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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaylock comes into the arena with Alive blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Nai Khanom Tom enters the cage!
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279 lbs
23 - 7 - 0 |
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193 cm
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245 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mookie Blaylock! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nai Khanom Tom! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Blaylock throws a body shot but no joy. Blaylock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khanom Tom steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Blaylock. Khanom Tom catches Blaylock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Blaylock misses with a straight right. Blaylock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khanom Tom can pounce on him.
Khanom Tom has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Blaylock is landing a low percentage of strikes. Khanom Tom darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Blaylock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Blaylock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khanom Tom. Khanom Tom wants to clinch. Khanom Tom jabbing away but nothing is landing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Blaylock lands a head kick. Khanom Tom smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Nai Khanom Tom has been cut. Blaylock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khanom Tom. Khanom Tom obviously looking to wear him down.
Khanom Tom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Blaylock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Khanom Tom wants to clinch up but Blaylock keeps it at a distance. Khanom Tom moves out of range as Blaylock strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blaylock 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. Blaylock blocks a head kick by Khanom Tom.
Blaylock is looking to slow Khanom Tom down with leg kicks. A nice leg kick lands there from Khanom Tom. Blaylock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blaylock checks a low kick from Khanom Tom. Khanom Tom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Khanom Tom scores with a sloppy right hand. Blaylock should have avoided that one. Blaylock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Blaylock looks to land a right hand but Khanom Tom moved out of range. Blaylock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khanom Tom.
The fighters circling - Blaylock throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Blaylock misses with a hook. Khanom Tom ducked under it nicely. Nice defenses there by Khanom Tom. Khanom Tom tries to counter by closing the distance. Khanom Tom misses with an uppercut. Blaylock saw that one coming. Jab by Khanom Tom.
It looks like Mookie Blaylock has been cut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Khanom Tom throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Khanom Tom ducks under a wild hook from Blaylock. Khanom Tom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blaylock sees it coming and avoids it easily. Blaylock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khanom Tom. A jab from Blaylock misses. Blaylock has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight. Blaylock lands a nice looking body shot.
Blaylock misses with a wild body shot. Khanom Tom 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. A lazy left from Blaylock finds it's target. Blaylock throws a leg kick which misses Khanom Tom's front leg but catches the back leg as Khanom Tom tries to avoid it. Khanom Tom misses with a double jab.
Blaylock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Blaylock misses with a looping right. Blaylock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khanom Tom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Khanom Tom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blaylock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Khanom Tom digs a good hook to Blaylock's body.
Blaylock cracks Khanom Tom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Khanom Tom lands a right hook to the body.
Blaylock avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Blaylock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A good leg kick by Khanom Tom. Blaylock sizes up Khanom Tom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khanom Tom. Sloppy strikes from Khanom Tom. Those never looked like landing. Khanom Tom is looking to slow Blaylock down with leg kicks. Blaylock throws out a leg kick but Khanom Tom moves out of range and Blaylock only half commits. Khanom Tom tries to score with a low kick but Blaylock moves his leg out of the way. Blaylock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blaylock loads up on a big right hand but Khanom Tom slips the punch. Blaylock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khanom Tom. Blaylock misses with a right hand and Khanom Tom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Blaylock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Khanom Tom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blaylock. Blaylock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Khanom Tom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khanom Tom is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Blaylock had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Khanom Tom throws a sloppy head kick and Blaylock moves out of range easily. Khanom Tom takes a swing at Blaylock's ribcage but misses. Blaylock throws a counter high kick but Khanom Tom was just alert enough to avoid it. Blaylock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khanom Tom throws a sloppy head kick and Blaylock moves out of range easily. Nice uppercut lands for Blaylock. That snapped Khanom Tom's head back.
Blaylock rushes Khanom Tom and presses him up against the cage. Blaylock lands with a short head shot on the inside. A body shot lands from Khanom Tom.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Blaylock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Blaylock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khanom Tom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Blaylock throws a nice inside leg kick. Nice shot by Blaylock. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nai Khanom Tom will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Back to the action!
Khanom Tom staying out of range there. Khanom Tom throws a hook but Blaylock avoids it easily. Blaylock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khanom Tom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blaylock circles away quickly and effectively. Khanom Tom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blaylock slips a straight right by Khanom Tom. Khanom Tom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blaylock loads up on a big right hand but Khanom Tom slips the punch. Blaylock misses with a combination
and Khanom Tom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Blaylock cracks the inside of Khanom Tom's front leg. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Khanom Tom avoids the head kick by Blaylock.
Blaylock throws a jab when Khanom Tom was well out of range. Khanom Tom misses the shot to the body. Khanom Tom thumps Blaylock with a low kick. Khanom Tom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Good standup being displayed there by Khanom Tom as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. A swing and a miss from Blaylock. Khanom Tom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Blaylock misses the shot to the body. The crowd cheers as Khanom Tom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blaylock doesn't seem phased though. Khanom Tom lands a front kick. Blaylock scores with a sloppy right hand. Khanom Tom should have avoided that one. Khanom Tom scores with a leg kick.
