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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rama Chulalongkorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Dayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chulalongkorn comes to the cage accompanied by "Sagat's Theme," by Takayuki Aihara. Dayne is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: South of Heaven. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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258 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rama Chulalongkorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Dayne!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dayne moves out of range as Chulalongkorn throws a body kick.
Dayne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chulalongkorn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chulalongkorn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chulalongkorn wants to clinch.
Dayne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chulalongkorn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chulalongkorn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dayne misses with a hook. Chulalongkorn ducked under it nicely.
Dayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chulalongkorn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chulalongkorn moves into the clinch successfully.
Chulalongkorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dayne.
Chulalongkorn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dayne avoids it.
Dayne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a front kick but Dayne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dayne throws a head kick that misses
and Chulalongkorn counters with a head kick.
Dayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn clinches with his opponent.
Dayne has had enough of the clinch but Chulalongkorn keeps him there for the moment.
Dayne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dayne blocks the elbow strike.
Chulalongkorn has Dayne pressed against the cage, preventing Dayne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dayne managing to block the knees to the body from Chulalongkorn.
Dayne breaks from the clinch.
Chulalongkorn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chulalongkorn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a knee to the head but Dayne blocks with his arms.
Dayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dayne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chulalongkorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch up.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch there but Dayne circles away.
Chulalongkorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Chulalongkorn finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chulalongkorn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chulalongkorn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chulalongkorn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dayne.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Dayne finds it's way through Chulalongkorn's defenses.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chulalongkorn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chulalongkorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch up but Dayne circles away and keeps his distance.
Chulalongkorn throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chulalongkorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chulalongkorn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chulalongkorn is looking to clinch.
Rama Chulalongkorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dayne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chulalongkorn moves into the clinch.
Chulalongkorn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dayne's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn has Dayne pressed against the cage, preventing Dayne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chulalongkorn misses with a knee strike.
Dayne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dayne is trying to break the clinch but Chulalongkorn has him pressed against the cage.
Dayne is trying to break free.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a knee to the head but Dayne blocks with his arms.
Dayne avoids the elbow strike from Chulalongkorn, against the cage.
Chulalongkorn prevents Dayne from breaking the clinch.
Dayne tries to circle away but Chulalongkorn has him pinned against the cage.
Dayne is trying to break free.
Chulalongkorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Dayne avoids the damage to the body.
Chulalongkorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Dayne controls his hands.
Dayne is trying to break the clinch but Chulalongkorn is controlling him.
Dayne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chulalongkorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chulalongkorn slips a jab and a cross from Dayne.
Chulalongkorn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chulalongkorn drives through and clinches with Dayne against the cage.
Dayne manages to break the clinch.
Chulalongkorn moves in looking to clinch but Dayne pushes him off.
Dayne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chulalongkorn is looking to clinch but Dayne is avoiding it.
Chulalongkorn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dayne throws a nice looking combination but Chulalongkorn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chulalongkorn moves in looking to clinch but Dayne pushes him off.
Chulalongkorn checks the leg kick.
Dayne keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chulalongkorn moves out of range as Dayne strikes.
Chulalongkorn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chulalongkorn moves into the clinch successfully.
Dayne tries to break the clinch but Chulalongkorn is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arthur Dayne will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dayne cracks a nice hook into Chulalongkorn's ribs.
Chulalongkorn moves in looking to clinch but Dayne pushes him off.
Chulalongkorn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the body from Dayne misses
and Chulalongkorn counters with a head kick. That will keep Dayne thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A telegraphed right hand from Dayne misses the target.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arthur Dayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dayne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dayne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chulalongkorn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chulalongkorn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chulalongkorn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chulalongkorn staying out of range there.
Dayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chulalongkorn moves away.
Chulalongkorn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chulalongkorn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dayne looks to land a right hand but Chulalongkorn moved out of range.
Dayne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dayne lands an overhand right.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch up but Dayne circles away and keeps his distance.
Dayne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chulalongkorn moves in looking to clinch but Dayne pushes him off.
Dayne misses with a wild body shot.
Chulalongkorn moves in looking to clinch but Dayne pushes him off.
Chulalongkorn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chulalongkorn closes the distance and pushes Dayne back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
Dayne working hard to break the clinch.
Dayne avoiding damage as Chulalongkorn throws knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
Dayne is trying to break the clinch but Chulalongkorn has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Chulalongkorn won't allow it.
Chulalongkorn lands a nice knee to the body.
Chulalongkorn tries to throw a body punch but Dayne avoids it by throwing Chulalongkorn back against the cage.
Chulalongkorn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dayne's efforts to push away.
