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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mengrire Krenakore (ranked 684 p4p, 1498 weight class) and Petcharon Darawan (ranked 59 p4p, 119 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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175 cm 31 157 18 - 13 - 0 |
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176 cm 30 155 17 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class MT Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler Dangerous knees Heavy handed |
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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 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mengrire Krenakore! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Petcharon Darawan! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A big left from Krenakore misses. We've been told by Krenakore's head coaches at Tran MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Petcharon Darawan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Krenakore punishes Darawan's body with a nice straight punch. Darawan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Mengrire Krenakore has been cut. Darawan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Krenakore jabs at Darawan's body. A slapping leg kick lands for Darawan.
Darawan throws a big shot that misses. Darawan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krenakore.
Darawan tries a head kick but it misses.
Darawan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Krenakore is out of range. Krenakore was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Darawan misses with a right hand and Krenakore counters with a lovely shot to the body. Darawan throws a shot from downtown. Krenakore moves away and avoids it. Darawan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krenakore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Krenakore digs a good hook to Darawan's body.
Darawan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Krenakore breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Darawan throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A swing and a miss from Krenakore. Darawan connects with a single shot there. A left and a right from Krenakore both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Petcharon Darawan has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Krenakore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Darawan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Darawan misses with a looping right. Darawan throws a head kick that misses. Krenakore lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Darawan throws an overhand right that lands on Krenakore's shoulder, as Krenakore tries to avoid the shot. Krenakore misses with a body shot.
Krenakore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darawan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Darawan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Darawan moves away from the strike by Krenakore. Darawan misses with the body kick and Krenakore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Darawan tests Krenakore's chin there with a solid looking shot. Krenakore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. This has been an exciting period of action! Darawan takes a swing at Krenakore's ribcage but misses. Krenakore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Krenakore. That snapped Darawan's head back.
Darawan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Darawan swings widly with a right hand
and Krenakore counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Darawan throws a looping overhand right but Krenakore ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Darawan's corner calls for a 1-2. Darawan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Krenakore looks to throw the jab but Darawan is out of range. Darawan cracks Krenakore with a right hand to the side of the head. Krenakore is looking to wear down Darawan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Krenakore works the jab nicely. Krenakore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darawan.
Krenakore is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Krenakore works Darawan's body with a nice hook. Darawan misses the shot to the body. Darawan walks into a left hand. Krenakore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darawan is looking to clinch. It looked like Krenakore wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Krenakore staying out of range there. Krenakore is looking for a counter combo. A looping hook to the body misses from Krenakore. Darawan does a little dance to reset his feet. Krenakore misses with a wild body shot. Krenakore is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Krenakore lands a body shot.
Darawan misses with a right hand and Krenakore counters with a right hand to the body. Darawan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krenakore moves away. Darawan scores with a punch to the head. Darawan throws a big shot that misses. Darawan scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Krenakore cracks a nice hook into Darawan's ribs. Krenakore moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Darawan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. A swing and a miss from Darawan. Krenakore stuns Darawan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Krenakore takes a swing at Darawan's ribcage but misses. Darawan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Darawan tries to move into range but Krenakore moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Krenakore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darawan looks to throw the jab but Krenakore is out of range. No joy there for Krenakore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darawan cracks Krenakore with an open hand slap. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Darawan throws a poor cross that misses
and Krenakore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Krenakore throws a shot from downtown. Darawan moves away and avoids it. A jab from Krenakore finds it's way through Darawan's defenses. Darawan throws out a loose jab but Krenakore uses good head movement to avoid it. Darawan clinches with his opponent.
Krenakore manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Darawan throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Krenakore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Darawan throws a lazy uppercut
and Krenakore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Darawan throws a looping overhand right but Krenakore ducks down to avoid it. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Krenakore looks to score with a jab to the body but Darawan is just out of range. Darawan throws out a counter right but Krenakore avoids it with no problem. Krenakore lands a right hook to the body.
Darawan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krenakore.
Darawan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darawan jabs at Krenakore's body. Krenakore scores with a decent looking hook. Krenakore defending well as Darawan loads up on a big left hand. An attempted straight right counter from Krenakore misses the target. Krenakore ducks under a wild hook from Darawan. Darawan lands a right hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Darawan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Krenakore connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Darawan scrambles back to his feet. Darawan ducks under a wild hook from Krenakore. Krenakore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darawan moves away. Darawan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mengrire Krenakore dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Darawan throws a lazy right hand but Krenakore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A big right from Darawan misses. Darawan throws a hook but Krenakore blocks it. Darawan looks to land a left hand but Krenakore moved out of range nicely. Darawan connects with the punch. Darawan throws a jab when Krenakore was well out of range. Darawan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krenakore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Krenakore sizes up Darawan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Darawan is rocked! Darawan misses with a wild body shot. Darawan throws a leg kick which misses Krenakore's front leg but catches the back leg as Krenakore tries to avoid it. Krenakore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darawan can do to turn this around? Krenakore ducks under a wild hook from Darawan. Darawan avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Darawan looks to throw the jab but Krenakore is out of range. Krenakore has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Krenakore there as he acknowledges the shot. Krenakore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Darawan is still on wobbly legs! Can Krenakore finish him? Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Krenakore darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Darawan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Darawan cracks Krenakore with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Krenakore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Darawan looks to throw the jab but Krenakore is out of range. Darawan seems to have recovered his senses. Krenakore cracks Darawan with a right hand to the side of the head. Nice jab there from Krenakore. Darawan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Darawan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Krenakore loads up on a big right hand but Darawan slips the punch. Krenakore backing away here, and Darawan unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Nice shot lands for Krenakore. Krenakore throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Darawan misses with an uppercut. Krenakore saw that one coming. Darawan misses with a shot to the body and Krenakore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Krenakore throws a right hand that misses
enabling Darawan to counter with a crisp jab. Darawan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Krenakore is out of range. A punch lands to the side of Krenakore 's head but he takes it in his stride. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Darawan misses with a looping right. Darawan moves out of range as Krenakore strikes. Mengrire Krenakore is winning the standup battle so far. Krenakore slips under a jab. Darawan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Krenakore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Darawan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krenakore counters with a straight right hand. Krenakore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darawan was well out of range. Poor timing from Krenakore. Darawan throws a poor cross that misses
and Krenakore counters with a huge left! Darawan is in big trouble! He's backing up but Krenakore isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Darawan from any more damage. A dominating finish by Krenakore!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mengrire Krenakore! A relieved looking Mengrire Krenakore thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. Petcharon Darawan spoke after the fight, saying 'I have nothing to say.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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