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Event:
Eight Limbs IV - GP Finale
Date: Jun 06, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanawati on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benjamin Berkley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Tanawati.
Berkley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tanawati doesn't seem bothered though.
Berkley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Tanawati pushes Berkley up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tanawati missing with knees to the body.
Berkley wants to get back to striking at distance but Tanawati won't allow it.
Berkley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tanawati misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tanawati throws an elbow but misses.
Berkley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tanawati misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berkley gets through Tanawati's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Berkley tries to break the clinch but Tanawati is controlling the position. #BC#
Berkley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Berkley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tanawati stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Berkley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanawati misses with a left hand
enabling Berkley to counter with a crisp jab.
Berkley lands with a right hand. #CL2#
Tanawati clinches.
Berkley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanawati has a couple of punches blocked by Berkley.
#T1#
Berkley avoids the elbow strike from Tanawati, against the ropes.
Berkley avoids a wild elbow strike from Tanawati.
Tanawati misses with a hook to the ribs.
Berkley misses with an elbow over the top.
Tanawati throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tanawati keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Berkley's efforts to push away.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tanawati throws an elbow but misses.
Tanawati throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tanawati fails to land.
Tanawati misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
Berkley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tanawati on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Berkley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tanawati showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berkley.
Berkley's corner calls for a 1-2. Berkley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tanawati uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Berkley.#T2#
Tanawati misses with a two punch combination.
Berkley appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tanawati swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Berkley counter with a right hand.
Berkley keeps the fight on the outside.
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!
Berkley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Berkley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tanawati momentarily.
Tanawati closes the distance looking to clinch
and Berkley counters with a nice uppercut.
Tanawati throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Berkley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Berkley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab lands there for Berkley.
Tanawati on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tanawati punishes Berkley's body with a nice straight punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Berkley.
Berkley throws a right hand that Tanawati ducks under and follows up with a left that Tanawati also avoids with ease.#T3#
Tanawati throws a head kick but Berkley moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Berkley misses its target.
Berkley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tanawati at a distance.
Tanawati fails with an attempt to clinch.
Berkley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tanawati momentarily.
Berkley misses with a two punch combination.
Tanawati tries to clinch
and Berkley counters with a left and a right that stings Tanawati.
Berkley scores with a jab. Tanawati acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Berkley's corner calls for a 1-2. Berkley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL#
Berkley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tanawati fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Berkley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Berkley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanawati tries a body shot but Berkley blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Berkley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Berkley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tanawati tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berkley's elbow. #T4#
A short uppercut from Berkley.
Berkley has had enough of the clinch but Tanawati keeps him there for the moment.
Tanawati looking to stall.
#BC#
Berkley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tanawati throws a right hand that misses
and Berkley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Berkley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Berkley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Berkley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#CL2#
Tanawati moves into the clinch successfully.
Tanawati tries to land knees in the clinch but Berkley avoids the damage to the body.
Berkley lands with a light punch inside. #BC#
Berkley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tanawati takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanawati tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Berkley counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Berkley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Berkley lands with an uppercut that bounces Tanawati off the ropes and back into range.
Benjamin Berkley is winning the standup battle so far.
Berkley thumps Tanawati with a low kick.
Tanawati ducks under a wild hook from Berkley.
Tanawati feints a counter leg kick.#CL2#
Tanawati has closed the distance and engaged Berkley in a clinch.
We've been informed that Tanawati has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#BC#
Berkley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Berkley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Donk. Berkley catches Tanawati right on the button with a cross.
Berkley lands with a right hand.
Berkley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Berkley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Berkley cracks Tanawati with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
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!
Berkley doesn't manage to clinch there - Tanawati circles away.
Somsak Tanawati is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Berkley clinches with his opponent.
Berkley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tanawati just misses with a elbow thrown towards Berkley's brow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T1#
Tanawati misses with a punch on the inside.
Tanawati using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Berkley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Berkley is trying to break the clinch but Tanawati has him pressed against the ropes.
Tanawati tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Berkley avoids it.
Berkley stalling in the clinch.
Tanawati has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tanawati tries to land knees in the clinch but Berkley avoids the damage to the body.
Berkley scores with a hook to the body.
Tanawati can't find room to land a body shot as Berkley controls the action.
Berkley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tanawati lands a nice uppercut.
Tanawati misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berkley.
Tanawati is breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Berkley as Tanawati tries to tie him up.
Berkley lands a hook that snaps the head of Tanawati backwards.
Berkley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Berkley tries to break free but Tanawati pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Berkley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tanawati takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tanawati walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Berkley swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanawati.#T2#
Berkley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Berkley, as that shot connected.
