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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kassidy Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaoklai Khanomtom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Khanomtom's choice of entrance music: Jill Tracy - Pulling Your Insides Out. Kaoklai Khanomtom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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169 lbs
24 - 9 - 1 |
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178 cm
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161 lbs
26 - 7 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kassidy Cullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaoklai Khanomtom!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cullen is looking to score with low kicks.
Cullen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick by Khanomtom misses
and Cullen counters with a good low kick that Khanomtom was not able to check.
Khanomtom throws a sloppy head kick and Cullen moves out of range easily.
Khanomtom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cullen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Khanomtom cracks the inside of Cullen's front leg.
Cullen lands a leg kick that knocks Khanomtom off balance momentarily.
Khanomtom misses with a low kick.
Khanomtom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Khanomtom misses with a low kick as Cullen jumps back.
Khanomtom scores with a body shot.
Cullen lands a jab to the nose.
Cullen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom tries to score with a low kick but Cullen moves his leg out of the way.
Cullen throws a leg kick but Khanomtom checks it.
Cullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khanomtom pushes Cullen away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Khanomtom.
Cullen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kassidy Cullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khanomtom misses with a low kick.
Cullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Khanomtom is just out of range.
Cullen gets a double leg takedown into Khanomtom's guard.
Cullen throws a strike but Khanomtom rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Khanomtom tries to stand but Cullen is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen looking to land elbow strikes but Khanomtom uses the position to regain half guard.
Khanomtom is looking to improve his position.
Khanomtom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cullen.
Cullen lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cullen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cullen with the ground and pound but Khanomtom uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Cullen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khanomtom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cullen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cullen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khanomtom is trying to control the position but Cullen postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cullen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Khanomtom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kassidy Cullen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cullen tries a head kick but it misses.
Khanomtom throws a big shot that misses.
Cullen tries a head kick but it misses.
Khanomtom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cullen.
Cullen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cullen misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cullen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Khanomtom blocks a head kick by Cullen.
Cullen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom digs a good hook to Cullen's body.
Khanomtom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khanomtom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khanomtom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cullen. That did some damage!
Cullen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kaoklai Khanomtom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That kick from Khanomtom tenderised Cullen's leg. Cullen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cullen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khanomtom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick from Cullen lands but Khanomtom takes it in his stride.
Cullen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khanomtom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kaoklai Khanomtom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khanomtom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Khanomtom darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cullen motions for Khanomtom to come forward. Cullen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cullen blocks a head kick by Khanomtom.
Khanomtom 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.
Cullen 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.
Cullen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Khanomtom circles away.
Cullen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khanomtom connects with a solid leg kick.
Khanomtom misses with a body kick.
Khanomtom throws a leg kick
and Cullen counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Khanomtom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses
and Khanomtom counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Khanomtom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cullen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Khanomtom tries to clinch there but Cullen circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom tries a head kick but it misses.
Cullen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Khanomtom ducks under a wild hook from Cullen.
Cullen lands with a nice combination. Khanomtom backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cullen throws out the jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Cullen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Khanomtom lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cullen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Khanomtom misses with a body kick.
Khanomtom will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cullen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cullen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khanomtom can pounce on him.
Khanomtom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Khanomtom tries to work over Cullen's front leg with a kick but Cullen checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khanomtom misses with a low kick.
Cullen tries a head kick but it misses.
Khanomtom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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 Kassidy Cullen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Khanomtom catches Cullen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cullen throws a head kick that misses.
Cullen lands a high kick!
Cullen lands with a slapping head kick.
Cullen lands with a right hand.
Khanomtom misses with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Cullen.
Cullen tries to score with a low kick but Khanomtom moves his leg out of the way.
Khanomtom throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cullen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cullen is looking to chop away at Khanomtom's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by Cullen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanomtom throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Khanomtom.
Cullen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cullen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Khanomtom dips to his left and cracks Cullen with an uppercut!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cullen checks a leg kick.
Cullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khanomtom.
Cullen is looking to score with low kicks.
Cullen shoots in for a takedown but Khanomtom shows good takedown defense.
Good leg kick by Cullen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Khanomtom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cullen can pounce on him.
Khanomtom lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Khanomtom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cullen misses with a looping left.
Khanomtom takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanomtom thumps Cullen with a low kick.
Cullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanomtom manages to avoid it.
Kaoklai Khanomtom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khanomtom misses with a looping left.
Khanomtom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cullen moves away.
Khanomtom avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khanomtom misses with an uppercut.
Cullen throws a chopping leg kick but Khanomtom manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khanomtom throws a low kick but Cullen avoids it.
Cullen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cullen avoids the body shot from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom throws a body kick that misses.
Khanomtom misses with a kick to the body
and Cullen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Khanomtom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cullen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khanomtom with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cullen to score with a decent uppercut.
Cullen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khanomtom.
Cullen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khanomtom is fending him off so far but Cullen persists. Nope, Khanomtom circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kassidy Cullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanomtom throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cullen's head.
Khanomtom throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cullen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khanomtom.
Khanomtom throws a looping overhand right but Cullen ducks down to avoid it.
Cullen checks a low kick from Khanomtom.
A bone on bone clash there as Khanomtom blocks the leg kick.
Khanomtom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cullen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cullen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cullen avoids the body shot from Khanomtom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khanomtom misses with a head kick.
Kassidy Cullen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cullen tries to land a front kick but Khanomtom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaoklai Khanomtom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cullen 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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