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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Saohin Srisuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fawaz Whiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saohin Srisuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fawaz Whiz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Whiz.
Srisuk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Srisuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Whiz is just out of range.
Whiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Srisuk.
Whiz defending well as Srisuk loads up on a big left hand.
Srisuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whiz manages to avoid it.
Whiz misses with a wild body shot.
Whiz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Whiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whiz dodges the punch combination from Srisuk.
Srisuk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Srisuk wants it to stay on the feet.
Srisuk motions for Whiz to come forward. Srisuk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Whiz ducks under a wild hook from Srisuk.
Whiz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Srisuk defends it nicely.
Saohin Srisuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fawaz Whiz.
Srisuk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whiz is out of range and Srisuk settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Srisuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Whiz is just out of range.
Srisuk swings for the body but Whiz moves out of range.
Srisuk throws a body punch but Whiz moves out of range.
Saohin Srisuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Srisuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whiz moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Whiz.
Srisuk throws a jab when Whiz was well out of range.
Whiz looks for a takedown but Srisuk sprawls well.
Srisuk throws a leg kick but Whiz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Saohin Srisuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Srisuk does no damage.
Whiz ducks under a wild hook from Srisuk.
Srisuk misses with a double jab.
Srisuk jabs at Whiz's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Srisuk misses
and Whiz counters by moving into the clinch.
Srisuk has a couple of punches blocked by Whiz.
A short body shot lands from Srisuk as the two fighters clinch.
Srisuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whiz misses with a takedown attempt - Srisuk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Whiz slips under a jab.
Srisuk is looking to land body kicks.
Whiz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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!
Whiz clinches.
Whiz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Srisuk walks away with a smile on his face. Whiz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Srisuk missing with a left hand there. Whiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whiz looks for a takedown but Srisuk sprawls well.
Whiz looks gassed!
Srisuk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Srisuk wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Srisuk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Srisuk throws the kick towards the body but Whiz avoids it.
Srisuk cracks the inside of Whiz's front leg.
Nice jab there from Srisuk.
Srisuk looks to land a combination but Whiz avoids it well.
Srisuk lands with a kick to the ribs.
Whiz circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Srisuk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut there from Srisuk.
Srisuk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Srisuk slaps away a takedown attempt from Whiz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Srisuk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whiz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiz checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Srisuk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Srisuk.
Whiz is trying desperately to land a takedown but Srisuk is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Whiz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Srisuk is looking to land body kicks.
Srisuk takes a swing at Whiz's ribcage but misses.
Srisuk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Whiz under the eye.
Srisuk scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Srisuk misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Srisuk misses with a body kick.
Srisuk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Srisuk. Whiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saohin Srisuk dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Whiz closes the distance and clinches up with Srisuk, looking for a takedown. Whiz pushes Srisuk against the cage but Srisuk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Srisuk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Srisuk throws a lazy right hand but Whiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Srisuk scores with a one two! Whiz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Whiz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Srisuk swivels and escapes.
Whiz moves forwards but Srisuk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Srisuk lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Whiz backs up against the cage.
Srisuk fails to land with a series of punches.
Srisuk scores with a push kick.
Srisuk misses with a body shot.
Srisuk closes the distance looking to clinch
and Whiz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Srisuk is trying to break the clinch but Whiz is controlling him.
Whiz takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Srisuk is trying to break the clinch but Whiz has him pressed against the cage.
Srisuk is trying to break the clinch but Whiz has him pressed against the cage.
Srisuk lands an uppercut.
Whiz has Srisuk pressed against the cage.
Whiz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Srisuk gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Saohin Srisuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fawaz Whiz.
Whiz is breathing heavily.
Whiz gets control of Srisuk's arms and successfully pulls guard. Whiz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Whiz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Whiz controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Srisuk holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Whiz tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Whiz there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Srisuk squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Whiz controlling the pace for now.
Srisuk is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiz controlling the pace for now.
Whiz misses with a head shot.
Srisuk wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Whiz has good solid back control here.
Whiz controlling well, preventing Srisuk from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiz controlling the position well here. Srisuk rolled but Whiz kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Let's hope that Whiz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Even with his hooks in, Whiz manages to miss with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fawaz Whiz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Whiz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Srisuk's waist but Srisuk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Whiz off to one side.
Srisuk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saohin Srisuk is winning the standup battle so far.
Srisuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whiz.
Srisuk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whiz slips under a jab.
Srisuk misses with a straight right.
Whiz avoids the body shot from Srisuk.
Srisuk keeps the fight on the outside.
Whiz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Srisuk is fending him off so far but Whiz persists. Nope, Srisuk circles away and we're back to standing.
Whiz throws a solid leg kick but Srisuk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Whiz.
Srisuk slaps away a takedown attempt from Whiz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Saohin Srisuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fawaz Whiz.
Srisuk misses with a lunging right hand
and Whiz counters by clinching up.
Srisuk can't break the clinch.
Whiz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Srisuk after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiz drags the fight down to the ground.
Whiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Srisuk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whiz is keeping the position for now.
Srisuk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Whiz is pulling down on Srisuk's head. It's preventing any offense from Srisuk, at least for the moment.
Whiz keeping moving, preventing Srisuk from controlling successfully.
Whiz keeping full guard, as Srisuk tries to pass.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Whiz pulls Srisuk in to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Saohin Srisuk wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A low kick from Srisuk misses
and Whiz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Srisuk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Whiz at a distance.
Whiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid body kick from Srisuk.
Whiz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Srisuk throws a shot from downtown. Whiz moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Srisuk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Srisuk takes a swing at Whiz's ribcage but misses.
Srisuk tries a head kick but it misses.
Srisuk throws a leg kick but Whiz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Whiz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Whiz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Srisuk lands a nice shot to the body.
Saohin Srisuk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Srisuk misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Srisuk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whiz fails with a takedown attempt.
Srisuk instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Srisuk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Srisuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whiz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Srisuk avoids it really well and circles away.
Srisuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whiz.
Srisuk tries to bum rush Whiz with a series of wild strikes but Whiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whiz avoids the body shot from Srisuk.
Whiz swats away the attempt to clinch by Srisuk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Whiz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Whiz ducks under a wild hook from Srisuk.
A bone on bone clash there as Whiz blocks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Srisuk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Srisuk wants to clinch up but Whiz keeps it at a distance.
Whiz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Srisuk tries to clinch but Whiz moves out of range.
Srisuk tried to score with a low kick but Whiz checks it.
Srisuk misses with a hook. Whiz ducked under it nicely.
Whiz wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saohin Srisuk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Srisuk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saohin Srisuk!
During a confident post fight interview, Saohin Srisuk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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