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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Waymon Lattimore (ranked 3674 p4p, 467 weight class) and Somsak Ram Chanchai (ranked 17266 p4p, 768 weight class). Lattimore kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cut the Cord - Shinedown. The crowd seem to be enjoying Chanchai's choice of entrance music: Here come the Chanchai. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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212 lbs
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202 lbs
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Cardio machine
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waymon Lattimore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Somsak Ram Chanchai!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chanchai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chanchai does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lattimore takes one to the chin there.
Chanchai checks a low kick from Lattimore.
We've been informed that Chanchai has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Chanchai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lattimore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chanchai wants to land a leg kick but Lattimore is out of range.
Lattimore is looking to counter punch.
Waymon Lattimore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Lattimore. Beautiful body shot.
That kick from Chanchai tenderised Lattimore's leg. Lattimore is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lattimore misses the shot to the body.
Chanchai was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chanchai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chanchai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chanchai avoids the body shot from Lattimore.
Chanchai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chanchai lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Chanchai.
Chanchai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lattimore.
Lattimore moves out of range of the body kick.
Chanchai throws a leg kick which misses Lattimore's front leg but catches the back leg as Lattimore tries to avoid it.
Chanchai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lattimore is looking to wear down Chanchai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chanchai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lattimore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chanchai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chanchai misses the jab.
Chanchai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lattimore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chanchai was well out of range. Poor timing from Lattimore.
Lattimore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chanchai.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lattimore. Chanchai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chanchai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lattimore.
Chanchai scores with a jab to the body.
Chanchai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lattimore misses with a hook. Chanchai ducked under it nicely.
Chanchai just misses with a punch to the body.
Lattimore appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chanchai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Chanchai tries to clinch but Lattimore is having none of it.
Lattimore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chanchai counters with an outside leg kick.
Lattimore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A left lands for Chanchai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lattimore throws a body punch but Chanchai moves out of range.
Lattimore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lattimore throws a leg kick that misses.
Chanchai motions for Lattimore to come forward. Chanchai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lattimore seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chanchai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lattimore scores with a punch to the head.
Chanchai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lattimore on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Chanchai misses.
Lattimore misses the shot to the body.
Chanchai scores with a spinning back kick!
Chanchai looks to score with a jab to the body but Lattimore is just out of range.
Lattimore walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lattimore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chanchai.
An inside leg kick lands from Chanchai.
Lattimore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chanchai.
Chanchai fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Somsak Ram Chanchai dominated that round.
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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lattimore, as that shot connected.
It looks like Somsak Ram Chanchai has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chanchai.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lattimore.
Lattimore is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chanchai tries to clinch but Lattimore moves out of range.
Lattimore seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Chanchai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Somsak Ram Chanchai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chanchai connects with a high kick.
Chanchai moves into the clinch successfully.
Lattimore tries a body shot but Chanchai blocks it.
Chanchai blocks a body shot from Lattimore.
Lattimore breaks from the clinch.
Lattimore paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lattimore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lattimore lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chanchai has managed to clinch.
Chanchai lands an elbow inside.
Chanchai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lattimore's defenses.
It looks like Waymon Lattimore has been cut.
Chanchai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chanchai avoiding damage as Lattimore throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chanchai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lattimore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chanchai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chanchai throws an elbow but it misses.
Chanchai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chanchai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lattimore takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chanchai landing knees to the body.
Lattimore blocks a body shot from Chanchai.
Chanchai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lattimore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chanchai lands a good knee to the midsection. Lattimore won't want to take too many of those.
Lattimore tries to work over Chanchai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by Chanchai.
Chanchai throws a punch but it's blocked by Lattimore.
Chanchai has a couple of punches blocked by Lattimore.
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!
Lattimore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Lattimore.
Lattimore pushes Chanchai back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Chanchai is breathing heavily.
Chanchai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Our sources have told us that Lattimore has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Chanchai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lattimore lands an uppercut.
Chanchai misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Lattimore.
Chanchai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chanchai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lattimore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lattimore moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lattimore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chanchai manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lattimore. Chanchai does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chanchai! But no joy.
Lattimore lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Chanchai goes down! The ref sends Lattimore to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Chanchai is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Chanchai scores with a body shot.
Chanchai checks a leg kick.
Lattimore punishes Chanchai's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lattimore lands a jab-cross combination.
Lattimore does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chanchai connects with a jab.
Chanchai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Waymon Lattimore will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lattimore throws a series of punches but Chanchai avoids them all with ease.
Chanchai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lattimore jabs Chanchai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lattimore misses with an uppercut. Chanchai saw that one coming.
Lattimore misses with a two punch combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chanchai.
Chanchai rushes Lattimore and presses him up against the ropes.
Lattimore misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Lattimore.
Chanchai blocks a body shot from Lattimore.
Chanchai tries a knee to the head but Lattimore blocks it.
Lattimore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lattimore manages to break the clinch.
Lattimore tries to score with a low kick but Chanchai moves his leg out of the way.
Chanchai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lattimore.
Chanchai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Chanchai looks to move away, Lattimore throws a big counter combo but Chanchai just gets out of the way.
Lattimore on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chanchai, right into the meat.
Chanchai lands a slapping body shot.
Lattimore misses with a hook to the body
and Chanchai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lattimore. Chanchai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chanchai, right into the meat.
Lattimore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chanchai's head backwards.
Lattimore checks a leg kick nicely.
Chanchai clobbers Lattimore with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chanchai connects with an inside leg kick.
Lattimore scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Chanchai to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
That has opened up Somsak Ram Chanchai's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chanchai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lattimore.
Waymon Lattimore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lattimore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chanchai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Chanchai finds it's way through Lattimore's defenses.
Chanchai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chanchai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lattimore manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lattimore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chanchai manages to avoid it.
Chanchai wants to counter the offense by Lattimore and move into the clinch position.
Lattimore throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lattimore checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Lattimore was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chanchai.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chanchai. Lattimore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lattimore checks a low kick from Chanchai.
Chanchai with a hook.
Chanchai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lattimore was well out of range. Poor timing from Chanchai.
Chanchai throws a leg kick which misses Lattimore's front leg but catches the back leg as Lattimore tries to avoid it.
Chanchai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lattimore misses with a double jab
and Chanchai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lattimore's knee momentarily.
Lattimore misses with a wild body shot.
Lattimore sets himself, and Chanchai steps forward looking for the clinch! Lattimore avoids it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chanchai cracks Lattimore with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lattimore is looking to score with low kicks.
Chanchai wants to counter the offense by Lattimore and move into the clinch position.
Lattimore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chanchai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lattimore.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Somsak Ram Chanchai.
I think Chanchai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 for Somsak Ram Chanchai!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Somsak Ram Chanchai!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Somsak Ram Chanchai!
Somsak Ram Chanchai wins by unanimous decision!
Somsak Ram Chanchai decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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