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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Thom Tharrier (ranked 1435 p4p, 183 weight class) and King Naresuan (ranked 7031 p4p, 454 weight class). Thom Tharrier has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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223 lbs
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Naresuan!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tharrier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Naresuan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tharrier. That did some damage!
Naresuan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Naresuan lands a high kick!
Naresuan lands with a nice body kick.
Naresuan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tharrier misses with a hook
and Naresuan counters with a stiff right hand.
Tharrier misses with a straight right.
Naresuan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Naresuan with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tharrier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Naresuan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Naresuan.
Tharrier has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Tharrier turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Naresuan scores with a hook to the body. Tharrier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thom Tharrier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tharrier just misses with a punch to the body.
Naresuan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tharrier gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tharrier tried to score with a low kick but Naresuan checks it.
Tharrier lands a nice shot that snaps Naresuan's head back.
Tharrier's jab looks to have found its range, popping Naresuan under the eye.
Naresuan throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naresuan lands a lovely overhand right.
Naresuan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Naresuan.
Naresuan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tharrier throws a hook but Naresuan blocks it.
Naresuan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tharrier misses with a double jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Naresuan.
Tharrier throws a low kick but it's checked well by Naresuan.
Naresuan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tharrier drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tharrier misses with a right hand
and Naresuan counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Naresuan. That's going to slow Tharrier down.
Tharrier swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Naresuan lands a head kick!
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!
Tharrier attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Naresuan cracks Tharrier with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Naresuan checks a low kick from Tharrier.
Tharrier throws a body shot but no joy.
Naresuan throws a counter combo.
Naresuan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tharrier has time to react.
Naresuan misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Naresuan.
Naresuan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Naresuan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tharrier.
Naresuan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tharrier had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Naresuan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Naresuan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tharrier's hands.
Naresuan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A clash of legs there as Naresuan blocks the low kick.
Tharrier misses the shot to the body.
Tharrier misses with a straight right.
Naresuan slips a jab from Tharrier.
Both fighters circling a little - Tharrier finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Naresuan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Naresuan flicks out a counter leg kick but Tharrier steps away.
Naresuan staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from Tharrier misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tharrier swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Donk. Naresuan catches Tharrier right on the button with a cross.
Naresuan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tharrier momentarily.
Naresuan scores with a head kick. Tharrier tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tharrier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Naresuan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tharrier misses with a hook
and Naresuan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tharrier thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Tharrier misses
and Naresuan counters with a good, hard body kick but Tharrier shrugs it off.
Naresuan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tharrier walks into a left hand.
It looks like Thom Tharrier has been cut.
Good leg kick by Naresuan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tharrier misses with a lunging right hand
and Naresuan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Naresuan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tharrier dodges the punch combination from Naresuan.
Naresuan connects with an inside leg kick.
Naresuan throws a head kick that Tharrier semi-blocks.
Tharrier misses with a lunging right hand
and Naresuan counters with a left and a right that stings Tharrier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naresuan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tharrier.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Naresuan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tharrier.
Naresuan moves out of range of the strikes.
Tharrier throws an off balance right hand
and Naresuan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tharrier misses with a low kick.
Naresuan lands a head kick that bluckles Tharrier and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Naresuan no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Tharrier is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Naresuan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naresuan checks a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Tharrier - just one landing.
A low kick from Tharrier is predictable there
and Naresuan counters with a two punch combo.
Tharrier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Naresuan scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Tharrier to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Naresuan away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Tharrier got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Tharrier is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naresuan lands with a straight right. Tharrier didn't see that one coming.
Oh Tharrier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Naresuan connects with the punch.
Tharrier wants to slow Naresuan down by chopping away at his legs.
Tharrier throws a leg kick
and Naresuan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tharrier seems to have got his legs back now.
Tharrier misses with a hook
and Naresuan counters with a big uppercut that nearly lifts Tharrier off his feet! Tharrier crashes to the mat in all kinds of trouble! The referee starts the count but I'm not sure it's necessary - Tharrier isn't going to make it! The count reaches 10 and this fight is all over! Naresuan screams and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmmm spit, everywhere. Lovely.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). King Naresuan!
After winning the bout, King Naresuan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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