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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kasemchai Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doby Burkhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burkhardt has chosen Not Listenin' - Keak Da Sneak and Bavgate as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kasemchai Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Doby Burkhardt!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burkhardt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fairtex's waist but Fairtex gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burkhardt off to one side.
Fairtex tries to clinch there but Burkhardt circles away.
Burkhardt shoots in but no luck this time.
Burkhardt drives through with a takedown into guard.
Burkhardt trying to control but Fairtex is working from the bottom.
Burkhardt wants to stand but Fairtex has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fairtex wants to stand and escape but Burkhardt is having none of it.
Burkhardt trying to control but Fairtex is working from the bottom.
Fairtex wants to stand up but Burkhardt is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkhardt looking to sit in guard and control but Fairtex gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fairtex wants to get up but he can't break Burkhardt's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burkhardt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fairtex is looking to clinch.
Fairtex throws a sloppy head kick and Burkhardt moves out of range easily.
Fairtex fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fairtex ducks right into an uppercut from Burkhardt.
Burkhardt's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Burkhardt duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Burkhardt tries for a takedown but Fairtex sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kasemchai Fairtex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doby Burkhardt.
Fairtex throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Burkhardt blocks a head kick by Fairtex.
Fairtex gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Burkhardt looks gassed!
Fairtex wants to stand up but Burkhardt is controlling him.
Burkhardt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Burkhardt trying to control but Fairtex is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkhardt looking to pass the guard.
Fairtex wants to stand but Burkhardt is controlling the position.
Fairtex has his feet on Burkhardt's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Fairtex tries to clinch but Burkhardt moves out of range.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burkhardt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fairtex tries to clinch up but Burkhardt circles away and keeps his distance.
Burkhardt fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fairtex cracks the inside of Burkhardt's front leg.
Fairtex throws a sloppy head kick and Burkhardt moves out of range easily.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burkhardt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fairtex moves in looking to clinch but Burkhardt pushes him off.
Fairtex tries to clinch up.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burkhardt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burkhardt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A good leg kick by Fairtex.
Fairtex wants to clinch up but Burkhardt keeps it at a distance.
Burkhardt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fairtex closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fairtex lands a damaging elbow.
Burkhardt takes an elbow to the forehead.
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 Kasemchai Fairtex will probably get the nod.
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.
Burkhardt swats away the attempt to clinch by Fairtex.
Fairtex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fairtex fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fairtex fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fairtex tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fairtex looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fairtex throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Burkhardt stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Fairtex follows into mount!
Burkhardt is rocked!
Fairtex is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Burkhardt is still on wobbly legs! Can Fairtex finish him?
Fairtex pushes Burkhardt up against the cage in a clinch.
Burkhardt tries to pull guard but Fairtex won't allow it.
Burkhardt seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burkhardt's face.
Burkhardt is breathing heavily.
Burkhardt has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fairtex avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Burkhardt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fairtex is pushing Burkhardt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fairtex connects with a knee to the head.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fairtex landing knees to the body.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but Burkhardt blocks it.
Fairtex leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fairtex lands a damaging elbow.
Fairtex holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Burkhardt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fairtex gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kasemchai Fairtex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doby Burkhardt.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex with a knee to the head.
Fairtex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burkhardt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fairtex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Fairtex.
Fairtex avoiding damage.
Fairtex seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fairtex lands an elbow that stopped Burkhardt in his tracks for a moment.
Fairtex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fairtex.
Fairtex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burkhardt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fairtex taking a breather.
Fairtex landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow.
Burkhardt is working for takedown but Fairtex is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fairtex leaning against his opponent.
Fairtex scores a nice knee to the body.
Fairtex with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Fairtex.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside.
Fairtex scores a nice knee to the body.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burkhardt being controlled against the cage.
Fairtex lands an elbow just above Burkhardt 's eye.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fairtex landing knees to the body.
Fairtex lands an elbow just above Burkhardt 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fairtex scores a nice knee to the body.
Fairtex is pressed up against the cage. Burkhardt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fairtex down to the mat. Fairtex avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fairtex turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fairtex darts in and clinches Burkhardt up against the cage.
Fairtex with a knee to the head.
Fairtex crunches a lovely knee into Burkhardt's ribcage.
Fairtex lands a damaging elbow.
Fairtex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burkhardt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burkhardt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fairtex fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fairtex fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch but Burkhardt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burkhardt misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasemchai Fairtex dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Burkhardt keeps the fight on the outside.
Fairtex fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burkhardt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fairtex misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fairtex connects with a high kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fairtex looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burkhardt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burkhardt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
Burkhardt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fairtex landing knees to the body.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside that Burkhardt shrugs off.
Fairtex slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex scores a nice knee to the body.
Fairtex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burkhardt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fairtex lands a nice knee to the body.
Fairtex lands a damaging elbow.
Fairtex leaning against his opponent.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
Fairtex leaning against his opponent.
Burkhardt takes an elbow to the temple.
Fairtex lands an elbow that stopped Burkhardt in his tracks for a moment.
Fairtex is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Burkhardt can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Fairtex.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fairtex landing knees to the body.
Burkhardt has Fairtex pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fairtex manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fairtex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fairtex lands an elbow just above Burkhardt 's eye.
Fairtex connects with a knee to the head.
Come on Fairtex - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fairtex lands an elbow that stopped Burkhardt in his tracks for a moment.
Fairtex lands a damaging elbow.
Fairtex is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fairtex connects with a knee to the head.
The is referee keeping an eye on Fairtex - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kasemchai Fairtex.
Burkhardt closes the distance and clinches up with Fairtex, looking for a takedown. Burkhardt pushes Fairtex against the cage but Fairtex circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex scores with a spinning back kick!
Fairtex scores with a head kick.
Fairtex pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fairtex is looking to clinch.
Burkhardt takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fairtex tries to clinch but Burkhardt moves out of range.
Fairtex tries to clinch but Burkhardt is having none of it.
Kasemchai Fairtex is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice sprawl there from Fairtex as Burkhardt shoots in.
Kasemchai Fairtex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doby Burkhardt.
Fairtex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fairtex doesn't manage to clinch there - Burkhardt circles away.
Fairtex throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burkhardt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burkhardt fails with the takedown.
Burkhardt takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch but Burkhardt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fairtex tries to clinch but Burkhardt moves out of range.
Fairtex tries to clinch there but Burkhardt circles away.
Fairtex wants to clinch up but Burkhardt keeps it at a distance.
Fairtex tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burkhardt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doby Burkhardt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice sprawl there from Fairtex as Burkhardt shoots in.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kasemchai Fairtex showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fairtex, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Kasemchai Fairtex!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Kasemchai Fairtex!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Kasemchai Fairtex!
Kasemchai Fairtex wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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