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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luke Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samak Tiyapairat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lashley comes to the cage accompanied by Hustlin. Tiyapairat has chosen Ram Muay as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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166 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Lashley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samak Tiyapairat!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lashley clinches with his opponent.
Lashley jumps guard but Tiyapairat stands there with Lashley around his waist. Lashley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tiyapairat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tiyapairat is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tiyapairat connects with a knee to the head.
Lashley is working for takedown but Tiyapairat is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Lashley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lashley is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Tiyapairat can't fight it off and eventually Lashley manages to take the fight to the floor. Tiyapairat looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lashley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lashley is looking to work some ground and pound but Tiyapairat has wrist control.
Lashley distracts Tiyapairat with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lashley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tiyapairat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lashley throws an elbow that misses. Tiyapairat uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lashley's guard. Nice move by Tiyapairat!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat wants to stand and escape but instead Lashley has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lashley throwing strikes but missing.
Lashley is looking to work some ground and pound but Tiyapairat has wrist control.
Lashley throws a big right hand that misses.
Tiyapairat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lashley is working Tiyapairat over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lashley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lashley throws a big right hand that misses.
Lashley throwing strikes but missing.
Lashley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lashley 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.
Lashley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tiyapairat wants to get back to his feet but Lashley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lashley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley postures up in Tiyapairat's guard and throws a big left but Tiyapairat blocks it.
Lashley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lashley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lashley throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tiyapairat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lashley.
Lashley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tiyapairat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lashley throws a strike but Tiyapairat rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lashley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tiyapairat is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lashley wants to get back to his feet but Tiyapairat passes into half guard.
Lashley wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Lashley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lashley moves forwards but Tiyapairat connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lashley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lashley slips a straight right by Tiyapairat.
A jab lands there for Tiyapairat.
Lashley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tiyapairat as he jumps to the side.
A swing and a miss from Tiyapairat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tiyapairat lands with a right hand.
Tiyapairat stuffs the takedown attempt from Lashley. Lashley gets slowly back to his feet.
Lashley closes the distance and clinches up with Tiyapairat, looking for a takedown. Lashley pushes Tiyapairat against the cage but Tiyapairat circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Lashley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lashley avoids the head kick by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat slaps away a takedown attempt from Lashley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tiyapairat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lashley shoots in for a double leg but Tiyapairat sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tiyapairat scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lashley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lashley gets tackled into the cage by Tiyapairat. Tiyapairat maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lashley managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Lashley is looking to break free of the clinch but Tiyapairat has double underhooks.
Lashley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tiyapairat pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tiyapairat gets tackled into the cage by Lashley. Lashley maintains the clinch.
Tiyapairat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Samak Tiyapairat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiyapairat is looking to clinch but Lashley is avoiding it.
Lashley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lashley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tiyapairat but Tiyapairat pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lashley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tiyapairat pinned against the cage. Tiyapairat gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lashley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tiyapairat throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tiyapairat connects with a nice looking jab.
Lashley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tiyapairat's waist but Tiyapairat gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lashley off to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiyapairat scores with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Tiyapairat misses.
Tiyapairat displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lashley.
Lashley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lashley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Luke Lashley has been cut.
Tiyapairat clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lashley is looking to break free of the clinch but Tiyapairat has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tiyapairat.
Lashley avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Tiyapairat is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tiyapairat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lashley's face.
Lashley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tiyapairat gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lashley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lashley.
Tiyapairat fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lashley on the side of the head.
Tiyapairat leaves Lashley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lashley tries to keep at a distance but Tiyapairat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lashley wants a takedown.
Tiyapairat looking to throw knees to the head but Lashley is blocking nicely.
Lashley is trying to pull guard but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the cage.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lashley.
Lashley lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lashley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lashley keeps the fight on the outside.
Tiyapairat misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lashley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tiyapairat, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiyapairat misses with a knee strike.
Lashley is trying to pull guard but Tiyapairat turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat jabs Lashley right on the nose. Lashley blinks but takes it well.
Lashley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lashley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiyapairat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lashley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tiyapairat circles away.
Tiyapairat throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lashley fails with a takedown attempt.
Tiyapairat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tiyapairat is leaning against Lashley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samak Tiyapairat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luke Lashley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tiyapairat.
Lashley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tiyapairat gets a clinch.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the head.
Lashley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lashley avoids the elbow strike from Tiyapairat, against the cage.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tiyapairat's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tiyapairat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lashley's face.
Tiyapairat working Lashley over with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tiyapairat tries to keep at a distance but Lashley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lashley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiyapairat stuffs the takedown attempt from Lashley. Lashley gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lashley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tiyapairat stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tiyapairat wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lashley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Lashley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch there but Lashley circles away.
Nice body kick from Tiyapairat.
Lashley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tiyapairat with a jab.
Lashley shoots in and drives through. Tiyapairat sprawls well.
Tiyapairat closes the distance and clinches.
Lashley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lashley is trying to pull guard but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lashley.
