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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sarsamut Mungsarin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mungsarin comes to the cage accompanied by Suraphol Sombatcharoe- Sao Suan TaengT. Glenn Francis looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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142 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sarsamut Mungsarin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Glenn Francis!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mungsarin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice shot lands for Francis.
Francis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Francis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Francis misses the shot to the body.
Mungsarin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Francis tries to close the distance and clinch but Mungsarin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mungsarin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mungsarin connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mungsarin delivers a nice body kick.
Francis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mungsarin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mungsarin moves into the clinch.
Francis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Francis trying to land knees to the body.
Mungsarin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Francis avoids it.
Mungsarin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Francis looking to stall.
Francis tries to break free but Mungsarin pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mungsarin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Francis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mungsarin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Francis trying to stall but Mungsarin improves his position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Francis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mungsarin's brow.
Francis managing to block the knees to the body from Mungsarin.
Mungsarin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Francis looks gassed!
Francis avoids the elbow strike from Mungsarin, against the cage.
Francis tries to land knees in the clinch but Mungsarin avoids the damage to the body.
Mungsarin connects with a knee to the head.
Mungsarin throws an elbow that misses.
A knee to the head by Mungsarin.
Mungsarin missing with knees to the body.
Mungsarin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Francis's defenses.
Mungsarin looking to throw knees to the head but Francis is blocking nicely.
Mungsarin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Francis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mungsarin throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mungsarin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Francis takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mungsarin lands an elbow just above Francis 's eye.
Francis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mungsarin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Francis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mungsarin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Francis is defending well for now.
Francis missing with knees to the body.
Francis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mungsarin missing with knees to the body.
Francis lands an elbow inside.
Mungsarin lands a nice elbow.
Francis misses with a knee strike.
Mungsarin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mungsarin with a knee to the head.
Francis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mungsarin connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mungsarin cracks Francis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mungsarin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Francis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Francis moves in looking to clinch but Mungsarin pushes him off.
Mungsarin moves into the clinch successfully.
Mungsarin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mungsarin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mungsarin throws an elbow but misses.
Mungsarin misses with a knee strike.
Mungsarin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mungsarin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Francis's face.
Mungsarin misses with a knee to the head.
Francis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mungsarin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Francis tries to clinch but Mungsarin is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mungsarin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mungsarin has managed to clinch.
Francis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Francis blocks an elbow strike from Mungsarin.
Francis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
Francis lands a damaging elbow.
Mungsarin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Francis blocks it with crossed arms.
Francis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Francis avoids the elbow strike from Mungsarin, against the cage.
Mungsarin avoiding damage as Francis throws knees to the body.
Mungsarin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Francis blocks an elbow strike.
Francis avoids the elbow strike from Mungsarin, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Francis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mungsarin prevents Francis from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sarsamut Mungsarin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mungsarin moves in looking to clinch but Francis pushes him off.
Sarsamut Mungsarin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Francis doesn't manage to clinch there - Mungsarin circles away.
Sarsamut Mungsarin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mungsarin is looking to clinch but Francis is avoiding it.
Francis keeps the fight on the outside.
Mungsarin scores with a head kick. Francis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Francis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mungsarin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Francis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mungsarin darts in and clinches Francis up against the cage.
Francis landing knees to the head.
Mungsarin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Francis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mungsarin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Francis is trying to force a seperation but Mungsarin has the dominant position.
Francis throws an elbow that misses.
Francis pushes off an throws an elbow but Mungsarin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mungsarin avoids the elbow strike from Francis, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mungsarin throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mungsarin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Francis is breathing heavily.
Francis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mungsarin misses with an elbow strike.
Mungsarin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mungsarin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Francis managing to block the knees to the body from Mungsarin.
Mungsarin tries to land knees in the clinch but Francis avoids the damage to the body.
Francis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mungsarin tries to land knees in the clinch but Francis avoids the damage to the body.
Francis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mungsarin looking to throw knees to the head but Francis is blocking nicely.
Francis manages to break the clinch.
Francis tries to keep at a distance but Mungsarin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mungsarin misses with an elbow strike.
Mungsarin avoids a wild elbow strike from Francis.
Mungsarin misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis avoids a wild elbow strike from Mungsarin.
