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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Sombat Buakaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Penn's choice of entrance music: "Don't You Wish You Were Me?". Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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Excellent MT
Good chin
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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
7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sombat Buakaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Georges Penn!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buakaw misses with a double jab.
Penn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Buakaw blocks a head kick by Penn.
Penn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Buakaw. Buakaw obviously looking to wear him down.
Buakaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Penn blocks the leg kick.
No joy there for Buakaw, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buakaw looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Penn tries to clinch there but Buakaw circles away.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Buakaw misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Buakaw.
Penn tries to clinch there but Buakaw circles away.
Buakaw takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Penn tries to clinch up.
Buakaw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Buakaw lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Penn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Penn blocks a low kick nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Penn checks a leg kick.
Buakaw throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
Buakaw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn checks a low kick from Buakaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn tries to clinch but Buakaw is having none of it.
Buakaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buakaw scores with a one two! Penn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn throws a head kick that half lands.
Buakaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Buakaw.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penn throws a lazy head kick
and Buakaw counters with a series of strikes. Penn will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a wild body kick that Buakaw sees coming a mile off.
Buakaw throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick and Buakaw moves out of range easily.
Buakaw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buakaw lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Penn backs up against the ropes.
Penn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Buakaw misses with the combination.
Buakaw looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw misses with a series of wild punches.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buakaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buakaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Buakaw avoids the head kick by Penn.
A low kick from Buakaw is predictable there
and Penn counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Buakaw throws a chopping leg kick but Penn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Buakaw.
Buakaw stalks Penn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Penn's face. Penn staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sombat Buakaw dominated that round.
That's time! Buakaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Penn tries to clinch up
and Buakaw counters with a nice leg kick.
Buakaw lands a nice looking kick to the body. Penn takes a step back to recover.
Buakaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick and Buakaw moves out of range easily.
Buakaw lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sombat Buakaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn wants to clinch up but Buakaw keeps it at a distance.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sombat Buakaw is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buakaw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Buakaw misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Penn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Buakaw - the referee stops the clock and Penn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Buakaw. Penn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Penn fakes the leg kick and cracks Buakaw in the body.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn ducks right into an uppercut from Buakaw.
Buakaw scores with a crisp jab that stopped Penn in his tracks.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buakaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. Buakaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sombat Buakaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw thumps Penn with a low kick.
Buakaw is looking to slow Penn down with leg kicks.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Buakaw is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice body kick from Penn.
Buakaw looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Buakaw swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Penn counters with a body kick that stops Buakaw in his tracks momentarily.
Buakaw tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Penn is able to avoid easily.
Buakaw scores with a sloppy right hand. Penn should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Penn blocks the leg kick.
Buakaw wants to slow Penn down by chopping away at his legs.
Sombat Buakaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn throws a head kick but Buakaw moves out of range.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Penn moves in looking to clinch but Buakaw pushes him off.
Penn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Buakaw makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Buakaw thumps Penn with a low kick.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick from Buakaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw throws a leg kick
and Penn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Buakaw is leaning against Penn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Penn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Penn keeps control of Buakaw as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Buakaw lands a knee to the body.
Buakaw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penn is defending well for now.
Penn tries a knee to the head but Buakaw blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buakaw tries to break the clinch but Penn is controlling the position.
Buakaw is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sombat Buakaw dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Buakaw attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Buakaw cracks the inside of Penn's front leg.
Buakaw misses with a combination
and Penn counters by moving into the clinch.
Penn keeps control of Buakaw as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Buakaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buakaw throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Buakaw.
Buakaw lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick and Buakaw moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buakaw turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Penn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Buakaw misses with a series of wild punches.
Buakaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buakaw throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
Penn tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Buakaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Buakaw misses with a combination
and Penn counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Buakaw throws a leg kick that is checked
and Penn counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Buakaw is just out of range.
Buakaw shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Buakaw turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab by Buakaw.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Buakaw connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Buakaw. Buakaw obviously looking to wear him down.
Penn tries to clinch up.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick and Buakaw moves out of range easily.
Buakaw lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Buakaw blocks a head kick by Penn.
A solid body kick from Buakaw.
Penn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw throws a series of strikes that have Penn backpedaling.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick from Buakaw.
Penn swings for the body but Buakaw moves out of range.
A punch combination from Buakaw misses.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Buakaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Georges Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buakaw will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Buakaw connects with a leg kick. Penn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn scores with a head kick. Buakaw tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Buakaw dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Penn. That did some damage!
Sombat Buakaw is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buakaw tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sombat Buakaw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Buakaw has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sombat Buakaw!
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energy
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RATING
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