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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alak Betatar Awang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Inglish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alak Betatar Awang !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Inglish!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Awang is looking to chop away at Inglish's legs.
Inglish defending well as Awang loads up on a big left hand.
Awang thows a leg kick but Inglish checks it
and Awang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Awang on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Inglish checks a leg kick.
Inglish takes the fight into the clinch.
Inglish misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Awang obliges.
Inglish is looking to control Awang 's arms but Awang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Inglish has his back to the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Inglish.
Inglish wants to get back to striking at distance but Awang won't allow it.
Inglish tries to circle away but Awang has him pinned against the ropes.
Inglish avoiding damage as Awang throws knees to the body.
Awang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Inglish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That kick from Awang tenderised Inglish's leg. Inglish is trying to keep his angry face on.
Awang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awang lands a jab to the head.
Awang dodges the punch combination from Inglish.
Awang throws a quick inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Inglish blocks the leg kick.
Alak Betatar Awang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inglish has taken the fight to the clinch.
Awang blocks a body shot from Inglish.
Awang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Inglish misses with a hook from the clinch.
Inglish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Inglish wants to get back to striking at distance but Awang won't allow it.
Inglish taking a breather.
Awang missing with knees to the body.
Awang unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Inglish stalling in the clinch but Awang improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Awang .
Awang blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awang landing knees to the head.
Awang tries to land a knee to the head but Inglish blocks with his arms.
Inglish lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Inglish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Inglish creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Inglish lands with a left to the head.
Awang is leaning against Inglish and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Inglish avoiding damage as Awang throws knees to the body.
Awang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Awang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inglish is defending well for now.
Awang tries to land a knee to the head but Inglish blocks with his arms.
Awang trying to land knees to the body.
Inglish wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Awang has him pressed against the ropes.
Inglish misses with a punch on the inside.
Awang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Awang missing with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Awang .
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inglish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Inglish on the inside.
Awang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Inglish.
Awang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inglish is defending well for now.
Inglish wants to stall.
Awang is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alak Betatar Awang will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Awang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Inglish has Awang up against the ropes in a clinch.
Inglish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Inglish misses with a hook from the clinch.
Awang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Inglish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Awang missing with knees to the body.
Awang blocks a body shot from Inglish.
Inglish scores with a nice hook to the head.
Inglish misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Awang misses with a knee to the head.
Inglish is trying to stall.
Inglish tries to throw a body punch but Awang avoids it by throwing Inglish back against the cage.
Inglish takes a knee to the side of the body.
Awang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Inglish misses with some punches.
Awang tries to land knees in the clinch but Inglish avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Inglish fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Inglish.
Inglish looking to slow down the pace here.
Inglish throws a punch but it's blocked by Awang .
Awang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Awang tries to land knees in the clinch but Inglish avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Awang .
Inglish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Inglish stalling in the clinch but Awang improves position.
Inglish tries to break free but Awang pushes him back against the ropes.
Awang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inglish avoids it.
Awang presses Inglish against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Inglish throws a head punch that misses.
Inglish avoiding damage as Awang throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Inglish.
Inglish has a couple of punches blocked by Awang .
Inglish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Awang blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Awang obliges.
Awang looking to throw knees to the head but Inglish is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Inglish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inglish takes a knee to the side of the body.
Inglish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Awang just misses with a punch to the body.
Awang throws a lazy body kick
and Inglish counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Awang avoids the head kick by Inglish.
Inglish clinches.
Awang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Inglish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Inglish is trying to maintain a safe position but Awang gets an underhook and turns Inglish into the ropes.
Inglish tries a body shot but Awang blocks it.
Awang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Inglish in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Awang letting Inglish take a breather here.
Inglish is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Awang is keeping busy.
Awang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inglish is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Awang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Inglish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Awang throws a leg kick
and Inglish counters with a nice leg kick.
Awang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Inglish has managed to clinch.
Awang lands with a light punch inside.
Inglish is trying to break the clinch but Awang has him pressed against the ropes.
Awang is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Awang missing with knees to the body.
Inglish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Awang 's elbow.
Awang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inglish is defending well for now.
Inglish avoiding damage as Awang throws knees to the body.
Inglish misses with a hook from the clinch.
Awang lands a good knee to the midsection. Inglish won't want to take too many of those.
Inglish tries to stall but Awang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Awang missing with knees to the body.
Awang misses with a knee to the head.