Mungsarin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mungsarin pushes off an throws an elbow but Francis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mungsarin tries to land knees in the clinch but Francis avoids the damage to the body.
Mungsarin looking to throw knees to the head but Francis is blocking nicely.
Mungsarin misses with an elbow over the top.
Francis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mungsarin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Francis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Francis connects with a knee to the head.
Mungsarin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Francis is defending well for now.
Francis landing knees to the head.
Mungsarin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mungsarin looking to throw knees to the head but Francis is blocking nicely.
Mungsarin misses with an elbow strike.
Mungsarin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Francis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis is looking to break free of the clinch but Mungsarin has double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Francis.
Francis lands an elbow just above Mungsarin 's eye.
Francis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Francis is trying to push Mungsarin away but Mungsarin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Francis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Francis is looking to break free of the clinch but Mungsarin has double underhooks.
Mungsarin pushes off an throws an elbow but Francis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Francis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Francis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Francis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Francis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mungsarin blocks it with crossed arms.
Mungsarin lands a knee to the head.
Mungsarin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mungsarin lands an elbow inside that Francis shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mungsarin has Francis pressed against the cage, preventing Francis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mungsarin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Francis has had enough of the clinch but Mungsarin keeps him there for the moment.
Mungsarin tries a knee to the head but Francis blocks it.
Mungsarin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mungsarin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Francis's brow.
Francis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Francis tries to circle away but Mungsarin has him pinned against the cage.
Mungsarin keeps control of Francis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mungsarin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mungsarin misses with an elbow over the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mungsarin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Francis is defending well for now.
Mungsarin trying to land knees to the body.
Mungsarin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Francis.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mungsarin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Francis's brow.
Francis lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sarsamut Mungsarin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Francis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mungsarin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Francis is looking to clinch.
Mungsarin lands with a kick to the temple. Francis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mungsarin clinches up against the cage.
Francis blocks the elbow strike.
Francis with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Mungsarin.
Francis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Francis looking to slow down the pace here.
Francis can't break the clinch.
Mungsarin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Francis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mungsarin tries to land knees in the clinch but Francis avoids the damage to the body.
Mungsarin misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mungsarin tries to land knees in the clinch but Francis avoids the damage to the body.
Francis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mungsarin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mungsarin trying to land knees to the body.
Francis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mungsarin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mungsarin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Francis avoids the body shot from Mungsarin.
Sarsamut Mungsarin is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Mungsarin.
Francis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Francis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Francis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mungsarin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mungsarin throws a head kick that misses.
Mungsarin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Francis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mungsarin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Glenn Francis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis throws a head kick that half lands.
Mungsarin throws a sloppy head kick and Francis moves out of range easily.
Francis closes the distance and pushes Mungsarin back into the cage.
Francis looking to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mungsarin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Francis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Francis managing to block the knees to the body from Mungsarin.
Mungsarin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Francis blocks the elbow strike.
Francis trying to land knees to the body.
Francis blocks the elbow strike.
Mungsarin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Francis.
Nice elbow from Mungsarin.
Francis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mungsarin misses with an elbow strike.
Francis lands a damaging elbow.
Francis avoiding damage.
Francis taking a breather.
Francis trying to land knees to the body.
Mungsarin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mungsarin tries to land knees in the clinch but Francis avoids the damage to the body.
Francis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Francis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mungsarin avoiding damage as Francis throws knees to the body.
Mungsarin lands a damaging elbow.
Francis dodges an elbow strike from Mungsarin.
Francis tries to break the clinch but Mungsarin is controlling the position.
Francis missing with knees to the body.
Mungsarin misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis avoiding damage as Mungsarin throws knees to the body.
Francis working hard to break the clinch.
Francis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mungsarin.
Mungsarin dodges an elbow strike from Francis.
Mungsarin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Francis avoids it.
Mungsarin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Francis is defending well for now.
Francis is looking to control Mungsarin's arms but Mungsarin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Francis has his back to the cage.
Francis is trying to break free.
Mungsarin tries a knee to the head but Francis blocks it.
Francis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Francis takes an elbow to the temple.
Mungsarin misses with an elbow over the top.
Francis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mungsarin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mungsarin crunches a lovely knee into Francis's ribcage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mungsarin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Francis's brow.
Francis connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Glenn Francis.
Well Mungsarin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sarsamut Mungsarin!
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