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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Samart Payakaroon (ranked 3883 p4p, 330 weight class) and Abel Hershon (ranked 5462 p4p, 390 weight class). Samart Payakaroon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 cm
25
146 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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170 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samart Payakaroon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abel Hershon! The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hershon.
Hershon tried to score with a low kick but Payakaroon checks it. Hershon misses with a right hand enabling Payakaroon to counter with a crisp jab. Good work by Payakaroon as he checks the leg kick. A shot to the body from Hershon misses letting Payakaroon counter with a right hand. Hershon scores with a push kick. Hershon misses with the body kick and Payakaroon counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Abel Hershon has been cut. Payakaroon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hershon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Hershon cracks the inside of Payakaroon's front leg. Payakaroon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. This has been an exciting period of action! Payakaroon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hershon.
Payakaroon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hershon moves away. Hershon throws out a counter right but Payakaroon avoids it with no problem. Hershon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. A jab lands there for Payakaroon. Payakaroon swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Payakaroon throws a hook but Hershon blocks it. Payakaroon throws a hook but Hershon blocks it. Hershon looks like he wants to counter punch here. Payakaroon closes the distance and pushes Hershon back into the cage. Payakaroon lands a nice shot to the body. Payakaroon has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Payakaroon lands a right hand. Hershon blocking some punches.
Payakaroon digs a right hand underneath Hershon's ribcage. Hershon let out a lung full of air as it connected. Hershon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hershon tries a body shot but Payakaroon blocks it.
Payakaroon prevents a body shot from Hershon. Hershon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Payakaroon or not. A head punch blocked on the inside by Payakaroon.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Payakaroon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Payakaroon prevents Hershon from breaking the clinch. Hershon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Payakaroon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Payakaroon blocks a body shot from Hershon. A head punch blocked on the inside by Payakaroon. Payakaroon scores with a hook to the body. Payakaroon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Payakaroon scores with a shoulder strike. 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! Payakaroon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Payakaroon throws a body punch but Hershon moves out of range. Payakaroon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hershon, pushing him back against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Hershon fails to land. Payakaroon misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Payakaroon lands a shoulder strike. A head punch on the inside from Hershon fails to land. Payakaroon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hershon's elbow. A short right from Payakaroon on the inside. Payakaroon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hershon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Payakaroon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hershon misses with a body kick. Hershon lands a jab to the nose. Payakaroon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hershon misses with a shot to the body and Payakaroon counters with a lovely straight right hand! Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hershon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Payakaroon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Payakaroon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Hershon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Payakaroon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hershon.
Payakaroon cracks Hershon with an open hand slap. 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! Payakaroon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Payakaroon closes the distance and pushes Hershon back into the cage. Hershon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Payakaroon throws a punch but it's blocked by Hershon. A nice right hand lands inside from Hershon. Hershon tries a body shot but Payakaroon blocks it.
Payakaroon tries to throw a body punch but Hershon avoids it by throwing Payakaroon back against the cage. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Payakaroon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Hershon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Payakaroon lands a right hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samart Payakaroon dominated that round. The cut man is working on Abel Hershon's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Payakaroon scores with a jab to the body. Hershon is looking to land body kicks. Hershon throws a sloppy head kick and Hershon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Hershon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Payakaroon throws a series of punches but Hershon moves out of range. Payakaroon moves out of range as Hershon throws a body kick.
Payakaroon thuds a left hand into Hershon's body. Hershon thumps Payakaroon with a low kick. Payakaroon fails to land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Hershon is predictable there and Payakaroon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Hershon thuds his right hand into Payakaroon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Hershon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hershon is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hershon. Hershon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Payakaroon moves out of range of the body kick. Payakaroon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Payakaroon tries to clinch up but Hershon circles away and keeps his distance. Hershon lands a front kick. Samart Payakaroon is winning the standup battle so far. Payakaroon thuds a left hand into Hershon's body. Oooooh!!! Payakaroon has knocked Hershon down with a huge combo! Payakaroon steps away and waves a wobbly Hershon back to his feet! This one might not go much longer! Hershon is still on wobbly legs! Can Payakaroon finish him? Payakaroon gets in close and instigates a clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Payakaroon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Hershon is trying to break the clinch but Payakaroon has him pressed against the cage. Payakaroon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hershon backwards. A short left from Payakaroon. Payakaroon throws a big uppercut that drops Hershon! More strikes from Payakaroon and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hershon lies dazed against the cage as Payakaroon celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samart Payakaroon! Samart Payakaroon 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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RATING
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