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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thaksin Yodsuwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samurai Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thaksin Yodsuwan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Samurai Jack!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack misses with a hook
and Yodsuwan counters with a stiff right hand.
Jack ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yodsuwan throws a head kick but Jack moves out of range.
Jack is looking to clinch.
Jack clinches with his opponent.
Jack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yodsuwan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yodsuwan slows down the pace here.
Our sources have told us that Yodsuwan has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Jack misses with some punches.
Jack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yodsuwan blocking some punches.
Yodsuwan lands a body punch.
Jack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yodsuwan's face.
It looks like Thaksin Yodsuwan has been cut.
Jack blocks a body shot from Yodsuwan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yodsuwan stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yodsuwan takes a shot to the head.
Jack lands a right hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yodsuwan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jack avoids it.
Yodsuwan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jack is keeping busy.
Yodsuwan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Jack.
Jack continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Yodsuwan pushes Jack back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yodsuwan can't break the clinch.
Jack scores with a knee to the head.
Yodsuwan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jack slips a straight right by Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan throws a combination that misses
letting Jack counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan misses with a body shot
and Jack counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yodsuwan slips a straight right by Jack.
Jack bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yodsuwan's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jack scores with a one two! Yodsuwan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yodsuwan throws a one two combo.
Jack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yodsuwan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yodsuwan!
Yodsuwan throws a sloppy head kick and Jack moves out of range easily.
Yodsuwan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yodsuwan keeps the fight on the outside.
Jack tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yodsuwan counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Samurai Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yodsuwan.
Jack prevents Yodsuwan from breaking the clinch.
Jack lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yodsuwan backwards.
Jack swings wildly with an uppercut but Yodsuwan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yodsuwan tries to work over Jack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jack looking to throw knees to the head but Yodsuwan is blocking nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Jack.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yodsuwan manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jack misses.
Jack jabs Yodsuwan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jack takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yodsuwan avoids a kick to the body.
Yodsuwan swats away the attempt to clinch by Jack.
Yodsuwan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yodsuwan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jack.
Jack misses with a low kick.
Jack tries to clinch there but Yodsuwan circles away.
Jack looks to throw the jab but Yodsuwan is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jack staying out of range there.
Jack throws a body punch but Yodsuwan moves out of range.
Yodsuwan swats away the attempt to clinch by Jack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samurai Jack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thaksin Yodsuwan's cut.
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.
Jack fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yodsuwan, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jack.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jack.
Yodsuwan tries a body shot but Jack blocks it.
Yodsuwan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jack's face.
Yodsuwan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yodsuwan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yodsuwan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jack.
Yodsuwan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yodsuwan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jack doesn't seem bothered though.
Yodsuwan throws a leg kick but Jack checks it.
Yodsuwan avoids the head kick by Jack.
Jack is looking to clinch.
That kick from Jack tenderised Yodsuwan's leg. Yodsuwan is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yodsuwan throws a hook but Jack avoids it easily.
Yodsuwan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jack drives through and clinches with Yodsuwan against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jack in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yodsuwan wants to stall.
Jack tries a knee to the head but Yodsuwan blocks it.
Yodsuwan tries to work over Jack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jack struggles to land a body shot inside as Yodsuwan controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Jack.
Yodsuwan blocks an elbow strike from Jack.
Jack lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jack.
Jack tries to work over Yodsuwan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Samurai Jack seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yodsuwan breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jack.
Jack just misses with a punch to the body.
Jack lands with a right hand.
Jack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yodsuwan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yodsuwan.
Jack tries to clinch up but Yodsuwan circles away and keeps his distance.
Yodsuwan misses with an uppercut. Jack saw that one coming.
Yodsuwan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yodsuwan keeps the fight on the outside.
Yodsuwan is looking to land body kicks.
Yodsuwan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yodsuwan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jack is out of range.
Jack wants to clinch up but Yodsuwan keeps it at a distance.
Yodsuwan misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Samurai Jack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jack attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yodsuwan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yodsuwan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jack throws a leg kick
and Yodsuwan counters with a stiff right hand.
Yodsuwan lands with a right hand.
Jack just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jack, right into the meat.
Yodsuwan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jack misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jack. Yodsuwan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yodsuwan fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yodsuwan, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jack.
Yodsuwan being controlled against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Jack.
Jack is leaning against Yodsuwan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jack lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack scores with a hook to the body.
Jack scores with a knee to the head.
Yodsuwan wants to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yodsuwan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samurai Jack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thaksin Yodsuwan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Yodsuwan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yodsuwan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yodsuwan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jack was well out of range. Poor timing from Yodsuwan.
Jack moves away from the strike by Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan misses with a straight left.
Jack throws a head kick that Yodsuwan semi-blocks.
Jack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yodsuwan throws a nice looking combination but Jack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jack is looking to clinch.
Yodsuwan looks to land a right hand but Jack moved out of range.
Jack misses with a looping left.
Jack thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack tries to clinch there but Yodsuwan circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Yodsuwan. Those never looked like landing.
Yodsuwan misses with a low kick.
Jack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yodsuwan manages to avoid it.
Jack throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jack moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Yodsuwan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jack misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jack. That's going to slow Yodsuwan down.
Thaksin Yodsuwan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jack looks for the body kick but Yodsuwan saw that one coming.
Jack tries to clinch but Yodsuwan is having none of it.
Thaksin Yodsuwan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yodsuwan.
Jack misses with a low kick.
Yodsuwan throws a right hand that Jack ducks under and follows up with a left that Jack also avoids with ease.
Yodsuwan throws a head kick but Jack moves out of range.
Jack takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yodsuwan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jack connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jack feints and then cracks Yodsuwan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yodsuwan down.
Jack misses with a hook. Yodsuwan ducked under it nicely.
Yodsuwan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jack forces Yodsuwan back against the cage and clinches.
Jack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Jack.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jack effectively controlling the action here.
Jack connects with a knee to the head.
Jack lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yodsuwan backwards.
Jack throws an elbow but it misses.
Jack looking to throw knees to the head but Yodsuwan is blocking nicely.
Yodsuwan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Samurai Jack is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yodsuwan looking to throw knees to the head but Jack is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yodsuwan throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack blocks an uppercut.
Yodsuwan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yodsuwan slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Yodsuwan for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Yodsuwan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jack blocks it with crossed arms.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yodsuwan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jack is defending well for now.
Yodsuwan misses with a body punch.
Yodsuwan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samurai Jack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jack 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samurai Jack!
Our winner, Samurai Jack, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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