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Event:
TOF 164
Date: Oct 26, 2024 |
#R1# Ellacuria connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khemkhaeng's hands. Ellacuria uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Arturo Ellacuria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ellacuria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Ellacuria throws a sloppy head kick and Khemkhaeng moves out of range easily. Ellacuria missing with a left hand there. Khemkhaeng was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Ellacuria moves forwards but Khemkhaeng connects with a nice, crisp jab.#KD2# Ellacuria cracks Khemkhaeng with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Khemkhaeng looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ellacuria finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ellacuria throws a left and a right that both miss
#KD# and Khemkhaeng counters with a nice right hand that sends Ellacuria toppling to the canvas! Ellacuria scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Khemkhaeng finish him?!#ROC#Ellacuria is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Arturo Ellacuria has been cut. Ellacuria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khemkhaeng was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellacuria. Ellacuria is still on wobbly legs! Can Khemkhaeng finish him? Ellacuria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Khemkhaeng is looking to counter punch. Ellacuria rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khemkhaeng counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Ellacuria to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Khemkhaeng!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kittisak Khemkhaeng! A victorious Kittisak Khemkhaeng thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. In defeat, Arturo Ellacuria stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck it. I'm doing coke with Diego after this, win or lose, anyway.'. |
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TOF 153
Date: Sep 21, 2024 |
#R1# Hands ducks under a wild hook from Khemkhaeng. Hands throws a shot from downtown. Khemkhaeng moves away and avoids it. Khemkhaeng tries to close the distance and clinch but Hands swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Hands swinging wildly here.
Khemkhaeng looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. A big left from Hands misses. A nice side step and Khemkhaeng releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Khemkhaeng tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hands swats him away and circles back towards the center. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2# Khemkhaeng fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hands, pushing him back against the cage. Hands prevents a body shot from Khemkhaeng. Hands misses with some punches.
Hands blocks an elbow strike. Khemkhaeng misses with an elbow strike.
#T1##BC# Hands breaks the clinch.
Hands throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Khemkhaeng throws a jab when Hands was well out of range. A lazy left from Hands finds it's target. Hands connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Hands definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Hands throws a hook but Khemkhaeng avoids it easily. Hands tries to land a front kick but Khemkhaeng steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#KD# Hands lands a left and a right that send Khemkhaeng crashing to the mat, dazed. Hands thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet! 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! Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hands. Khemkhaeng shrugs it off though. A jab from Khemkhaeng misses. #T2# A big left from Hands misses. Hands is looking to slow Khemkhaeng down with leg kicks. Hands misses with a hook. A nice side step and Khemkhaeng releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#CL2# Khemkhaeng gets a clinch. Hands blocks an elbow strike. Khemkhaeng avoiding damage.
Hands looks to throw an elbow but misses. A head punch blocked on the inside by Khemkhaeng. Hands'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. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khemkhaeng. #T3# Khemkhaeng tries a body shot but Hands blocks it.
Khemkhaeng trying to control the position but instead, Hands has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khemkhaeng into the cage. Hands blocking some punches.
Hands misses with a punch to the body.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#It looks like Happy Hands has been cut. A right hand to the body from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng prevents a body shot from Hands. Hands avoids a wild elbow strike from Khemkhaeng. Hands throws a punch but it's blocked by Khemkhaeng. Hands blocks an elbow strike. Hands pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Hands takes a shot to the head. Hands avoids a wild elbow strike from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng has Hands pressed against the cage, preventing Hands from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T4# Khemkhaeng taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#BC# Hands breaks the clinch.
Khemkhaeng avoids a kick to the body.
A big right from Hands misses. Hands thumps Khemkhaeng with a low kick. Hands throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khemkhaeng tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hands paws at him with a jab and circles away. Hands throws a combination that misses and Khemkhaeng counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. This has been an exciting period of action! Hands lands with a hook. Khemkhaeng tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CL2# Khemkhaeng has closed the distance and engaged Hands in a clinch.
#T5# Hands tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Hands swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC# Hands manages to break the clinch.
Khemkhaeng moves forwards but Hands connects with a nice, crisp jab. Khemkhaeng misses with a leg kick and Hands counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Khemkhaeng wants to clinch. Khemkhaeng fails in his attempt to clinch. Hands rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Khemkhaeng to counter with a crisp jab. Khemkhaeng takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T6##CL2# Khemkhaeng has managed to clinch.
