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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pollos Hermanos (ranked 688 p4p, 738 weight class) and Chaiyo Sukbunsung (ranked 79 p4p, 84 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Abu Dhabi Champ World class boxer Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pollos Hermanos! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chaiyo Sukbunsung! The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sukbunsung attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Sukbunsung fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Sukbunsung throws a jab when Hermanos was well out of range. Sukbunsung throws a lazy right hand but Hermanos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Sukbunsung connects with a body shot. Hermanos ducks under a wild hook from Sukbunsung. Sukbunsung misses with a leg kick and Hermanos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Hermanos blocks a jab. Sukbunsung cracks Hermanos with a right hand to the side of the head. Sukbunsung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chaiyo Sukbunsung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sukbunsung connects with a jab. Hermanos throws a right hand that Sukbunsung ducks under and follows up with a left that Sukbunsung also avoids with ease. Sukbunsung appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sukbunsung gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sukbunsung keeping moving, preventing Hermanos from controlling successfully. Sukbunsung wants to sweep here but Hermanos controlling him for the moment.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Sukbunsung is trying to keep Hermanos in close.
Sukbunsung keeping full guard, as Hermanos tries to pass. Sukbunsung keeping moving, preventing Hermanos from controlling successfully. Hermanos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sukbunsung is keeping the position for now. Sukbunsung has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Sukbunsung wants to hit a sweep here but Hermanos passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sukbunsung there! Sukbunsung tries to get back to half guard but can't.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Sukbunsung tries to hold on but Hermanos pushes him away. Sukbunsung is looking to get to half guard. Hermanos landing shots from mount.
Hermanos has hold of Sukbunsung's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sukbunsung manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hermanos is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sukbunsung is surviving well by controlling Hermanos's body position as best he can. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sukbunsung can do anything to dispel that myth. Hermanos cracks Sukbunsung with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sukbunsung is desperately trying to improve his position but Hermanos has a good base and remains in mount. Sukbunsung felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hermanos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Sukbunsung bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/sub.jpg) The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Hermanos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hermanos throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Sukbunsung won't allow Hermanos to sweep him here.
Hermanos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hermanos keeping full guard, as Sukbunsung tries to pass. Sukbunsung wants to stand but Hermanos has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Sukbunsung slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Hermanos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sukbunsung manages to get himself to full guard.
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Hermanos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Hermanos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Hermanos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sukbunsung is keeping the position for now. Sukbunsung has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Hermanos trying to control but Sukbunsung is working from the bottom.
Hermanos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pollos Hermanos dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Hermanos misses with a looping right. Hermanos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Sukbunsung takes a swing at Hermanos's ribcage but misses. Sukbunsung misses with a straight left. Hermanos throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Hermanos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sukbunsung. Hermanos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sukbunsung can do to turn this around? Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sukbunsung, as that shot connected.
Sukbunsung dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hermanos. That did some damage! Sukbunsung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hermanos manages to avoid it. Sukbunsung throws a leg kick which misses Hermanos's front leg but catches the back leg as Hermanos tries to avoid it. Hermanos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sukbunsung swings away with a leg kick that misses. Sukbunsung cracks Hermanos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Hermanos throws a jab when Sukbunsung was well out of range. Hermanos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good exchange - Sukbunsung coming out on top.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Hermanos 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. Sukbunsung attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Sukbunsung looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sukbunsung lands a glancing blow to the side of Hermanos's head.
Hermanos clinches. Sukbunsung throws a head punch that misses. Sukbunsung misses with a short punch on the inside. Sukbunsung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hermanos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Sukbunsung. Hermanos is trying to push Sukbunsung away but Sukbunsung has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Sukbunsung scores with a nice hook to the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Hermanos. A head punch blocked on the inside by Hermanos.
Hermanos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. A looping hook to the body misses from Sukbunsung. Hermanos does a little dance to reset his feet. Hermanos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. A slow jab from Sukbunsung misses its intended target.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Sukbunsung cracks Hermanos with a good jab. This has been an exciting period of action! Sukbunsung shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Hermanos avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Sukbunsung misses the body punch and Hermanos counters with a straight right hand. Sukbunsung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pollos Hermanos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Sukbunsung with a hook. Sukbunsung lands a jab. Hermanos scores with a decent looking hook. A telegraphed right hand from Sukbunsung misses the target. The fighters circling - Sukbunsung throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Hermanos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Chaiyo Sukbunsung seems to be getting the better of the standup. Sukbunsung throws a lazy uppercut
and Hermanos counters with a right hand to the body. Chaiyo Sukbunsung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Sukbunsung sizes up Hermanos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Hermanos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Hermanos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Hermanos defending well as Sukbunsung loads up on a big left hand. Sukbunsung clobbers Hermanos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Sukbunsung lands a slapping body shot.
