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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manfred von Richthofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Khanom Tom might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Round 5. von Richthofen has chosen Theme tune to islam as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nai Khanom Tom !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Manfred von Richthofen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanom Tom fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches von Richthofen on the side of the head.
von Richthofen shoots in for a takedown but Khanom Tom shows good takedown defense.
Khanom Tom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
von Richthofen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khanom Tom cracks a nice hook into von Richthofen's ribs.
Khanom Tom misses with a leg kick
and von Richthofen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khanom Tom thinking.
Khanom Tom defends well against a solid takedown attempt from von Richthofen.
von Richthofen shoots for a takedown but Khanom Tom saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nai Khanom Tom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manfred von Richthofen.
Khanom Tom looks to score with a jab to the body but von Richthofen is just out of range.
Khanom Tom throws a body kick that misses.
Khanom Tom looks to land a left hand but von Richthofen moved out of range nicely.
Khanom Tom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but von Richthofen moves away.
A low kick from Khanom Tom misses
and von Richthofen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Khanom Tom 's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Khanom Tom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
von Richthofen throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as von Richthofen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
von Richthofen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
von Richthofen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
von Richthofen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
von Richthofen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Khanom Tom keeping full guard, as von Richthofen tries to pass.
Khanom Tom not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
von Richthofen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khanom Tom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khanom Tom looking for a sweep. Not yet Khanom Tom , not yet.
von Richthofen trying to control but Khanom Tom is working from the bottom.
von Richthofen pushes down on Khanom Tom 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
von Richthofen thows a huge punch but Khanom Tom dodges it nicely.
von Richthofen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Khanom Tom taking some punishment here, with von Richthofen in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
von Richthofen with the ground and pound but Khanom Tom uses the opportunity to regain guard.
von Richthofen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as von Richthofen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khanom Tom keeping moving, preventing von Richthofen from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as von Richthofen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
von Richthofen throwing strikes from guard but Khanom Tom blocks nicely.
Khanom Tom keeping full guard, as von Richthofen tries to pass.
von Richthofen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom looking for a sweep. Not yet Khanom Tom , not yet.
von Richthofen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Khanom Tom is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
von Richthofen scoring with punches to the head and body.
von Richthofen throwing strikes from guard but Khanom Tom blocks nicely.
Khanom Tom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
von Richthofen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manfred von Richthofen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
von Richthofen defending well as Khanom Tom loads up on a big left hand.
von Richthofen tries to keep at a distance but Khanom Tom has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Khanom Tom .
Nice body punch from von Richthofen.
von Richthofen lands a body punch in the clinch.
von Richthofen is trying to pull guard but Khanom Tom turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
von Richthofen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Khanom Tom has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of von Richthofen is proving hard to escape from.
von Richthofen trying to control the position.
Khanom Tom has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of von Richthofen is proving hard to escape from.
von Richthofen looking for a sweep. Not yet von Richthofen, not yet.
von Richthofen controls Khanom Tom momentarily but Khanom Tom frees himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Richthofen managing to control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Manfred von Richthofen wasn't active enough on the ground.
Khanom Tom jabs von Richthofen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khanom Tom is looking to wear down von Richthofen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Khanom Tom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khanom Tom shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Khanom Tom thuds a left hand into von Richthofen's body.
A head kick misses from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom throws a head kick that misses.
Khanom Tom misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
von Richthofen 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.
Khanom Tom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Khanom Tom lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and von Richthofen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from von Richthofen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Khanom Tom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on von Richthofen. That did some damage!
von Richthofen blocks a head kick by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom takes a swing at von Richthofen's ribcage but misses.
Khanom Tom throws a combination. von Richthofen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanom Tom scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khanom Tom misses with a telegraphed body shot
and von Richthofen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Khanom Tom won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom defending against the ground and pound.
von Richthofen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khanom Tom keeps working.
von Richthofen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Khanom Tom parries the strikes from von Richthofen easily there. von Richthofen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Khanom Tom to escape.
Khanom Tom sneaks back into half guard.
von Richthofen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
von Richthofen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
von Richthofen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khanom Tom defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khanom Tom 's head.
Manfred von Richthofen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Khanom Tom is doing well to control the position and prevent von Richthofen from advancing to side control.
Khanom Tom makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from von Richthofen.
von Richthofen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khanom Tom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
von Richthofen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
von Richthofen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Khanom Tom manages to get to full guard.
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 Nai Khanom Tom will probably get the nod.
That's time! Khanom Tom 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Khanom Tom defends well against a solid takedown attempt from von Richthofen.
Khanom Tom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
von Richthofen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Khanom Tom .
Nai Khanom Tom is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanom Tom looks to score with a jab to the body but von Richthofen is just out of range.
Khanom Tom will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An inside leg kick lands from Khanom Tom .
von Richthofen ducks under a wild hook from Khanom Tom .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khanom Tom looks to score with a jab to the body but von Richthofen is just out of range.
A big left from Khanom Tom misses.
Khanom Tom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
von Richthofen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khanom Tom . Khanom Tom obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick by Khanom Tom misses
and von Richthofen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by von Richthofen.
Khanom Tom scores with a shoulder strike.
von Richthofen prevents a body shot from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom throws a punch but it's blocked by von Richthofen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom pushes von Richthofen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khanom Tom lands a body shot.
Khanom Tom blocking some punches.
von Richthofen misses with a short punch on the inside.
von Richthofen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
von Richthofen successfully pulls guard.
von Richthofen looking to control.
Khanom Tom not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Khanom Tom wanted to stand there but von Richthofen had control of the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khanom Tom got a little sloppy there for a moment and von Richthofen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Khanom Tom has managed to get both his arms back between von Richthofen's legs - danger averted.
Khanom Tom pushes down on von Richthofen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Khanom Tom content to control rather than advance.
Khanom Tom wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen is staying active underneath Khanom Tom , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
von Richthofen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Khanom Tom stands up from half guard.
No luck for von Richthofen with that takedown attempt.
Nai Khanom Tom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manfred von Richthofen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from von Richthofen is defended easily by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom misses with a wild body shot.
Khanom Tom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but von Richthofen was well out of range. Poor timing from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom scoring well with a low kick there.
Khanom Tom feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to von Richthofen's calf.
von Richthofen checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khanom Tom tried to score with a low kick but von Richthofen checks it.
von Richthofen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nai Khanom Tom showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khanom Tom 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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