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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chet Tung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthit Rattanakosin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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173 cm
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159 lbs
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178 cm
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162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chet Tung! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arthit Rattanakosin! The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tung missing with a left hand there. Rattanakosin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Tung throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Tung avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tung keeps the fight on the outside. A big right from Tung misses. Rattanakosin fails in his attempt to clinch. Tung swinging wildly here.
Tung throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rattanakosin sees it coming and avoids it easily. Tung misses with a hook. Rattanakosin slips under a jab. Tung thows a body shot but no joy. Tung tests Rattanakosin's chin there with a solid looking shot. Tung misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tung thows a body shot but no joy. Rattanakosin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tung swats him away and circles back towards the center. Rattanakosin tries to clinch up and Tung counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Tung throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A cross from Tung lands. Tung connects with the punch. Rattanakosin slips a jab from Tung. Rattanakosin dodges the punch combination from Tung.
Tung moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Tung avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tung throws the left hand but Rattanakosin avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rattanakosin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Rattanakosin throws a leg kick but Tung checks it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Tung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tung is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Rattanakosin tries to clinch but Tung is having none of it. Rattanakosin throws a low kick but Tung moves out of range easily. Rattanakosin doesn't manage to clinch there - Tung circles away.
A solid body kick from Rattanakosin. Rattanakosin jabbing away but nothing is landing. Tung jabbing away but nothing is landing. Rattanakosin on the wrong end of a nice jab. Tung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tung throws a nice looking combination but Rattanakosin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tung misses with a double jab.
Rattanakosin misses with a low kick as Tung jumps back. Rattanakosin throws a sloppy head kick and Tung moves out of range easily. Rattanakosin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tung manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Rattanakosin connects with a leg kick. Tung looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Rattanakosin tries a low kick but Tung avoids it. Rattanakosin walks into a stiff left hand from Tung. Tung throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Rattanakosin is looking to slow Tung down with leg kicks. Tung throws a right and a left that both miss. Tung is breathing heavily. Rattanakosin tries to clinch but Tung moves out of range. Rattanakosin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tung has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Rattanakosin cracks the inside of Tung's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tung throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rattanakosin is looking to slow Tung down with leg kicks. Chet Tung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Rattanakosin wants to clinch up but Tung keeps it at a distance. Rattanakosin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tung paws at him with a jab and circles away. Rattanakosin tries to clinch but Tung moves away and Tung counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Rattanakosin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rattanakosin is looking to clinch but Tung is avoiding it.
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! Rattanakosin throws a quick inside leg kick. Rattanakosin moves to clinch but Tung breaks away and Tung counters with a one-two to the body. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Tung misses the jab. Rattanakosin moves out of range of the strikes. Rattanakosin avoids a lazy jab quite easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chet Tung will probably get the nod. That's time! Tung's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Tung checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Tung throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rattanakosin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. The fight stays on the outside here - Rattanakosin looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Rattanakosin moves to clinch but Tung breaks away and Tung counters with a lovely straight right hand! Chet Tung is winning the standup battle so far. Tung avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Tung swats away the attempt to clinch by Rattanakosin. Rattanakosin on the wrong end of a nice hook. Tung lands a two punch combo.
Tung misses with a looping right. A looping hook to the body misses from Tung. Rattanakosin does a little dance to reset his feet. A big right from Tung misses. Chet Tung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Tung throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rattanakosin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rattanakosin tries to close the distance and clinch but Tung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Tung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rattanakosin. Tung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rattanakosin feints and then cracks Tung's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tung down. Rattanakosin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Rattanakosin moves out of range as Tung strikes. Tung throws an overhand right that lands on Rattanakosin's shoulder, as Rattanakosin tries to avoid the shot. Tung blocks a low kick nicely. Tung digs a good body shot into Rattanakosin's ribs. Decent striking displayed by Tung there. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Tung swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rattanakosin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tung is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rattanakosin.
