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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo De Geno (ranked 381 p4p, 1117 weight class) and Samak Ruenroeng (ranked 19 p4p, 61 weight class). De Geno's entrance music is DE MEXICO SONG. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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169 cm 23 136 11 - 3 - 0 |
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170 cm 39 146 35 - 20 - 1 |
Good wrestling Excellent boxer Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler World class MT Fast |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo De Geno! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 35 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samak Ruenroeng! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A looping hook to the body misses from De Geno. Ruenroeng does a little dance to reset his feet. De Geno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng unleashes a big counter combination but De Geno bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Ruenroeng attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. De Geno throws a hook to the side of Ruenroeng's head but Ruenroeng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. De Geno throws a hook but Ruenroeng avoids it easily. Ruenroeng defending well as De Geno loads up on a big left hand. De Geno throws a jab when Ruenroeng was well out of range. Ruenroeng throws a nice outside leg kick. Ruenroeng 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. De Geno throws a sloppy head kick and Ruenroeng moves out of range easily. Ruenroeng cracks De Geno with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. De Geno throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruenroeng. A countering left hand to the body from Ruenroeng misses. Ruenroeng buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ruenroeng tries to land a leg kick but De Geno saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. De Geno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruenroeng. Ruenroeng was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Ruenroeng paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Pablo De Geno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nice defenses there by Ruenroeng. De Geno shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. De Geno misses with a hook
and Ruenroeng counters with an inside leg kick. Nice uppercut there from De Geno.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Geno punishes Ruenroeng's body with a nice straight punch. De Geno throws a shot from downtown. Ruenroeng moves away and avoids it. Ruenroeng is trying to counter with his kicks. Ruenroeng connects with a leg kick. De Geno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruenroeng misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruenroeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Geno.
Ruenroeng is looking to score with low kicks. De Geno tries to move into range but Ruenroeng moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Ruenroeng blocks a jab. A little jabbing left from Ruenroeng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. De Geno lunges at Ruenroeng with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ruenroeng's hand. Ruenroeng takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Geno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. De Geno misses with a hook. Ruenroeng ducked under it nicely. Ruenroeng blocks a jab. De Geno backing away here, and Ruenroeng unleashes a leg kick that just misses. A decent looking cross lands there for De Geno. Nice body kick from Ruenroeng. 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! Ruenroeng connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. A shot to the liver by Ruenroeng. Beautiful body shot. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ruenroeng lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Geno has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Geno and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Geno finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ruenroeng appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. De Geno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Good shot there by De Geno. A nice combination there by Ruenroeng.
De Geno connects with a right hand. Ruenroeng shakes it off. De Geno takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch combination from Ruenroeng misses. De Geno moves out of range of the body kick from Ruenroeng.
A leg kick checked by De Geno. De Geno loads up on a big right hand but Ruenroeng slips the punch. Ruenroeng throws a jab but it's blocked by De Geno. Ruenroeng has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Geno. Ruenroeng closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Ruenroeng takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Geno dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ruenroeng. That did some damage! De Geno lands a two punch combo.
Ruenroeng uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. De Geno throws an overhand right that lands on Ruenroeng's shoulder, as Ruenroeng tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Geno throws out a loose jab but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it. De Geno throws a shot from downtown. Ruenroeng moves away and avoids it. A swing and a miss from De Geno. De Geno lands with an overhand left. Ruenroeng lands with a cross. De Geno ducks under a wild hook from Ruenroeng. Ruenroeng works the jab nicely. Ruenroeng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Geno. De Geno cracks a nice hook into Ruenroeng's ribs. Ruenroeng throws a right and a left that De Geno avoids nicely. De Geno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice leg kick from De Geno, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Geno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruenroeng moves away. Ruenroeng tries a quick counter leg kick but De Geno is wise to it. De Geno blocks a leg kick. Nice shot by De Geno. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ruenroeng gets off balance looking for a body kick and De Geno counters with a stiff right hand. De Geno throws a body punch but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Geno misses with a wild body shot. De Geno is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. De Geno connects with a single shot there. De Geno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Geno throws a hook but Ruenroeng avoids it easily. De Geno misses with a looping right. Ruenroeng scores with a leg kick.
