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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Saenchai Sor. Khamsing (ranked 3843 p4p, 375 weight class) and Great Gonzo (ranked 6014 p4p, 522 weight class). Sor. Khamsing comes to the ring accompanied by Wai Kru. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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169 lbs
21 - 15 - 1 |
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150 cm
29
165 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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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
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Saenchai Sor. Khamsing ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Great Gonzo! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gonzo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gonzo there as he acknowledges the shot. Sor. Khamsing definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Sor. Khamsing cracks Gonzo with a good jab. Gonzo on the wrong end of a nice jab. Donk. Sor. Khamsing catches Gonzo right on the button with a cross. Gonzo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Sor. Khamsing is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Gonzo slips under a jab. Gonzo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Gonzo does no damage. Sor. Khamsing scores with a push kick. Gonzo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sor. Khamsing . Sor. Khamsing wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Sor. Khamsing throws a hook but Gonzo blocks it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sloppy strikes from Gonzo. Those never looked like landing. Sor. Khamsing is looking to counter punch. Sor. Khamsing jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sor. Khamsing thuds his right hand into Gonzo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Gonzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Sor. Khamsing fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gonzo on the side of the head. Sor. Khamsing cracks Gonzo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes. Sor. Khamsing showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzo.
Sor. Khamsing takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sor. Khamsing closes the distance and clinches. Gonzo taking a breather. Gonzo looking to stall.
Gonzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sor. Khamsing 's elbow. Sor. Khamsing misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzo tries to throw a body punch but Sor. Khamsing avoids it by throwing Gonzo back against the ropes. A nice glancing elbow lands by Sor. Khamsing . Gonzo can't find room to land a body shot as Sor. Khamsing controls the action.
Sor. Khamsing tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sor. Khamsing connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gonzo's face.
Sor. Khamsing lands with a left to the head. Gonzo lands with a short shot to the head. Gonzo blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sor. Khamsing . Gonzo blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Sor. Khamsing blocks an uppercut.
Sor. Khamsing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzo lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Sor. Khamsing swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzo misses with a hook from the clinch. Sor. Khamsing lands a shoulder strike. Gonzo lands a right hand. Sor. Khamsing with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sor. Khamsing tries to throw a body punch but Gonzo avoids it by throwing Sor. Khamsing back against the ropes. A short left from Sor. Khamsing . Sor. Khamsing with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Sor. Khamsing landing knees to the body.
Sor. Khamsing is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Gonzo looks winded! A short left from Sor. Khamsing . Gonzo misses with some punches.
Gonzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sor. Khamsing tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzo avoids the damage to the body. Sor. Khamsing lands with a right to the head.
Gonzo is rocked! Sor. Khamsing lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Gonzo is still on wobbly legs! Can Sor. Khamsing finish him? Sor. Khamsing throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gonzos head. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Sor. Khamsing breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Gonzo with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Gonzo looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Gonzo get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Saenchai Sor. Khamsing ! Saenchai Sor. Khamsing managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Power Matrix Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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