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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between JT Redman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saenchai Sor. Khamsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khamsing . Chooooooooon! I think Redman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Breathe. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 cm
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208 lbs
31 - 20 - 1 |
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177 cm
33
182 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Heavy handed
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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
31 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, JT Redman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Saenchai Sor. Khamsing ! The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sor. Khamsing lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Redman circles away quickly and effectively. Sor. Khamsing fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Redman. A combination from Sor. Khamsing does no damage. Sor. Khamsing lands a nice looking body shot.
Sor. Khamsing scores with a jab to the head.
Sor. Khamsing looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Sor. Khamsing swats away the attempt to clinch by Redman. Sor. Khamsing changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice body punch from Sor. Khamsing . Redman has Sor. Khamsing up against the ropes in a clinch.
Redman misses with a body punch.
Sor. Khamsing lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Redman stalling the fight.
Sor. Khamsing tries to land knees in the clinch but Redman avoids the damage to the body. Sor. Khamsing using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Redman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sor. Khamsing misses with a hook from the clinch. Redman blocking some punches.
Redman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sor. Khamsing swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Redman trying to control the position but instead, Sor. Khamsing has worked for underhooks and has pushed Redman into the ropes. Sor. Khamsing prevents a body shot from Redman. Sor. Khamsing lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Redman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sor. Khamsing backwards. Redman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Redman misses with a punch to the body.
Sor. Khamsing tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch on the inside from Redman fails to land. Redman misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Redman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Redman takes an elbow to the temple. Sor. Khamsing lands a right hand. Sor. Khamsing misses with a punch on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Sor. Khamsing throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Redmans head. Sor. Khamsing pushes off an throws an elbow but Redman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Sor. Khamsing pushes Redman back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Redman tries to throw a body punch but Sor. Khamsing avoids it by throwing Redman back against the ropes. Redman tries to stall but Sor. Khamsing uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sor. Khamsing lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sor. Khamsing throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Redman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Redman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Redman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Sor. Khamsing lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Redman trying to control the position but instead, Sor. Khamsing has worked for underhooks and has pushed Redman into the ropes. Sor. Khamsing pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Both fighters working to control the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saenchai Sor. Khamsing dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Redman avoids a punch combination nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Redman misses its target. Sor. Khamsing slips under a jab from Redman. Sor. Khamsing dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Donk. Sor. Khamsing catches Redman right on the button with a cross.
It looks like JT Redman has been cut. Sor. Khamsing tests Redman's chin there with a solid looking shot. Sor. Khamsing fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redman manages to avoid it. Redman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Sor. Khamsing scores with a hook. Redman takes a shot right to the bread basket. Sor. Khamsing lands the left hand. A right-left combo lands from Sor. Khamsing . This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A slapping leg kick lands for Sor. Khamsing .
Redman tries to clinch but fails miserably and Sor. Khamsing counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Redman on his ass! Redman wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
Redman is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round. Sor. Khamsing swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sor. Khamsing cracks Redman with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Redman get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Redman looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue! Oh Redman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Sor. Khamsing comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Redman seems to have got his legs back now. Redman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Redman is looking to counter with head kicks. Sor. Khamsing with a body punch. A glancing blow. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Sor. Khamsing stuns Redman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Sor. Khamsing jabbing away but nothing is landing. Sor. Khamsing connects with a right hand. Redman shakes it off.
JT Redman's cut is getting worse. Sor. Khamsing misses with a wild combination.
Sor. Khamsing swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sor. Khamsing misses with a body kick. A punch lands to the side of Redman 's head but he takes it in his stride. Redman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sor. Khamsing to score with a decent uppercut. Sor. Khamsing throws a lazy uppercut
and Redman counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Sor. Khamsing scores with a jab to the body. Sor. Khamsing with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Redman needs to keep his hands up - Sor. Khamsing had a free shot at his head there. The fight moves into the clinch position. Sor. Khamsing lands an elbow that stopped Redman in his tracks for a moment. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Redman is trying to maintain a safe position but Sor. Khamsing gets an underhook and turns Redman into the ropes. Redman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Redman is trying to maintain a safe position but Sor. Khamsing gets an underhook and turns Redman into the ropes. Redman tries to throw a body punch but Sor. Khamsing avoids it by throwing Redman back against the ropes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saenchai Sor. Khamsing will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round. The cut man is working on JT Redman's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Redman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Sor. Khamsing has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Sor. Khamsing wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Good standup being displayed there by Sor. Khamsing as he connects with a hook. Sor. Khamsing with a body punch. A glancing blow. Sor. Khamsing thumps Redman with a low kick. Sor. Khamsing digs a good hook to Redman's body.
Sor. Khamsing throws out a token jab with nothing on it. It looked like Redman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Redman wants to clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sor. Khamsing lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Redman blocks a jab. Redman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sor. Khamsing swats him away and circles back towards the center. JT Redman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Sor. Khamsing pivots, looking for a leg kick but Redman is out of range and Sor. Khamsing settles back down. Redman throwing a counter right hand but Sor. Khamsing manages to avoid it. A left lands for Redman. Sor. Khamsing lands with a nice body punch. Redman slips a jab and a cross from Sor. Khamsing .
Saenchai Sor. Khamsing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sor. Khamsing misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Redman counters with a head kick. Sor. Khamsing misses with a body kick. Redman throws a counter high kick but Sor. Khamsing was just alert enough to avoid it. Sor. Khamsing with a nice cross. Sor. Khamsing missing with a left hand there. Redman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Sor. Khamsing lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Redman circles away quickly and effectively. It looked like Redman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sor. Khamsing .
That's two minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Sor. Khamsing . Redman does a little dance to reset his feet. Sor. Khamsing just misses with a punch to the body.
Redman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Sor. Khamsing scores with a push kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sor. Khamsing misses with a body shot.
Sor. Khamsing punishes Redman's body with a nice straight punch. Redman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sor. Khamsing . Sor. Khamsing obviously looking to wear him down.
Sor. Khamsing throws a right and a left that both miss. It looked like Redman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Saenchai Sor. Khamsing seems to be getting the better of the standup. Redman lands a jab to the nose. The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sor. Khamsing . He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. Redman moves to clinch but Sor. Khamsing breaks away and Redman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight! Saenchai Sor. Khamsing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Sor. Khamsing 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 25:30 Judge Josh West scores the fight 25:30 Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saenchai Sor. Khamsing ! Saenchai Sor. Khamsing seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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