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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koukin Tirawit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Gerow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Gerow acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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265 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Koukin Tirawit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Gerow!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Tirawit. No joy for Gerow on that attempt.
Gerow avoids the head kick by Tirawit.
Gerow shoots in looking for a takedown but Tirawit manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gerow's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gerow scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tirawit misses with a hook. Gerow ducked under it nicely.
Gerow closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tirawit circles away.
Koukin Tirawit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Gerow.
Tirawit throws a right and a left that Gerow avoids nicely.
Gerow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gerow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tirawit.
Gerow doesn't manage to clinch there - Tirawit circles away.
Tirawit doesn't manage to clinch there - Gerow circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tirawit.
Tirawit closes the distance and clinches.
Tirawit lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gerow tries to pull guard but Tirawit forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gerow.
Gerow blocks a body shot from Tirawit.
Gerow is trying to drag Tirawit to the mat but Tirawit just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tirawit utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gerow looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerow can't break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tirawit - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gerow is trying to pull guard but Tirawit turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tirawit takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gerow tries to pull guard but Tirawit won't allow it.
Gerow tries to break the clinch but Tirawit is controlling the position.
Tirawit landing knees to the head.
Tirawit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tirawit lands a knee to the head.
Tirawit connects with a knee to the head.
Tirawit lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tirawit takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tirawit unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gerow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gerow takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stalling in the clinch from Tirawit.
Tirawit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tirawit landing knees to the body.
Tirawit with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tirawit landing knees to the body.
Tirawit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gerow backwards.
Gerow is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tirawit lands a damaging elbow.
Tirawit taking a breather.
Gerow blocks a body shot from Tirawit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerow tries to pull guard but Tirawit holds him up against the cage and eventually Gerow drops back down to his feet.
The referee calls for Tirawit to work.
Gerow pulls guard.
Tirawit has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gerow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gerow lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tirawit!
Gerow dominating with strikes here.
Tirawit wants to hold on but Gerow pushes him away.
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.
Gerow thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gerow is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Tirawit to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tirawit shrugs it off.
Tirawit tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gerow misses with a head shot.
Gerow throws some wild stikes that Tirawit manages to avoid easily.
Gerow jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tirawit manages to avoid the submission attempt.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gerow is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tirawit is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gerow throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koukin Tirawit dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gerow lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tirawit tries to clinch up but Gerow circles away and keeps his distance.
Gerow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tirawit tries to clinch but Gerow is having none of it.
Jack Gerow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gerow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tirawit.
Gerow lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tirawit. Gerow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gerow blocks a head kick by Tirawit.
Tirawit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gerow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tirawit is looking to control Gerow's arms but Gerow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tirawit has his back to the cage.
Gerow jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tirawit walks away with a smile on his face. Gerow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tirawit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tirawit swings wildly with an uppercut but Gerow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gerow tries to pull guard but Tirawit forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gerow wants to get back to striking at distance but Tirawit won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tirawit lands a knee to the head.
Gerow is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tirawit to keep the fight standing.
Koukin Tirawit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Gerow.
Tirawit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gerow's efforts to push away.
Gerow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tirawit misses with some punches.
Gerow tries to pull guard but Tirawit forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gerow tries to break the clinch but Tirawit is controlling the position.
Gerow jumps guard but Tirawit stands there with Gerow around his waist. Gerow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tirawit lands an elbow inside that Gerow shrugs off.
Tirawit trying to stall but Gerow improves his position.
Gerow is trying to force a seperation but Tirawit has the dominant position.
Gerow gets control of Tirawit's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gerow will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gerow keeping moving, preventing Tirawit from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tirawit is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gerow is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Koukin Tirawit just wasn't active enough.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gerow.
Tirawit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gerow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gerow lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tirawit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tirawit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gerow.
Horrible takedown by Gerow or perhaps it was just good defense by Tirawit which made him look bad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tirawit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tirawit throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gerow.
Gerow tries to clinch there but Tirawit circles away.
Tirawit defending well as Gerow loads up on a big left hand.
Gerow closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tirawit counters by moving into the clinch.
Tirawit lands a knee to the body.
Gerow avoids a wild elbow strike from Tirawit.
Tirawit lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gerow wants to break free but Tirawit has control.
A short left from Gerow.
Tirawit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gerow blocks it with crossed arms.
Tirawit gets underhooks to prevent Gerow's takedown attempt.
Tirawit looking to stall.
Gerow is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tirawit is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerow tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tirawit smiles and moves away.
Tirawit scores with a kick to the body.
No joy there for Tirawit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gerow is defended easily by Tirawit.
Tirawit throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gerow's head.
Tirawit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gerow is out of range and Tirawit settles back down.
Gerow shoots in for a takedown but Tirawit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gerow looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tirawit is fending him off so far but Gerow persists. Nope, Tirawit circles away and we're back to standing.
Koukin Tirawit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tirawit closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Koukin Tirawit will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tirawit lands with a nice body kick.
Gerow on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gerow swats away the attempt to clinch by Tirawit.
Tirawit instigates a clinch.
Tirawit trying to stall but Gerow improves his position.
Tirawit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gerow has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tirawit uses from the top position.
Tirawit trying to move into half guard but instead Gerow has managed to sweep!
Tirawit uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tirawit closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gerow tries for a takedown but Tirawit manages to get underhooks.
The referee calls for Tirawit to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerow tries to pull guard but Tirawit forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gerow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Koukin Tirawit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Gerow.
A frustrated look appears on Gerow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gerow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gerow is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tirawit to keep the fight standing.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tirawit creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gerow's defenses.
Tirawit tries to throw a body punch but Gerow avoids it by throwing Tirawit back against the cage.
Tirawit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gerow pulls guard successfully.
Tirawit has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gerow is proving hard to escape from.
Gerow is striking off his back. Tirawit thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerow wants to get back to full guard.
Gerow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gerow manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Gerow misses with a low kick.
Gerow closes the distance and pushes Tirawit back into the cage.
Tirawit stalls.
Gerow has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tirawit avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tirawit prevents the takedown attempt.
Gerow is trying to break the clinch but Tirawit has him pressed against the cage.
Gerow tries to break free but Tirawit pushes him back against the cage.
Tirawit misses with some punches.
Tirawit unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gerow takes an elbow to the temple.
Tirawit swings wildly with an uppercut but Gerow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tirawit's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gerow jumps guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gerow is on top in guard.
Tirawit wants to sweep here but Gerow controlling him for the moment.
Tirawit knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gerow on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerow drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gerow jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tirawit wants to sweep but no luck.
Gerow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tirawit controls Gerow momentarily but Gerow frees himself.
Gerow gets to his feet. Tirawit looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
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!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gerow, as that shot connected.
Koukin Tirawit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gerow shoots in but no luck this time.
Jack Gerow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tirawit lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gerow takes a step back to recover.
Koukin Tirawit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gerow lands with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Gerow.
I think Tirawit 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 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koukin Tirawit!
During a confident post fight interview, Koukin Tirawit thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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