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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Suchart Chaowanungkarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chaowanungkarn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Muay Thai fight music. Rick Piper has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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152 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Suchart Chaowanungkarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Piper!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaowanungkarn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Piper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Piper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chaowanungkarn throws a low kick, looking for Piper's leg but Piper calmly moves out of range.
Chaowanungkarn wants to clinch
and Piper counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chaowanungkarn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chaowanungkarn tries to land a front kick but Piper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chaowanungkarn darts in and clinches Piper up against the cage.
Chaowanungkarn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Piper's defenses.
Chaowanungkarn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Piper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chaowanungkarn prevents it.
Piper drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chaowanungkarn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Piper.
Piper gets tackled into the cage by Chaowanungkarn. Chaowanungkarn maintains the clinch.
Piper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chaowanungkarn working Piper over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper is working for takedown but Chaowanungkarn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Piper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chaowanungkarn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Piper looks gassed!
Piper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chaowanungkarn wants to clinch.
Chaowanungkarn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Piper counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chaowanungkarn won't be happy with that.
Piper cracks Chaowanungkarn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chaowanungkarn tries to bench press Piper off him but Piper keeps the position.
Piper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
You can see the frustration on Chaowanungkarn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Piper in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Piper trying to control here.
Chaowanungkarn throwing shots but Piper is blocking nicely.
Chaowanungkarn not doing much here.
Chaowanungkarn is thwarting Piper's attempts to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piper wants to improve his position but Chaowanungkarn is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Piper dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chaowanungkarn doesn't manage to clinch there - Piper circles away.
Piper with a poor takedown
and Chaowanungkarn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Piper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Piper has Chaowanungkarn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chaowanungkarn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Piper.
Chaowanungkarn lands a knee to the head.
Chaowanungkarn stops a takedown attempt from Piper.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chaowanungkarn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees to the body from Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chaowanungkarn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chaowanungkarn manages to break the clinch.
Chaowanungkarn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Piper is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn wants to clinch up but Piper keeps it at a distance.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a low kick.
Chaowanungkarn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Piper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chaowanungkarn throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Piper counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chaowanungkarn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chaowanungkarn trying to control the position here.
Piper trying to control but Chaowanungkarn is working from the bottom.
Piper won't allow Chaowanungkarn to sweep him here.
Piper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chaowanungkarn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Piper on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Suchart Chaowanungkarn wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Piper circles away from the clinch attempt
and Piper counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Piper.
Chaowanungkarn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Chaowanungkarn looking for a sweep. Not yet Chaowanungkarn, not yet.
Chaowanungkarn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to keep Piper in close.
Piper trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaowanungkarn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rick Piper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Chaowanungkarn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chaowanungkarn tries to clinch up
and Piper counters with a straight right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chaowanungkarn, as that shot connected.
Piper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Chaowanungkarn.
Chaowanungkarn doesn't manage to clinch there - Piper circles away.
Chaowanungkarn wants to clinch up but Piper keeps it at a distance.
Chaowanungkarn tries to clinch but Piper moves out of range.
Chaowanungkarn stuffs the takedown attempt from Piper. Piper gets slowly back to his feet.
Piper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chaowanungkarn sprawls well. Chaowanungkarn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Piper gets slowly back to his feet.
Piper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chaowanungkarn moves in looking to clinch but Piper pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chaowanungkarn obliges.
Chaowanungkarn has Piper pushed against the cage.
Chaowanungkarn landing knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn lands a good knee to the midsection. Piper won't want to take too many of those.
Chaowanungkarn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chaowanungkarn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Piper up against the cage.
Chaowanungkarn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rick Piper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chaowanungkarn scores with a knee to the head.
Chaowanungkarn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chaowanungkarn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Piper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chaowanungkarn tries to clinch up but Piper circles away and keeps his distance.
Chaowanungkarn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Piper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Piper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Piper circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Piper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chaowanungkarn rushes Piper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chaowanungkarn stalling.
Chaowanungkarn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chaowanungkarn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chaowanungkarn wants to clinch but Piper slips to the side
and Piper counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Piper.
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!
Piper wants to control from the top but Chaowanungkarn keeps moving.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chaowanungkarn looking for a sweep. Not yet Chaowanungkarn, not yet.
Piperis looking to pass into half guard but Chaowanungkarn pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Chaowanungkarn is in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piper not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chaowanungkarn drops back looking for a leg! Piper is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Piper manages to kick Chaowanungkarn off! Chaowanungkarn jumps back into Piper's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Suchart Chaowanungkarn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Piper 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rick Piper!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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