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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thawit Prasongsanti (ranked 4486 p4p, 2999 weight class) and Santiago Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago Gutierrez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thawit Prasongsanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Santiago Gutierrez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prasongsanti tries to clinch up.
Gutierrez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gutierrez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Prasongsanti circles away.
Prasongsanti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Prasongsanti pushes Gutierrez up against the cage in a clinch.
Prasongsanti landing knees to the head.
Prasongsanti looking to throw knees to the head but Gutierrez is blocking nicely.
Prasongsanti is looking to control Gutierrez's arms but Gutierrez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Prasongsanti has his back to the cage.
Gutierrez managing to block the knees to the body from Prasongsanti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prasongsanti gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Prasongsanti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gutierrez blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Prasongsanti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gutierrez looking to stall.
Prasongsanti lands a knee to the head.
Prasongsanti is trying to stall.
Prasongsanti working hard to break the clinch.
Prasongsanti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gutierrez is trying to stall.
Prasongsanti tries to land a knee to the head but Gutierrez blocks with his arms.
Prasongsanti trying to land knees to the body.
Gutierrez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Prasongsanti smiles and moves away.
Thawit Prasongsanti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Gutierrez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prasongsanti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gutierrez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Prasongsanti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prasongsanti moves into the clinch.
Prasongsanti stalling in the clinch but Gutierrez improves position.
Prasongsanti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Prasongsanti looking to slow down the pace here.
Prasongsanti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Prasongsanti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Prasongsanti misses with a knee to the head.
Prasongsanti misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Prasongsanti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Prasongsanti tries to land knees in the clinch but Gutierrez avoids the damage to the body.
Prasongsanti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Prasongsanti displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gutierrez up against the cage.
Prasongsanti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gutierrez is defending well for now.
Prasongsanti misses with the head strike.
Prasongsanti is trying to push Gutierrez away but Gutierrez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Prasongsanti taking a breather.
Prasongsanti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gutierrez is defending well for now.
That's four 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.
Prasongsanti tries a knee to the head but Gutierrez blocks it.
Prasongsanti looking to slow down the pace here.
Gutierrez wants to take the fight to the mat but Prasongsanti manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gutierrez looks winded!
Prasongsanti has Gutierrez pushed against the cage.
Prasongsanti stalling in the clinch but Gutierrez improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Thawit Prasongsanti.
Prasongsanti is looking to clinch.
Prasongsanti tries to clinch up.
Prasongsanti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Prasongsanti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gutierrez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Prasongsanti tries to clinch but Gutierrez moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thawit Prasongsanti dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Prasongsanti tries to clinch but Gutierrez is having none of it.
Gutierrez tries to counter with a clinch but Prasongsanti shakes him off and moves away.
Prasongsanti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Prasongsanti moves into the clinch.
Gutierrez avoiding damage.
Prasongsanti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Prasongsanti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Prasongsanti is looking to control Gutierrez's arms but Gutierrez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Prasongsanti has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prasongsanti misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gutierrez looking to slow down the pace here.
Gutierrez looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prasongsanti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Prasongsanti tries a knee to the head but Gutierrez blocks it.
Prasongsanti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gutierrez can do to turn this around?
Gutierrez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gutierrez is breathing heavily.
Gutierrez managing to block the knees to the body from Prasongsanti.
Prasongsanti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Prasongsanti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Prasongsanti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gutierrez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gutierrez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Prasongsanti tries a knee to the head but Gutierrez blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prasongsanti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Prasongsanti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Prasongsanti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gutierrez taking a breather.
Gutierrez tries to break the clinch but Prasongsanti is controlling the position.
Prasongsanti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Prasongsanti wants to stall.
Prasongsanti tries a knee to the head but Gutierrez blocks it.
Prasongsanti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gutierrez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Prasongsanti looking to throw knees to the head but Gutierrez is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gutierrez as Prasongsanti tries to tie him up.
Prasongsanti missing with knees to the body.
Prasongsanti missing with knees to the body.
Gutierrez managing to block the knees to the body from Prasongsanti.
Gutierrez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gutierrez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Prasongsanti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gutierrez is defending well for now.
Prasongsanti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gutierrez blocks it with crossed arms.
Prasongsanti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gutierrez is defending well for now.
Prasongsanti stalling against the cage.
Thawit Prasongsanti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prasongsanti looking to stall.
Gutierrez controlling the action here for a moment.
Gutierrez breaks from the clinch.
Gutierrez avoids the body shot from Prasongsanti.
Gutierrez unleashes a big counter combination but Prasongsanti bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Prasongsanti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gutierrez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Prasongsanti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gutierrez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prasongsanti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gutierrez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thawit Prasongsanti dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Prasongsanti tries to close the distance and clinch but Gutierrez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gutierrez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice defenses there by Prasongsanti.
Prasongsanti went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Thawit Prasongsanti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prasongsanti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gutierrez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thawit Prasongsanti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gutierrez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prasongsanti is looking to clinch but Gutierrez is avoiding it.
Gutierrez doesn't manage to clinch there - Prasongsanti circles away.
Prasongsanti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Prasongsanti working Gutierrez over with knees to the body.
Gutierrez fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prasongsanti misses with a knee strike.
Prasongsanti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Prasongsanti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gutierrez looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Prasongsanti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Prasongsanti misses with a knee strike.
Prasongsanti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gutierrez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Prasongsanti - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gutierrez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gutierrez looking to slow down the pace here.
Gutierrez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gutierrez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Prasongsanti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gutierrez blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Prasongsanti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gutierrez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Prasongsanti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Prasongsanti looking to stall.
Prasongsanti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Gutierrez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Prasongsanti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gutierrez avoids it.
Prasongsanti misses with a knee strike.
Prasongsanti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gutierrez's elbow.
Prasongsanti lands a good knee to the midsection. Gutierrez won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prasongsanti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gutierrez as Prasongsanti tries to tie him up.
Prasongsanti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Prasongsanti looking to stall.
Prasongsanti seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Gutierrez is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Prasongsanti trying to stall but Gutierrez improves his position.
Gutierrez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Thawit Prasongsanti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Gutierrez.
Prasongsanti has Gutierrez pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Thawit Prasongsanti.
Gutierrez keeps the fight on the outside.
Prasongsanti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gutierrez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Prasongsanti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gutierrez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Prasongsanti tries to clinch but Gutierrez is having none of it.
Prasongsanti tries to clinch but Gutierrez moves out of range.
Prasongsanti wants to clinch up but Gutierrez keeps it at a distance.
Prasongsanti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prasongsanti tries to clinch up but Gutierrez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gutierrez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Prasongsanti tries to close the distance and clinch but Gutierrez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prasongsanti doesn't manage to clinch there - Gutierrez circles away.
Prasongsanti tries to clinch there but Gutierrez circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gutierrez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prasongsanti moves in looking to clinch but Gutierrez pushes him off.
Santiago Gutierrez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thawit Prasongsanti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gutierrez circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thawit Prasongsanti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Prasongsanti, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thawit Prasongsanti!
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energy
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hype
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