to throw a body punch but Kitjakarn avoids it by throwing Cardona back against the cage.
Kitjakarn working aggressively here.
Kitjakarn lands a nice uppercut.
Kitjakarn prevents a body shot from Cardona.
Kitjakarn swings wildly with an uppercut but Cardona uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kitjakarn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kitjakarn lands a nice shot to the body.
Kitjakarn misses with a punch on the inside.
Cardona lands with a light punch inside.
Cardona misses with a body punch.
Kitjakarn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cardona connects with a single shot there.
Cardona lands a head kick!
Calixto Cardona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cardona misses with a body shot.
Cardona tried to score with a low kick but Kitjakarn checks it.
Cardona closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cardona prevents a body shot from Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn blocking some punches.
Kitjakarn tries a body shot but Cardona blocks it.
Kitjakarn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cardona misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cardona swings wildly with an uppercut but Kitjakarn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kitjakarn blocks a body shot from Cardona.
Cardona misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kitjakarn misses with the head strike.
Kitjakarn scores with a shoulder strike.
Cardona misses with a punch on the inside.
Cardona swings wildly with an uppercut but Kitjakarn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cardona misses with a body punch.
Kitjakarn throws a punch but it's blocked by Cardona.
Cardona goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Kitjakarn.
Nice body punch from Cardona.
Cardona lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cardona tries to throw a body punch but Kitjakarn avoids it by throwing Cardona back against the cage.
Kitjakarn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardona misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kitjakarn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cardona pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cardona forces Kitjakarn back against the cage and clinches.
Cardona doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kitjakarn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cardona creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cardona tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kitjakarn's elbow.
Kitjakarn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kitjakarn throws a head punch that misses.
Kitjakarn lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cardona.
Kitjakarn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cardona misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kitjakarn tries a body shot but Cardona blocks it.
Cardona throws a punch but it's blocked by Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn gets through Cardona's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cardona scores with a shot to the side of Kitjakarn's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cardona.
Kitjakarn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardona throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kitjakarns head.
Kitjakarn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cardona blocks an uppercut.
Cardona scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kitjakarn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kitjakarn blocking some punches.
Cardona misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cardona misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cardona scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kitjakarn misses with a punch to the body.
Kitjakarn manages to break the clinch.
Kitjakarn throws a front kick that sends Cardona stumbling back into the cage.
Cardona takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cardona lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cardona misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cardona throws a leg kick
letting Kitjakarn counter with a right hand.
Cardona with a jab.
Kitjakarn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cardona.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Calixto Cardona 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.
Kitjakarn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cardona works the jab nicely.
Cardona lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kitjakarn will feel that in the morning.
Kitjakarn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cardona.
Kitjakarn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cardona lands with a hook. Kitjakarn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cardona tries to work over Kitjakarn's front leg with a kick but Kitjakarn checks it.
Kitjakarn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cardona throws out a loose jab but Kitjakarn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kitjakarn misses with an uppercut. Cardona saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardona with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kitjakarn tries to keep at a distance but Cardona has taken the fight into the clinch.
Calixto Cardona has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cardona.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kitjakarn blocks a body shot from Cardona.
Kitjakarn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitjakarn misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kitjakarn fails to land.
Kitjakarn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Cardona.
Cardona swings wildly with an uppercut but Kitjakarn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kitjakarn looking to slow down the pace here.
Cardona misses with a punch to the body.
Kitjakarn slowing the pace effectively.
Cardona struggles to land a body shot inside as Kitjakarn controls his hands.
Kitjakarn blocking some punches.
Cardona lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cardona misses with a punch on the inside.
Cardona tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cardona is trying to break the clinch but Kitjakarn has him pressed against the cage.
Cardona lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kitjakarn backwards.
Cardona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kitjakarn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kitjakarn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cardona fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kitjakarn is out of range.
Kitjakarn wants to counter with a clinch but Cardona pushes him away.
Cardona is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kitjakarn can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardona throws a lazy uppercut
and Kitjakarn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cardona wants to clinch.
It seemed like Kitjakarn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kitjakarn walks into a left hand.
