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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tham Boon Yodsuwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Simo Silakka has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Simo Silakka seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Silakka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tham Boon Yodsuwan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silakka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan slips under a jab.
Yodsuwan walks into a stiff left hand from Silakka.
It looks like Tham Boon Yodsuwan has been cut.
Silakka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yodsuwan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silakka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silakka misses with a two punch combination.
Yodsuwan throws a one two combo.
Yodsuwan moves into the clinch.
Yodsuwan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silakka throws a sloppy body shot
and Yodsuwan counters with a nice leg kick.
Silakka misses with a combination
and Yodsuwan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silakka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yodsuwan throws a front kick that sends Silakka stumbling back into the cage.
Silakka throws a combination that misses
and Yodsuwan counters with a thumping low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yodsuwan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yodsuwan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silakka is breathing heavily.
Yodsuwan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silakka.
Yodsuwan looks to land a combination. Silakka sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silakka misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silakka misses with a body punch
and Yodsuwan counters with a body kick that stops Silakka in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yodsuwan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silakka's head.
Nice cross by Yodsuwan.
Silakka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silakka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silakka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silakka walks into a left hand.
Yodsuwan moves into the clinch.
Yodsuwan manages to break the clinch.
Silakka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yodsuwan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yodsuwan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yodsuwan is trying to break the clinch but Silakka is controlling him.
Yodsuwan scores with a knee to the head.
Silakka is looking to break free of the clinch but Yodsuwan has double underhooks.
Yodsuwan is trying to break the clinch but Silakka is controlling him.
Yodsuwan breaks the clinch.
Yodsuwan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silakka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yodsuwan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Silakka really felt that one!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Yodsuwan both land. Nice combination.
Yodsuwan tries to clinch up.
Silakka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yodsuwan. Yodsuwan obviously looking to wear him down.
Silakka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yodsuwan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yodsuwan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yodsuwan scores with a body shot.
Yodsuwan tries to clinch there but Silakka circles away.
Yodsuwan doesn't manage to clinch there - Silakka circles away.
Yodsuwan blocks a jab.
Silakka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yodsuwan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silakka is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Yodsuwan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Yodsuwan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silakka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yodsuwan moves into range and clinches up with Silakka.
Yodsuwan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yodsuwan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yodsuwan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A shot to the body from Silakka misses
and Yodsuwan counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yodsuwan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silakka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yodsuwan. Yodsuwan obviously looking to wear him down.
Silakka misses with a combination
and Yodsuwan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yodsuwan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yodsuwan lands a right hook to the body.
Silakka misses with a double jab
and Yodsuwan counters with a three punch combo that has Silakka backing up. Silakka nods at Yodsuwan to acknowledge the strikes.
Yodsuwan catches Silakka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yodsuwan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silakka throws a shot from downtown. Yodsuwan moves away and avoids it.
Silakka misses with a combination
and Yodsuwan counters with a series of strikes. Silakka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silakka lands a jab-cross combination.
Silakka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Yodsuwan.
Silakka misses the jab.
Silakka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yodsuwan clobbers Silakka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan scores with a jab.
Silakka throws a combination that misses
and Yodsuwan counters with a head kick. That will keep Silakka thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silakka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silakka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Simo Silakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yodsuwan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silakka misses with a combination
and Yodsuwan counters with a low kick, right behind Silakka 's knee.
Yodsuwan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silakka takes a kick to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Silakka misses
and Yodsuwan counters with a good, hard body kick but Silakka shrugs it off.
Silakka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crunch! Yodsuwan slams his shin into Silakka's torso.
Yodsuwan connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Silakka misses.
Yodsuwan is looking to slow Silakka down with leg kicks.
Silakka throws a combination that misses
and Yodsuwan counters with a nice body kick.
Yodsuwan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silakka momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tham Boon Yodsuwan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tham Boon Yodsuwan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yodsuwan lands with a kick to the temple. Silakka shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yodsuwan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silakka.
Yodsuwan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silakka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yodsuwan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silakka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yodsuwan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yodsuwan pushes Silakka up against the cage in a clinch.
Yodsuwan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silakka misses with a body punch
and Yodsuwan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silakka works Yodsuwan's body with a nice hook.
Silakka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yodsuwan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yodsuwan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yodsuwan closes the distance and clinches.
Yodsuwan tries to circle away but Silakka has him pinned against the cage.
Yodsuwan manages to break the clinch.
Silakka will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Silakka misses with a body punch
letting Yodsuwan counter with a right hand.
Silakka looks to land a right hand but Yodsuwan moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yodsuwan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yodsuwan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yodsuwan cracks Silakka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silakka takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yodsuwan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silakka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yodsuwan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silakka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silakka misses with a combination
and Yodsuwan counters with a thumping low kick.
Silakka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yodsuwan counters with a stiff right hand.
Silakka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yodsuwan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silakka circles away from the clinch attempt.
A cross from Silakka lands.
Silakka scores with a body shot.
Yodsuwan lands a head kick. Silakka smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silakka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silakka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yodsuwan counters with an inside leg kick.
Silakka throws a combination that misses
and Yodsuwan counters with a low kick, right behind Silakka 's knee.
