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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bun Chantha (ranked 5760 p4p, 503 weight class) and Vape Diaz (ranked 2546 p4p, 300 weight class). Chantha's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, WORDS BOXIN. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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162 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bun Chantha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vape Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chantha gets a clinch.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chantha.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chantha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chantha drives through and clinches with Diaz against the ropes.
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chanthas head.
Chantha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz gets tackled into the ropes by Chantha. Chantha maintains the clinch.
Chantha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chantha.
Diaz is trying to push Chantha away but Chantha has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Chantha lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chantha is looking to clinch.
Chantha avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Chantha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good shot there by Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantha darts in and clinches Diaz up against the ropes.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Chantha avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the ropes.
Chantha can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Chantha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chantha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chantha has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chantha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now.
Chantha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chantha doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Chantha feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diazs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chantha takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chantha throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chantha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Chantha tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Chantha coming out on top.
Chantha clips Diaz with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Diaz a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chantha.
Chantha throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz ducks into a a hook from Chantha and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Diaz is rocked!
Chantha tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Chantha finish him?
Chantha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chantha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Chantha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chantha is able to avoid easily.
Vape Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chantha tries to clinch
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bun Chantha takes that one as he scored multiple knockdowns. Vape Diaz was lucky to get out of the first round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bun Chantha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Chantha.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Chantha.
Chantha clinches up against the ropes.
Chantha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chantha or not.
Diaz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chantha seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diaz can turn it around.
Chantha breaks from the clinch.
Chantha throws a head kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chantha 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 Diaz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diaz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bun Chantha is winning the standup battle so far.
Chantha misses with a double jab.
Chantha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diaz, as that shot connected.
Diaz gets tackled into the ropes by Chantha. Chantha maintains the clinch.
Chantha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chantha or not.
Chantha scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chantha closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz tries a body shot but Chantha blocks it.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chantha backwards.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chantha punishes Diaz's body with a nice straight punch.
A combination from Chantha does no damage.
Chantha moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Chantha is looking to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Chantha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chantha throws out the jab.
Chantha swinging wildly here.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chantha seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chantha.
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!
Chantha slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chantha!
Chantha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Chantha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
It looked like Chantha was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chantha tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chantha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Chantha.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Chantha avoids nicely.
Chantha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vape Diaz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Chantha tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chantha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Diaz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chantha takes one to the chin there.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Chantha throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Chantha throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chantha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Chantha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws a right hand that Chantha ducks under and follows up with a left that Chantha also avoids with ease.
Chantha lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chantha on the side of the head.
Chantha feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diazs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chantha misses with a wild combination.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Chantha tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Chantha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Chantha wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Diaz throws a push kick but Chantha slaps the foot to one side.
Diaz scores with a nice strike.
Chantha misses with a wild combination.
Chantha is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chantha avoids a kick to the body.
Chantha is looking for a counter combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chantha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tried to score with a low kick but Chantha checks it.
Chantha clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the ropes.
Bun Chantha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chantha breaks from the clinch.
Chantha tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz tries to bum rush Chantha with a series of wild strikes but Chantha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz lands with a nice combination. Chantha backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chantha gets a clinch.
Chantha breaks the clinch.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chantha was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chantha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chantha tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vape Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diaz 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bun Chantha!
A relieved looking Bun Chantha thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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