Cardona throws a sloppy head kick and Kitjakarn moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Cardona throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cardona rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kitjakarn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cardona looks to throw the jab but Kitjakarn is out of range.
Kitjakarn is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cardona.
Cardona scores with a nice head shot.
Kitjakarn connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitjakarn scores with a jab.
Kitjakarn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cardona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kitjakarn.
Cardona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kitjakarn manages to avoid it.
Cardona tries to clinch but Kitjakarn moves out of range.
Kitjakarn slips under a jab.
Cardona moves away from the strike by Kitjakarn.
Cardona throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kitjakarn swings for the body but Cardona moves out of range.
A big right from Cardona misses.
Kitjakarn drops his hands momentarily and Cardona takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kitjakarn moves out of range of the strikes.
Cardona throws a lazy head kick
and Kitjakarn counters with an outside leg kick.
Cardona throws a shot from downtown. Kitjakarn moves away and avoids it.
Kitjakarn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardona takes a swing at Kitjakarn's ribcage but misses.
Cardona tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cardona lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cardona instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cardona stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kitjakarn swings wildly with an uppercut but Cardona uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kitjakarn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cardona blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kitjakarn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cardona's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cardona.
Kitjakarn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cardonas head.
Cardona lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cardona.
Cardona scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cardona goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Calixto Cardona dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cardona throws a body punch but Kitjakarn moves out of range.
Kitjakarn flicks out a counter leg kick but Cardona steps away.
Cardona scores with a jab to the body.
Cardona misses with a kick to the body.
Kitjakarn is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kitjakarn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cardona fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kitjakarn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cardona.
Kitjakarn flicks out a counter leg kick but Cardona steps away.
Kitjakarn checks a low kick from Cardona.
Cardona getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kitjakarn moves away from the strike by Cardona.
A little jabbing left from Kitjakarn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kitjakarn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cardona.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitjakarn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cardona misses with a body punch
and Kitjakarn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kitjakarn punishes Cardona's body with a nice straight punch.
Cardona throws a jab but it's blocked by Kitjakarn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cardona 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.
Kitjakarn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kitjakarn checks a leg kick.
Kitjakarn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cardona lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kitjakarn slips a straight right by Cardona.
Cardona misses with a leg kick
and Kitjakarn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice left hand lands by Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cardona doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kitjakarn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kitjakarn cracks Cardona with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kitjakarn.
Cardona misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cardona working aggressively here.
Cardona softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardona working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cardona misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Biabas Kitjakarn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cardona misses with some punches.
Cardona lands a nice uppercut.
Kitjakarn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kitjakarn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kitjakarn pushes Cardona back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kitjakarn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kitjakarn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cardona or not.
Cardona's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Cardona.
Cardona prevents a body shot from Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn lands a body punch.
Kitjakarn struggles to land a body shot inside as Cardona controls his hands.
Kitjakarn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kitjakarn prevents a body shot from Cardona.
Kitjakarn working aggressively here.
Calixto Cardona is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kitjakarn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cardona prevents a body shot from Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn throws a punch but it's blocked by Cardona.
Kitjakarn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kitjakarn can't find room to land a body shot as Cardona controls the action.
Kitjakarn breaks from the clinch.
Cardona throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cardona just misses with a punch to the body.
Cardona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cardona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kitjakarn.
Cardona scores with a shot to the body.
Kitjakarn looks to score with a jab to the body but Cardona is just out of range.
Kitjakarn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cardona digs a good hook to Kitjakarn's body.
Cardona scores with a sloppy right hand. Kitjakarn should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitjakarn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kitjakarn thumps Cardona with a low kick.
Cardona has Kitjakarn up against the cage in a clinch.
Cardona works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kitjakarn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kitjakarn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kitjakarn throws an off balance right hand
and Kitjakarn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kitjakarn misses with a body punch
and Cardona makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cardona connects with a solid leg kick.
Calixto Cardona is winning the standup battle so far.
Cardona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kitjakarn slips under a jab from Cardona.
Nice shot lands for Cardona.
Cardona moves away from the strike by Kitjakarn.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Calixto Cardona.
Well Cardona 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calixto Cardona!
Our winner, Calixto Cardona, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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