Silakka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yodsuwan lands with a cross.
Silakka misses the body punch
and Yodsuwan counters by clinching up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yodsuwan breaks the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Silakka.
Yodsuwan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tham Boon Yodsuwan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silakka misses with a double jab
and Yodsuwan counters with a low kick, right behind Silakka 's knee.
Yodsuwan scores with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan connects with a high kick.
Yodsuwan lands with a hook. Silakka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yodsuwan pushes Silakka up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Silakka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silakka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yodsuwan has him pressed against the cage.
Yodsuwan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simo Silakka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silakka throws a hook but Yodsuwan blocks it.
Silakka has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yodsuwan.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yodsuwan.
Silakka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yodsuwan.
Silakka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yodsuwan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yodsuwan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yodsuwan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silakka's head.
Silakka throws a combination that misses
and Yodsuwan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silakka's knee momentarily.
Silakka walks into a straight right hand from Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan scores with a body shot.
Silakka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silakka missing with a left hand there. Yodsuwan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silakka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yodsuwan counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan throws a good cross that connects.
Yodsuwan scores with a body shot.
Yodsuwan misses with a double jab.
Silakka misses with a hook to the body
and Yodsuwan counters with a nice uppercut.
Silakka waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan scores with a three punch combo!
Silakka misses with a double jab
and Yodsuwan counters with a head kick. That will keep Silakka thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Yodsuwan with a nice cross.
Yodsuwan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silakka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silakka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yodsuwan counters with a one-two to the body.
Silakka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yodsuwan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yodsuwan clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tham Boon Yodsuwan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tham Boon Yodsuwan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yodsuwan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silakka's head.
Silakka missing with a left hand there. Yodsuwan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silakka misses with a double jab
and Yodsuwan counters with a head kick. That will keep Silakka thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silakka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silakka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silakka has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yodsuwan.
Silakka throws a combination that misses
and Yodsuwan counters with a good low kick that Silakka was not able to check.
Silakka misses with a double jab
and Yodsuwan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yodsuwan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yodsuwan clinches up against the cage.
Yodsuwan missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yodsuwan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yodsuwan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silakka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yodsuwan breaks from the clinch.
Silakka misses with a double jab
and Yodsuwan moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yodsuwan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yodsuwan has Silakka pressed against the cage, preventing Silakka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yodsuwan has Silakka pressed against the cage, preventing Silakka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yodsuwan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silakka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yodsuwan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yodsuwan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silakka loads up on a big right hand but Yodsuwan slips the punch.
Silakka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yodsuwan slips a jab from Silakka.
Silakka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yodsuwan counters with a nice body kick.
Silakka swats away the attempt to clinch by Yodsuwan.
Silakka lands with a cross.
Yodsuwan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silakka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silakka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yodsuwan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silakka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yodsuwan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yodsuwan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yodsuwan moves into range and clinches up with Silakka.
Yodsuwan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silakka.
Silakka prevents Yodsuwan from breaking the clinch.
Yodsuwan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yodsuwan breaks from the clinch.
Yodsuwan slips a jab from Silakka.
Nice uppercut lands for Yodsuwan. That snapped Silakka's head back.
Silakka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silakka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yodsuwan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yodsuwan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silakka misses with a body shot
and Yodsuwan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silakka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yodsuwan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silakka's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yodsuwan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yodsuwan manages to break the clinch.
Silakka misses with a combination
and Yodsuwan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silakka thinking.
Silakka misses with a jab to the body
and Yodsuwan counters with a two punch combo.
A nice combination there by Yodsuwan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yodsuwan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silakka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yodsuwan counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silakka misses with a hook. Yodsuwan ducked under it nicely.
Silakka takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yodsuwan lands a nice shot to the body.
Silakka swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yodsuwan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silakka is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Yodsuwan tries to clinch but Silakka moves out of range.
Yodsuwan rushes Silakka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silakka has Yodsuwan pressed against the cage, preventing Yodsuwan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yodsuwan breaks from the clinch.
Yodsuwan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silakka.
Yodsuwan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yodsuwan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silakka misses with a combination
and Yodsuwan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yodsuwan breaks the clinch.
Silakka swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yodsuwan counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silakka misses with a straight right.
Silakka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yodsuwan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silakka misses with a shot to the body
and Yodsuwan counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tham Boon Yodsuwan really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tham Boon Yodsuwan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silakka misses with a double jab
and Yodsuwan counters with a nice leg kick.
Silakka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yodsuwan counters with a nice leg kick.
Yodsuwan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silakka misses with a double jab
and Yodsuwan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silakka's knee momentarily.
Yodsuwan connects with a solid leg kick.
Silakka throws a sloppy body shot
and Yodsuwan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silakka is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silakka misses with a body punch
and Yodsuwan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Silakka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yodsuwan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yodsuwan throws a head kick that half lands.
Yodsuwan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silakka's head.
Silakka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Silakka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yodsuwan moves into range and clinches up with Silakka.
Yodsuwan manages to break the clinch.
Silakka misses with a double jab
and Yodsuwan counters with a head kick. That will keep Silakka thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yodsuwan misses with a wild combination.
