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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Good Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samak Tiyapairat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Day might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hifana - Wamono. Tiyapairat has chosen Ram Muay as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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160 lbs
17 - 7 - 1 |
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166 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Good Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Samak Tiyapairat!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day clinches with his opponent.
Tiyapairat is trying to break free.
Tiyapairat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Tiyapairat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Day is defending well for now.
Day jumps guard but Tiyapairat turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tiyapairat crunches a lovely knee into Day's ribcage.
Day pulls guard successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Day manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tiyapairat is trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Day.
Day controlling the pace for now.
Day has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day moves into the clinch.
Day ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Day no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tiyapairat wanted to stand there but Day had control of the position.
Day is pulling down on Tiyapairat's head to control his posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Samak Tiyapairat wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tiyapairat throws a leg kick but Day checks it.
Tiyapairat throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat misses with a head kick.
Day clinches up with Tiyapairat and pushes him back against the cage.
Day avoids a wild elbow strike from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body.
Day stalling the fight.
Day blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but Day avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tiyapairat obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tiyapairat.
Day wants to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Day is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tiyapairat to keep the fight standing.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Day avoids it.
Day leaning against his opponent.
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 Good Day will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tiyapairat rushes Day and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Day blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Day managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Day managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch.
Tiyapairat closes the distance and pushes Day back into the cage.
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samak Tiyapairat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiyapairat rushes Day and presses him up against the cage.
Tiyapairat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiyapairat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Day in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Day blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tiyapairat struggles to land a body shot inside as Day controls his hands.
Day 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tiyapairat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Day is defending well for now.
Day blocks an elbow strike from Tiyapairat.
Day on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Day.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tiyapairat.
A bit of stalling here from Tiyapairat.
Nice elbow from Tiyapairat.
Day stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The referee calls for Tiyapairat to work.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day tries to pull guard but Tiyapairat forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The referee calls for Day to work.
Tiyapairat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tiyapairat scores with a knee to the head.
Day being controlled against the cage.
Day blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiyapairat misses with a knee strike.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Tiyapairat leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day has Tiyapairat pushed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tiyapairat.
Day dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Day pulls Tiyapairat into guard.
Day is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Good Day just wasn't active enough.
Tiyapairat misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiyapairat blocks a low kick nicely.
Day misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samak Tiyapairat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tiyapairat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Day.
Day has Tiyapairat up against the cage in a clinch.
Tiyapairat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Day's elbow.
Day takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tiyapairat is leaning against Day and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tiyapairat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Day.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiyapairat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tiyapairat scores with a shot to the side of Day's head.
Tiyapairat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Day is defending well for now.
Tiyapairat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day wants to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tiyapairat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tiyapairat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Day blocks the elbow strike.
Tiyapairat scores with a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat is stalling here.
Day is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but Day avoids the damage to the body.
Day blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiyapairat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Day's defenses.
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tiyapairat scores with a kick to the body.
Tiyapairat moves into the clinch.
Tiyapairat dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Day is trying to pull guard but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the cage.
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!
Day on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tiyapairat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Day's defenses.
Tiyapairat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tiyapairat throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day successfully pulls guard.
Day is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tiyapairat wants to stand and escape but instead Day has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Day controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Good Day wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tiyapairat throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Day's hands.
Day clinches.
Tiyapairat wants to get back to striking at distance but Day won't allow it.
Day managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Samak Tiyapairat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Day slows down the pace here.
Day fails to pull guard.
Tiyapairat looking to throw knees to the head but Day is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Day has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tiyapairat is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Good Day. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiyapairat is trying to break the clinch but Day has him pressed against the cage.
Tiyapairat holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samak Tiyapairat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tiyapairat has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samak Tiyapairat!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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