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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tak Sin Thanarat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Belt Jones Theme Song, you Jive Turkey! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tak Sin Thanarat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly scores with a jab to the body.
Thanarat throws a lazy uppercut
and Kelly counters with a nice leg kick.
Kelly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thanarat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Thanarat jabs Kelly right on the nose. Kelly blinks but takes it well.
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.
Kelly tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Thanarat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Good work by Kelly as he checks the leg kick.
Thanarat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Thanarat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thanarat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelly counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thanarat is breathing heavily.
Kelly is looking to slow Thanarat down with leg kicks.
Kelly connects with a looping right hand.
Thanarat tries to keep at a distance but Kelly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thanarat misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanarat manages to break the clinch.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kelly. That's going to slow Thanarat down.
Kelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kelly lands a jab to Thanarat's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly lands with a shot to the body.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thanarat, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thanarat avoiding damage as Kelly throws knees to the body.
Kelly lands an elbow that stopped Thanarat in his tracks for a moment.
A short left from Kelly.
Thanarat misses with a body punch.
Kelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thanarat.
Kelly breaks from the clinch.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thanarat has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kelly is looking to slow Thanarat down with leg kicks.
Kelly misses with a double jab.
Kelly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Thanarat is just out of range.
Thanarat thows a leg kick but Kelly checks it
and Kelly counters with an outside leg kick.
Kelly lands with a cross.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick and Thanarat moves out of range easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Kelly as he connects with a hook.
Thanarat throws a head kick that misses
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kelly swings for the body but Thanarat moves out of range.
Thanarat throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Thanarat avoids it well.
Kelly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thanarat's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws the left hand but Thanarat avoids the punch easily.
Kelly has closed the distance and engaged Thanarat in a clinch.
Thanarat takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Tak Sin Thanarat has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Thanarat fails to land.
Kelly scores with a shot to the side of Thanarat's head.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thanarat takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kelly scores with a hook to the body. Thanarat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thanarat manages to avoid it.
Kelly takes a swing at Thanarat's ribcage but misses.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Kelly throws a leg kick which misses Thanarat's front leg but catches the back leg as Thanarat tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Kelly.
Kelly scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Kelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tak Sin Thanarat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kelly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thanarat's sensitive parts.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thanarat manages to avoid it.
Kelly throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thanarat tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kelly moves into range and clinches up with Thanarat.
Thanarat is trying to break the clinch but Kelly has him pressed against the ropes.
Kelly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thanarat's efforts to push away.
Kelly lands a body shot.
Thanarat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thanarat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kelly lands a right hand.
Kelly lands a body shot.
Kelly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thanarat's defenses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kelly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kelly lands a body punch.
Kelly trying to land knees to the body.
Kelly lands an elbow inside that Thanarat shrugs off.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kelly.
Kelly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Kelly is predictable there
and Thanarat counters with an inside leg kick.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
Kelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Thanarat.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly is looking to clinch.
Thanarat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a hook.
A slow jab from Thanarat misses its intended target.
That kick from Kelly tenderised Thanarat's leg. Thanarat is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thanarat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thanarat is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly throws a right and a left that Thanarat avoids nicely.
Thanarat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kelly throws a body kick that misses.
Thanarat throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kelly counters with a nice body shot.
Kelly looks for the body kick but Thanarat saw that one coming.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thanarat moves away.
Kelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thanarat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kelly fails to land with a series of punches.
Thanarat missing with a left hand there. Kelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thanarat.
Thanarat moves out of range of the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kelly misses the target.
Kelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thanarat is able to avoid easily.
Kelly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thanarat throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.
Kelly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thanarat moves out of range as Kelly throws a body kick.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thanarat has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thanarat rather than just go for the knockout.
Thanarat swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That kick from Kelly tenderised Thanarat's leg. Thanarat is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thanarat misses with a hook.
Thanarat misses with a hook to the body
and Kelly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kelly.
Thanarat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thanarat takes a shot to the head.
Thanarat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Kelly.
Thanarat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Kelly.
Thanarat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly cracks Thanarat with a nice body shot.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelly throws a body kick that misses.
Thanarat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thanarat manages to avoid it.
