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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Roberto Congo (ranked 3465 p4p, 3665 weight class) and Samart Bukaew (ranked 358 p4p, 380 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roberto Congo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samart Bukaew!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Hemmingworth and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Congo misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Bukaew misses.
Congo scores with a nice head shot.
Bukaew lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Congo at a distance.
Congo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Average Judas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Bukaew takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Congo tries to move into range but Bukaew moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bukaew misses with a low kick.
Congo defending well as Bukaew loads up on a big left hand.
Congo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Congo ducks under a wild hook from Bukaew.
A little feinted left hand from Congo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Congo throws a hook but Bukaew avoids it easily.
Bukaew uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Congo.
Bukaew lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Congo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Congo avoids the body shot from Bukaew.
A looping hook to the body misses from Congo. Bukaew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bukaew swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Congo misses with a shot to the body
and Bukaew counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roberto Congo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Congo misses with a hook.
Bukaew thows a left - swing and a miss!
Congo is looking to wear down Bukaew with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Congo slips a straight right by Bukaew.
Bukaew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Congo cracks Bukaew with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Congo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Bukaew on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bukaew scores with a spinning back kick!
Bukaew swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Congo.
Bukaew connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Congo throws a lazy body kick
and Bukaew counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bukaew walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bukaew loads up on a big right hand but Congo slips the punch.
Congo slips under a jab.
Congo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Congo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bukaew throws a body punch but Congo moves out of range.
Bukaew with a nice calf kick.
Congo scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Congo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bukaew lands with an uppercut that bounces Congo off the cage and back into range.
Bukaew goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bukaew walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bukaew goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bukaew has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bukaew there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Congo looks to land a right hand but Bukaew moved out of range.
Congo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bukaew's corner calls for a 1-2. Bukaew obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Congo misses with a body shot.
Bukaew avoids the body shot from Congo.
Bukaew loads up on a big right hand but Congo slips the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Bukaew.
Congo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Congo is looking to chop away at Bukaew's legs.
Congo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Congo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bukaew keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Congo.
Bukaew throws out a counter right but Congo avoids it with no problem.
Congo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bukaew manages to avoid it.
Congo lands a slapping body shot.
Congo connects with a single shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bukaew fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Congo on the side of the head.
Bukaew throws an overhand right that lands on Congo's shoulder, as Congo tries to avoid the shot.
Bukaew scores with a nice head shot.
Bukaew looks to throw the jab but Congo is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roberto Congo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Congo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bukaew.
Bukaew scores with a crisp jab that stopped Congo in his tracks.
Bukaew throws a shot to the body.
Congo misses with a two punch combination.
Congo throws out a loose jab but Bukaew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Congo lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to the body from Congo misses
and Bukaew counters with a nice uppercut.
Congo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bukaew throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bukaew tries a head kick but it misses.
Congo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Congo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Congo does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bukaew slips a jab from Congo.
A shot to the body from Congo misses
and Bukaew counters with a straight right hand.
Congo throws a body shot but no joy.
Roberto Congo is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick lands for Bukaew.
Bukaew lands a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Congo. Bukaew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Congo throws a body punch but Bukaew moves out of range.
Bukaew flicks out a counter leg kick but Congo steps away.
Samart Bukaew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Bukaew. Beautiful body shot.
Congo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Congo throws the left hand but Bukaew avoids the punch easily.
Bukaew tries to work over Congo's front leg with a kick but Congo checks it.
Congo takes a swing at Bukaew's ribcage but misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bukaew.
A shot to the body from Congo misses
and Bukaew counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bukaew throws a shot from downtown. Congo moves away and avoids it.
Bukaew fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bukaew scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Congo slips a straight right by Bukaew.
Nice jab there from Bukaew.
Congo throws a body punch but Bukaew moves out of range.
Bukaew punishes Congo's body with a nice straight punch.
Bukaew misses with a hook. Congo ducked under it nicely.
Congo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Congo checks a leg kick nicely.
Bukaew lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bukaew scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Congo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bukaew under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukaew throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bukaew with a nice cross.
Congo misses with a hook.
Congo misses with an uppercut. Bukaew saw that one coming.
Bukaew lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Congo avoids the body shot from Bukaew.
Bukaew throws a wild body kick that Congo sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from Congo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Congo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bukaew was well out of range. Poor timing from Congo.
A big right from Bukaew misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Congo misses the target.
Congo throws a body shot but no joy.
Bukaew turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Bukaew.
Bukaew is looking to land body kicks.
Bukaew misses with a wild body shot.
Bukaew with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Congo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bukaew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Congo manages to avoid it.
Bukaew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Congo misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samart Bukaew showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Congo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bukaew's head backwards.
Bukaew cracks Congo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Congo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bukaew throws a leg kick but Congo moved away.
Bukaew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bukaew connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Congo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bukaew moves away.
Bukaew bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bukaew lands a head kick!
It looks like Roberto Congo has been cut.
Bukaew is looking to land body kicks.
Congo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bukaew was well out of range. Poor timing from Congo.
Congo misses with a hook
and Bukaew counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bukaew sizes up Congo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Congo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Congo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bukaew is just out of range.
Congo throws a body punch but Bukaew moves out of range.
Congo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bukaew takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bukaew loads up on a big right hand but Congo slips the punch.
Congo loads up on a big right hand but Bukaew slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukaew lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Congo at a distance.
Congo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Bukaew misses its intended target.
Congo is looking to counter punch.
Congo blocks a leg kick.
Congo loads up on a big right hand but Bukaew slips the punch.
Bukaew throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bukaew.
Congo scores with the left hand. Bukaew knows he should have avoided that one.
Bukaew swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bukaew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bukaew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Congo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bukaew.
A lazy left from Bukaew finds it's target.
Congo throws a sloppy body shot
and Bukaew counters with a thumping low kick.
Bukaew takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bukaew with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Congo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Congo defending well as Bukaew loads up on a big left hand.
Congo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Congo blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Congo misses its target.
Congo lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - Bukaew throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Congo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bukaew thuds his right hand into Congo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bukaew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Congo.
Bukaew scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bukaew dodges the punch combination from Congo.
Bukaew throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bukaew misses with a looping left.
Bukaew lands a head shot.
Bukaew moves out of range as Congo strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bukaew looks to land a combination. Congo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bukaew looks to land a body kick but Congo moved away.
Congo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Congo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bukaew connects with an inside leg kick.
Congo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samart Bukaew comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bukaew has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samart Bukaew!
During a confident post fight interview, Samart Bukaew thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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