Khemkhaeng misses with some punches.
Khemkhaeng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hands misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hands swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hands prevents a body shot from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng tries to work over Hands's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Khemkhaeng has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hands seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Khemkhaeng can turn it around. Khemkhaeng blocks a body shot from Hands. Hands tries a body shot but Khemkhaeng blocks it.
Khemkhaeng swings wildly with an uppercut but Hands uses good head movement to avoid it. Khemkhaeng lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hands misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khemkhaeng lands a shot to the body.#T7# Hands dodges an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Hands blocks an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng stalling in the clinch.
Hands is trying to push Khemkhaeng away but Khemkhaeng has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Khemkhaeng lands a nice uppercut. Khemkhaeng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Hands throws a punch but it's blocked by Khemkhaeng. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khemkhaeng just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hands's brow. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khemkhaeng. #BC# Hands breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hands connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khemkhaeng's hands. Hands has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khemkhaeng finds it's way round the side to connect with Hands's head. #CL2# Khemkhaeng moves into the clinch.#T8# Hands blocks an elbow strike. Khemkhaeng tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Hands misses with a hook from the clinch. Hands lands a body punch. Hands blocks an elbow strike. Khemkhaeng looks to throw an elbow but misses. Hands dodges an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hands taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Khemkhaeng looking to stall.
Hands avoids the elbow strike from Khemkhaeng, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC# Hands escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut there from Hands. Khemkhaeng is looking to clinch but Hands is avoiding it.
#T9# Hands pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khemkhaeng ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hands moves away.#CL2# Khemkhaeng rushes Hands and presses him up against the cage. Khemkhaeng creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Khemkhaeng is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Khemkhaeng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hands as Khemkhaeng tries to tie him up. #BC# Hands escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hands bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Hands misses with a hook
and Hands takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Hands dominated that round. The cut man is working on Happy Hands's cut. That's time! Back to the action!#R2# Hands connects with a body shot that sends Khemkhaeng's belly button to the back. Khemkhaeng wants to clinch up but Hands keeps it at a distance. Khemkhaeng closes the distance looking to clinch and Hands counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. The fight stays on the outside here - Khemkhaeng looks like he's thinking about clinching though. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hands cracks Khemkhaeng with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Khemkhaeng tries to close the distance and clinch but Hands swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Hands jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.#T1# Hands circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khemkhaeng takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hands punishes Khemkhaeng's body with a nice straight punch. Khemkhaeng tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hands swats him away and circles back towards the center. Hands scores with a nice strike. A jab from Hands does it's job there.#ROC#Khemkhaeng is rocked! Happy Hands is winning the standup battle so far. Hands scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Hands thows a left - swing and a miss! Hands looks to throw the jab but Khemkhaeng is out of range. #T2# Hands with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A lazy body kick from Hands and Khemkhaeng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hands throws a sloppy head kick and Khemkhaeng moves out of range easily. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khemkhaeng! But no joy. Khemkhaeng tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hands paws at him with a jab and circles away. And Hands counters with a quick kick to the body but Khemkhaeng blocks it. Hands lands with a nice body punch. #CL2# Khemkhaeng clinches up against the cage. Hands scores with a shoulder strike. Khemkhaeng comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Hands avoids a wild elbow strike from Khemkhaeng. A shot in the inside from Hands. #T3# Hands'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. Khemkhaeng wants to stall.
#BC# Hands manages to break the clinch.
Hands misses with a head kick.
Hands comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Hands throws a big shot that misses. Khemkhaeng closes the distance looking to clinch and Hands counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T4# Hands misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khemkhaeng has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Hands connects with a single shot there. Khemkhaeng moves out of range of the body kick. Khemkhaeng now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Hands circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khemkhaeng scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Khemkhaeng takes a shot right to the bread basket. Hands misses with a straight left. Khemkhaeng moves out of range of the body kick from Hands.
#T5# Khemkhaeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hands.
Khemkhaeng tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. The fight stays on the outside here - Khemkhaeng looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Nice body punch from Hands. Hands throws a lazy head kick and Khemkhaeng counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#Happy Hands's cut is getting worse. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hands. #CL2# Khemkhaeng fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hands, pushing him back against the cage.#T6# Khemkhaeng creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Hands has Khemkhaeng pressed against the cage.