Kelly digs a good hook to Thanarat's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Kelly as he connects with a hook.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a jab to Thanarat's midsection.
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thanarat was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Kelly throws a hook to the side of Thanarat's head but Thanarat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Thanarat connects with a crisp jab.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Thanarat sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thanarat wants to land a leg kick but Kelly is out of range.
Kelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thanarat doesn't seem bothered though.
Kelly is looking to clinch but Thanarat is avoiding it.
Thanarat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly tries to clinch up but Thanarat circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Kelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tak Sin Thanarat's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thanarat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thanarat misses with a jab to the body
and Kelly counters with a thumping low kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thanarat swings for the body but Kelly moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thanarat.
Kelly misses with a body kick.
Thanarat blocks a jab.
Thanarat avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thanarat manages to avoid it.
Thanarat misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thanarat's knee momentarily.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thanarat.
Kelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thanarat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thanarat takes one on the button.
A head kick from Thanarat lands but Kelly takes it in his stride.
Thanarat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kelly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelly defending well as Thanarat loads up on a big left hand.
Kelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Thanarat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kelly.
A low kick from Thanarat misses
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Thanarat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thanarat misses with a leg kick
and Kelly counters with a good low kick that Thanarat was not able to check.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Thanarat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jim Kelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelly throws a right and a left that Thanarat avoids nicely.
Kelly moves into the clinch.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Thanarat.
A short right from Kelly on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Thanarat tries to circle away but Kelly has him pinned against the ropes.
Kelly lands an elbow just above Thanarat 's eye.
Thanarat blocks an elbow strike from Kelly.
Kelly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thanarat avoids it.
Kelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thanarat backwards.
Jim Kelly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kelly throws an elbow that misses.
Kelly scores with a hook to the body.
Thanarat takes an elbow to the temple.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelly.
Kelly works on Thanarat's body with a couple of short punches.
Kelly lands a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Kelly.
Kelly breaks from the clinch.
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Thanarat slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Thanarat does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kelly. That's going to slow Thanarat down.
Kelly scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly moves into the clinch.
Kelly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kelly lands an elbow that stopped Thanarat in his tracks for a moment.
Tak Sin Thanarat's cut is getting worse.
Kelly digs a right hand into Thanarat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thanarat's gas tank.
Kelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thanarat.
Kelly scores a nice knee to the body.
Thanarat avoids the elbow strike from Kelly, against the ropes.
Thanarat takes an elbow to the temple.
Good body shot from Kelly.
Kelly lands a nice elbow.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thanarat.
Kelly lands an uppercut.
Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thanarat takes one on the button.
Thanarat gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thanarat takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kelly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thanarat throws a lazy uppercut
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thanarat tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kelly.
Kelly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thanarat slips under a jab from Kelly.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thanarat.
Thanarat throws an off balance right hand
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly walks into a jab.
Jim Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thanarat throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.
Thanarat misses with a shot to the body
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kelly takes a swing at Thanarat's ribcage but misses.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thanarat has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thanarat's calf.
Thanarat takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kelly connects with a jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kelly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thanarat under the eye.
Kelly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kelly lands a right hook to the body.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thanarat tries to keep at a distance but Kelly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kelly has Thanarat pressed against the ropes, preventing Thanarat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thanarat working hard to break the clinch.
Kelly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Thanarat misses with some punches.
Thanarat managing to block the knees to the body from Kelly.
A nice left hand lands by Kelly.
Kelly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Kelly.
Thanarat avoiding damage as Kelly throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Kelly.
Kelly cracks Thanarat with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Kelly.
Kelly landing knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kelly.
Thanarat takes an elbow to the temple.
Kelly scores with a shoulder strike.
Kelly breaks the clinch.
Kelly dips to his left and cracks Thanarat with an uppercut!
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Kelly finds it's target.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thanarat moves away.
Thanarat throws a head kick that misses.
Kelly swings for the body but Thanarat moves out of range.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat misses with a hook
and Kelly counters with an inside leg kick.
Kelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Thanarat misses with a combination
and Kelly counters with a leg kick.
Thanarat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kelly. Kelly obviously looking to wear him down.
Kelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kelly misses with a body kick.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick and Thanarat moves out of range easily.