Chulalongkorn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chulalongkorn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dayne wants to break free but Chulalongkorn has control.
Dayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chulalongkorn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dayne cracks Chulalongkorn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but Dayne moves out of range.
Dayne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chulalongkorn blocks a low kick nicely.
Chulalongkorn misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dayne throws a sloppy head kick and Chulalongkorn moves out of range easily.
Dayne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but Dayne moves out of range.
Chulalongkorn throws a body kick that misses.
Chulalongkorn fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Dayne.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch up but Dayne circles away and keeps his distance.
Dayne looks to land a left hand but Chulalongkorn moved out of range nicely.
Dayne misses with a low kick.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a front kick but Dayne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chulalongkorn misses with a body kick.
Chulalongkorn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dayne.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dayne thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chulalongkorn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dayne's head.
Chulalongkorn is looking to clinch.
Dayne takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chulalongkorn lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Chulalongkorn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dayne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dayne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dayne throws the left hand but Chulalongkorn avoids the punch easily.
Dayne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dayne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chulalongkorn doesn't manage to clinch there - Dayne circles away.
Chulalongkorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chulalongkorn fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Dayne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dayne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dayne avoids the head kick by Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn wants to clinch.
Chulalongkorn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dayne's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Dayne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chulalongkorn tries to close the distance and clinch but Dayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dayne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dayne motions for Chulalongkorn to come forward. Dayne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chulalongkorn doesn't manage to clinch there - Dayne circles away.
Dayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Chulalongkorn is just out of range.
Dayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chulalongkorn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chulalongkorn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chulalongkorn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dayne, pushing him back against the cage.
Chulalongkorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dayne.
Chulalongkorn trying to land knees to the body.
Dayne tries to circle away but Chulalongkorn has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dayne is trying to force a seperation but Chulalongkorn has the dominant position.
Chulalongkorn has Dayne pressed against the cage, preventing Dayne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dayne managing to block the knees to the body from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn throws an elbow but it misses.
Chulalongkorn trying to land knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dayne is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayne working hard to break the clinch.
Dayne managing to block the knees to the body from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn trying to land knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dayne.
Chulalongkorn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chulalongkorn prevents Dayne from breaking the clinch.
Chulalongkorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dayne is defending well for now.
Dayne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chulalongkorn has him pressed against the cage.
Dayne letting Chulalongkorn take a breather here.
Chulalongkorn lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Arthur Dayne has been cut.
Dayne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dayne avoiding damage as Chulalongkorn throws knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn keeps control of Dayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Chulalongkorn won't allow it.
Dayne has had enough of the clinch but Chulalongkorn keeps him there for the moment.
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.
Dayne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chulalongkorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dayne is defending well for now.
Dayne is trying to break free.
Dayne is trying to break the clinch but Chulalongkorn is controlling him.
Dayne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chulalongkorn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dayne's efforts to push away.
Dayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chulalongkorn throws a nice head kick!
Chulalongkorn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dayne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chulalongkorn doesn't manage to clinch there - Dayne circles away.
Dayne lands a nice shot to the body.
Chulalongkorn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chulalongkorn has managed to clinch.
Chulalongkorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Dayne avoids the damage to the body.
Dayne can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayne is trying to break free.
Dayne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chulalongkorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chulalongkorn doesn't manage to clinch there - Dayne circles away.
Nice shot lands for Dayne.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch there but Dayne circles away.
Dayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn closes the distance and clinches.
Dayne breaks the clinch.
Chulalongkorn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chulalongkorn. Dayne shrugs it off though.
Chulalongkorn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chulalongkorn throws a nice head kick!
Dayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Chulalongkorn.
Dayne takes one to the side of the head.
Chulalongkorn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dayne keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chulalongkorn stops a takedown attempt from Dayne.
Chulalongkorn has Dayne pressed against the cage, preventing Dayne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chulalongkorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dayne.
Chulalongkorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Dayne avoids the damage to the body.
Chulalongkorn lands a good knee to the midsection. Dayne won't want to take too many of those.
Dayne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chulalongkorn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rama Chulalongkorn clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Dayne'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.
Chulalongkorn pushes Dayne up against the cage in a clinch.
Chulalongkorn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chulalongkorn misses with a punch to the body.
Dayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn trying to land knees to the body.
Dayne blocks the elbow strike.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dayne avoids it.
Dayne has had enough of the clinch but Chulalongkorn keeps him there for the moment.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
Rama Chulalongkorn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chulalongkorn crunches a lovely knee into Dayne's ribcage.
Chulalongkorn trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dayne is looking to break free of the clinch but Chulalongkorn has double underhooks.
Dayne wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Dayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn misses with a knee to the head.
