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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Herman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bhat Pomkai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herman comes to the cage accompanied by My Way. Steve Herman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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142 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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167 cm
26
138 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Herman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bhat Pomkai!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pomkai cracks Herman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pomkai lunges at Herman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Herman's hand.
Pomkai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Herman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pomkai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Herman misses with a takedown attempt
and Pomkai counters with a one-two to the body.
Pomkai throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pomkai with a hook.
Pomkai rushes Herman and presses him up against the cage.
Herman fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pomkai stalls.
Pomkai stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are getting on Pomkai's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Pomkai.
Herman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Herman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pomkai smiles and moves away.
Pomkai moves into range and clinches up with Herman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pomkai is pushing Herman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pomkai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Herman.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pomkai takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Herman fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pomkai displaying some good clinch control by pressing Herman up against the cage.
Pomkai continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Herman jumps guard but Pomkai turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pomkai crunches a lovely knee into Herman's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pomkai slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bhat Pomkai.
Pomkai cracks Herman with a good jab.
A right-left combo lands from Pomkai.
Pomkai tries to bum rush Herman with a series of wild strikes but Herman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pomkai doesn't manage to clinch there - Herman circles away.
Pomkai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pomkai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pomkai lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bhat Pomkai dominated that round.
That's time! Herman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Herman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pomkai finds it's way round the side to connect with Herman's head.
Pomkai lands a glancing blow to the side of Herman's head.
Pomkai lands with a nice combination. Herman backs away looking to recover.
Bhat Pomkai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pomkai moves into the clinch successfully.
Herman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pomkai after a bit of a struggle.
Come on Pomkai - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Pomkai - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pomkai lands a nice knee to the body.
Pomkai dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pomkai working Herman over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bhat Pomkai.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pomkai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Herman feinted with a counter takedown.
Pomkai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab by Pomkai.
Pomkai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pomkai stalks Herman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Herman's face. Herman staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pomkai is fending him off so far but Herman persists. Nope, Pomkai circles away and we're back to standing.
Pomkai is looking for the big counter here.
Pomkai might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pomkai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Herman walks into a straight right hand from Pomkai.
No joy there for Pomkai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Herman tries to counter with a takedown but Pomkai is quick to defend against it.
Pomkai clinches with his opponent.
Pomkai avoiding damage.
Pomkai lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pomkai is pushing Herman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pomkai stalling.
Pomkai has Herman pushed against the cage.
Pomkai receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pomkai is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bhat Pomkai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pomkai sizes up Herman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Herman tries to keep at a distance but Pomkai has taken the fight into the clinch.
Herman is trying to pull guard but Pomkai has him pressed against the cage.
Herman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pomkai just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pomkai is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bhat Pomkai.
Pomkai tries to clinch but Herman moves out of range.
Herman tries to counter with a takedown but Pomkai is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pomkai with a nice cross.
Pomkai instigates a clinch.
Pomkai avoiding damage.
Herman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Herman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pomkai stalling the fight.
Pomkai stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Pomkai.
Our sources have told us that Herman has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Herman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pomkai just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pomkai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pomkai stalling the fight.
Herman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pomkai smiles and moves away.
Pomkai lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pomkai!
Herman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pomkai shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Herman eats them both and turns towards Pomkai to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Decent striking displayed by Pomkai there.
Pomkai scores with a jab. Herman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Herman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pomkai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Herman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pomkai gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pomkai obliges.
Steve Herman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pomkai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Pomkai.
It looks like Steve Herman has been cut.
Pomkai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pomkai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Pomkai.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pomkai takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pomkai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Herman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bhat Pomkai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pomkai 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 24:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 24:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bhat Pomkai!
The defeated Steve Herman had this to say: 'Weeeyyyyyy'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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