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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samak Tiyapairat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tiyapairat's choice of entrance music: Ram Muay. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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157 lbs
29 - 12 - 1 |
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166 lbs
30 - 22 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samak Tiyapairat!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bruce, as that shot connected.
Bruce clinches up against the cage.
Tiyapairat tries a knee to the head but Bruce blocks it.
Bruce tries to land a knee to the head but Tiyapairat blocks with his arms.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
Tiyapairat is looking to control Bruce's arms but Bruce gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tiyapairat has his back to the cage.
Bruce tries a knee to the head but Tiyapairat blocks it.
Tiyapairat avoiding damage as Bruce throws knees to the body.
Bruce is stalling here.
Bruce working aggressively here.
Bruce lands a right hand.
It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.
Bruce avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tiyapairat's face.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruce.
Tiyapairat slows down the pace here.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bruce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bruce has a couple of punches blocked by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bruce or not.
Bruce tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tiyapairat blocking some punches.
Tiyapairat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tiyapairat misses with a knee strike.
Tiyapairat throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tiyapairat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bruce's brow.
Bruce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bruce fails to land.
Bruce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bruce stalls.
Bruce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bruce managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat misses with some punches.
Tiyapairat throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiyapairat blocking some punches.
Bruce lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tiyapairat avoids the elbow strike from Bruce, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruce.
Tiyapairat works on Bruce's body with a couple of short punches.
Bruce avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Tiyapairat misses with an elbow over the top.
Tiyapairat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bruce dodges an elbow strike from Tiyapairat.
Bruce lands a right hand.
Tiyapairat breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat misses with an uppercut.
Jab from Tiyapairat.
Bruce takes one to the chin there.
Tiyapairat pushes Bruce up against the cage in a clinch.
Bruce lands with a left to the head.
Bruce managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Bruce lands with a right to the head.
Tiyapairat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Bruce.
Bruce misses with a knee strike.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the body.
Bruce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiyapairat scores with a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but Bruce avoids the damage to the body.
Tiyapairat lands a nice uppercut.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but Bruce blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Tiyapairat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Bruce using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tiyapairat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike.
Tiyapairat misses with an elbow strike.
Tiyapairat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bruce's face.
Tiyapairat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bruce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bruce digs a right hand into Tiyapairat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tiyapairat's gas tank.
Bruce looking to throw knees to the head but Tiyapairat is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Bruce.
Bruce blocks an elbow strike from Tiyapairat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tiyapairat stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bruce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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 Bobby Bruce will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samak Tiyapairat's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bruce has closed the distance and engaged Tiyapairat in a clinch.
Tiyapairat will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bruce up against the cage.
Tiyapairat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bruce lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tiyapairat managing to block the knees to the body from Bruce.
Bruce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruce.
A head punch on the inside from Bruce fails to land.
Bruce scores with a shoulder strike.
Tiyapairat tries a knee to the head but Bruce blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiyapairat lands a good knee to the midsection. Bruce won't want to take too many of those.
Bruce lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiyapairat blocking some punches.
Tiyapairat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tiyapairat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bruce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bruce tries a body shot but Tiyapairat blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat avoiding damage as Bruce throws knees to the body.
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Bruce.
Samak Tiyapairat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce misses with a wild body shot.
Tiyapairat was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bruce tries a head kick but it misses.
Tiyapairat scores with a hook.
Bruce gets a clinch.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
Bruce tries to land knees in the clinch but Tiyapairat avoids the damage to the body.
Bruce avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Bruce pushes Tiyapairat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiyapairat blocks a body shot from Bruce.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow that stopped Bruce in his tracks for a moment.
Bruce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bruce blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiyapairat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bruce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bruce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bruce lands a hook that snaps the head of Tiyapairat backwards.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bruce.
Tiyapairat scores with a shot to the side of Bruce's head.
Bruce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiyapairat is leaning against Bruce and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bruce misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruce.
Bruce misses with some punches.
Tiyapairat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bobby Bruce has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tiyapairat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bruce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Bruce has a couple of punches blocked by Tiyapairat.
A head punch on the inside from Bruce fails to land.
Bruce blocks a body shot from Tiyapairat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short left from Bruce.
Bruce digs a right hand into Tiyapairat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tiyapairat's gas tank.
Tiyapairat blocking some punches.
Tiyapairat blocks an uppercut.
Tiyapairat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruce tries to land knees in the clinch but Tiyapairat avoids the damage to the body.
Bruce lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tiyapairat backwards.
Bruce misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bruce - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bruce misses with the head strike.
Bruce managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Bruce.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat is looking to control Bruce's arms but Bruce gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tiyapairat has his back to the cage.
Bruce slows down the pace here.
Tiyapairat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bruce is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bruce tries a body shot but Tiyapairat blocks it.
Tiyapairat scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiyapairat throws a head punch that misses.
Bruce avoiding damage.
Tiyapairat manages to break the clinch.
Tiyapairat tries a head kick but it misses.
Tiyapairat blocks a head kick by Bruce.
Tiyapairat takes a swing at Bruce's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bruce dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samak Tiyapairat's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bruce pushes Tiyapairat up against the cage in a clinch.
Bruce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiyapairat can do to turn this around?
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Bruce lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tiyapairat backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bruce as Tiyapairat tries to tie him up.
Bruce tries to throw a body punch but Tiyapairat avoids it by throwing Bruce back against the cage.
Bruce digs a right hand into Tiyapairat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tiyapairat's gas tank.
Bruce scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bruce pushes Tiyapairat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiyapairat tries to break free but Bruce pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bruce scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Bruce.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bruce managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Come on Bruce - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bruce.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bruce avoids it.
Bruce scores with a shot to the side of Tiyapairat's head.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
Bruce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bruce stalling the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruce.
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiyapairat tries to bum rush Bruce with a series of wild strikes but Bruce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bruce gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tiyapairat crunches a lovely knee into Bruce's ribcage.
Bruce scores with a shot to the side of Tiyapairat's head.
Tiyapairat is rocked!
Bruce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiyapairat is still on wobbly legs! Can Bruce finish him?
Bruce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bruce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tiyapairat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch on the inside from Bruce fails to land.
Tiyapairat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiyapairat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bruce lands a shot to the body.
Tiyapairat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bruce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bruce.
Bruce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiyapairat blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bruce throws a head punch that misses.
Tiyapairat seems to have recovered his senses.
Tiyapairat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bruce is defending well for now.
Bruce effectively controlling the action here.
Bruce lands with a left to the head.
Bruce manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tiyapairat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bruce lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruce.
Bruce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but Bruce blocks with his arms.
Bruce misses with some punches.
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruce lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Tiyapairat to his knees! Bruce keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Bruce!
After the big win, Bobby Bruce made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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