Tiyapairat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley blocks a body shot from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lashley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lashley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tiyapairat as he jumps to the side.
Lashley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lashley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tiyapairat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tiyapairat clinches up with Lashley and pushes him back against the cage.
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lashley is defended easily by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat has closed the distance and engaged Lashley in a clinch.
Lashley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lashley is looking to break free of the clinch but Tiyapairat has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley wants a takedown but no success here.
The referee calls for Tiyapairat to work.
Lashley is trying to push Tiyapairat away but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lashley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lashley is trying to pull guard but Tiyapairat turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tiyapairat working Lashley over with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but Lashley blocks with his arms.
Lashley is trying to pull guard but Tiyapairat turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tiyapairat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lashley blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tiyapairat obliges.
Lashley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tiyapairat gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lashley tries to pull guard but Tiyapairat forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lashley jumps guard but Tiyapairat stands there with Lashley around his waist. Lashley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tiyapairat leaning against his opponent.
Tiyapairat misses with a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat has Lashley pressed against the cage, preventing Lashley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lashley tries to score a body lock takedown but Tiyapairat shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiyapairat stalling against the cage.
Tiyapairat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiyapairat doesn't manage to clinch there - Lashley circles away.
Tiyapairat darts in and clinches Lashley up against the cage.
Tiyapairat lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tiyapairat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tiyapairat connects with a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tiyapairat tries to throw a body punch but Lashley avoids it by throwing Tiyapairat back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samak Tiyapairat really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Lashley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lashley throws out a loose jab but Tiyapairat uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat tries to keep at a distance but Lashley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lashley wants to get back to striking at distance but Tiyapairat won't allow it.
Lashley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lashley drags the fight down to the ground.
Tiyapairat wants to get up but he can't break Lashley's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Samak Tiyapairat was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lashley has a takedown stuffed.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but Lashley moves out of range.
Luke Lashley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiyapairat moves into the clinch successfully.
Samak Tiyapairat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the head.
Lashley manages to break the clinch.
Lashley shoots in looking for a takedown but Tiyapairat manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lashley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Lashley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lashley pushes Tiyapairat up against the cage in a clinch.
Tiyapairat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lashley decides to pull guard.
Tiyapairat gets to his feet. Lashley looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lashley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Samak Tiyapairat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiyapairat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiyapairat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lashley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat is looking to clinch but Lashley is avoiding it.
Lashley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tiyapairat swivels and escapes.
Tiyapairat connects with a body shot.
Tiyapairat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lashley clinches up against the cage.
Tiyapairat tries to stall but Lashley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lashley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lashley with a poor takedown
and Tiyapairat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tiyapairat keeps Lashley at a distance using the push kick.
Tiyapairat scores with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Lashley or perhaps it was just good defense by Tiyapairat which made him look bad.
Tiyapairat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lashley.
Luke Lashley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lashley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lashley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tiyapairat closes the distance and clinches.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lashley.
Tiyapairat breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Lashley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lashley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lashley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tiyapairat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lashley throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Lashley wants to stand but Tiyapairat has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lashley throws a big right hand that misses.
Lashley landing some decent shots from guard.
Tiyapairat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lashley.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lashley throwing strikes but missing.
Tiyapairat pushes Lashley off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samak Tiyapairat dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Luke Lashley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lashley has hold of one of Tiyapairat's legs. Tiyapairat is fighting the takedown attempt but Lashley gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Lashley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tiyapairat's guard.
Lashley lands a couple of elbows.
Lashley stands and steps away. Tiyapairat gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lashley clinches.
Lashley managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Lashley wants a takedown but no success here.
Lashley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lashley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat scores with a body shot.
Lashley shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Lashley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Tiyapairat scores with a decent looking hook.
Tiyapairat bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lashley's head backwards.
Tiyapairat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lashley goes for a takedown attempt but Tiyapairat pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lashley moves into range and clinches up with Tiyapairat.
Lashley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tiyapairat smiles and moves away.
Lashley tries for a takedown but Tiyapairat circles away easily
and Tiyapairat counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lashley is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tiyapairat tries to bum rush Lashley with a series of wild strikes but Lashley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but Lashley moves out of range.
Tiyapairat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lashley circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lashley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lashley misses with the ground and pound.
Lashley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lashley with the ground and pound but Tiyapairat regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Lashley tries to stand and escape but Tiyapairat actually recovers to full guard.
Luke Lashley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lashley lands a couple of elbows.
Tiyapairat keeping full guard, as Lashley tries to pass.
Lashley passes Tiyapairat's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lashley stops Tiyapairat from getting back to his feet.
Luke Lashley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lashley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lashley.
Tiyapairat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lashley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tiyapairat's head.
Tiyapairat blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lashley.
Lashley thows a huge punch but Tiyapairat dodges it nicely.
Tiyapairat wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiyapairat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Lashley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tiyapairat 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samak Tiyapairat!
Samak Tiyapairat is the new lightweight champion!
Samak Tiyapairat tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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