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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Oscar Alcala (ranked 3374 p4p, 353 weight class) and Chokdee Siriwat (ranked 23889 p4p, 611 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Siriwat's choice of entrance music: Vs The World. Chokdee Siriwat is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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Solid boxing
Big right hand
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oscar Alcala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chokdee Siriwat!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siriwat clinches.
Alcala lands a body shot in the clinch.
Siriwat misses with a knee to the head.
Siriwat breaks from the clinch.
Siriwat has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Alcala is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Siriwat closes the distance but Alcala moves to the side
and Alcala counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Siriwat rushes Alcala and presses him up against the ropes.
Siriwat stalling in the clinch but Alcala improves position.
Alcala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Siriwat tries to clinch there but Alcala circles away.
Siriwat lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alcala takes a step back to recover.
Siriwat loads up on a big right hand but Alcala slips the punch.
Siriwat tries to clinch but Alcala moves out of range.
Alcala comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alcala throws a right and a left that both miss.
Siriwat wants to counter the offense by Alcala and move into the clinch position.
Siriwat tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Alcala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Siriwat moves in looking to clinch but Alcala pushes him off.
Siriwat moves out of range of the body kick from Alcala.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siriwat rushes Alcala and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Siriwat breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcala clinches up with Siriwat and pushes him back against the ropes.
Siriwat breaks from the clinch.
Siriwat tries to clinch but Alcala is having none of it.
Alcala throws a big counter combination but Siriwat scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Siriwat moves into the clinch.
Alcala lands with a right to the head.
Alcala looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alcala tries to throw a body punch but Siriwat avoids it by throwing Alcala back against the ropes.
Siriwat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Siriwat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Siriwat there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alcala closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Alcala scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Siriwat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alcala throws an elbow that misses.
Alcala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Alcala misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alcala takes the fight into the clinch.
Alcala avoiding damage as Siriwat throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcala avoiding damage as Siriwat throws knees to the body.
Alcala on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alcala wants to stall.
Siriwat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Siriwat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alcala is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Siriwat.
Siriwat landing knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Siriwat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Alcala throws an elbow but misses.
Siriwat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alcala is defending well for now.
Siriwat looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Alcala's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alcala is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Siriwat is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chokdee Siriwat will probably get the nod.
That's time! Alcala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alcala tries to bum rush Siriwat with a series of wild strikes but Siriwat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Siriwat steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Siriwat rushes Alcala and presses him up against the ropes.
Alcala is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Siriwat is keeping busy.
Alcala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alcala rushes Siriwat and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Siriwat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Alcala tries to land knees in the clinch but Siriwat avoids the damage to the body.
Alcala is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Siriwat wants to get back to striking at distance but Alcala won't allow it.
Alcala trying to stall but Siriwat improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siriwat breaks from the clinch.
Siriwat wants to clinch.
Alcala seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Siriwat gets tackled into the ropes by Alcala. Alcala maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siriwat trying to land knees to the body.
Siriwat tries to land knees in the clinch but Alcala avoids the damage to the body.
Siriwat breaks the clinch.
Siriwat doesn't manage to clinch there - Alcala circles away.
Alcala circles away from the clinch attempt.
Siriwat tries to clinch up but Alcala circles away and keeps his distance.
Alcala takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alcala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Siriwat connects with a looping right hand.
Siriwat rushes Alcala and presses him up against the ropes.
Alcala is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Siriwat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alcala lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oscar Alcala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alcala takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siriwat tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Alcala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alcala moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alcala lands a right hand.
Siriwat missing with knees to the body.
Chokdee Siriwat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alcala manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Siriwat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alcala is looking to clinch.
Siriwat moves out of range of the strikes.
Siriwat is looking to clinch.
Siriwat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Siriwat blocks a head kick by Alcala.
Siriwat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alcala manages to avoid it.
Alcala is looking for a counter combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Siriwat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Siriwat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alcala swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Oscar Alcala will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Siriwat tries to clinch there but Alcala circles away.
Alcala pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Siriwat closes the distance and clinches.
Alcala on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alcala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alcala's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alcala scores with a decent looking hook.
Siriwat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alcala is looking to counter with head kicks.
Alcala moves in looking to clinch but Siriwat pushes him off.
Siriwat is looking to clinch.
Siriwat ducks right into an uppercut from Alcala.
It looks like Chokdee Siriwat has been cut.
Alcala circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alcala lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siriwat lands a jab to the nose.
Siriwat scores with a jab to the body.
Alcala misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alcala throws a low kick but it's checked well by Siriwat.
Chokdee Siriwat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siriwat closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siriwat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siriwat rushes Alcala and presses him up against the ropes.
Siriwat is looking to break free of the clinch but Alcala has double underhooks.
Siriwat breaks the clinch.
Siriwat tries to close the distance and clinch but Alcala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Siriwat clinches up with Alcala and pushes him back against the ropes.
Alcala keeps control of Siriwat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alcala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Siriwat lands a knee to the body.
Alcala on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Siriwat breaks the clinch.
Siriwat clinches up against the ropes.
Alcala misses with a knee to the head.
Alcala content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alcala looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Siriwat lands a knee to the body.
Alcala avoiding damage as Siriwat throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siriwat letting Alcala take a breather here.
Siriwat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Siriwat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alcala keeps the fight on the outside.
Siriwat lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alcala has closed the distance and engaged Siriwat in a clinch.
Siriwat tries to land knees in the clinch but Alcala avoids the damage to the body.
Alcala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Siriwat tries to close the distance and clinch but Alcala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alcala tries a low kick but Siriwat avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Siriwat.
Siriwat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Siriwat scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chokdee Siriwat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Siriwat 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chokdee Siriwat!
After the fight, Chokdee Siriwat was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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