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!
Berkley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tanawati backs up against the ropes.
Berkley scores with a shot to the body.
Tanawati on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tanawati takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tanawati wants to clinch
and Berkley counters with a straight right hand.
Berkley feints a jab promting Tanawati to slip. Berkley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tanawati slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tanawati takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#ROC#Tanawati is rocked!#T3#
Tanawati avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tanawati takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Berkley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Berkley lands a slapping body shot.
Tanawati on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Berkley lands a jab.
Tanawati with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Berkley to score with a decent uppercut.
Berkley is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Tanawati gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tanawati misses with some punches.
#T4#
Tanawati managing to block the knees to the body from Berkley.
Berkley is trying to push Tanawati away but Tanawati has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Berkley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanawati can do to turn this around?
Tanawati missing with knees to the body.
Tanawati's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Berkley throws an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanawati is trying to maintain a safe position but Berkley gets an underhook and turns Tanawati into the ropes.
Berkley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tanawati misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Berkley.
Berkley lands a nice uppercut.
Tanawati trying to control the position but instead, Berkley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tanawati into the ropes.
Good body shot from Berkley.
Tanawati blocks an elbow strike from Berkley.
Tanawati is trying to stall.
Tanawati looking to stall.
#BC#
Berkley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Berkley dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Tanawati takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Berkley catches Tanawati with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Berkley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tanawati lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Berkley throws a nice looking combination but Tanawati bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Berkley's corner calls for a 1-2. Berkley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A head kick by Tanawati misses
letting Berkley counter with a right hand.
Tanawati takes one on the button.
Berkley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tanawati is still on wobbly legs! Can Berkley finish him?
The fighters circle momentarily. Berkley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CL2#
Tanawati clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanawati is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Berkley is keeping busy.
Tanawati seems to have recovered his senses.
Berkley works on Tanawati's body with a couple of short punches.
Berkley scores with a hook to the body.#BC#
Berkley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Berkley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#T1#
Tanawati dodges the punch combination from Berkley.
A jab from Berkley finds it's way through Tanawati's defenses.
Tanawati wants to clinch up but Berkley keeps it at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Berkley scores with a four punch combination!
Tanawati plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A jab lands there for Berkley.
Berkley connects with a right hand. Tanawati shakes it off.
Berkley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Benjamin Berkley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berkley lands with an uppercut that bounces Tanawati off the ropes and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanawati tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Berkley counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Tanawati fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Berkley, pushing him back against the ropes.#T2#
Tanawati keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Berkley's efforts to push away.
Berkley is working Tanawati over against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tanawati takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Berkley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berkley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tanawati throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Berkley blocks it with crossed arms.
Berkley lands a nice shot to the body.
Berkley lands with a short shot to the head.
Berkley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tanawati backwards.
Berkley is trying to force a seperation but Tanawati has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Berkley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Berkley works on Tanawati's body with a couple of short punches.#BC#
Berkley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Berkley lands a really nice looking cross but Tanawati seems unphased.
Berkley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tanawati on the side of the head.
Berkley cracks Tanawati with a good jab.
Berkley tests Tanawati's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T3#
Tanawati drops his guard momentarily, allowing Berkley to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Tanawati! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Berkley takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Benjamin Berkley!
Our winner, Benjamin Berkley, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 15, 2020 |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanawati gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tanawati stops a takedown attempt from Matador.
Matador wants to break the clinch but can't.
Matador looking for a takedown.
Matador is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tanawati is defending well.
Somsak Tanawati has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Matador.
Matador taking a breather.
Matador blocks a body shot from Tanawati.
Matador manages to break the clinch.
Tanawati moves into the clinch successfully.
Tanawati working Matador over with knees to the body.
Matador blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matador wants a takedown.
Tanawati is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matador is defending well for now.
Tanawati connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matador's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanawati lands a shoulder strike.
Tanawati lands a knee to the head.
Tanawati manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tanawati struggles to land a body shot inside as Matador controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A frustrated look appears on Matador's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Matador is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tanawati with a knee to the head.
Tanawati lands a hook that snaps the head of Matador backwards.
Tanawati lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tanawati stalls.
Tanawati prevents Matador from breaking the clinch.
Matador drags the fight down to the ground.
Tanawati is stalling in the full guard.
Tanawati slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matador is trying to maintain the position but Tanawati is very close to passing his half guard.
Matador keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tanawati content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tanawati tries to pass to full mount but Matador defends it.
Tanawati controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanawati stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Nice sprawl there from Tanawati as Matador shoots in.
Tanawati throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tanawati drives through and clinches with Matador against the cage.