Rattanakosin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Rattanakosin tries to work over Tung's front leg with a kick but Tung checks it. Rattanakosin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tung. Tung is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Rattanakosin tries a low kick but Tung avoids it. Sloppy strikes from Tung. Those never looked like landing. Rattanakosin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tung paws at him with a jab and circles away. Tung 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. Rattanakosin moves to clinch but Tung breaks away and Tung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Tung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rattanakosin is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tung swings for the body but Rattanakosin moves out of range.
Rattanakosin tries to close the distance and clinch but Tung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Tung throws a big shot that misses. Rattanakosin scores with a push kick. Rattanakosin tries to clinch up but Tung circles away and keeps his distance. Rattanakosin doesn't manage to clinch there - Tung circles away.
Tung circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tung misses with a hook. Rattanakosin ducked under it nicely. Rattanakosin tries to clinch up. Rattanakosin throws a nice inside leg kick. Tung checks a low kick from Rattanakosin.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A solid leg kick lands there for Rattanakosin.
Tung throws a hook to the side of Rattanakosin's head but Rattanakosin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Rattanakosin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Rattanakosin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tung swats him away and circles back towards the center. Rattanakosin is looking to clinch but Tung is avoiding it.
Rattanakosin throws a quick inside leg kick. Rattanakosin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rattanakosin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tung swats him away and circles back towards the center. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Tung takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Rattanakosin feints and then cracks Tung's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tung down. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Rattanakosin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Rattanakosin cracks the inside of Tung's front leg. Rattanakosin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arthit Rattanakosin will probably get the nod - 10:9. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tung has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rattanakosin. Tung jabs Rattanakosin right on the nose. Rattanakosin blinks but takes it well. Rattanakosin tries to close the distance and clinch but Tung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Tung misses with the combination.
Rattanakosin connects with a leg kick. Tung looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Rattanakosin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tung's calf. Rattanakosin throws a nice outside leg kick. Tung keeps the fight on the outside. No joy there for Tung, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Tung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rattanakosin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tung. Rattanakosin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rattanakosin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tung throws out a loose jab but Rattanakosin uses good head movement to avoid it. Rattanakosin motions for Tung to come forward. Rattanakosin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Tung swinging wildly here.
Tung tries to keep at a distance but Rattanakosin has taken the fight into the clinch. Rattanakosin trying to control the position but instead, Tung has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rattanakosin into the cage. Rattanakosin is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tung avoiding damage.
Tung lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rattanakosin backwards. Tung scores with a shoulder strike. Tung can't break the clinch.
Rattanakosin lands a knee to the body.
Tung tries to throw a body punch but Rattanakosin avoids it by throwing Tung back against the cage. Rattanakosin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Rattanakosin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Tung blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rattanakosin is trying to maintain a safe position but Tung gets an underhook and turns Rattanakosin into the cage. Tung is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Rattanakosin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tung.
Rattanakosin throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tung gets through Rattanakosin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Rattanakosin misses with the head strike.
Tung lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A short body shot lands from Tung as the two fighters clinch.
Tung misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Tung. Tung tries to circle away but Rattanakosin has him pinned against the cage. Rattanakosin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tung avoids it. Rattanakosin missing with knees to the body.
Tung avoiding damage.
Tung makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Rattanakosin is looking to control Tung's arms but Tung gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rattanakosin has his back to the cage. Rattanakosin misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rattanakosin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Rattanakosin misses with a knee to the head. Rattanakosin prevents Tung from breaking the clinch. Rattanakosin tries to throw a body punch but Tung avoids it by throwing Rattanakosin back against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rattanakosin. Tung lands with a short shot to the head. Rattanakosin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rattanakosin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tung blocks it with crossed arms. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. A short right from Tung. Knees in the clinch landing for Rattanakosin.
Tung wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Rattanakosin tries to stall but Tung uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that's the end of the fight! Arthit Rattanakosin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Rattanakosin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Arthit Rattanakosin! Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Arthit Rattanakosin! Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Arthit Rattanakosin!
Arthit Rattanakosin wins by unanimous decision!
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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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