Thanarat loads up on a big right hand but Kelly slips the punch.
Kelly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thanarat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thanarat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Thanarat.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thanarat takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kelly clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kelly digs a right hand into Thanarat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thanarat's gas tank.
Kelly scores a nice knee to the body.
Kelly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kelly lands with a left to the head.
Kelly lands a knee to the body.
Kelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kelly.
Thanarat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thanarat on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kelly feints and then cracks Thanarat's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thanarat down.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Thanarat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kelly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thanarat. That did some damage!
Kelly throws a series of punches but Thanarat avoids them all with ease.
Kelly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kelly thumps Thanarat with a low kick.
Thanarat slips under a jab from Kelly.
Thanarat misses with a hook
and Kelly counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kelly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thanarat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tak Sin Thanarat's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Thanarat avoids it well.
Kelly misses with a double jab
and Thanarat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Thanarat.
Kelly clinches.
Thanarat is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thanarat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thanarat lands a body punch.
Kelly misses with a body punch.
Thanarat tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thanarat avoiding damage as Kelly throws knees to the body.
Thanarat works on Kelly's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thanarat blocks an elbow strike from Kelly.
Thanarat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Thanarat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanarat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kelly has him pressed against the ropes.
Thanarat breaks from the clinch.
Thanarat thows a body shot but no joy.
Thanarat lands with a good body shot.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Thanarat. Beautiful body shot.
Kelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thanarat. Thanarat obviously looking to wear him down.
Thanarat lands a nice shot to the body.
Thanarat uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kelly has time to react.
Thanarat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Kelly takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly wants to clinch but Thanarat slips to the side
letting Thanarat counter with a right hand.
Thanarat lands a slapping body shot.
Thanarat moves into range and connects with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Thanarat scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Thanarat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good shot there by Thanarat.
Thanarat lands with a nice combination. Kelly backs away looking to recover.
A punch lands to the side of Kelly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thanarat misses with a leg kick
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly blocks a low kick nicely.
Thanarat misses with a head kick.
Thanarat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thanarat fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thanarat throws a leg kick that misses.
Thanarat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thanarat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly slips under a jab from Thanarat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thanarat.
Thanarat throws a right hand that misses
and Kelly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thanarat manages to avoid it.
Kelly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kelly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thanarat, pushing him back against the ropes.
Thanarat is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thanarat misses with a body shot.
Thanarat connects with a single shot there.
Thanarat misses with a combination
and Kelly counters with a nice body shot.
Kelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Thanarat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thanarat is looking to land body kicks.
Thanarat throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kelly counters with a right hand to the body.
Thanarat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kelly.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Kelly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kelly staying out of range there.
Thanarat throws a leg kick
and Kelly counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thanarat takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thanarat throws a lazy uppercut
and Kelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kelly throws a hook but Thanarat blocks it.
Kelly lands a head shot.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelly throws a leg kick which misses Thanarat's front leg but catches the back leg as Thanarat tries to avoid it.
Kelly lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thanarat looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thanarat.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws the left hand but Thanarat avoids the punch easily.
Kelly misses with a combination
and Thanarat counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly connects with a body shot.
A low kick from Thanarat misses
and Kelly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Thanarat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thanarat lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kelly rushes Thanarat and presses him up against the ropes.
Kelly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Kelly.
Thanarat tries to land knees in the clinch but Kelly avoids the damage to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Kelly.
Thanarat takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thanarat avoids it.
Nice elbow from Kelly.
Knees to the body from Kelly.
Thanarat takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kelly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tak Sin Thanarat's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A short body shot lands from Kelly as the two fighters clinch.
Kelly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thanarat.
Kelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Kelly lands an elbow inside that Thanarat shrugs off.
Kelly cracks Thanarat with a nice body shot.
Kelly pushes Thanarat back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kelly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thanarat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Kelly.
Kelly avoiding damage as Thanarat throws knees to the body.
Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thanarat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kelly connects with the punch.
Thanarat throws a head kick that misses
and Kelly holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thanarat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thanarat tries to circle away but Kelly has him pinned against the ropes.
Kelly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kelly is working Thanarat over against the ropes.
Kelly lands a damaging elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelly.
Kelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kelly scores with a hook to the body.
Kelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thanarat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thanarat.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thanarat moves away.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thanarat.
Kelly moves into the clinch.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thanarat.
Kelly scores with a hook to the body.
Thanarat tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thanarat is trying to break the clinch but Kelly has him pressed against the ropes.
Thanarat blocks an elbow strike.
Thanarat takes a shot to the head.
Kelly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kelly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kelly lands a nice knee to the body.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thanarat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Kelly really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tak Sin Thanarat's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kelly, right into the meat.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thanarat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thanarat misses with a double jab
and Kelly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thanarat's knee momentarily.
Kelly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thanarat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelly lands with a nice body punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kelly works Thanarat's body with a nice hook.
Thanarat avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Good leg kick by Kelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kelly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a shot to the body.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Thanarat is just out of range.
A big left from Thanarat misses.
Kelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Kelly.
Kelly tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thanarat scores with a head kick.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Thanarat is just out of range.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Thanarat moves out of range.
Kelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thanarat wants to slow Kelly down by chopping away at his legs.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thanarat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kelly counters with a nice body shot.
Kelly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kelly blocks a jab.
Kelly misses with a low kick as Thanarat jumps back.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Thanarat checks it.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thanarat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thanarat lands with a straight right. Kelly didn't see that one coming.
Thanarat scores with a head kick. Kelly tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thanarat throws the kick towards the body but Kelly avoids it.
Thanarat throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kelly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thanarat's knee momentarily.
Thanarat walks into a straight right hand from Kelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a double jab.
Thanarat drops his hands momentarily and Kelly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thanarat's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kelly under the eye.
Thanarat uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kelly has time to react.
A low kick from Thanarat is predictable there
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thanarat moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thanarat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.
Kelly tests Thanarat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thanarat misses with a head kick.
Thanarat throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kelly counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a body kick that misses.
Thanarat is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Kelly walks into a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Thanarat there.
Kelly misses with a body punch
and Thanarat counters with a stiff right hand.
Thanarat throws a lazy head kick
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thanarat has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thanarat there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thanarat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thanarat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kelly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kelly throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kelly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thanarat checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kelly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kelly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kelly tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Thanarat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Kelly.
Kelly on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kelly wants to clinch.
A combination from Kelly does no damage.
Thanarat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelly holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thanarat is trying to break free.
Kelly misses with an elbow over the top.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat avoiding damage as Kelly throws knees to the body.
Thanarat is pushing Kelly up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Thanarat on the inside.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike.
Thanarat is trying to push Kelly away but Kelly has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A hook to the body from Kelly.
Thanarat blocks the elbow strike.
Thanarat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thanarat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thanarat is defending well for now.
Thanarat manages to break the clinch.
Kelly swings for the body but Thanarat moves out of range.
Thanarat misses with a leg kick
and Kelly counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thanarat feints a jab promting Kelly to slip. Thanarat then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kelly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kelly throws a shot to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat moves out of range of the strikes.
Thanarat takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thanarat manages to avoid it.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thanarat moves away.
Kelly closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
Thanarat throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thanarat takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kelly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kelly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thanarat doesn't seem bothered though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a jab when Thanarat was well out of range.
Kelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thanarat dodges the punch combination from Kelly.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thanarat throws a poor cross that misses
and Kelly counters with a body kick.
Kelly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Thanarat misses the target.
Kelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kelly misses with a two punch combination.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thanarat.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kelly blocks the body kick.
Kelly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thanarat moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Thanarat finds it's way through Kelly's defenses.
Thanarat gets tackled into the ropes by Kelly. Kelly maintains the clinch.
Kelly lands a nice elbow.
Thanarat managing to block the knees to the body from Kelly.
Thanarat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kelly landing knees to the body.
Kelly trying to land knees to the body.
Kelly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thanarat's efforts to push away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thanarat tries to break the clinch but Kelly is controlling the position.
Kelly crunches a lovely knee into Thanarat's ribcage.
Kelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thanarat backwards.
Kelly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Kelly dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tak Sin Thanarat'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!
Thanarat drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A head kick from Thanarat lands but Kelly takes it in his stride.