Ruenroeng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruenroeng missing with a left hand there. De Geno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. De Geno swings widly with a right hand
and Ruenroeng counters with a leg kick. Ruenroeng misses with a body kick. De Geno misses with a looping right. Ruenroeng throws a leg kick but De Geno sees it coming and checks it nicely. De Geno throwing a counter right hand but Ruenroeng manages to avoid it. Ruenroeng slips a jab from De Geno. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ruenroeng tries to clinch there but De Geno circles away.
De Geno throws out a token jab with nothing on it. De Geno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A right-left combo lands from De Geno. De Geno cracks Ruenroeng with a right hand to the side of the head. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo De Geno dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! De Geno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruenroeng sees it coming and avoids it easily. Ruenroeng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Geno moves out of range of the body kick from Ruenroeng.
De Geno throws a low kick, looking for Ruenroeng's leg but Ruenroeng calmly moves out of range. Ruenroeng is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Geno. De Geno looks to land a right hand but Ruenroeng moved out of range. De Geno misses with a hook. Ruenroeng ducked under it nicely. De Geno throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Ruenroeng slips under a jab. Ruenroeng throws an overhand right that lands on De Geno's shoulder, as De Geno tries to avoid the shot. De Geno throws a body punch but Ruenroeng moves out of range. De Geno's corner calls for a 1-2. De Geno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. De Geno is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ruenroeng takes one on the button. Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Geno. Ruenroeng looks like he wants to counter punch here. De Geno thuds his right hand into Ruenroeng's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Donk. De Geno catches Ruenroeng right on the button with a cross. De Geno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ruenroeng. Jab by Ruenroeng.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Geno misses with a straight left. De Geno slips under a jab from Ruenroeng. De Geno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Ruenroeng unleashes a big counter combination but De Geno bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. A leg kick checked by De Geno. Ruenroeng just misses with a punch to the body.
De Geno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruenroeng. Pablo De Geno is winning the standup battle so far. De Geno misses with a looping left. A swing and a miss from De Geno. And Ruenroeng responds with a good body kick, but De Geno manages to step out the way in time. De Geno throws out a token jab with nothing on it. The fighters circling - Ruenroeng throws out the jab but it was never going to land. De Geno pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Ruenroeng scores with a leg kick.
Ruenroeng waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Geno. Nice cross by Ruenroeng. Ruenroeng goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Ruenroeng swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. De Geno throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Geno takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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! Ruenroeng blocks a jab. Ruenroeng is trying to counter with his kicks. De Geno takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ruenroeng takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. De Geno lands with a hook. Ruenroeng tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. De Geno scores with a decent looking hook. Ruenroeng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruenroeng pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Ruenroeng fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Geno on the side of the head. De Geno misses with a left hand and Ruenroeng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. De Geno fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ruenroeng has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Ruenroeng walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Geno checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Ruenroeng takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Geno chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Geno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. De Geno attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Ruenroeng blocks a leg kick. A big right from De Geno misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Geno lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ruenroeng connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. De Geno throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruenroeng counters with a nice body shot. De Geno throws a low kick, looking for Ruenroeng's leg but Ruenroeng calmly moves out of range. Ruenroeng counters with a body kick. De Geno changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Ruenroeng fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Ruenroeng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Geno manages to avoid it. De Geno lands with a right hand. De Geno takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ruenroeng misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Geno throws an overhand right that lands on Ruenroeng's shoulder, as Ruenroeng tries to avoid the shot. Ruenroeng connects with a solid leg kick. Ruenroeng fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Geno has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. 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! Ruenroeng throws an off balance right hand
and De Geno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Ruenroeng buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ruenroeng pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Ruenroeng has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Geno throws the left hand but Ruenroeng avoids the punch easily. Ruenroeng throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Ruenroeng pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Ruenroeng misses with an uppercut. De Geno saw that one coming. De Geno lands a leg kick that knocks Ruenroeng off balance momentarily. De Geno blocks a head kick by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick but De Geno sees it coming and moves out of range. Ruenroeng lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Ruenroeng missing with a left hand there. De Geno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. De Geno walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ruenroeng checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. De Geno throws a hook but Ruenroeng blocks it. A punch lands to the side of Ruenroeng 's head but he takes it in his stride. Ruenroeng defending well as De Geno loads up on a big left hand. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ruenroeng. De Geno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruenroeng. De Geno slips under a jab from Ruenroeng. Ruenroeng slips under a jab. Ruenroeng tries a head kick but it misses.
