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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chinnawat Shinawatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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147 lbs
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137 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chinnawat Shinawatra!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shinawatra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shinawatra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shinawatra tries to work over McCoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shinawatra scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Danny McCoy has been cut.
McCoy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shinawatra tries a knee to the head but McCoy blocks it.
Shinawatra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinawatra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shinawatra tries to land knees in the clinch but McCoy avoids the damage to the body.
McCoy tries to break the clinch but Shinawatra is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shinawatra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shinawatra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shinawatra lands a shoulder strike.
Shinawatra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shinawatra lands with a short shot to the head.
McCoy blocks an uppercut.
Shinawatra misses with a knee to the head.
Shinawatra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
I was talking to McCoy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinawatra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCoy.
Shinawatra prevents McCoy from breaking the clinch.
McCoy can't break the clinch.
Shinawatra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McCoy's efforts to push away.
Shinawatra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCoy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shinawatra lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinawatra can't find room to land a body shot as McCoy controls the action.
Shinawatra missing with knees to the body.
McCoy avoiding damage as Shinawatra throws knees to the body.
Shinawatra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Shinawatra.
Shinawatra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shinawatra lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McCoy or not.
Shinawatra tries to land a knee to the head but McCoy blocks with his arms.
McCoy prevents a body shot from Shinawatra.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinawatra taking a breather.
Shinawatra misses with the head strike.
McCoy blocks a body shot from Shinawatra.
McCoy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shinawatra has a couple of punches blocked by McCoy.
McCoy is trying to break the clinch but Shinawatra has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shinawatra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shinawatra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCoy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chinnawat Shinawatra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny McCoy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McCoy misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCoy misses with an uppercut. Shinawatra saw that one coming.
McCoy blocks a head kick by Shinawatra.
A jab from McCoy misses.
McCoy throws a body shot but no joy.
Shinawatra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCoy misses the jab.
Shinawatra throws a body punch but McCoy moves out of range.
McCoy throws a lazy right hand but Shinawatra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCoy throws a nice looking combination but Shinawatra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shinawatra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCoy throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinawatra with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch combination from McCoy misses.
Danny McCoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCoy lands with a cross.
Shinawatra slips under a jab from McCoy.
McCoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shinawatra manages to avoid it.
Shinawatra looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Shinawatra throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy throws a right hand that misses
and Shinawatra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shinawatra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCoy.
McCoy misses with a jab to the body
and Shinawatra counters with a nice leg kick.
McCoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Shinawatra is just out of range.
Shinawatra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCoy.
Shinawatra avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCoy takes a swing at Shinawatra's ribcage but misses.
McCoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shinawatra dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCoy. That did some damage!
McCoy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCoy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Danny McCoy is winning the standup battle so far.
McCoy avoids the head kick by Shinawatra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinawatra slips a jab and a cross from McCoy.
Shinawatra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCoy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick from Shinawatra lands but McCoy takes it in his stride.
McCoy throws a series of punches but Shinawatra moves out of range.
McCoy sets himself, and Shinawatra steps forward looking for the clinch! McCoy avoids it this time.
Nice body kick there by Shinawatra.
Shinawatra throws a combination. McCoy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McCoy is rocked!
Shinawatra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCoy.
Shinawatra lands with a good body shot.
Shinawatra clinches up with McCoy and pushes him back against the cage.
McCoy managing to block the knees to the body from Shinawatra.
Shinawatra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shinawatra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shinawatra is leaning against McCoy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinawatra gets through McCoy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shinawatra misses with a knee strike.
Shinawatra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCoy avoids it.
McCoy blocks a body shot from Shinawatra.
Shinawatra has McCoy pressed against the cage, preventing McCoy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shinawatra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCoy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shinawatra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McCoy working hard to break the clinch.
Chinnawat Shinawatra seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shinawatra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCoy working hard to break the clinch.
Shinawatra prevents McCoy from breaking the clinch.
Shinawatra dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McCoy has had enough of the clinch but Shinawatra keeps him there for the moment.
Shinawatra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCoy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chinnawat Shinawatra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Danny McCoy's cut.
That's time! McCoy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
McCoy misses with a hook
and Shinawatra counters with a left to the body.
McCoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shinawatra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCoy.
McCoy throws an overhand right that lands on Shinawatra's shoulder, as Shinawatra tries to avoid the shot.
McCoy sets himself, and Shinawatra steps forward looking for the clinch! McCoy avoids it this time.
McCoy looks to land a left hand but Shinawatra moved out of range nicely.
McCoy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shinawatra counters with a body kick.
Shinawatra scores with a nice strike.
Shinawatra has McCoy up against the cage in a clinch.
Shinawatra throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Shinawatra.
Shinawatra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shinawatra stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shinawatra throws a knee to the head but misses.
McCoy is trying to push Shinawatra away but Shinawatra has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shinawatra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McCoy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shinawatra taking a breather.
McCoy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shinawatra lands a knee to the head.
Shinawatra connects with a nasty looking knee right to McCoy's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shinawatra.
Shinawatra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shinawatra works on McCoy's body with a couple of short punches.
Shinawatra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McCoy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shinawatra throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McCoy can't break the clinch.
McCoy is looking to break free of the clinch but Shinawatra has double underhooks.
Shinawatra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shinawatra lands a body punch.
Shinawatra stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shinawatra scores a nice knee to the body.
Good body shot from Shinawatra.
Danny McCoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinawatra stalling against the cage.
McCoy managing to block the knees to the body from Shinawatra.
Shinawatra misses with a knee strike.
McCoy is trying to push Shinawatra away but Shinawatra has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shinawatra obliges.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shinawatra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McCoy has had enough of the clinch but Shinawatra keeps him there for the moment.
Chinnawat Shinawatra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McCoy misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chinnawat Shinawatra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shinawatra 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chinnawat Shinawatra!
A very excited looking Chinnawat Shinawatra made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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