Silakka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan wants to clinch up but Silakka keeps it at a distance.
Silakka throws a shot from downtown. Yodsuwan moves away and avoids it.
Silakka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silakka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yodsuwan can pounce on him.
Silakka throws out a loose jab but Yodsuwan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silakka misses with a combination
and Yodsuwan counters with an inside leg kick.
Yodsuwan scores with a decent looking hook.
Yodsuwan lands a jab-cross combination.
Yodsuwan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silakka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yodsuwan. Yodsuwan obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan scores with a sloppy right hand. Silakka should have avoided that one.
Yodsuwan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silakka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yodsuwan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silakka misses with a double jab
and Yodsuwan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yodsuwan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silakka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silakka throws a hook but Yodsuwan avoids it easily.
Silakka misses with a combination
and Yodsuwan counters with a nice body kick.
Yodsuwan moves in looking to clinch but Silakka pushes him off.
Silakka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silakka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yodsuwan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silakka takes one on the button.
Yodsuwan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yodsuwan closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan misses with a knee to the head.
Yodsuwan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yodsuwan is looking to break free of the clinch but Silakka has double underhooks.
Silakka prevents Yodsuwan from breaking the clinch.
Yodsuwan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silakka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yodsuwan is trying to force a seperation but Silakka has the dominant position.
The referee calls for Yodsuwan to work.
Yodsuwan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silakka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silakka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yodsuwan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yodsuwan lands a jab.
Yodsuwan lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Silakka misses
letting Yodsuwan counter with a right hand.
Silakka misses with an uppercut. Yodsuwan saw that one coming.
Yodsuwan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silakka.
Silakka waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Yodsuwan.
Silakka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yodsuwan counters with a series of strikes. Silakka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yodsuwan, right into the meat.
Silakka misses with a body shot.
Yodsuwan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silakka misses with a double jab
and Yodsuwan counters with a head kick. That will keep Silakka thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silakka looks to throw the jab but Yodsuwan is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice combination there by Yodsuwan.
Silakka misses with a straight left.
Yodsuwan lands a nice hook to Silakka's body. Silakka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silakka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yodsuwan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silakka is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tham Boon Yodsuwan dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tham Boon Yodsuwan's cut.
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!
Silakka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yodsuwan counters with a right hand to the body.
Silakka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yodsuwan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yodsuwan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Donk. Yodsuwan catches Silakka right on the button with a cross.
Silakka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yodsuwan counters with a head kick. That will keep Silakka thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silakka misses with a straight left.
Silakka misses the body punch
and Yodsuwan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yodsuwan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yodsuwan throws a combination. Silakka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yodsuwan moves into the clinch successfully.
Yodsuwan manages to break the clinch.
Silakka throws a combination that misses
and Yodsuwan counters with a nice body shot.
Yodsuwan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Silakka misses with a straight right.
Silakka misses with a body punch
and Yodsuwan counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yodsuwan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silakka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yodsuwan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silakka walks into a stiff left hand from Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan is looking to clinch but Silakka is avoiding it.
Good exchange - Silakka coming out on top.
Yodsuwan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Silakka misses the target.
Yodsuwan tries to clinch but Silakka is having none of it.
Yodsuwan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yodsuwan clinches with his opponent.
Yodsuwan lands an elbow just above Silakka 's eye.
Yodsuwan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yodsuwan breaks from the clinch.
Yodsuwan lands with a hook. Silakka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silakka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan is looking to slow Silakka down with leg kicks.
Silakka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yodsuwan counters with a solid body kick.
No joy there for Silakka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yodsuwan throws a nice head kick!
Yodsuwan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yodsuwan tries to close the distance and clinch but Silakka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donk. Yodsuwan catches Silakka right on the button with a cross.
Yodsuwan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silakka misses with a wild combination.
Yodsuwan thuds a left hand into Silakka's body.
Silakka misses with a body punch
and Yodsuwan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yodsuwan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silakka avoids it.
Silakka manages to break the clinch.
Tham Boon Yodsuwan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka misses with a body punch
letting Yodsuwan counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Yodsuwan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silakka misses with a hook. Yodsuwan ducked under it nicely.
Yodsuwan closes the distance and clinches.
Yodsuwan keeps control of Silakka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yodsuwan obliges.
Yodsuwan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silakka avoids it.
Silakka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silakka blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yodsuwan lands a nice uppercut.
Simo Silakka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silakka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silakka blocks an elbow strike from Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan manages to break the clinch.
Yodsuwan slips under a jab from Silakka.
Good leg kick by Yodsuwan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yodsuwan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silakka.
Yodsuwan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silakka misses with a jab to the body
and Yodsuwan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yodsuwan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silakka throws a sloppy body shot
and Yodsuwan counters with a low kick, right behind Silakka 's knee.
Yodsuwan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tham Boon Yodsuwan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yodsuwan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Tham Boon Yodsuwan!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Tham Boon Yodsuwan!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Tham Boon Yodsuwan!
Tham Boon Yodsuwan wins by unanimous decision!
Tham Boon Yodsuwan is the new lightweight champion!
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