De Geno is looking to counter punch. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Samak Ruenroeng will probably get the nod - 10:9. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. De Geno misses with a straight left. De Geno lands a lovely overhand right. De Geno misses with a looping right. De Geno lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Ruenroeng throws a wild body kick that De Geno sees coming a mile off. Ruenroeng tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Geno is able to avoid easily. Ruenroeng rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting De Geno counter with a right hand. De Geno throws out a powerful jab. De Geno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Geno throws an overhand right that lands on Ruenroeng's shoulder, as Ruenroeng tries to avoid the shot. Ruenroeng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. De Geno misses with a looping right. De Geno throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ruenroeng on the side of the head. De Geno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Geno. Ruenroeng looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Ruenroeng connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Geno momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! De Geno's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ruenroeng under the eye. De Geno avoids the body shot from Ruenroeng.
De Geno throws an overhand right that lands on Ruenroeng's shoulder, as Ruenroeng tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ruenroeng takes one on the button. De Geno throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruenroeng counters with a solid body kick. De Geno dodges the punch combination from Ruenroeng.
De Geno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick but De Geno moves out of range.
De Geno throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruenroeng. Ruenroeng flicks out a counter leg kick but De Geno steps away. Ruenroeng ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. A leg kick checked by Ruenroeng. De Geno throws an off balance right hand
and Ruenroeng counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Ruenroeng lands a jab to the nose. Ruenroeng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Geno. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruenroeng! But no joy. De Geno throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruenroeng counters with a right hand to the body. De Geno throws a shot from downtown. Ruenroeng moves away and avoids it. A looping hook to the body misses from Ruenroeng. De Geno does a little dance to reset his feet. De Geno connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! De Geno throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A lazy left from Ruenroeng finds it's target. Ruenroeng pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruenroeng on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Geno. De Geno obviously looking to wear him down.
Ruenroeng finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from De Geno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Ruenroeng on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Ruenroeng throws a body shot but no joy. A swing and a miss from De Geno. De Geno backing away here, and Ruenroeng unleashes a leg kick that just misses. De Geno throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruenroeng counters with a straight right hand. Ruenroeng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Geno. Ruenroeng slips a straight right by De Geno. Ruenroeng lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Ruenroeng throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. De Geno throws a nice inside leg kick. De Geno lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot by De Geno.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ruenroeng doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Ruenroeng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Geno. De Geno checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Geno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Ruenroeng tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Nice jab there from De Geno. Ruenroeng throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A big left from De Geno misses. De Geno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruenroeng manages to avoid it. Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Geno. Ruenroeng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. De Geno avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Ruenroeng slips a jab from De Geno. De Geno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruenroeng. Ruenroeng only half commits to the counter leg kick. De Geno throws a hook to the side of Ruenroeng's head but Ruenroeng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. De Geno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruenroeng counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. De Geno scores with a sloppy right hand. Ruenroeng should have avoided that one. De Geno misses with a hook. Ruenroeng ducked under it nicely. Ruenroeng throws an overhand right that lands on De Geno's shoulder, as De Geno tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A big left from De Geno misses. De Geno lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! De Geno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruenroeng sees it coming and avoids it easily. Ruenroeng moves out of range of the strikes. A jab lands there for De Geno. Ruenroeng moves out of range as De Geno strikes. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Ruenroeng might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, De Geno has got the better of the exchanges. Ruenroeng's corner calls for a 1-2. Ruenroeng obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. De Geno moves out of range as Ruenroeng throws a body kick.
