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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Read (ranked 1652 p4p, 3426 weight class) and Somporn Metharom (ranked 226 p4p, 404 weight class). Read comes to the cage accompanied by Fight Music. Metharom is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Porcelain - Moby. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Read!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Somporn Metharom!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Metharom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Metharom misses with a body punch.
Metharom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Read avoids it.
Metharom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Read's elbow.
Metharom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Read is defending well for now.
Read is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Read scores with a knee to the head.
Metharom looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Metharom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Metharom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Read's elbow.
Read blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Metharom tries a body shot but Read blocks it.
Read throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Metharom blocks it with crossed arms.
Read scores with a knee to the head.
Read missing with knees to the body.
Read looking to throw knees to the head but Metharom is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metharom working aggressively here.
Read avoiding damage.
Metharom swings wildly with an uppercut but Read uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Metharom - that landed with a thud.
Metharom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Read avoids it.
Read with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Read misses with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Metharom.
Read landing knees to the head.
Metharom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Metharom misses with a body punch.
Metharom missing with knees to the body.
Read blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Read lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Metharom is defending well for now.
Read blocking some punches.
Metharom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Read really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A knee to the head by Read.
Read misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Metharom.
Read misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Metharom missing with knees to the body.
Read connects with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Metharom tries to land a knee to the head but Read blocks with his arms.
Read throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Metharom blocks it with crossed arms.
Metharom tries to work over Read's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Read.
Read misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Metharom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Metharom.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Read looking to slow down the pace here.
Read seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Metharom is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Read tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Metharom being controlled against the cage.
Metharom lands a nice knee to the body.
Read on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Read is looking to control Metharom's arms but Metharom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Read has his back to the cage.
Metharom takes a knee right on the jaw!
Metharom missing with knees to the body.
Metharom misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metharom swings wildly with an uppercut but Read uses good head movement to avoid it.
Read avoiding damage as Metharom throws knees to the body.
Metharom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Metharom.
An attempted straight right counter from Read misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Read looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Metharom throws an overhand right that lands on Read's shoulder, as Read tries to avoid the shot.
Read forces Metharom back against the cage and clinches.
Read taking a breather.
Read tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Metharom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Metharom throws a head kick but Read moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Read misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Metharom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Metharom misses with a head kick.
Read fails with an attempt to clinch.
Metharom misses with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jay Read will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Read tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Metharom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Read tries to clinch but Metharom moves out of range.
Read lands a really nice looking cross but Metharom seems unphased.
Read takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Metharom throws a head kick that Read semi-blocks.
It looks like Jay Read has been cut.
Read clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Read - that landed with a thud.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Read tries to land knees in the clinch but Metharom avoids the damage to the body.
Read with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Read's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Read looking to stall.
Metharom misses with a knee to the head.
Metharom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Read looking to throw knees to the head but Metharom is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metharom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Read.
Metharom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Read unloads a knee to the mid-section. Metharom lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Read takes a knee right on the jaw!
Metharom swings wildly with an uppercut but Read uses good head movement to avoid it.
Read managing to block the knees to the body from Metharom.
Metharom missing with knees to the body.
Metharom looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Read trying to land knees to the body.
Jay Read has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Read slowing the pace effectively.
Metharom throws a punch but it's blocked by Read.
Read tries a knee to the head but Metharom blocks it.
Read takes an elbow to the temple.
Metharom avoiding damage as Read throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metharom trying to land knees to the body.
Metharom struggles to land a body shot inside as Read controls his hands.
Read using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Metharom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Metharom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Read is defending well for now.
Metharom tries to land knees in the clinch but Read avoids the damage to the body.
Metharom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Metharom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jay Read is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Read closes the distance and pushes Metharom back into the cage.
Read looking to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Read throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Read obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metharom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Metharom moves forwards but Read connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Read misses with a series of wild punches.
And Metharom responds with a good body kick, but Read manages to step out the way in time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Metharom. Read does a little dance to reset his feet.
Read tries to clinch up but Metharom circles away and keeps his distance.
Jay Read seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Read tries to clinch but Metharom moves out of range.
Metharom throws a head kick that misses.
Read moves into range and clinches up with Metharom.
Read lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Somporn Metharom has been cut.
Read looking to throw knees to the head but Metharom is blocking nicely.
Metharom tries to stall but Read uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Metharom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Read misses with a knee to the head.
Metharom misses with an elbow strike.
Read throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metharom creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Read blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Read lands a good knee to the midsection. Metharom won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Metharom misses with some punches.
Metharom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Metharom can't find room to land a body shot as Read controls the action.
Read blocking some punches.
Read throws a knee to the head but misses.
Metharom avoiding damage as Read throws knees to the body.
Metharom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Read tries to clinch up.
Metharom misses with a looping left.
Metharom lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Read tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Read tries to clinch up but Metharom circles away and keeps his distance.
Metharom circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Somporn Metharom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Metharom misses with a kick to the body.
Read clinches up with Metharom and pushes him back against the cage.
Read tries a knee to the head but Metharom blocks it.
Read throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Metharom blocks it with crossed arms.
Read blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Read on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Read looking to throw knees to the head but Metharom is blocking nicely.
Metharom looking to stall.
Metharom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Read slowing the pace effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Read tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Read is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Metharom is defending well for now.
Read stalling in the clinch but Metharom improves position.
Metharom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Metharom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Metharom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Read is looking to clinch but Metharom is avoiding it.
Read tries to close the distance and clinch up but Metharom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Read fails in his attempt to clinch.
Metharom circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Metharom. Read does a little dance to reset his feet.
Read ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Read is looking to clinch but Metharom is avoiding it.
Metharom follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Read fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Read misses with a knee to the head.
Metharom tries a knee to the head but Read blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metharom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Metharom can't find room to land a body shot as Read controls the action.
Read tries to land a knee to the head but Metharom blocks with his arms.
Read with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Metharom throws an elbow that misses.
Metharom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Read keeps control of Metharom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Read using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Metharom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Read using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Metharom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Read.
Metharom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Metharom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Read's elbow.
Metharom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Read with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Read blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Metharom.
Read utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Metharom.
Metharom misses with some punches.
Read leaning his opponent against the cage.
Read tries to land a knee to the head but Metharom blocks with his arms.
Read with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Read with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Metharom avoiding damage as Read throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Metharom as Read tries to tie him up.
Read avoids a wild elbow strike from Metharom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Metharom prevents a body shot from Read.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Read avoids the elbow strike from Metharom, against the cage.
Metharom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Read blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Read has Metharom pushed against the cage.
Read trying to land knees to the body.
Read missing with knees to the body.
Read tries to land a knee to the head but Metharom blocks with his arms.
Metharom managing to block the knees to the body from Read.
Metharom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Read backwards.
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!
Read avoids the elbow strike from Metharom, against the cage.
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 Jay Read.
I think Read 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Read!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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