Matador has Tanawati pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tanawati manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tanawati's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Matador tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tanawati smiles and moves away.
Tanawati misses with a double jab.
Matador shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tanawati is looking for a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Tanawati.
Tanawati has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tanawati stalls.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tanawati throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tanawati.
A bit of stalling here from Tanawati.
Tanawati lands an elbow inside that Matador shrugs off.
Tanawati digs a right hand into Matador's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matador's gas tank.
Matador jumps guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanawati slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tanawati gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Somsak Tanawati dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tanawati checks a leg kick nicely.
Tanawati throws a big counter combination but Matador scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matador.
Nice takedown defense from Tanawati. No joy for Matador on that attempt.
Tanawati misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tanawati has Matador up against the cage in a clinch.
Matador wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tanawati lands a left hand.
Tanawati working Matador over with knees to the body.
Tanawati tries to work over Matador's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Somsak Tanawati has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanawati tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matador's elbow.
Tanawati slowing the pace effectively.
Tanawati lands a damaging elbow.
Tanawati unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matador lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tanawati is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matador can do to turn this around?
Tanawati lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matador or not.
Tanawati scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanawati unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matador lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tanawati landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Matador is breathing heavily.
Tanawati scores with a knee to the head.
Tanawati is leaning against Matador and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Tanawati.
Tanawati lands an elbow inside.
Tanawati scores with a shot to the side of Matador's head.
Tanawati connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matador's face.
Tanawati crunches a lovely knee into Matador's ribcage.
Matador looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Tanawati - that landed with a thud.
Tanawati is pushing Matador up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Matador letting Tanawati take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanawati on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanawati digs a right hand into Matador's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matador's gas tank.
Tanawati effectively controlling the action here.
Matador goes for a takedown attempt but Tanawati pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tanawati clinches up against the cage.
Tanawati landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Matador missing with knees to the body.
Matador has picked Tanawati up - he's going for a ride! Matador dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Tanawati makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Tanawati throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Matador's waist but Matador gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tanawati off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matador shoots and misses
and Tanawati counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Matador is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Somsak Tanawati has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Matador.
Tanawati clinches up with Matador and pushes him back against the cage.
Tanawati taking a breather.
Tanawati scores a nice knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tanawati takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tanawati unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matador lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tanawati scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Tanawati.
Matador takes an elbow to the temple.
Tanawati cracks Matador with a nice body shot.
Tanawati stalling against the cage.
Nice elbow from Tanawati.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanawati using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matador has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanawati blocks a body shot from Matador.
A body shot lands from Tanawati.
Matador takes a shot to the head.
Matador is trying to drag Tanawati to the mat but Tanawati just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tanawati obliges.
Tanawati scores with a knee to the head.
Tanawati lands an elbow just above Matador 's eye.
Matador slowing the pace effectively.
Matador dodges an elbow strike from Tanawati.
Matador wants a takedown but no success here.
Tanawati stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Somsak Tanawati dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tanawati fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matador shoots in but Tanawati avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tanawati moves out of range of the body kick.
A shot to the liver by Tanawati. Beautiful body shot.
Tanawati gets caught flat footed, as Matador shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tanawati wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Matador manages to pass to side control.
Tanawati is not content to let Matador control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanawati controlling the position well.
Matador takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matador is looking to pass Tanawati's guard but actually Tanawati recovers to full guard.
Tanawati has his hands on Matador's head, controlling the position.
Matador trying to control but Tanawati is working from the bottom.
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.
Tanawati preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Matador trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanawati is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanawati wants to stand and escape but Matador is having none of it.
Tanawati keeping full guard, as Matador tries to pass.
Tanawati keeping moving, preventing Matador from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matador gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tanawati lands an elbow just above Matador 's eye.
Tanawati stalling.
Matador is looking for a takedown.
Tanawati is struggling to control the position.
Matador trying to stall but Tanawati improves his position.
Tanawati is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Matador is trying to pull guard but Tanawati turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Somsak Tanawati has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Matador.
Tanawati tries a knee to the head but Matador blocks it.
Nice body punch from Tanawati - that landed with a thud.
Tanawati putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Matador in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tanawati works on Matador's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanawati just leaning against Matador, taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Tanawati.
Tanawati lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matador backwards.
Tanawati presses Matador against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tanawati.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Tanawati.
Tanawati slowing the pace effectively.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stalling in the clinch from Tanawati.
Matador is trying to pull guard but Tanawati has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tanawati leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tanawati pushes Matador back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Somsak Tanawati showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tanawati has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Somsak Tanawati!
Somsak Tanawati thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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