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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jung Pongpai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pongpai has chosen Wai Khru Ram Muay as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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130 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening |
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Luiz Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jung Pongpai!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pongpai moves into the clinch successfully.
Alvarez looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Pongpai manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez gets tackled into the cage by Pongpai. Pongpai maintains the clinch.
Pongpai lands a nice elbow.
Pongpai lands a nice knee to the body.
Pongpai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pongpai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alvarez as he jumps to the side.
Pongpai closes the distance and clinches.
Pongpai breaks from the clinch.
Pongpai gets a clinch.
Alvarez tries to circle away but Pongpai has him pinned against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pongpai just leaning against Alvarez, taking a breather.
Pongpai breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pongpai rushes Alvarez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pongpai controlling the action here for a moment.
Pongpai manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Pongpai with a series of wild strikes but Pongpai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pongpai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pongpai has Alvarez pushed against the cage.
Pongpai manages to break the clinch.
Pongpai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pongpai connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pongpai misses with a head kick.
Alvarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Pongpai moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pongpai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alvarez's face.
Pongpai breaks the clinch.
Pongpai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pongpai closes the distance and clinches.
Alvarez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Alvarez is trying to force a seperation but Pongpai has the dominant position.
Pongpai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pongpai misses with a low kick.
No luck for Pongpai with that takedown attempt.
Pongpai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvarez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pongpai clinches up with Alvarez and pushes him back against the cage.
Pongpai breaks from the clinch.
Pongpai tries to clinch up.
Alvarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pongpai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pongpai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alvarez misses with a double jab.
Pongpai throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Pongpai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Luiz Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jung Pongpai.
Alvarez looks to land a combination but Pongpai avoids it well.
Pongpai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvarez.
Pongpai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alvarez as he jumps to the side.
Sloppy strikes from Alvarez. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pongpai takes the fight into the clinch.
Pongpai breaks the clinch.
Alvarez fails to land with a series of punches.
Pongpai throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Alvarez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Alvarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pongpai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvarez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pongpai counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Alvarez swinging wildly here.
Alvarez blocks a head kick by Pongpai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jung Pongpai dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pongpai.
No joy there for Pongpai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alvarez stuffs the takedown attempt from Pongpai. Pongpai gets slowly back to his feet.
Alvarez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pongpai counters by clinching up.
Pongpai tries a knee to the head but Alvarez blocks it.
Pongpai dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pongpai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Pongpai with a series of wild strikes but Pongpai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvarez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alvarez wants it to stay on the feet.
Alvarez throws a right and a left that Pongpai avoids nicely.
Pongpai goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pongpai shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Alvarez is trying to defend but Pongpai finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pongpai is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pongpai wants to control but Alvarez is keeping him busy.
Alvarez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pongpai.
Pongpai trying to control the action but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pongpai in particular looking to stall.
Pongpai is thwarting Alvarez's attempts to control the position.
Alvarez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pongpai pulls his head out easily.
Pongpai perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pongpai throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pongpai works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pongpai thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pongpai with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Alvarez is looking to improve his position but Pongpai isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pongpai throwing strikes here but Alvarez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Alvarez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pongpai.
Pongpai controlling the position easily from mount.
Alvarez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pongpai on the ground.
Alvarez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Pongpai has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pongpai trying to control but Alvarez is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez tries to lock up and control but Pongpai gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jung Pongpai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Alvarez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pongpai counters with a big head kick but Alvarez shrugs it off.
A combination from Pongpai does no damage.
Pongpai throws a nice head kick!
Pongpai throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Alvarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pongpai slips a jab and a cross from Alvarez.
Pongpai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pongpai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Pongpai.
Pongpai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pongpai drives through and clinches with Alvarez against the cage.
Pongpai crunches a lovely knee into Alvarez's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pongpai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pongpai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Luiz Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pongpai throws a head kick but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez misses with a double jab
and Pongpai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alvarez misses with the combination.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pongpai tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Luiz Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pongpai is looking to clinch but Alvarez is avoiding it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pongpai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pongpai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Pongpai with a series of wild strikes but Pongpai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pongpai tries to bum rush Alvarez with a series of wild strikes but Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pongpai moves in looking to clinch but Alvarez pushes him off.
Alvarez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pongpai fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice combination there by Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Pongpai avoids them all with ease.
Alvarez misses with the combination.
Pongpai shoots in looking for a takedown. Alvarez tries to sprawl out of it but Pongpai keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alvarez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alvarez looks to land a combination but Pongpai avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pongpai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Luiz Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice takedown defense from Alvarez. No joy for Pongpai on that attempt.
Jung Pongpai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Luiz Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jung Pongpai.
Alvarez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pongpai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alvarez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pongpai counters by moving into the clinch.
Alvarez is trying to break the clinch but Pongpai has him pressed against the cage.
Pongpai landing knees to the body.
Alvarez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez working hard to break the clinch.
Pongpai trying to land knees to the body.
Pongpai breaks the clinch.
Pongpai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alvarez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvarez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pongpai counters with a big head kick but Alvarez shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pongpai closes the distance and clinches.
Pongpai lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jung Pongpai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pongpai 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jung Pongpai!
A victorious Jung Pongpai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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