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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Tal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanomtom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevie Tal had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stevie Tal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nai Khanomtom!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Khanomtom checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Khanomtom looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Khanomtom moves into the clinch successfully.
Tal wants a takedown but no success here.
Khanomtom misses with a knee to the head.
Tal tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tal is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stevie Tal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tal is looking for a takedown.
Khanomtom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Khanomtom crunches a lovely knee into Tal's ribcage.
Khanomtom lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Khanomtom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tal has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Khanomtom avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Khanomtom lands an elbow inside.
Tal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khanomtom lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom lands a nice knee to the body.
Khanomtom putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khanomtom.
Khanomtom comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Khanomtom lands a nice knee to the body.
Khanomtom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tal has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Khanomtom avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Khanomtom lands an elbow inside.
Khanomtom pushes off an throws an elbow but Tal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tal has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Khanomtom avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Khanomtom with a knee to the head.
Tal is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Khanomtom pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Khanomtom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Khanomtom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tal successfully pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Khanomtom lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Khanomtom throws a strike but Tal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tal is in close to Khanomtom's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tal trying to control but Khanomtom is working from the bottom.
Tal looking to sit in guard and control but Khanomtom gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom lands a couple of digs.
Khanomtom lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khanomtom is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tal is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tal has escaped and now he's on top!
Tal tries to free his leg and advance position but Khanomtom is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tal works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Khanomtom is looking to escape.
Tal passes to full mount!
Tal jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Khanomtom manages to avoid the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tal tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nai Khanomtom dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Khanomtom instigates a clinch.
Tal goes for a takedown attempt but Khanomtom pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Khanomtom lands with a slapping head kick.
Tal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khanomtom as he avoids it easily.
Tal shoots for a takedown but Khanomtom saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stevie Tal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khanomtom misses with a head kick.
Tal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Khanomtom sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Khanomtom tries to clinch there but Tal circles away.
Nai Khanomtom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khanomtom closes the distance and clinches.
Tal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom with a knee to the head.
Tal is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Khanomtom pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Khanomtom lands an elbow inside that Tal shrugs off.
Tal jumps guard but Khanomtom turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Khanomtom comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tal has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Khanomtom avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Khanomtom landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Khanomtom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tal is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Khanomtom to keep the fight standing.
Khanomtom stops a takedown attempt from Tal.
Khanomtom lands a good knee to the midsection. Tal won't want to take too many of those.
Khanomtom unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Khanomtom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tal drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Khanomtom gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Khanomtom lands an elbow that stopped Tal in his tracks for a moment.
Tal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Khanomtom prevents it.
Khanomtom with a knee to the head.
Khanomtom lands a nice knee to the body.
Tal tightens his grip and picks Khanomtom up, before dumping him to the ground. Khanomtom manages to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khanomtom is looking to stand up but Tal isn't so interested in that idea.
Tal wants to control from the top but Khanomtom keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Stevie Tal has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Khanomtom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tal tries to clinch there but Khanomtom circles away.
Khanomtom moves in looking to clinch but Tal pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom throws a nice looking combination but Tal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khanomtom wants to clinch up but Tal keeps it at a distance.
Khanomtom gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tal to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tal trying to control but Khanomtom is working from the bottom.
Stevie Tal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tal prevents Khanomtom from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nai Khanomtom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tal misses with a takedown attempt - Khanomtom sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tal keeps the fight on the outside.
Khanomtom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khanomtom throws a nice looking combination but Tal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tal fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khanomtom is out of range.
Tal gets a double leg takedown into Khanomtom's guard.
Tal is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tal trying to control the position from guard on top but Khanomtom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom wants to stand up but Tal is controlling him.
Tal wants to pass the guard but Khanomtom is keeping the position.
Khanomtom keeping moving, preventing Tal from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Stevie Tal wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tal fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Khanomtom to the ground. Tal is now in Khanomtom's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tal drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Khanomtom dives on top into guard.
Khanomtom throwing strikes from guard but Tal blocks nicely.
Khanomtom lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khanomtom working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tal's head.
Khanomtom must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Khanomtom is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tal is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tal has escaped and now he's on top!
Tal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tal passes into half guard.
Tal is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tal is looking for a kimura but Khanomtom is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tal to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tal wants to work for an arm triangle but Khanomtom is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stevie Tal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tal is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Khanomtom sees it coming and defends easily.
Tal is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Khanomtom doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Tal showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khanomtom has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nai Khanomtom!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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