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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Pattaya D Krusai (ranked 4635 p4p, 3675 weight class) and Kebab Mabab (ranked 330 p4p, 294 weight class). Kebab Mabab will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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168 cm 19 150 3 - 0 - 0 |
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179 cm 24 155 7 - 7 - 0 |
Excellent MT Granite chin
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Counter fighter Solid chin
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pattaya D Krusai! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kebab Mabab! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mabab on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
D Krusai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Mabab is trying to counter with his kicks. D Krusai moves into the clinch. Mabab slowing the pace effectively. Mabab is trying to break the clinch but D Krusai has him pressed against the ropes. Mabab breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mabab goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. D Krusai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mabab. Pattaya D Krusai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mabab steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from D Krusai. That one must have hurt. Mabab gets tackled into the ropes by D Krusai. D Krusai maintains the clinch. Mabab wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
D Krusai scores with an uppercut up the middle. Mabab avoiding damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Mabab has D Krusai pressed against the ropes, preventing D Krusai from circling away and getting back to striking at range. D Krusai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mabab dodges an elbow strike from D Krusai.
That's one minute gone in the round. D Krusai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
D Krusai manages to break the clinch.
D Krusai slips a jab and a cross from Mabab.
Mabab moves into range and clinches up with D Krusai. D Krusai misses with some punches.
Mabab pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. D Krusai misses with a hook. Mabab ducked under it nicely. D Krusai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. D Krusai takes the fight into the clinch. D Krusai tries to break free but Mabab pushes him back against the ropes. D Krusai tries to circle away but Mabab has him pinned against the ropes. D Krusai throws a head punch that misses. The referee is keeping an eye on Mabab - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
D Krusai looking to throw knees to the head but Mabab is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. D Krusai pushes off an throws an elbow but Mabab leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. D Krusai tries to land a knee to the head but Mabab blocks with his arms.
D Krusai lands a damaging elbow. Mabab breaks the clinch.
D Krusai throws the kick towards the body but Mabab avoids it. As D Krusai backs off Mabab throws a huge counter combo but D Krusai manages to avoid it all. Mabab circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mabab clinches. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mabab takes an elbow to the temple. Come on Mabab - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
D Krusai crunches a lovely knee into Mabab's ribcage. D Krusai lands an elbow that stopped Mabab in his tracks for a moment. Mabab is trying to maintain a safe position but D Krusai gets an underhook and turns Mabab into the ropes. Mabab avoiding damage.
D Krusai keeps control of Mabab as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. D Krusai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pattaya D Krusai dominated that round. 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. D Krusai lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mabab takes a step back to recover. D Krusai tries a head kick but it misses.
Mabab tries to close the distance and clinch but D Krusai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. D Krusai jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. D Krusai misses with a low kick. Mabab tries to clinch but D Krusai is having none of it. D Krusai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. D Krusai gets in close and instigates a clinch. D Krusai trying to land knees to the body.
Mabab pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Kebab Mabab is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A nice leg kick lands there from D Krusai. D Krusai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mabab takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mabab gets tackled into the ropes by D Krusai. D Krusai maintains the clinch. Mabab looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. D Krusai lands a nice elbow. D Krusai has had enough of the clinch but Mabab keeps him there for the moment. Mabab trying to control the position but instead, D Krusai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mabab into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mabab is trying to break free. D Krusai throws an elbow that misses.
D Krusai misses with a knee strike.
D Krusai has Mabab pressed against the ropes, preventing Mabab from circling away and getting back to striking at range. D Krusai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mabab blocks an elbow strike from D Krusai.
D Krusai scores with a knee to the head.
Mabab leaning his opponent against the ropes. D Krusai is trying to break free. D Krusai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Mabab takes a knee to the side of the body. Knees to the body from D Krusai.
Mabab is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mabab is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Knees to the body from D Krusai.
D Krusai lands a damaging elbow. D Krusai looking to throw knees to the head but Mabab is blocking nicely.
Mabab managing to block the knees to the body from D Krusai.
Mabab blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, D Krusai throws an elbow but misses. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! D Krusai misses with an elbow over the top. A knee to the head by D Krusai.
D Krusai tries to land a knee to the head but Mabab blocks with his arms.
Mabab tries to circle away but D Krusai has him pinned against the ropes. D Krusai misses with a knee to the head. Mabab looking to slow down the pace here. D Krusai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pattaya D Krusai dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round! D Krusai tries a head kick but it misses.
D Krusai tries to clinch there but Mabab circles away.
Mabab keeps the fight on the outside. D Krusai keeps the fight on the outside. D Krusai tries to clinch but Mabab moves out of range. D Krusai misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Mabab was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. D Krusai tries to clinch but Mabab is having none of it. Mabab tries to clinch up but D Krusai circles away and keeps his distance. D Krusai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mabab throws a counter combo. Nice body kick there by D Krusai. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mabab avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mabab is looking for the big counter here. Mabab avoids the head kick by D Krusai.
Mabab blocks the body kick.
Mabab swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. A telegraphed right hand from D Krusai misses the target. D Krusai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mabab gets tackled into the ropes by D Krusai. D Krusai maintains the clinch. D Krusai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. D Krusai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mabab is trying to stall.
Mabab tries to stall but D Krusai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mabab is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage. D Krusai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
D Krusai throws a head kick that misses. D Krusai keeps Mabab at a distance using the push kick. D Krusai moves in looking to clinch but Mabab pushes him off. Pattaya D Krusai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Mabab blocks a head kick by D Krusai.
The fighters circling - Mabab throws out the jab but it was never going to land. D Krusai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. D Krusai scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. D Krusai lands a high kick!
D Krusai misses with a kick to the body.
Mabab is looking for the big counter here. D Krusai is looking to land body kicks. A little jabbing left from Mabab on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. D Krusai misses with a head kick.
Mabab pushes D Krusai up against the ropes in a clinch. Mabab has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from D Krusai. D Krusai throws a knee to the head but misses.
D Krusai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nice elbow from D Krusai. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, D Krusai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mabab's brow. Mabab breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
D Krusai scores with a push kick. Kebab Mabab has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! D Krusai delivers a nice body kick. Pattaya D Krusai is winning the standup battle so far. A thudding body kick lands there by D Krusai!
Mabab misses the shot to the body. Pattaya D Krusai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Thud! ouch! good body kick from D Krusai - that will leave a mark!
And that's the end of the fight! Pattaya D Krusai showed his dominance in that final round. Well D Krusai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26 Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26 Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pattaya D Krusai!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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