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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Lightfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bapit Pradchapet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pradchapet has chosen Wanted Dead or Alive as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bapit Pradchapet was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Richard Lightfoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bapit Pradchapet!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Pradchapet!
Lightfoot throws a leg kick but Pradchapet moved away.
Pradchapet throws a head kick that misses.
Pradchapet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lightfoot.
Lightfoot goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pradchapet scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pradchapet slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lightfoot throws a leg kick that misses.
Lightfoot throws a body kick that misses.
Lightfoot misses with a shot to the body
and Pradchapet counters with a thumping low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pradchapet shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lightfoot sprawls well. Lightfoot wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pradchapet gets slowly back to his feet.
Lightfoot throws a lazy right hand but Pradchapet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pradchapet changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lightfoot tries to avoid it but Pradchapet manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lightfoot to the ground. Lightfoot escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pradchapet lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lightfoot has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lightfoot and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lightfoot. Pradchapet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lightfoot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pradchapet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pradchapet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Lightfoot is predictable there
and Pradchapet counters with a leg kick.
Lightfoot misses with a wild body shot.
Pradchapet lands a jab to the head.
Lightfoot misses the shot to the body.
Pradchapet throws a low kick but Lightfoot avoids it.
Pradchapet lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pradchapet scores with a leg kick.
Lightfoot just misses with a punch to the body.
Pradchapet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lightfoot doesn't seem bothered though.
Pradchapet takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lightfoot connects with a body shot that sends Pradchapet's belly button to the back.
A low kick from Lightfoot is predictable there
and Pradchapet counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Richard Lightfoot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Pradchapet.
Pradchapet moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lightfoot misses with an uppercut.
Lightfoot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pradchapet.
Pradchapet looks to throw the jab but Lightfoot is out of range.
Lightfoot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pradchapet connects with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Pradchapet - just one landing.
Lightfoot is looking to wear down Pradchapet with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pradchapet fails to land the takedown.
Richard Lightfoot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bapit Pradchapet.
Pradchapet fails with a takedown attempt.
Lightfoot throws a chopping leg kick but Pradchapet manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lightfoot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lightfoot. Pradchapet shrugs it off though.
Lightfoot takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot is looking to clinch.
Lightfoot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pradchapet misses with a low kick as Lightfoot jumps back.
The crowd cheers as Pradchapet lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lightfoot doesn't seem phased though.
Pradchapet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pradchapet dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lightfoot. That did some damage!
Pradchapet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lightfoot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pradchapet lands with an overhand left.
Richard Lightfoot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pradchapet doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lightfoot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pradchapet throws a jab when Lightfoot was well out of range.
Lightfoot tries to bum rush Pradchapet with a series of wild strikes but Pradchapet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pradchapet fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lightfoot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lightfoot, as that shot connected.
Pradchapet moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lightfoot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pradchapet.
Lightfoot thows a body shot but no joy.
Pradchapet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lightfoot.
Pradchapet is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lightfoot had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pradchapet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lightfoot, pushing him back against the cage.
Lightfoot misses with some punches.
Lightfoot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pradchapet landing knees to the head.
It looks like Richard Lightfoot has been cut.
Lightfoot tries to land knees in the clinch but Pradchapet avoids the damage to the body.
Pradchapet has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lightfoot avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pradchapet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pradchapet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pradchapet scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pradchapet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bapit Pradchapet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Lightfoot's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pradchapet throws out a leg kick but Lightfoot moves out of range and Pradchapet only half commits.
The crowd cheers as Pradchapet lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lightfoot doesn't seem phased though.
Pradchapet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lightfoot moves away.
Lightfoot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lightfoot defending well as Pradchapet loads up on a big left hand.
Lightfoot takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pradchapet closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lightfoot circles away.
Pradchapet uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lightfoot moves out of range as Pradchapet throws a body kick.
Lightfoot throws a leg kick but Pradchapet moved away.
Pradchapet misses with a body shot.
Lightfoot is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pradchapet feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lightfoot's calf.
Lightfoot throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pradchapet on the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Pradchapet.
Bapit Pradchapet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lightfoot ducks under a wild hook from Pradchapet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightfoot throws a hook but Pradchapet avoids it easily.
Pradchapet feints and as Lightfoot raises his hands in defense, Pradchapet changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pradchapet postures up in Lightfoot's guard and throws a big left but Lightfoot blocks it.
Pradchapet scoring with some ground and pound.
Pradchapet missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lightfoot is controlling Pradchapet's posture.
Pradchapet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pradchapet controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lightfoot is trying to control the position but Pradchapet postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pradchapet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pradchapet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lightfoot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pradchapet.
Pradchapet passes Lightfoot's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pradchapet moves nicely into side control.
Lightfoot takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pradchapet has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lightfoot tries to bench press Pradchapet off him but Pradchapet keeps the position.
Pradchapet is looking to take a break and control but Lightfoot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pradchapet is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot manages to get back to half guard.
Pradchapet throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lightfoot to regain full guard.
Lightfoot keeping moving, preventing Pradchapet from controlling successfully.
Pradchapet throwing strikes but missing.
Lightfoot wants to stand and escape but Pradchapet is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pradchapet controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pradchapet slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
An elbow from Pradchapet crashes against the mat.
Lightfoot can't do much from the bottom here.
Pradchapet postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pradchapet scoring with punches from side control.
Bapit Pradchapet has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lightfoot is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bapit Pradchapet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Richard Lightfoot'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!
Lightfoot fakes the leg kick and cracks Pradchapet in the body.
Pradchapet dives in and grabs Lightfoot's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lightfoot pushes down on Pradchapet's head and hops out.
A telegraphed right hand from Pradchapet misses the target.
Lightfoot will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lightfoot stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lightfoot wants it to stay on the feet.
Lightfoot takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lightfoot throws a nice looking combination but Pradchapet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lightfoot on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pradchapet doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Pradchapet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lightfoot delivers a nice body kick.
Pradchapet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Lightfoot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lightfoot scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pradchapet closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pradchapet tries to advance to mount but Lightfoot denies him.
Pradchapet wants to control but Lightfoot is keeping him busy.
Pradchapet throws an elbow but Lightfoot slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lightfoot tries to buck Pradchapet off but Pradchapet is having none of it.
Pradchapet tries to score with some ground and pound. Lightfoot controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pradchapet is trying to ground and pound but Lightfoot uses the momentary lack of control by Pradchapet to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lightfoot is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pradchapet scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lightfoot avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pradchapet.
Lightfoot is trying to stand back up but Pradchapet is controlling him
Pradchapet looks to land a strike but Lightfoot avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pradchapet trying to control but Lightfoot is working from the bottom.
Lightfoot will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pradchapet working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Richard Lightfoot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pradchapet wants to control from the top but Lightfoot keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot controls Pradchapet momentarily but Pradchapet frees himself.
Pradchapet throws a big right hand that misses.
Pradchapet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bapit Pradchapet is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lightfoot has his foot on Pradchapet's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pradchapet works his way back into a safe position though.
Pradchapet wants to control from the top but Lightfoot keeps moving.
Lightfoot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pradchapet trying to control the position from guard on top but Lightfoot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lightfoot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pradchapet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pradchapet.
Pradchapet looking to sit in guard and control but Lightfoot gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pradchapet preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pradchapet wants to control but Lightfoot passes easily into half guard.
Pradchapet looking for submissions off his back.
Pradchapet trying to hold on to Lightfoot's head to control him but Lightfoot postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lightfoot not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bapit Pradchapet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pradchapet 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bapit Pradchapet!
Bapit Pradchapet gave a mention to Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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