Khanom Tom misses the jab. Blaylock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blaylock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khanom Tom works the jab nicely. Jab from Khanom Tom. Khanom Tom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blaylock. A looping hook to the body misses from Blaylock. Khanom Tom does a little dance to reset his feet. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Khanom Tom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaylock was well out of range. Poor timing from Khanom Tom. Nai Khanom Tom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blaylock throws a hook but Khanom Tom blocks it. Blaylock throws the left hand but Khanom Tom avoids the punch easily. Blaylock scores with a hook. Blaylock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Blaylock. Khanom Tom moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Blaylock looks to land a right hand but Khanom Tom moved out of range. Blaylock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blaylock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khanom Tom.
Blaylock on the wrong end of a nice hook. Blaylock throws a right and a left that Khanom Tom avoids nicely. Blaylock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khanom Tom misses with a straight right. Blaylock throws a sloppy head kick and Khanom Tom moves out of range easily. Blaylock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Blaylock throws a jab but it's blocked by Khanom Tom. Khanom Tom steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Blaylock.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blaylock blocks a head kick by Khanom Tom.
Blaylock fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Blaylock. Khanom Tom drives through and clinches with Blaylock against the cage.
Blaylock misses with a body punch.
Khanom Tom is trying to force a seperation but Blaylock has the dominant position. Khanom Tom blocks an elbow strike from Blaylock.
A frustrated look appears on Khanom Tom's face as he tries to break the clinch. Blaylock is leaning against Khanom Tom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Khanom Tom wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blaylock has him pressed against the cage. Blaylock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khanom Tom blocks an elbow strike. Khanom Tom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blaylock blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaylock. Blaylock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Khanom Tom is keeping busy. Still in the clinch, Khanom Tom scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blaylock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Blaylock throws a head punch that misses. Khanom Tom misses with a knee to the head. Khanom Tom lands a hook that snaps the head of Blaylock backwards. Khanom Tom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khanom Tom lands a nice uppercut. Khanom Tom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khanom Tom gets through Blaylock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Blaylock has a couple of punches blocked by Khanom Tom.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khanom Tom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Khanom Tom working aggressively here.
Blaylock misses with the head strike.
Khanom Tom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khanom Tom landing knees to the head.
Khanom Tom misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nai Khanom Tom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Blaylock blocks a low kick nicely. Blaylock jabbing away but nothing is landing. Khanom Tom throws a hook to the side of Blaylock's head but Blaylock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Khanom Tom tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Blaylock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khanom Tom to score with a decent uppercut. Blaylock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Khanom Tom wants to counter the offense by Blaylock and move into the clinch position. Blaylock tries a head kick but it misses.
Blaylock misses with a looping right. Khanom Tom is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Khanom Tom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Blaylock throws a leg kick but Khanom Tom checks it. Khanom Tom tries to counter with a clinch but Blaylock shakes him off and moves away. Blaylock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Khanom Tom changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Blaylock throws a hook to the side of Khanom Tom's head but Khanom Tom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Khanom Tom ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Khanom Tom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blaylock. A big right from Khanom Tom misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blaylock throws a lazy right hand but Khanom Tom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Khanom Tom lands with a nice body punch. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Blaylock. Khanom Tom shrugs it off though. Khanom Tom throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blaylock on the side of the head. Blaylock throws a sloppy head kick and Khanom Tom moves out of range easily. Khanom Tom tries a quick counter leg kick but Blaylock is wise to it. A bone on bone clash there as Khanom Tom blocks the leg kick.
Blaylock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khanom Tom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Khanom Tom throws a head kick but Blaylock moves out of range.
Khanom Tom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. A big right from Khanom Tom misses. Blaylock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khanom Tom. Khanom Tom lands a jab. Blaylock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khanom Tom throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Blaylock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blaylock lands with a cross. Khanom Tom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Blaylock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Blaylock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanom Tom manages to avoid it. Blaylock slips a jab from Khanom Tom. Blaylock tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Blaylock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blaylock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Khanom Tom checks a leg kick. Blaylock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Blaylock throws a sloppy head kick and Khanom Tom moves out of range easily. Khanom Tom looks like he wants to counter punch here. Khanom Tom throws a good cross that connects.
Khanom Tom scores with a hook to the body. Blaylock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Khanom Tom misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Khanom Tom avoids the body shot from Blaylock.
Blaylock misses with a looping left. Blaylock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Khanom Tom lands a head kick!
Blaylock is rocked! Khanom Tom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blaylock. Oh Blaylock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Blaylock gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Khanom Tom gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nai Khanom Tom!
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energy
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hype
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