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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nopparat Somchaimy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The man that you FEAR . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 cm
25
216 lbs
16 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
26
215 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nopparat Somchaimy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kyle Stanley! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stanley thows a body kick. Somchaimy tries to catch it but that hurt him. Somchaimy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. A kick lands to the mid section there for Somchaimy. Stanley stuns Somchaimy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Somchaimy throws a nice inside leg kick. Stanley scoring well with a low kick there.
We've been hearing reports that Somchaimy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Stanley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Good exchange - Somchaimy coming out on top. A big right from Stanley misses. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stanley, right into the meat.
Stanley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Nice defenses there by Somchaimy. Somchaimy cracks Stanley with an open hand slap. Stanley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Somchaimy throws a body punch but Stanley moves out of range. Jab, jab by Somchaimy - just one landing.
It looks like Kyle Stanley has been cut. Stanley checks a low kick from Somchaimy. Stanley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Somchaimy finds it's way round the side to connect with Stanley's head. Somchaimy lands with a good body shot. Kyle Stanley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Somchaimy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Somchaimy throws a body punch but Stanley moves out of range. Stanley throws a low kick but Somchaimy avoids it. Nopparat Somchaimy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Somchaimy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stanley circles away quickly and effectively. Somchaimy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stanley moves away. Somchaimy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Somchaimy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stanley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Stanley avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Somchaimy throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Some bone on bone action there as Stanley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Stanley lands a nice looking body kick. Somchaimy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Some bone on bone action there as Stanley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Nice body punch from Somchaimy. Stanley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Somchaimy. Somchaimy obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Stanley fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Somchaimy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stanley checks it well. Stanley digs a good body shot into Somchaimy's ribs. Stanley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Somchaimy's sensitive parts. Somchaimy 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. Stanley moves out of range as Somchaimy throws a body kick.
Stanley ducks under a wild hook from Somchaimy. Somchaimy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stanley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Somchaimy but Somchaimy pushes him off and we're back to square one. Somchaimy takes one on the button. Stanley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Stanley checks a leg kick. Stanley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Somchaimy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stanley. Somchaimy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Stanley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stanley blocks a head kick by Somchaimy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stanley just misses with a punch to the body.
Somchaimy gets a clinch. Stanley tries to break free but Somchaimy pushes him back against the cage. Somchaimy misses with a short punch on the inside. Somchaimy throws a punch but it's blocked by Stanley. Somchaimy tries a body shot but Stanley blocks it.
Somchaimy prevents Stanley from breaking the clinch. Stanley working some nice short punches in the clinch. Somchaimy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Somchaimy working aggressively here.
Somchaimy throws a head punch that misses. Somchaimy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stanley avoids it. Stanley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Stanley avoiding damage as Somchaimy throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Somchaimy fails to land. Somchaimy blocks a body shot from Stanley. Stanley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stanley avoiding damage as Somchaimy throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Somchaimy obliges. Stanley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Stanley connects with a jab. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Stanley lunges at Somchaimy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Somchaimy's hand. Stanley misses the shot to the body. Stanley takes one to the side of the head.
Stanley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Somchaimy. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Stanley works Somchaimy's body with a nice hook. Somchaimy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Stanley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Stanley jabs Somchaimy to the body, keeping him at a distance. 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 Nopparat Somchaimy will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Kyle Stanley's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Somchaimy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Somchaimy there as he acknowledges the shot. Stanley throws a leg kick which misses Somchaimy's front leg but catches the back leg as Somchaimy tries to avoid it. Somchaimy throws a wild body kick that Stanley sees coming a mile off. Stanley drops Somchaimy with a big left hand! Somchaimy is injured, injured bad! Stanley jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Stanley! Kyle Stanley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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