Dayne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dayne tries to break the clinch but Chulalongkorn is controlling the position.
Chulalongkorn digs a right hand underneath Dayne's ribcage. Dayne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dayne is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Dayne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dayne is trying to break the clinch but Chulalongkorn is controlling him.
Dayne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dayne wants to break free but Chulalongkorn has control.
Chulalongkorn trying to land knees to the body.
Dayne tries to break the clinch but Chulalongkorn is controlling the position.
Dayne is looking to break free of the clinch but Chulalongkorn has double underhooks.
Dayne breaks the clinch.
Chulalongkorn slips a jab from Dayne.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but Dayne is having none of it.
Chulalongkorn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chulalongkorn lands a high kick!
Chulalongkorn tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dayne is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Chulalongkorn.
Dayne is trying to break the clinch but Chulalongkorn is controlling him.
Chulalongkorn lands a good knee to the midsection. Dayne won't want to take too many of those.
Dayne working hard to break the clinch.
Dayne tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dayne avoids it.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
Dayne working hard to break the clinch.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a knee to the head but Dayne blocks with his arms.
Chulalongkorn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dayne backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dayne's defenses.
Dayne breaks the clinch.
Dayne has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chulalongkorn.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chulalongkorn - that will leave a mark!
Dayne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chulalongkorn is able to avoid easily.
Dayne throws a wild body kick that Chulalongkorn sees coming a mile off.
Chulalongkorn is looking to clinch.
Chulalongkorn is looking to clinch but Dayne is avoiding it.
Chulalongkorn wants to clinch up but Dayne keeps it at a distance.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chulalongkorn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chulalongkorn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dayne tries to keep at a distance but Chulalongkorn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dayne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chulalongkorn misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chulalongkorn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dayne's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dayne is defending well for now.
Dayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Chulalongkorn won't allow it.
Chulalongkorn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dayne avoids it.
Chulalongkorn scores with a knee to the head.
Chulalongkorn misses with a knee strike.
Chulalongkorn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dayne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chulalongkorn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dayne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dayne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dayne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chulalongkorn scores a nice knee to the body.
Dayne takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chulalongkorn lands a good knee to the midsection. Dayne won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chulalongkorn scores with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Arthur Dayne's cut even more.
Chulalongkorn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rama Chulalongkorn had his way with Arthur Dayne in that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Dayne's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Chulalongkorn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chulalongkorn clinches.
Dayne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn prevents Dayne from breaking the clinch.
Dayne is trying to force a seperation but Chulalongkorn has the dominant position.
Chulalongkorn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Dayne breaks the clinch.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but Dayne moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chulalongkorn - that will leave a mark!
Chulalongkorn darts in and clinches Dayne up against the cage.
Chulalongkorn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chulalongkorn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chulalongkorn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dayne's brow.
Dayne managing to block the knees to the body from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
Dayne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chulalongkorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chulalongkorn throws a head kick but Dayne moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Dayne scores with a four punch combination!
A clash of legs there as Chulalongkorn blocks the low kick.
Dayne keeps the fight on the outside.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chulalongkorn closes the distance and clinches.
Chulalongkorn has Dayne pressed against the cage, preventing Dayne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn misses with an elbow strike.
Dayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chulalongkorn moves away from the strike by Dayne.
Dayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dayne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Chulalongkorn.
Dayne lands with a hook. Chulalongkorn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chulalongkorn closes the distance and pushes Dayne back into the cage.
Chulalongkorn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dayne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chulalongkorn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dayne avoids it.
Dayne wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chulalongkorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dayne.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn keeps control of Dayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayne is trying to break the clinch but Chulalongkorn has him pressed against the cage.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
Dayne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chulalongkorn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chulalongkorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but Dayne is having none of it.
Chulalongkorn moves in looking to clinch but Dayne pushes him off.
Dayne 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.
Dayne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chulalongkorn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chulalongkorn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dayne throws out the jab.
Chulalongkorn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chulalongkorn.
Dayne avoiding damage as Chulalongkorn throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayne working hard to break the clinch.
Chulalongkorn with a knee to the head.
Chulalongkorn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dayne's face.
Chulalongkorn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dayne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dayne is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Chulalongkorn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dayne avoids it.
Dayne managing to block the knees to the body from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Chulalongkorn keeps control of Dayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chulalongkorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dayne is defending well for now.
Dayne manages to break the clinch.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch up.
A clash of legs there as Chulalongkorn blocks the low kick.
Dayne blocks a head kick by Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch there but Dayne circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Dayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dayne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 47:48
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 47:48
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Dayne!
Arthur Dayne is the new heavyweight champion!
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