Hands throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Khemkhaeng tries to work over Hands's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Khemkhaeng tries a body shot but Hands blocks it.
Khemkhaeng misses with a body punch.
Khemkhaeng leaning against his opponent.
#BC# Hands escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC# Hands breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khemkhaeng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hands.#T7# Hands misses with a left hand letting Khemkhaeng counter with a right hand. Khemkhaeng tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Hands misses with a few strikes there.
#CL2# Khemkhaeng has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khemkhaeng lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hands backwards. Hands makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC# Hands breaks the clinch.
Khemkhaeng slips a straight right by Hands. Khemkhaeng moves in looking to clinch but Hands pushes him off. Khemkhaeng moves out of range of the body kick.#T8# Hands throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Hands throws out a loose jab but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it. Khemkhaeng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Hands is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khemkhaeng can do to turn this around? Khemkhaeng has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Khemkhaeng misses with a wild body shot. Hands fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Khemkhaeng tries to clinch but fails miserably and Hands counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Hands just misses with a punch to the body.
Khemkhaeng tries to clinch up but Hands circles away and keeps his distance.#T9# Khemkhaeng throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hands makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Khemkhaeng really felt that one! Hands throws a half hearted mid kick. Khemkhaeng walks into a left hand. Hands scores with a jab. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hands. Khemkhaeng wants to clinch up but Hands keeps it at a distance. Hands looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Hands lands with a hook. Khemkhaeng tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Happy Hands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hands throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khemkhaeng is looking to clinch. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Hands dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Happy Hands's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##KD# Hands lands a big head kick that sends Khemkhaeng tumbling to the mat! Hands takes a step backwards and waves Khemkhaeng back to his feet - he wants the finish! Khemkhaeng is still on wobbly legs! Can Hands finish him? Hands lands the left hand. Khemkhaeng tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hands swats him away and circles back towards the center. Hands moves into range and connects with a jab. Hands looks to throw a body kick and Khemkhaeng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Khemkhaeng seems to have recovered his senses. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Khemkhaeng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hands. Khemkhaeng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Hands waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khemkhaeng. A nice side step and Khemkhaeng releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Hands cracks a nice hook into Khemkhaeng's ribs.#T1# Khemkhaeng misses with a looping right. Khemkhaeng fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hands explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Hands throws a leg kick but Khemkhaeng checks it. Hands misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hands scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khemkhaeng in his tracks. Khemkhaeng tries to clinch up. Khemkhaeng lands a nice shot to the body.
#T2# Hands lands a front kick. Hands dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Khemkhaeng has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Hands throws a shot to the body.
Hands bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khemkhaeng's head backwards. Nice shot lands for Hands. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. That kick from Hands tenderised Khemkhaeng's leg. Khemkhaeng is trying to keep his angry face on. Hands throws a head kick but Khemkhaeng moves out of range.
Hands throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Hands backing away here, and Khemkhaeng unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Hands works Khemkhaeng's body with a nice hook.#T3##CL2# Khemkhaeng gets a clinch. Hands throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khemkhaengs head. Hands is trying to break the clinch but Khemkhaeng is controlling him. Khemkhaeng stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short body shot lands from Khemkhaeng as the two fighters clinch.
Khemkhaeng looks to throw an elbow but misses. Hands throws a head punch that misses. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow inside that Hands shrugs off. Khemkhaeng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Khemkhaeng gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow inside that Hands shrugs off. #T4# A short left from Hands. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hands. Hands lands a body punch. #BC# Hands breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. A head kick misses from Hands. Khemkhaeng flicks out a counter leg kick but Hands steps away. Hands lands a glancing blow to the side of Khemkhaeng's head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hands throws a sloppy head kick and Khemkhaeng moves out of range easily. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khemkhaeng! But no joy. Khemkhaeng moves out of range as Hands throws a body kick.