De Geno fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ruenroeng looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. De Geno misses the shot to the body. Good exchange - De Geno coming out on top. Ruenroeng swings and misses with a shot to the body and De Geno counters with a two punch combo. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ruenroeng closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Ruenroeng softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Ruenroeng throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Ruenroeng manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo De Geno clearly takes that round. That's time! De Geno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ruenroeng waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Geno. Ruenroeng clobbers De Geno with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Ruenroeng slips under a jab. De Geno takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. De Geno connects with a looping right hand.
De Geno lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ruenroeng misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. De Geno looks to land a left hand but Ruenroeng moved out of range nicely. De Geno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruenroeng. Ruenroeng lands with a kick to the ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as De Geno blocks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from De Geno. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Geno. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Decent striking displayed by De Geno there. De Geno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. De Geno lands a glancing blow to the side of Ruenroeng's head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ruenroeng cracks De Geno with a right hand to the side of the head. Ruenroeng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Geno looks to throw the jab but Ruenroeng is out of range. De Geno jabbing away but nothing is landing. Ruenroeng looks to score with a jab to the body but De Geno is just out of range. Ruenroeng scoring well with a low kick there.
Ruenroeng tries to score with a low kick but De Geno moves his leg out of the way. De Geno throws a jab when Ruenroeng was well out of range. Ruenroeng throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A little feinted left hand from De Geno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Ruenroeng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Geno. Ruenroeng feints a counter leg kick. Ruenroeng moves out of range of the leg kick from De Geno. De Geno tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. De Geno with the inside leg kick. De Geno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruenroeng counters with a solid body kick. Ruenroeng slips under a jab. Ruenroeng slips a straight right by De Geno.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Geno with a jab. De Geno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Ruenroeng on the wrong end of a nice hook. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ruenroeng throws a body kick that misses. De Geno slips a jab from Ruenroeng. De Geno throwing a counter right hand but Ruenroeng manages to avoid it. Ruenroeng shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Ruenroeng throws a leg kick but De Geno sees it coming and checks it nicely. De Geno slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Pablo De Geno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Ruenroeng throws a body punch but De Geno moves out of range. De Geno lands a right hook to the body.
De Geno throws a looping overhand right but Ruenroeng ducks down to avoid it. Ruenroeng feints a counter leg kick. Ruenroeng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Ruenroeng tries a quick counter leg kick but De Geno is wise to it. Ruenroeng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Geno. A telegraphed right hand from De Geno misses the target. De Geno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruenroeng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. De Geno misses with a hook. Ruenroeng ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Geno looks to throw the jab but Ruenroeng is out of range. De Geno swings away with a leg kick that misses. De Geno swings widly with a right hand
and Ruenroeng counters with a stiff right hand. A left lands for Ruenroeng. Ruenroeng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Geno jabbing away but nothing is landing. A swing and a miss from De Geno. Ruenroeng throws a push kick but De Geno slaps the foot to one side. De Geno throws a hook but Ruenroeng avoids it easily. Ruenroeng throws a solid leg kick but De Geno takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ruenroeng. Ruenroeng throws a nice outside leg kick. Ruenroeng throws a leg kick that misses. De Geno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. De Geno keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ruenroeng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Geno. De Geno misses with a low kick.
Ruenroeng tries a quick counter leg kick but De Geno is wise to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ruenroeng with the inside leg kick. De Geno throws a right hand that misses
and Ruenroeng counters with a lovely shot to the body. De Geno throws a looping overhand right but Ruenroeng ducks down to avoid it. Ruenroeng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Geno was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruenroeng. De Geno connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ruenroeng momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. De Geno throws a looping overhand right but Ruenroeng ducks down to avoid it. De Geno throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruenroeng. De Geno with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruenroeng to score with a decent uppercut. De Geno connects with a crisp jab. De Geno throws a big shot that misses. De Geno slips under a jab. Ruenroeng defending well as De Geno loads up on a big left hand. De Geno scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. De Geno throws a shot to the body.
