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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Petcharon Darawan (ranked 3065 p4p, 1888 weight class) and Ching Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chang has chosen Hells Bells as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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20 - 14 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Petcharon Darawan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ching Chang!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darawan forces Chang back against the cage and clinches.
Darawan prevents Chang from breaking the clinch.
Darawan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darawan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chang.
Darawan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chang is defending well for now.
A short right from Chang on the inside.
Darawan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chang backwards.
Darawan misses with a body punch.
Darawan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Darawan digs a right hand into Chang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chang's gas tank.
Darawan scores with a knee to the head.
Darawan scores with a knee to the head.
Darawan landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darawan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darawan.
Darawan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darawan blocking some punches.
Darawan lands a nice knee to the body.
Darawan pushes Chang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darawan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darawan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darawan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chang.
Darawan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Darawan.
An inside leg kick from Darawan misses.
Chang connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang throws a combination. Darawan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Darawan tries a head kick but it misses.
Darawan is looking to clinch but Chang is avoiding it.
Chang appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Chang throws an off balance right hand
and Darawan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darawan throws a head kick but Chang moves out of range.
Darawan throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darawan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darawan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darawan moves out of range as Chang strikes.
Darawan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Darawan staying out of range there.
Darawan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some bone on bone action there as Chang checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice side step and Chang releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Darawan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chang connects with a single shot there.
Chang misses with a shot to the body
and Darawan counters with a crisp one two that drops Chang! Darawan thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Chang to his feet! Chang is in big trouble!
Darawan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chang misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Chang.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petcharon Darawan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Darawan tries a head kick but it misses.
Darawan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Darawan misses with a body kick.
Darawan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darawan slips a straight right by Chang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darawan lands a leg kick that knocks Chang off balance momentarily.
Chang throws out a loose jab but Darawan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darawan throws a quick counter head kick but Chang was just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darawan misses with a head kick.
Darawan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chang can do to turn this around?
Chang misses with a hook to the body
and Darawan counters with a body kick.
Chang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darawan.
Chang staying out of range there.
Chang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chang throws a series of punches but Darawan moves out of range.
Darawan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Chang throws a jab when Darawan was well out of range.
Darawan throws a big counter combination but Chang scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darawan misses with a straight left.
Chang doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Decent striking displayed by Darawan there.
A head kick misses from Darawan.
A countering left hand to the body from Chang misses.
Darawan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chang checks it well.
Darawan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chang throws out the jab.
It looked like Darawan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Darawan throws a lazy uppercut
and Chang counters with a straight right hand.
Ching Chang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darawan misses with a hook. Chang ducked under it nicely.
Darawan misses with a leg kick.
Darawan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chang on the side of the head.
Darawan misses with an uppercut
letting Chang counter with a right hand.
Chang takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darawan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Darawan.
Chang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darawan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chang counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darawan tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petcharon Darawan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Chang punishes Darawan's body with a nice straight punch.
Chang throws an overhand right that lands on Darawan's shoulder, as Darawan tries to avoid the shot.
Darawan swings widly with a right hand
and Chang counters with a straight right hand.
Darawan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chang is out of range.
As Darawan backs off Chang throws a huge counter combo but Darawan manages to avoid it all.
Darawan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chang at a distance.
Darawan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darawan wants to clinch up but Chang keeps it at a distance.
Chang now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Darawan misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang throws a hook but Darawan avoids it easily.
Chang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Darawan tries to clinch up.
Chang now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Darawan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Darawan is looking to counter punch.
Darawan has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang tries to break the clinch but Darawan is controlling the position.
Chang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Darawan has him pressed against the cage.
Chang is looking to break free of the clinch but Darawan has double underhooks.
Darawan tries to throw a body punch but Chang avoids it by throwing Darawan back against the cage.
Ching Chang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darawan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darawan staying out of range there.
Darawan looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Darawan throws a nice head kick!
Chang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darawan throws a leg kick
and Chang counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darawan.
Chang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darawan manages to avoid it.
Darawan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darawan slips under a jab.
As Chang backs away, Darawan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Darawan scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darawan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darawan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darawan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chang throws an overhand right that lands on Darawan's shoulder, as Darawan tries to avoid the shot.
Darawan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Chang avoids it.
Darawan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darawan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chang ducks under a wild hook from Darawan.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ching Chang.
I think Darawan 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petcharon Darawan!
Petcharon Darawan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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