Thanarat checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thanarat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelly scores with a hook to the body. Thanarat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A low kick from Thanarat is predictable there
and Kelly counters with a low kick, right behind Thanarat 's knee.
Kelly takes a swing at Thanarat's ribcage but misses.
Kelly throws a leg kick which misses Thanarat's front leg but catches the back leg as Thanarat tries to avoid it.
Kelly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thanarat takes a shot to the head.
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.
Kelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thanarat can't find room to land a body shot as Kelly controls the action.
A body shot lands from Kelly.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kelly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kelly lands an elbow that stopped Thanarat in his tracks for a moment.
Thanarat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kelly is working Thanarat over against the ropes.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kelly lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Kelly.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
Kelly pushes Thanarat back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelly swings for the body but Thanarat moves out of range.
Kelly is looking to clinch.
Kelly scores with a push kick.
Kelly throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kelly misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kelly throws an elbow but misses.
Thanarat will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kelly trying to land knees to the body.
Thanarat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thanarat misses with a head kick.
Thanarat looks to land a combination but Kelly avoids it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kelly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thanarat misses with a body shot
and Kelly counters with an outside leg kick.
Kelly swings for the body but Thanarat moves out of range.
Kelly scores with a body shot.
Kelly lands a jab to the head.
Kelly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick and Thanarat moves out of range easily.
Thanarat dodges the punch combination from Kelly.
Kelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot lands for Kelly.
An inside leg kick lands from Thanarat.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Kelly scores with a leg kick.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Thanarat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kelly throws a right and a left that Thanarat avoids nicely.
Thanarat blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Kelly both land. Nice combination.
Thanarat lands a leg kick that knocks Kelly off balance momentarily.
Thanarat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kelly tries to land a leg kick but Thanarat saw it coming and moves away.
Thanarat cracks Kelly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thanarat throws a lazy body kick
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Thanarat swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A low kick from Thanarat is predictable there
and Kelly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thanarat's knee momentarily.
Kelly fakes the leg kick and cracks Thanarat in the body.
That kick from Kelly tenderised Thanarat's leg. Thanarat is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thanarat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Kelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kelly's corner calls for a 1-2. Kelly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses.
Kelly cracks a nice hook into Thanarat's ribs.
Kelly throws a body kick that misses.
Kelly dips to his left and cracks Thanarat with an uppercut!
Kelly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thanarat misses with a shot to the body
and Kelly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thanarat on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kelly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thanarats jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thanarat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kelly misses with a body kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a nice looking combination but Thanarat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thanarat misses with a right hand
and Kelly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thanarat.
Kelly landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kelly.
Kelly presses Thanarat against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kelly breaks the clinch.
Thanarat ducks right into an uppercut from Kelly.
Kelly drives through and clinches with Thanarat against the ropes.
Kelly lands an elbow that stopped Thanarat in his tracks for a moment.
Jeez, Tak Sin Thanarat's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thanarat.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
Thanarat has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Thanarat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Kelly.
A left hand lands to the body for Kelly.
Kelly scores with a hook to the body.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thanarat.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kelly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thanarat's defenses.
A frustrated look appears on Thanarat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kelly cracks Thanarat with a nice body shot.
Kelly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thanarat in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kelly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Thanarat blocks the elbow strike.
Kelly crunches a lovely knee into Thanarat's ribcage.
Kelly lands an elbow just above Thanarat 's eye.
Thanarat takes a shot to the head.
Kelly throws an elbow but it misses.
Thanarat has had enough of the clinch but Kelly keeps him there for the moment.
Kelly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thanarat's defenses.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thanarat avoids it.
Knees to the body from Kelly.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kelly as Thanarat tries to tie him up.
Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thanarat throws a lazy uppercut
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses.
Thanarat thows a leg kick but Kelly checks it
and Kelly holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thanarat struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
Thanarat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thanarat misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Thanarat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kelly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Kelly tries to clinch but Thanarat is having none of it.
Kelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kelly thumps Thanarat with a low kick.
Kelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Thanarat.
Kelly lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kelly throws a head kick that misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thanarat manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Thanarat misses
and Kelly counters with a left and a right that stings Thanarat.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tak Sin Thanarat's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:24 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jim Kelly!
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