#CL2# Hands tries to keep at a distance but Khemkhaeng has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC# Hands breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T5# Hands misses the body punch and Khemkhaeng counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#Happy Hands's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Hands looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Hands dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Khemkhaeng is looking to clinch. Hands wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Hands looks for the body kick but Khemkhaeng saw that one coming. #KD# Hands lands a big head kick that sends Khemkhaeng tumbling to the mat! Hands takes a step backwards and waves Khemkhaeng back to his feet - he wants the finish! 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! Hands throws a head kick that misses. #T6# Hands misses with a kick to the body and Khemkhaeng counters with a lovely straight right hand! Khemkhaeng wants to clinch up but Hands keeps it at a distance. Hands throws a counter high kick but Khemkhaeng was just alert enough to avoid it. Hands throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#CL2# Hands tries to keep at a distance but Khemkhaeng has taken the fight into the clinch. A short left from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng throws a punch but it's blocked by Hands. #BC# Hands escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2# Khemkhaeng moves into the clinch. Hands is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Kittisak Khemkhaeng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T7##BC# Hands escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid body kick from Hands. Hands misses with a wild body shot. Hands misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hands throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khemkhaeng counters with a lovely straight right hand! Hands scores with a sloppy right hand. Khemkhaeng should have avoided that one. Khemkhaeng takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Hands throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khemkhaeng takes one to the chin there.#T8# Khemkhaeng chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hands can pounce on him.
Hands just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Khemkhaeng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Hands swats away the attempt to clinch by Khemkhaeng. Hands was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#CL2# Khemkhaeng has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hands working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Khemkhaeng scores with a shoulder strike. Hands working hard to break the clinch.#T9# Khemkhaeng is stalling here.
Hands content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Hands misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hands swings wildly with an uppercut but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it. Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow. Hands taking a breather. Khemkhaeng misses with an elbow over the top.
And that's the end of the fight! Happy Hands showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hands, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Happy Hands! A very excited looking Happy Hands made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
TOF 144
Date: Aug 24, 2024 |
#R1# Mao throws a sloppy head kick and Khemkhaeng counters with a nice uppercut. A solid body kick from Mao. Khemkhaeng moves to clinch but Mao breaks away and Mao counters with a straight right hand. Khemkhaeng has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mao. Mao misses with an uppercut. Khemkhaeng saw that one coming. It looked like Khemkhaeng wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Mao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL# Khemkhaeng gets in close and instigates a clinch. Mao lands a shot to the body. I was talking to Khemkhaeng's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#TD2# Mao pulls guard successfully.
Khemkhaeng is looking to stand up but Mao won't let him. Khemkhaeng stays in close to Mao's body and controls the position. #T1# Mao looking to control.
#SUB2# Mao throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2# Mao had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Khemkhaeng defends it easily. Khemkhaeng not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Khemkhaeng tries to free his leg and advance position but Mao is retaining full guard. #T2# A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Khemkhaeng wants to stand and escape but instead Mao has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB# Khemkhaeng wants to stand up but Mao is controlling him. Mao controls from within his opponent's guard. #ES# Khemkhaeng manages to escape and get back to his feet.
#CL# Khemkhaeng rushes Mao and presses him up against the cage. Mao prevents a body shot from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng struggles to land a body shot inside as Mao controls his hands.
Khemkhaeng misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khemkhaeng holding his opponent close, against the cage.
#BC2# Mao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yin Mao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Khemkhaeng tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#T3# Khemkhaeng walks into a straight right hand from Mao. A head kick by Mao misses letting Khemkhaeng counter with a right hand. #CL# Khemkhaeng has managed to clinch.
Khemkhaeng will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mao up against the cage. Khemkhaeng keeps control of Mao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Khemkhaeng lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Khemkhaeng working aggressively here.
Mao has had enough of the clinch but Khemkhaeng keeps him there for the moment.#BC2# Mao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mao throws a solid leg kick but Khemkhaeng takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mao. A quick step to the side and Khemkhaeng tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T4# Khemkhaeng tries to clinch but Mao moves away and Mao counters with a stiff right hand. Mao throws a wild body kick that Khemkhaeng sees coming a mile off. A lazy body kick from Mao and Khemkhaeng makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Khemkhaeng avoids the head kick by Mao.
Khemkhaeng feinted there with a counter leg kick. Mao circles away from the clinch attempt and Mao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Mao ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Mao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Khemkhaeng fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T5# Mao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khemkhaeng makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Mao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mao misses with a head kick.
Mao thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Khemkhaeng if he has to take too many more of those.