Hermanos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sukbunsung. Hermanos ducks under a wild hook from Sukbunsung. Hermanos throwing a counter right hand but Sukbunsung manages to avoid it. Nice shot by Sukbunsung. Sukbunsung throws out a loose jab but Hermanos uses good head movement to avoid it. Hermanos appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Hermanos walks into a straight right hand from Sukbunsung. Sukbunsung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Hermanos is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Nice defenses there by Hermanos. Sukbunsung misses with a few strikes there.
Sukbunsung misses with a lunging right hand
and Hermanos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Hermanos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. 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! Hermanos looks to land a left hand but Sukbunsung moved out of range nicely. Hermanos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sukbunsung to score with a decent uppercut. Sukbunsung dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Hermanos moves away from the strike by Sukbunsung. It looked like Hermanos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Hermanos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sukbunsung slips a jab from Hermanos. Hermanos moves forwards but Sukbunsung connects with a nice, crisp jab. Sukbunsung slips a jab from Hermanos. Sukbunsung is looking to slow Hermanos down with leg kicks. Sukbunsung is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hermanos. Hermanos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sukbunsung. Sukbunsung tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hermanos is able to avoid easily. Hermanos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Sukbunsung connects with a right hand. Hermanos shakes it off. Sukbunsung misses with a straight left. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chaiyo Sukbunsung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Hermanos misses its intended target. Sukbunsung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hermanos manages to avoid it. Sukbunsung throws a big shot that misses. Hermanos appears to be looking for a big counter. Hermanos lands with an uppercut that bounces Sukbunsung off the cage and back into range. Sukbunsung wants to land a leg kick but Hermanos is out of range. Sukbunsung throws a shot from downtown. Hermanos moves away and avoids it. Hermanos moves out of range of the leg kick from Sukbunsung. Hermanos lands a nice shot to the body.
Hermanos loads up on a big right hand but Sukbunsung slips the punch. A nice side step and Sukbunsung releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Sukbunsung scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Good shot there by Sukbunsung. Sukbunsung missing with a left hand there. Hermanos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Sukbunsung fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hermanos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Sukbunsung walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hermanos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Sukbunsung stuffs the takedown.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Sukbunsung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hermanos. Sukbunsung pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sukbunsung getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Hermanos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hermanos drives through and clinches with Sukbunsung against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sukbunsung fails to land. A short left from Hermanos. Sukbunsung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Hermanos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sukbunsung has him pressed against the cage. Sukbunsung working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Sukbunsung struggles to land a body shot inside as Hermanos controls his hands.
Hermanos is trying to break free. Hermanos scores with a hook to the body. Hermanos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Sukbunsung throws a head punch that misses. A short uppercut from Sukbunsung. Sukbunsung lands with a short punch from the clinch.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Sukbunsung lands on the inside with an uppercut. Chaiyo Sukbunsung seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Hermanos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. This has been an exciting period of action! Sukbunsung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hermanos lands a hook to the side of the head. A head punch on the inside from Sukbunsung fails to land. Sukbunsung lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hermanos. Sukbunsung working aggressively here.
Hermanos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Sukbunsung swings away with a leg kick that misses. Sukbunsung tests Hermanos's chin there with a solid looking shot. Sukbunsung throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Hermanos ducks under a wild hook from Sukbunsung. Hermanos avoids the body shot from Sukbunsung.
A big left from Sukbunsung misses. Sukbunsung connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hermanos momentarily.
Sukbunsung loads up on a big right hand but Hermanos slips the punch.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Sukbunsung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Hermanos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Sukbunsung catches Hermanos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Sukbunsung throws a shot from downtown. Hermanos moves away and avoids it. Hermanos is looking to counter with head kicks. Hermanos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Sukbunsung throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Sukbunsung scores with a shot to the body.
Sukbunsung misses with an uppercut. Sukbunsung throws the left hand but Hermanos avoids the punch easily. Hermanos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sukbunsung. Sukbunsung throws an off balance right hand
and Hermanos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Sukbunsung scores with a nice right hand.
Sukbunsung looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Hermanos ducks under a wild hook from Sukbunsung. Hermanos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Sukbunsung looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Sukbunsung connects with a leg kick.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Hermanos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sukbunsung moves out of range and avoids them all easily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sukbunsung throws out a loose jab but Hermanos uses good head movement to avoid it. Sukbunsung bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Sukbunsung lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hermanos's sensitive parts. The crowd cheers as Sukbunsung lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hermanos doesn't seem phased though. Sukbunsung with a nice calf kick. Sukbunsung throws a low kick but Hermanos avoids it. Hermanos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sukbunsung. Sukbunsung throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hermanos counters with a two punch combo. Sukbunsung's corner calls for a 1-2. Sukbunsung obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Hermanos scores with a one two! Sukbunsung had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/rocked.gif) Sukbunsung is rocked! Sukbunsung misses with an uppercut. Hermanos saw that one coming. It looked like Hermanos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Sukbunsung is still on wobbly legs! Can Hermanos finish him? Sukbunsung takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Sukbunsung scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight! Chaiyo Sukbunsung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Sukbunsung has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29 Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29 Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chaiyo Sukbunsung! Our winner, Chaiyo Sukbunsung, 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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