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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Suphachai Saenpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obi Wan King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Saenpong might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Saenchai Highlight. King is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Police On My Back. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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142 lbs
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140 lbs
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Counter striker
Prefers standup
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Decent boxing
Knockout power
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Suphachai Saenpong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Obi Wan King!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
King checks a leg kick.
King throws a series of punches but Saenpong moves out of range.
A punch combination from King misses.
King misses with a two punch combination.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King misses with a two punch combination.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
King throws a series of punches but Saenpong moves out of range.
Saenpong throws a predictable looking body shot
and King counters with a series of strikes. Saenpong will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saenpong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saenpong throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saenpong counters with a head kick. That will keep King thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Saenpong throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
King misses with the combination.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Saenpong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saenpong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saenpong tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saenpong throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King tries to bum rush Saenpong with a series of wild strikes but Saenpong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saenpong counters with a head kick.
Saenpong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
King throws a series of punches but Saenpong moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saenpong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King throws a nice looking combination but Saenpong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saenpong tries to clinch there but King circles away.
Saenpong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King throws a right and a left that Saenpong avoids nicely.
King throws a combination. Saenpong tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Saenpong scores with a hook to the body. King takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
King throws a combination that misses
and Saenpong counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King avoids the head kick by Saenpong.
Saenpong throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Saenpong.
Saenpong tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from King misses.
Saenpong lands a head kick. King smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
King looks to land a combination but Saenpong avoids it well.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King throws a combination that misses
and Saenpong counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obi Wan King dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saenpong circles away quickly and effectively.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saenpong.
Saenpong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saenpong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
A clash of legs there as King blocks the low kick.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saenpong counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee.
King misses with a double jab
and Saenpong counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Saenpong tried to score with a low kick but King checks it.
Saenpong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King misses with a double jab
and Saenpong counters with a head kick. That will keep King thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Saenpong is just out of range.
Suphachai Saenpong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from King misses.
King moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saenpong counters with a body kick.
King is breathing heavily.
Saenpong throws the kick towards the body but King avoids it.
Saenpong misses with a head kick.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Saenpong counters with a head kick.
Saenpong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
King avoids the head kick by Saenpong.
Saenpong is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Obi Wan King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saenpong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saenpong moves away.
Saenpong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saenpong.
King throws a series of punches but Saenpong avoids them all with ease.
Saenpong avoids a punch combination nicely.
King misses with a few strikes there.
Saenpong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saenpong throws a nice head kick!
King misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
Saenpong misses the shot to the body.
Saenpong lands a head kick. King smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saenpong lands a nice looking body kick.
Saenpong is on the wrong end of a nice combination from King.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Obi Wan King will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Saenpong throws a head kick that half lands.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
King ducks under a wild hook from Saenpong.
Saenpong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
Saenpong lands a head kick!
King tries to bum rush Saenpong with a series of wild strikes but Saenpong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Saenpong counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. King is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Saenpong is looking to wear down King with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saenpong tries to clinch there but King circles away.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
Saenpong throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King throws a body punch but Saenpong moves out of range.
Saenpong throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Saenpong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saenpong throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King throws a series of punches but Saenpong avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saenpong throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Saenpong throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from King does no damage.
A head kick misses from Saenpong.
King scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
King is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
King takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Obi Wan King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saenpong tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a right and a left that Saenpong avoids nicely.
Saenpong misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Saenpong.
Obi Wan King is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
King throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Saenpong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
King misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saenpong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saenpong connects with a high kick.
Saenpong dodges the punch combination from King.
King pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Saenpong back to the ropes. King follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Obi Wan King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well King 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Obi Wan King!
Obi Wan King spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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