Mao moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Khemkhaeng throws a hook to the side of Mao's head but Mao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Mao throws an off balance right hand
and Khemkhaeng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Mao misses with a kick to the body letting Khemkhaeng counter with a right hand. Mao jabs at Khemkhaeng's body.#T6# Mao misses with a straight right. Mao throws a right and a left that both miss. Khemkhaeng seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#CL# The fight moves into the clinch position. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mao tries to break free but Khemkhaeng pushes him back against the cage. Mao tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Khemkhaeng smiles and moves away.
Mao tries a head kick but it misses.
Mao misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Khemkhaeng to counter with a crisp jab. Khemkhaeng works Mao's body with a nice hook. Khemkhaeng lands with a thumping leg kick.
#T7# Khemkhaeng is looking to clinch. Donk. Mao catches Khemkhaeng right on the button with a cross. Khemkhaeng lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Khemkhaeng checks a leg kick nicely.#CL# Khemkhaeng fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mao, pushing him back against the cage. Mao takes a shot to the head. Khemkhaeng throws a punch but it's blocked by Mao. #BC2# Mao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mao. #CL# Khemkhaeng instigates a clinch. Mao's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mao's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#T8# Mao tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khemkhaeng's elbow. Mao avoids the elbow strike from Khemkhaeng, against the cage.
Khemkhaeng displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mao up against the cage. Khemkhaeng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Khemkhaeng lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mao backwards. Khemkhaeng lands a nice uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Khemkhaeng blocks a body shot from Mao. Khemkhaeng blocks an uppercut.
Khemkhaeng misses with a punch to the body.
Mao jumps guard but Khemkhaeng stands there with Mao around his waist. Mao gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yin Mao.#T9# Mao tries to break the clinch but Khemkhaeng is controlling the position. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khemkhaeng. Mao tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mao working aggressively here.
Khemkhaeng throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maos head. Khemkhaeng struggles to land a body shot inside as Mao controls his hands.
Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khemkhaeng. Mao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#TD2# Mao pulls guard. Khemkhaeng wanted to stand there but Mao had control of the position. Khemkhaeng controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Khemkhaeng wants to pass the guard but Mao is keeping the position. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2# Khemkhaeng avoids the body shot from Mao.
Mao throws a head kick that misses and Khemkhaeng counters with a straight right hand. Mao lands with a kick to the temple. Khemkhaeng shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Khemkhaeng! Mao is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kittisak Khemkhaeng! Kittisak Khemkhaeng managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Honest Apparel ($30 SPECIAL ALL Shorts!), into his post fight interview. Yin Mao was interviewed post fight and said 'Oh well, on to the next one!'. |
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TOF 136
Date: Jul 28, 2024 |
#R1##TD2# Khemkhaeng tries to sprawl but Gibson drives through with a takedown into half guard. Khemkhaeng manages to escape and get back to his feet! #TD2# Gibson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Khemkhaeng is trying to get back to full guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Khemkhaeng moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Gibson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Khemkhaeng is looking to stand up but Gibson isn't so interested in that idea. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gibson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though. Khemkhaeng wants to sweep here but Gibson controlling him for the moment. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Khemkhaeng holds on and takes a little breather. Khemkhaeng wants to stand and escape but Gibson is having none of it. #T1# Gibson postures up and lands a big shot to Khemkhaeng's brow. Khemkhaeng is adopting a defensive guard. Khemkhaeng wants to stand and escape but Gibson is having none of it. Gibson looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Gibson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Khemkhaeng is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet. Gibson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Khemkhaeng's guard. Khemkhaeng is trying is best to control the position here. Khemkhaeng tries to kick Gibson off but Gibson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Gibson is trying to control. Khemkhaeng wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Khemkhaeng wants to control but Gibson is keeping busy.
Gibson prevents Khemkhaeng from standing back up.
Khemkhaeng wants to control but Gibson is keeping busy.
#T2# Gibson is looking to advance position but Khemkhaeng won't allow it. Gibson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Khemkhaeng taking some punishment here, with Gibson in his half guard. Khemkhaeng has hold of Gibson's hands but Gibson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#ES# Khemkhaeng kicks Gibson off and gets back to his feet. Khemkhaeng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gibson. An attempted straight right counter from Khemkhaeng misses the target. Khemkhaeng throws a right and a left that both miss. Gibson misses with a hook
and Khemkhaeng counters with a slapping leg kick. Gibson misses with a takedown attempt and Khemkhaeng counters with a nice uppercut. This has been an exciting period of action! Gibson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Gibson misses with a left hand and Khemkhaeng counters with an outside leg kick.
