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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sven Dufva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Khanom Tom 's choice of entrance music: Round 5. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
35 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Dufva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nai Khanom Tom !
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dufva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dufva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khanom Tom was well out of range. Poor timing from Dufva.
Dufva clinches with his opponent.
Dufva is looking to control Khanom Tom 's arms but Khanom Tom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dufva has his back to the cage.
Dufva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dufva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dufva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khanom Tom swings wildly with an uppercut but Dufva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khanom Tom looking to stall.
A short right from Khanom Tom on the inside.
Khanom Tom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dufva missing with knees to the body.
Dufva gets through Khanom Tom 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khanom Tom tries to break the clinch but Dufva is controlling the position.
Dufva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khanom Tom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dufva misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanom Tom scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've been informed that Khanom Tom has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A short body shot lands from Khanom Tom as the two fighters clinch.
Dufva tries to land knees in the clinch but Khanom Tom avoids the damage to the body.
Dufva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dufva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Khanom Tom content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Khanom Tom blocking some punches.
Dufva tries a body shot but Khanom Tom blocks it.
Dufva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khanom Tom presses Dufva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dufva tries to pull guard but Khanom Tom holds him up against the cage and eventually Dufva drops back down to his feet.
Dufva tries to land knees in the clinch but Khanom Tom avoids the damage to the body.
Dufva misses with the head strike.
Khanom Tom works on Dufva's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Khanom Tom is trying to maintain a safe position but Dufva gets an underhook and turns Khanom Tom into the cage.
Khanom Tom pushes Dufva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khanom Tom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khanom Tom moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dufva is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom scores with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Dufva misses the target.
Khanom Tom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khanom Tom scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dufva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dufva.
Dufva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom scores with a body shot.
Khanom Tom stalks Dufva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dufva's face. Dufva staggers backwards, shaken.
Khanom Tom changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khanom Tom scores with a kick to the midsection.
Khanom Tom lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dufva rushes Khanom Tom and presses him up against the cage.
Dufva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khanom Tom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom misses with a body punch.
Khanom Tom avoiding damage as Dufva throws knees to the body.
Dufva struggles to land a body shot inside as Khanom Tom controls his hands.
Khanom Tom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dufva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Khanom Tom gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sven Dufva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khanom Tom is leaning against Dufva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khanom Tom pushes Dufva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khanom Tom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khanom Tom breaks from the clinch.
Dufva moves out of range as Khanom Tom throws a body kick.
Dufva punishes Khanom Tom 's body with a nice straight punch.
Khanom Tom throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dufva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khanom Tom moves into the clinch successfully.
Khanom Tom 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Dufva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nai Khanom Tom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dufva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khanom Tom .
Dufva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khanom Tom will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Khanom Tom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khanom Tom jabs at Dufva's body.
Khanom Tom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dufva throws a sloppy head kick and Khanom Tom moves out of range easily.
Dufva throws a leg kick that misses.
Dufva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dufva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dufva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khanom Tom .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Dufva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dufva misses with a body shot
letting Khanom Tom counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nai Khanom Tom dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dufva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khanom Tom throws a low kick but Dufva avoids it.
A combination from Khanom Tom does no damage.
Dufva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dufva throws a leg kick but Khanom Tom sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dufva takes a swing at Khanom Tom 's ribcage but misses.
Dufva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khanom Tom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khanom Tom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khanom Tom avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khanom Tom takes a swing at Dufva's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Khanom Tom .
Dufva checks a low kick from Khanom Tom .
Dufva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dufva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dufva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva takes a swing at Khanom Tom 's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dufva checks a leg kick.
Dufva gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dufva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khanom Tom 's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dufva thows a huge punch but Khanom Tom dodges it nicely.
Khanom Tom regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dufva.
Dufva wants to control from the top but Khanom Tom keeps moving.
Dufva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Khanom Tom is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dufva throws a big right hand that misses.
Dufva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dufva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khanom Tom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dufva throws a strike but Khanom Tom rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dufva is trying to keep Khanom Tom in close.
Dufva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khanom Tom is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva looking for a guillotine here but Khanom Tom defends easily.
Khanom Tom controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dufva has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Khanom Tom is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dufva.
A lull in the action here.
Dufva tries to buck Khanom Tom off but Khanom Tom is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dufva keeps working.
Khanom Tom decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Dufva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanom Tom moves away.
Dufva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dufva takes a swing at Khanom Tom 's ribcage but misses.
Khanom Tom throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khanom Tom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch but Dufva moves away
and Dufva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dufva 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.
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!
Dufva is working Khanom Tom over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Dufva dominated that second round.
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!
Khanom Tom throws a push kick but Dufva slaps the foot to one side.
Khanom Tom is looking to slow Dufva down with leg kicks.
Khanom Tom wants to slow Dufva down by chopping away at his legs.
Khanom Tom throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khanom Tom misses the shot to the body.
Dufva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanom Tom moves away.
Khanom Tom throws a big shot that misses.
Khanom Tom cracks Dufva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dufva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch there but Dufva circles away.
Dufva is looking to wear down Khanom Tom with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dufva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khanom Tom is out of range and Dufva settles back down.
Khanom Tom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Khanom Tom wants to clinch.
Khanom Tom throws a low kick, looking for Dufva's leg but Dufva calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom avoids a kick to the body.
Khanom Tom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khanom Tom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dufva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khanom Tom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khanom Tom moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Khanom Tom connects with a leg kick. Dufva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Khanom Tom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Dufva misses.
Dufva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khanom Tom lunges at Dufva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dufva's hand.
Dufva misses with a low kick.
Khanom Tom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khanom Tom blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Dufva.
Good work by Khanom Tom as he checks the leg kick.
Khanom Tom wants to slow Dufva down by chopping away at his legs.
Khanom Tom misses with a wild body shot.
Dufva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dufva shoots for a double leg takedown but Khanom Tom sprawls well. He's pushed Dufva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dufva tries to clinch but Khanom Tom is having none of it.
Khanom Tom takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dufva throws a hook but Khanom Tom avoids it easily.
Khanom Tom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dufva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Khanom Tom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Khanom Tom 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva wants to land a leg kick but Khanom Tom is out of range.
Dufva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khanom Tom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dufva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Khanom Tom counters with a low kick, right behind Dufva 's knee.
Dufva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dufva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dufva tries to land a leg kick but Khanom Tom saw it coming and moves away.
Khanom Tom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khanom Tom 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.
Dufva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dufva is controlling the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dufva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom tries to get to full guard but Dufva has control of the leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Khanom Tom manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Khanom Tom is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Khanom Tom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dufva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dufva is looking to work some ground and pound but Khanom Tom has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nai Khanom Tom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Khanom Tom 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nai Khanom Tom !
Nai Khanom Tom seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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