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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bapit Pradchapet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thunder Struck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pradchapet comes to the cage accompanied by Wanted Dead or Alive. Struck has chosen One 24 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Thunder Struck has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
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182 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bapit Pradchapet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thunder Struck!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Struck throws a nice looking combination but Pradchapet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pradchapet takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pradchapet rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Struck counters with an inside leg kick.
Struck slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Struck tries a head kick but it misses.
Pradchapet ducks under a wild hook from Struck.
A slow jab from Pradchapet misses its intended target.
Pradchapet chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Struck can pounce on him.
Pradchapet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Struck takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Struck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Struck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pradchapet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Struck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pradchapet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pradchapet. Struck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pradchapet slips under a jab.
Struck lands a jab to Pradchapet's midsection.
Struck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Struck defending well as Pradchapet loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Struck.
Struck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thunder Struck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Struck there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pradchapet has closed the distance and engaged Struck in a clinch.
Struck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Struck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pradchapet digs a right hand into Struck's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Struck's gas tank.
Struck is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pradchapet changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Struck fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pradchapet is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Struck swings widly with a right hand
enabling Pradchapet to counter with a crisp jab.
Struck tries to clinch there but Pradchapet circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struck blocks a jab.
Pradchapet misses with a low kick.
Pradchapet scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Struck missing with a left hand there. Pradchapet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Struck.
Struck lands a nice shot to the body.
Struck throws a leg kick
and Pradchapet counters with a nice body shot.
Struck takes a swing at Pradchapet's ribcage but misses.
Pradchapet moves away from the strike by Struck.
Struck throws a jab when Pradchapet was well out of range.
Pradchapet has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pradchapet there as he acknowledges the shot.
Struck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Struck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Struck throws out a loose jab but Pradchapet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Struck scores with a jab. Pradchapet acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Struck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pradchapet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pradchapet 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.
Pradchapet scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Struck lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pradchapet doesn't seem phased though.
Pradchapet scores with a takedown into Struck's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pradchapet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pradchapet preventing the sweep.
Pradchapet is fighting to break Struck's control of his arms but Struck is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pradchapet scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pradchapet wants to control from the top but Struck keeps moving.
Pradchapet looking to pass the guard.
Pradchapet throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Struck has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pradchapet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Struck wants to stand but Pradchapet is controlling the position.
Pradchapet is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pradchapet throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pradchapet won't allow Struck to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pradchapet postures up.
Pradchapet trying to control the position from guard on top but Struck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Struck has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pradchapet off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick from Struck misses.
Struck tries to bum rush Pradchapet with a series of wild strikes but Pradchapet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A good leg kick by Struck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thunder Struck will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Struck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pradchapet.
Struck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pradchapet throws a body kick that misses.
Pradchapet misses with a straight right.
Struck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pradchapet. That did some damage!
Struck connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pradchapet momentarily.
Pradchapet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Struck.
A decent looking cross lands there for Struck.
Struck moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pradchapet scores with a nice head shot.
The fighters circling - Struck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Struck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pradchapet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Struck lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Struck sizes up Pradchapet with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Struck getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pradchapet checks the leg kick.
Struck swings widly with a right hand
and Pradchapet makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good shot there by Struck.
Struck lands a body shot.
Pradchapet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Struck.
Struck misses with a right hand
and Pradchapet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Struck there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid body kick from Pradchapet.
Struck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pradchapet moves away.
Pradchapet misses with a double jab.
Pradchapet tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big left from Struck misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Struck just misses with a punch to the body.
Struck clobbers Pradchapet with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thunder Struck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Struck moves to clinch but Pradchapet breaks away
enabling Pradchapet to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pradchapet checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Struck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Struck moves in looking to clinch but Pradchapet pushes him off.
Pradchapet slips a straight right by Struck.
Pradchapet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pradchapet breaks the clinch.
Struck tries to keep at a distance but Pradchapet has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pradchapet.
Struck misses with a punch on the inside.
Struck cracks Pradchapet with a nice body shot.
Struck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pradchapet working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Pradchapet.
Pradchapet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pradchapet lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pradchapet slips a nice elbow through Struck's hands, connecting with Struck's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struck wants to control but Pradchapet is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pradchapet is trying to control the action in half guard but Struck is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pradchapet prevents Struck from improving his position.
Struck blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pradchapet.
Pradchapet trying to control the pace.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Struck avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pradchapet.
Pradchapet working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pradchapet controlling the pace.
Pradchapet seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Struck does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pradchapet throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Struck tries to roll over but Pradchapet keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struck wants to control but Pradchapet is keeping busy.
Pradchapet seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pradchapet is trying hard to land a takedown here. Struck sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pradchapet lands a jab to Struck's midsection.
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!
Struck leaves Pradchapet with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thunder Struck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pradchapet takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Struck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Struck misses with an uppercut.
Struck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pradchapet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Struck connects with a single shot there.
Struck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pradchapet circles away quickly and effectively.
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 Bapit Pradchapet will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pradchapet on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Struck lands with a straight right. Pradchapet didn't see that one coming.
Pradchapet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Struck wants to clinch.
Pradchapet works Struck's body with a nice hook.
Struck throws a jab but it's blocked by Pradchapet.
Pradchapet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pradchapet slips a straight right by Struck.
Pradchapet paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Struck loads up on a big right hand but Pradchapet slips the punch.
Pradchapet slips a straight right by Struck.
Pradchapet cracks Struck with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pradchapet misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A low kick from Struck is predictable there
and Pradchapet counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pradchapet dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Struck. That did some damage!
Pradchapet staying out of range there.
Pradchapet connects with a single shot there.
Struck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Struck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pradchapet misses with a straight left.
Pradchapet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Struck is trying to stall.
A short body shot lands from Pradchapet as the two fighters clinch.
Pradchapet tries to throw a body punch but Struck avoids it by throwing Pradchapet back against the cage.
Pradchapet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pradchapet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pradchapet lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pradchapet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Struck is rocked!
Pradchapet lands a hook that snaps the head of Struck backwards.
Struck is still on wobbly legs! Can Pradchapet finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Struck.
Pradchapet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Struck seems to have recovered his senses.
Struck can't break the clinch.
Pradchapet can't find room to land a body shot as Struck controls the action.
Pradchapet can't find room to land a body shot as Struck controls the action.
Bapit Pradchapet has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pradchapet presses Struck against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Struck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Struck blocks a body shot from Pradchapet.
Struck lands a damaging elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Pradchapet.
Pradchapet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pradchapet misses with a punch to the body.
Pradchapet lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Pradchapet on the inside.
Pradchapet stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pradchapet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Struck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pradchapet creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Struck with a big uppercut! Struck tries to clinch up but Pradchapet pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Struck to the mat! Struck covers up and Pradchapet unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bapit Pradchapet!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bapit Pradchapet waved his t-shirt featuring Legion of Pain Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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