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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Greco De Luca (ranked 4912 p4p, 5187 weight class) and Seksan Kaewsamrit (ranked 397 p4p, 412 weight class). Seksan Kaewsamrit will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Greco De Luca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seksan Kaewsamrit!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaewsamrit dives in and scores a takedown into De Luca's guard.
Kaewsamrit wants to stand but De Luca has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
De Luca looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kaewsamrit has picked De Luca up and slammed him! De Luca can't keep hold of the triangle and Kaewsamrit manages to pass to side control!
You can see the frustration on De Luca's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kaewsamrit is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but De Luca is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
De Luca regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Luca tries to get to full guard but Kaewsamrit has control of the leg.
De Luca is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Luca is trying is best to control the position here.
De Luca is looking for a sweep. Kaewsamrit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Luca is concentrating on defense, preventing Kaewsamrit from advancing position.
De Luca is refusing to be controlled, as Kaewsamrit sits in half guard.
De Luca tries to roll over but Kaewsamrit keeps him under control.
De Luca looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kaewsamrit wants to take a breather but De Luca is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
De Luca is looking for a sweep. Kaewsamrit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
De Luca closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kaewsamrit is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on De Luca's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
De Luca knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kaewsamrit on the ground.
De Luca grinds an elbow into Kaewsamrit's temple.
De Luca working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kaewsamrit is rocked!
De Luca moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Luca cracks Kaewsamrit with a big right hand but Kaewsamrit just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kaewsamrit is still in real trouble! Can De Luca finish him?
De Luca creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
De Luca lands a strong strike to the head of Kaewsamrit. That's dazed him! De Luca looking to finish here. Kaewsamrit is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - De Luca lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greco De Luca!
In his post fight interview, Greco De Luca started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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