De Geno connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Ruenroeng misses with a wild body shot. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo De Geno had his way with Samak Ruenroeng in that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round! De Geno jabs Ruenroeng to the body, keeping him at a distance. De Geno throws a lazy right hand but Ruenroeng sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Ruenroeng throws a body kick that misses. De Geno blocks a low kick nicely. Ruenroeng throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Donk. De Geno catches Ruenroeng right on the button with a cross. De Geno keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Geno misses the shot to the body. Ruenroeng throws out a counter right but De Geno avoids it with no problem. Ruenroeng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Geno. De Geno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ruenroeng. Ruenroeng throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. De Geno misses with a hook. Ruenroeng ducked under it nicely. Ruenroeng takes a swing at De Geno's ribcage but misses. De Geno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruenroeng was well out of range. Poor timing from De Geno. De Geno misses with a hook
and Ruenroeng makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Ruenroeng moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Geno misses with a double jab.
De Geno throws a series of punches but Ruenroeng moves out of range. Ruenroeng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Geno. De Geno swings widly with a right hand
and Ruenroeng counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. De Geno throws a hook but Ruenroeng blocks it. De Geno scores with the left hand. Ruenroeng knows he should have avoided that one. Ruenroeng takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. De Geno throws a wild body kick that Ruenroeng sees coming a mile off. Nice defenses there by De Geno. A shot to the body from De Geno misses and Ruenroeng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. De Geno throws a series of punches but Ruenroeng avoids them all with ease. De Geno misses with an uppercut. Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Geno. De Geno throws a lazy right hand but Ruenroeng sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. De Geno misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruenroeng counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. De Geno throws a looping overhand right but Ruenroeng ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Geno throws a hook to the side of Ruenroeng's head but Ruenroeng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. De Geno throws a hook but Ruenroeng blocks it. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A jab from De Geno misses. A chopping leg kick lands by De Geno. Ruenroeng lands a body shot.
Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Geno. Ruenroeng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Geno. A head kick misses from Ruenroeng. A telegraphed right hand from De Geno misses the target. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Geno lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ruenroeng has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ruenroeng and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. De Geno throws a big shot that misses. Ruenroeng avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Ruenroeng defending well as De Geno loads up on a big left hand. De Geno swings for the body but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
A nice side step and Ruenroeng releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. De Geno missing with a left hand there. Ruenroeng was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Geno on the wrong end of a nice jab. De Geno throws out a token jab with nothing on it. De Geno pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A nice side step and Ruenroeng releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. A decent looking cross lands there for Ruenroeng. De Geno has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ruenroeng. Ruenroeng avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Ruenroeng throws a counter combo. A slow jab from Ruenroeng misses its intended target. Samak Ruenroeng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! De Geno lands with a hook. Ruenroeng tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Ruenroeng fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Geno. De Geno loads up on a big right hand but Ruenroeng slips the punch. De Geno lands with a straight right. Ruenroeng didn't see that one coming. De Geno does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. De Geno throws a hook to the side of Ruenroeng's head but Ruenroeng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Ruenroeng is trying to counter with his kicks. De Geno is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ruenroeng. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ruenroeng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Geno. Ruenroeng let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Geno digs a good hook to Ruenroeng's body.
Ruenroeng wants to slow De Geno down by chopping away at his legs. De Geno misses with a looping right. Ruenroeng throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Geno scores with a nice strike. Ruenroeng moves out of range of the strikes. Ruenroeng moves out of range as De Geno strikes. De Geno misses with a wild body shot. De Geno missing with a left hand there. Ruenroeng was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. De Geno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruenroeng sees it coming and avoids it easily. Ruenroeng on the wrong end of a nice hook. Ruenroeng blocks a jab. A big left from De Geno misses. Ruenroeng works De Geno's body with a nice hook. Ruenroeng misses the jab. Ruenroeng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight! Pablo De Geno showed his dominance in that final round. I think De Geno has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 49:46 Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 49:46 Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo De Geno! Pablo De Geno retains his bantamweight title! Pablo De Geno decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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