#T3# Khemkhaeng dodges the punch combination from Gibson.
Gibson fails with the takedown and Khemkhaeng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Khemkhaeng throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gibson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Khemkhaeng tries to clinch but Gibson is having none of it. Gibson fails with a takedown attempt. Kittisak Khemkhaeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brody Gibson. A telegraphed right hand from Gibson misses the target. #T4# Khemkhaeng cracks Gibson with a good jab. Gibson throws an off balance right hand
letting Khemkhaeng counter with a right hand. #ROC#Gibson is rocked! Khemkhaeng throws out a loose jab but Gibson uses good head movement to avoid it. Gibson is still on wobbly legs! Can Khemkhaeng finish him?#TD2# Gibson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gibson lands in his opponent's guard. Gibson seems to have recovered his senses. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Gibson trying to control the position from guard on top but Khemkhaeng is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Khemkhaeng bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gibson's guard. #REVR# This has been an exciting period of action!#SU# Khemkhaeng decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gibson, up you get! Gibson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khemkhaeng counters with an inside leg kick. Khemkhaeng throws a right and a left that Gibson avoids nicely. #T5# Khemkhaeng is looking to clinch but Gibson is avoiding it.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Khemkhaeng misses with a right hand and Gibson counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Khemkhaeng tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gibson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Khemkhaeng is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Gibson thows a left - swing and a miss! Gibson fails with the takedown and Khemkhaeng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL2# Gibson takes the fight into the clinch. Gibson is looking to take this one to the mat.#BC2# Gibson breaks the clinch.
#T6##CL# Khemkhaeng clinches with his opponent.
Gibson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Khemkhaeng up against the cage. Khemkhaeng blocking some punches.
Gibson prevents a body shot from Khemkhaeng. Gibson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khemkhaeng just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gibson's brow. Gibson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Khemkhaeng lands an uppercut. Khemkhaeng throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gibsons head. Khemkhaeng is pushing Gibson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #TD2# Gibson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gibson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khemkhaeng swivels though and keeps the full guard. Gibson prevents Khemkhaeng from getting back to his feet. #T7# Gibson looking to pass the guard. Gibson stops Khemkhaeng from standing up. Gibson lands a couple of decent looking shots. Khemkhaeng is trying to keep Gibson in close.
Gibson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khemkhaeng swivels though and keeps the full guard. Gibson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Khemkhaeng is trying to keep Gibson in close.
Khemkhaeng is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T8# My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Khemkhaeng lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR# Gibson has his hands on Khemkhaeng's head, controlling the position. #SUB2# Gibson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Khemkhaeng gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Gibson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Khemkhaeng stays in close to Gibson's body and controls the position. Gibson is trying to keep Khemkhaeng in close.
#SUB2# Gibson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Khemkhaeng defends it easily.#SUB2# Gibson is looking for a triangle but Khemkhaeng pushes his legs off easily.
#T9# Khemkhaeng preventing the sweep. Khemkhaeng is looking to advance position but Gibson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB# Khemkhaeng is squirming around, avoiding Gibson's attempts to control the action. Gibson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gibson is in the full mount, landing strikes. #ES# Khemkhaeng bucks Gibson off and manages to get back to his feet! Khemkhaeng tries to close the distance and clinch but Gibson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Gibson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A jab lands there for Gibson. Khemkhaeng lands a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kittisak Khemkhaeng will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2# Nice takedown defense from Khemkhaeng. No joy for Gibson on that attempt. Khemkhaeng wants to clinch up but Gibson keeps it at a distance. Gibson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Khemkhaeng stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khemkhaeng wants it to stay on the feet. Khemkhaeng changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL# The fight moves into the clinch position. With the fighters up against the cage, Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gibson is working for takedown but Khemkhaeng is calmly controlling the position for now. Kittisak Khemkhaeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brody Gibson. Khemkhaeng is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gibson is keeping busy. Gibson misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khemkhaeng just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gibson's brow. Gibson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1# A nice right hand lands inside from Gibson. The referee is keeping an eye on Khemkhaeng - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gibson blocks a body shot from Khemkhaeng. #TD2# Gibson has hold of one of Khemkhaeng's legs. Khemkhaeng is fighting the takedown attempt but Gibson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Khemkhaeng has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Gibson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow that misses.
