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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Toshi Harada (ranked 5807 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sittichai Poontharat (ranked 4799 p4p, 0 weight class). Sittichai Poontharat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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143 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Toshi Harada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sittichai Poontharat!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Eliza Hachem and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Poontharat. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Poontharat.
Poontharat looks to land a right hand but Harada moved out of range.
Poontharat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harada staying out of range there.
Harada changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Poontharat gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harada won't allow Poontharat to sweep him here.
Harada tries to free his leg and advance position but Poontharat is retaining full guard.
Harada is working hard here to advance position.
Harada thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harada postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poontharat controlling the position.
Harada engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Harada pushes down on Poontharat's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poontharat manages to get to full guard.
Harada is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Harada is stalling in the full guard.
Poontharat not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Poontharat wants to sweep here but Harada controlling him for the moment.
Poontharat is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Poontharat controls Harada momentarily but Harada frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Harada drives through with a takedown into guard.
Poontharat looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Poontharat not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Harada being controlled here momentarily.
Harada passes into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Poontharat is looking for a sweep. Harada is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harada wants to control but Poontharat is keeping him busy.
Harada is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Harada is thwarting Poontharat's attempts to control the position.
Poontharat looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harada seems to be working for a kimura but Poontharat defends the submission attempt.
Poontharat manages to get to full guard.
Harada has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harada trying to control but Poontharat is working from the bottom.
Harada advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harada working away.
Poontharat prevents Harada from improving position.
Poontharat is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Poontharat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harada is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Poontharat has escaped the position, nice work there.
Poontharat sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Poontharat is refusing to be controlled, as Harada sits in half guard.
Harada is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Poontharat defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toshi Harada dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harada closes this distance looking for a takedown but Poontharat circles away.
Harada shoots in and gets a takedown into Poontharat's guard.
Poontharat has his feet on Harada's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Harada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poontharat throws out the jab.
Poontharat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harada drops down looking for a counter takedown but Poontharat sprawls and moves away.
Harada shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Poontharat has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Harada off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harada closes the distance and clinches.
Harada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harada tries to pull guard but Poontharat won't allow it.
Harada pulls guard.
Toshi Harada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harada working for a triangle but Poontharat defends it easily.
Harada trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Poontharat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harada is keeping the position for now.
Poontharat is stalling in the full guard.
Harada trying to keep a closed guard but Poontharat is proving a slippery customer.
Poontharat tries to free his leg and advance position but Harada is retaining full guard.
Harada is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Poontharat defends well.
Poontharat sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harada is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Poontharat defends well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Poontharat scores with a nice right hand.
Poontharat lands a big right hand that sends Harada crashing to the mat! Poontharat stays standing though and waves Harada back to his feet!
Harada is rocked!
Poontharat moves in close and cracks Harada with a massive right hand! Harada, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Poontharat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sittichai Poontharat!
Sittichai Poontharat 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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