Inglish swings wildly with an uppercut but Awang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Inglish misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inglish working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Awang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Inglish lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Inglish misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Awang .
A right hand to the body from Awang .
Awang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Inglishs head.
Inglish has a couple of punches blocked by Awang .
Awang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Awang crunches a lovely knee into Inglish's ribcage.
Inglish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Inglish has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Inglish is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Awang is working Inglish over against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Awang - that landed with a thud.
Awang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Awang has Inglish pressed against the ropes, preventing Inglish from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Inglish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Inglish takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short left from Awang .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inglish misses with a hook from the clinch.
Inglish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Awang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Inglish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Awang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Inglish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Inglish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Awang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inglish avoids it.
Inglish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Inglish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Awang landing knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Awang as Inglish tries to tie him up.
Awang is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Inglish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Awang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Inglish is looking to control Awang 's arms but Awang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Inglish has his back to the ropes.
Awang blocking some punches.
Inglish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Inglish is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alak Betatar Awang clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A low kick from Awang misses
and Inglish counters with a slapping leg kick.
Awang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Inglish's calf.
Inglish connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Inglish closes the distance and clinches.
Inglish throws a head punch that misses.
Inglish breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Inglish is looking to control Awang 's arms but Awang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Inglish has his back to the ropes.
Inglish wants to get back to striking at distance but Awang won't allow it.
Awang missing with knees to the body.
Awang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A left hand lands to the body for Inglish.
Inglish throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Awang s head.
Inglish avoiding damage as Awang throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inglish is defending well for now.
Awang missing with knees to the body.
Inglish has a couple of punches blocked by Awang .
Inglish avoiding damage as Awang throws knees to the body.
Awang working Inglish over with knees to the body.
Awang takes a shot to the head.
Awang scores a nice knee to the body.
Inglish misses with a punch on the inside.
Awang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Inglish scores with a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Inglish's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Inglish trying to control the position but instead, Awang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Inglish into the ropes.
Inglish lands a left hand that snaps the head of Awang backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Awang .
Awang cracks Inglish with a nice body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Awang as Inglish tries to tie him up.
Good body shot from Awang .
Inglish misses with a hook to the ribs.
Awang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Inglish lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inglish avoids it.
Inglish is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Awang is keeping busy.
Inglish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Inglish is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Awang is keeping busy.
Awang trying to land knees to the body.
Awang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inglish is defending well for now.
Awang trying to stall but Inglish improves his position.
Awang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Inglish blocks it with crossed arms.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Inglish avoiding damage as Awang throws knees to the body.
Alak Betatar Awang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Inglish.
Awang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inglish avoids it.
Inglish blocks an elbow strike.
Awang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Inglish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Awang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Inglish lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Awang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Inglish working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Inglish stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Inglish wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Inglish dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Inglish misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Inglish, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Awang moves into range and clinches up with Inglish.
Inglish is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Inglish slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Awang - that landed with a thud.
Awang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Awang blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inglish wants to stall.
Inglish is trying to force a seperation but Awang has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Awang .
Inglish throws a head punch that misses.
Inglish fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Inglish fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Inglish.
Inglish lands a left hand that snaps the head of Awang backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A hook to the body from Inglish.
Inglish tries to stall but Awang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Inglish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Awang tries to land knees in the clinch but Inglish avoids the damage to the body.
Awang blocking some punches.
Inglish throws a head punch that misses.
Inglish gets through Awang 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Awang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Awang looking to throw knees to the head but Inglish is blocking nicely.
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.
Inglish is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Awang is keeping busy.
Awang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Inglishs head.
Inglish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Inglish misses with a short punch on the inside.
Awang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Awang tries to land knees in the clinch but Inglish avoids the damage to the body.
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.
Inglish is trying to stall.
Inglish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Inglish misses with the head strike.
Awang lands a knee to the body.
Inglish wants to stall.
Awang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Inglish wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Awang has him pressed against the ropes.
Awang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inglish is defending well for now.
Inglish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Inglish managing to block the knees to the body from Awang .
Inglish is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Awang is keeping busy.
Inglish swings wildly with an uppercut but Awang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Awang presses Inglish against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Inglish managing to block the knees to the body from Awang .
Inglish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Awang missing with knees to the body.
Inglish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alak Betatar Awang showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Awang has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alak Betatar Awang !
Alak Betatar Awang retains his bantamweight title!
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