Gibson can't get the takedown.
Nice body punch from Gibson - that landed with a thud.
Khemkhaeng throws a head punch that misses. Khemkhaeng creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow from the clinch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng lands a left hand.
Khemkhaeng struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibson controls his hands.
#T2# Khemkhaeng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Gibson scores with a hook to the body. Khemkhaeng looking to stall.
Gibson digs a right hand underneath Khemkhaeng's ribcage. Khemkhaeng let out a lung full of air as it connected. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow inside. Gibson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gibson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Gibson wants a takedown.
Khemkhaeng lands a damaging elbow. Gibson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khemkhaeng backwards. Gibson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khemkhaengs head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gibson. #T3# Khemkhaeng misses with a hook from the clinch. Gibson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Khemkhaeng misses with a hook from the clinch. #TD2# Gibson has Khemkhaeng pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gibson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Khemkhaeng tumbling to the mat - Gibson dives into Khemkhaeng's guard. Khemkhaeng is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gibson is controlling him. #ES# Khemkhaeng kicks Gibson off and gets to his feet. Khemkhaeng is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gibson can do to turn this around? Gibson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Jab from Khemkhaeng.#T4# Gibson throws a hook but Khemkhaeng avoids it easily. Gibson misses with an uppercut. Khemkhaeng saw that one coming. Khemkhaeng throwing a counter right hand but Gibson manages to avoid it. Gibson lands a jab-cross combination. 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!#TD2# Gibson dives in and scores a takedown into Khemkhaeng's guard. Khemkhaeng wants to stand but Gibson is controlling the position. Gibson looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Gibson trying to control but Khemkhaeng is working from the bottom. Gibson content to stall in guard here. #T5# Khemkhaeng is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Gibson stops Khemkhaeng from standing up. Khemkhaeng pulls Gibson in to control the position. Khemkhaeng is trying to hold Gibson in close to prevent damage but Gibson has managed to pass into half guard.
Khemkhaeng keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Khemkhaeng makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Khemkhaeng. Gibson tries to free his leg and advance position but Khemkhaeng is retaining full guard. Khemkhaeng has control of Gibson's left arm, preventing Gibson from doing any damage. Khemkhaeng looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Gibson postures up and lands a big shot to Khemkhaeng's brow. #T6##ES# Khemkhaeng wriggles free and stands up. Gibson loads up on a big right hand but Khemkhaeng slips the punch. Gibson throws a looping overhand right but Khemkhaeng ducks down to avoid it. Khemkhaeng half committed to a counter leg kick. Khemkhaeng defending well as Gibson loads up on a big left hand. A slow jab from Gibson misses its intended target. Khemkhaeng feinted there with a counter leg kick. Khemkhaeng blocks a jab. Khemkhaeng misses with a jab to the body
and Gibson counters with a left to the body. Gibson ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Brody Gibson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Khemkhaeng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gibson.#T7##TD2# Gibson gets the takedown into side control. Khemkhaeng is trying to buck Gibson off. Khemkhaeng is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gibson connects with a decent elbow. Gibson working away.#ES# Khemkhaeng sneaks out the side door and pushes Gibson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape. Khemkhaeng on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gibson shoots in and drives through. Khemkhaeng sprawls well. Khemkhaeng connects with an inside leg kick. Khemkhaeng avoids the body shot from Gibson.
A little feinted left hand from Khemkhaeng on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T8# A looping hook to the body misses from Gibson. Khemkhaeng does a little dance to reset his feet. Gibson wants to clinch. Khemkhaeng connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gibson shoots in but Khemkhaeng avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T9# Khemkhaeng tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gibson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Gibson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng throws out a powerful jab. Khemkhaeng throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gibson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Gibson feints the counter takedown. Gibson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khemkhaeng counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. A swing and a miss from Gibson. Gibson fails to land the takedown. Khemkhaeng feinted there with a counter leg kick. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3# Khemkhaeng tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Gibson counters with a straight right hand. Gibson shoots in for a takedown but Khemkhaeng shows good takedown defense. Khemkhaeng is looking to clinch but Gibson is avoiding it.
Gibson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khemkhaeng as he avoids it easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL# Khemkhaeng clinches up against the cage. Khemkhaeng misses with some punches.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Gibson blocks the elbow strike.
#T1##TD2# