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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Rhino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhino comes into the arena with Glass to the Arson -- Anberlin blaring out of the sound system. Khanom Tom has chosen Round 5 as his entrance music. Nai Khanom Tom told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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179 lbs
27 - 5 - 0 |
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180 cm
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180 lbs
20 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
27 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Rhino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nai Khanom Tom !
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhino cracks a nice hook into Khanom Tom 's ribs.
Rhino moves out of range as Khanom Tom strikes.
Khanom Tom takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The Rhino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khanom Tom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rhino tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Khanom Tom is able to avoid easily.
Khanom Tom lands a nice shot to the body.
Khanom Tom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhino manages to avoid it.
Rhino throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khanom Tom on the side of the head.
Khanom Tom thumps Rhino with a low kick.
Khanom Tom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rhino misses with a kick to the body
and Khanom Tom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhino misses with a low kick as Khanom Tom jumps back.
Rhino misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Khanom Tom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khanom Tom doesn't manage to clinch there - Rhino circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino takes a swing at Khanom Tom 's ribcage but misses.
Rhino uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khanom Tom has time to react.
Khanom Tom cracks the inside of Rhino's front leg.
Rhino does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Khanom Tom staying out of range there.
Rhino looks for the body kick but Khanom Tom saw that one coming.
Rhino throws a head kick but Khanom Tom moves out of range.
Rhino misses with a low kick.
Khanom Tom lands a body shot.
Khanom Tom lands an overhand right.
It looks like The Rhino has been cut.
Khanom Tom loads up on a big right hand but Rhino slips the punch.
A low kick from Rhino misses
and Khanom Tom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rhino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rhino cracks Khanom Tom with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Khanom Tom misses with a left hand
and Rhino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rhino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khanom Tom moves out of range as Rhino strikes.
Rhino misses with a low kick.
Rhino thows a body kick. Khanom Tom tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Khanom Tom takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khanom Tom tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rhino throws a series of punches but Khanom Tom avoids them all with ease.
Rhino lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Rhino misses
and Khanom Tom counters with a good low kick that Rhino was not able to check.
Khanom Tom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rhino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khanom Tom ducks under a wild hook from Rhino.
Rhino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rhino staying out of range there.
Khanom Tom misses with a body shot.
Rhino swings for the body but Khanom Tom moves out of range.
Rhino swats away the attempt to clinch by Khanom Tom .
Rhino lands a jab to Khanom Tom 's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom lands a body shot.
Khanom Tom is looking to clinch.
Rhino misses with an uppercut. Khanom Tom saw that one coming.
Khanom Tom throws a nice looking combination but Rhino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khanom Tom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khanom Tom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khanom Tom tests Rhino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khanom Tom .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rhino tries to land a front kick but Khanom Tom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch but Rhino moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nai Khanom Tom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on The Rhino's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rhino just misses with a punch to the body.
Khanom Tom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A good leg kick by Khanom Tom .
A decent looking cross lands there for Khanom Tom .
Rhino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rhino connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Khanom Tom momentarily.
Khanom Tom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rhino misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Rhino. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rhino.
A punch lands to the side of Khanom Tom 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khanom Tom thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rhino if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rhino throws a leg kick
and Khanom Tom makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rhino.
Khanom Tom tries a head kick but it misses.
Khanom Tom throws a lazy right hand but Rhino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rhino throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rhino fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khanom Tom .
The Rhino is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Khanom Tom is predictable there
and Rhino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rhino throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Khanom Tom 's head.
Rhino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Khanom Tom 's calf.
Rhino looks to score with a jab to the body but Khanom Tom is just out of range.
Rhino throws a sloppy body shot
and Khanom Tom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rhino thinking.
Khanom Tom misses with a left hand
and Rhino counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhino misses with a body kick.
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick
and Rhino counters with a left to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Khanom Tom 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khanom Tom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rhino counters with a nice low kick that buckles Khanom Tom 's knee momentarily.
Rhino works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Khanom Tom takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Khanom Tom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhino.
Khanom Tom moves out of range as Rhino strikes.
Rhino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rhino swings for the body but Khanom Tom moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khanom Tom looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khanom Tom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rhino moves out of range as Khanom Tom strikes.
Khanom Tom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rhino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khanom Tom misses with a head kick.
Rhino looks to score with a jab to the body but Khanom Tom is just out of range.
Khanom Tom 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.
Rhino lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khanom Tom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rhino.
Rhino throws a hook to the side of Khanom Tom 's head but Khanom Tom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rhino misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Khanom Tom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rhino slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhino scoring well with a low kick there.
Rhino tries to land a front kick but Khanom Tom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Khanom Tom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rhino throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice shot by Rhino.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom is looking to chop away at Rhino's legs.
Jab by Rhino.
Rhino thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Rhino dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on The Rhino's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rhino lands a lovely overhand right.
Rhino throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khanom Tom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rhino on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rhino misses with a head kick.
Rhino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khanom Tom tries to land a leg kick but Rhino saw it coming and moves away.
Rhino ducks under a wild hook from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom lands with a cross.
Rhino chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khanom Tom lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rhino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino jabs Khanom Tom right on the nose. Khanom Tom blinks but takes it well.
A head kick misses from Khanom Tom .
Rhino looks for the body kick but Khanom Tom saw that one coming.
Rhino scores with a body shot.
Khanom Tom blocks a low kick nicely.
The fighters circling - Khanom Tom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khanom Tom needs to keep his hands up - Rhino had a free shot at his head there.
Khanom Tom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rhino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rhino cracks Khanom Tom with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Khanom Tom is rocked!
Rhino digs a good hook to Khanom Tom 's body.
Khanom Tom is still on wobbly legs! Can Rhino finish him?
Khanom Tom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
and Rhino counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Khanom Tom ! He's just covering up as Rhino starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Rhino!
A very excited looking The Rhino made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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