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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ramba Somdet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baak Siko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramba Somdet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baak Siko!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Somdet tries to clinch up.
Somdet is looking to clinch.
Siko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Somdet.
Somdet looks to clinch
enabling Siko to counter with a crisp jab.
Siko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Somdet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Siko has closed the distance and engaged Somdet in a clinch.
Siko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Siko tries to pull guard but Somdet holds him up against the cage and eventually Siko drops back down to his feet.
Somdet looking to throw knees to the head but Siko is blocking nicely.
Somdet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Siko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Somdet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Somdet tries a knee to the head but Siko blocks it.
Somdet is stalling here.
Siko digs a right hand underneath Somdet's ribcage. Somdet let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Siko letting Somdet take a breather here.
Siko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Somdet misses with an elbow over the top.
Somdet breaks from the clinch.
Somdet tries to clinch up
and Siko counters with a nice body kick.
Somdet tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Somdet defends it nicely.
Ramba Somdet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baak Siko.
Siko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Siko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Siko.
Somdet scores a nice knee to the body.
Siko jumps guard.
Siko looking for a sweep. Not yet Siko, not yet.
Siko is looking for a triangle here but Somdet uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Siko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Siko wants to control but Somdet postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somdet remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Siko is looking to regain half guard here but Somdet keeps moving and retains side control.
Somdet tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ground and pound from Somdet seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Siko is being controlled here.
Siko stops Somdet from passing to mount.
Somdet has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Siko is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somdet working away.
Siko is looking to reverse the position.
Siko wants to control but Somdet postures up.
Siko is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Somdet is staying active.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Somdet postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Somdet is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Siko has escaped the position, nice work there.
Siko is trying to control Somdet's posture but Somdet avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Somdet stands up.
Siko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Somdet as he avoids it easily.
Somdet throws a sloppy head kick
and Siko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Somdet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Siko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Somdet is breathing heavily.
Siko blocks an elbow strike.
Somdet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Siko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Siko tries to keep at a distance but Somdet has taken the fight into the clinch.
Somdet lands a damaging elbow.
Somdet tries a knee to the head but Siko blocks it.
Siko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Siko avoids the elbow strike from Somdet, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Baak Siko will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Siko shoots in looking for a takedown. Somdet tries to sprawl out of it but Siko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Somdet manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Somdet instigates a clinch.
Somdet misses with a knee strike.
Siko avoiding damage as Somdet throws knees to the body.
Siko tries to pull guard but Somdet won't allow it.
Somdet misses with a knee strike.
Somdet tries to stall but Siko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Somdet tries to land a knee to the head but Siko blocks with his arms.
Somdet stops a takedown attempt from Siko.
Ramba Somdet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baak Siko.
Somdet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Siko lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Ramba Somdet has been cut.
Siko is trying to push Somdet away but Somdet has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Somdet throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Somdet has Siko pressed against the cage, preventing Siko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Siko tries to pull guard but Somdet won't allow it.
Somdet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Siko blocks it with crossed arms.
Siko jumps guard but Somdet stands there with Siko around his waist. Siko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Siko leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siko is fighting off a takedown attempt but Somdet is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Siko to the mat. Siko regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Siko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Siko working a defensive guard but Somdet passes into half guard.
Siko wants to control but Somdet is keeping busy.
Siko tries to roll over but Somdet keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Siko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Siko trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Siko holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Siko trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Somdet is stalling in the full guard.
Siko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Somdet manages to get himself to full guard.
Siko trying to control but Somdet is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Somdet pulls Siko in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Somdet keeping full guard, as Siko tries to pass.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Somdet tries a head kick but it misses.
Siko moves into range and clinches up with Somdet.
Somdet using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Somdet misses with a knee strike.
Siko tries to pull guard but Somdet won't allow it.
Siko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Somdet backwards.
Somdet misses with a knee strike.
Siko landing knees to the body.
Siko can't get the takedown.
Somdet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Siko avoiding damage as Somdet throws knees to the body.
Siko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Somdet gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for Siko with that takedown attempt.
Siko drives through and clinches with Somdet against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Somdet.
Siko jumps guard but Somdet stands there with Siko around his waist. Siko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Siko lands a damaging elbow.
Siko fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Somdet swings wildly with an uppercut but Siko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Siko jumps guard but Somdet stands there with Siko around his waist. Siko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Siko trying to control the position but instead, Somdet has worked for underhooks and has pushed Siko into the cage.
Siko can't break the clinch.
Somdet has Siko pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramba Somdet dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ramba Somdet's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Horrible takedown by Somdet or perhaps it was just good defense by Siko which made him look bad.
Somdet throws a head kick that misses
and Siko makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Somdet really felt that one!
Siko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Somdet defends it nicely.
Siko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Siko fails to pull guard.
Siko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ramba Somdet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baak Siko.
Siko is trying to break the clinch but Somdet has him pressed against the cage.
Siko working hard to break the clinch.
Siko can't break the clinch.
Siko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Somdet just stands there and leans against the cage.
Siko manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Somdet misses
and Siko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Siko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Somdet gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Somdet looking to throw knees to the head but Siko is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somdet wants to get back to striking at distance but Siko won't allow it.
Somdet misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Somdet.
Somdet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Siko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Siko manages to break the clinch.
Siko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Somdet at a distance.
Siko has managed to clinch.
Siko stalling against the cage.
Siko tries to circle away but Somdet has him pinned against the cage.
Siko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Siko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Siko fails with a takedown attempt.
Siko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Somdet.
Somdet fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siko scores with a one two! Somdet had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Somdet throws a leg kick that is checked
so Siko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Siko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Somdet has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Siko has passed into side control.
Somdet dodges the ground and pound from Siko.
Siko tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Siko stands up and beckons Somdet to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Siko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Somdet avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Somdet tries a knee to the head but Siko blocks it.
Somdet lands a nice elbow.
Somdet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Siko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Siko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Somdet tries to clinch but Siko moves away
so Siko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Siko trying to control the position from guard on top but Somdet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Somdet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siko trying to control the position from guard on top but Somdet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Somdet wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Somdet is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Siko wants to stand but Somdet is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Baak Siko was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Siko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Somdet but Somdet pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Somdet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Siko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Siko clinches up with Somdet and pushes him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baak Siko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Siko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baak Siko!
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energy
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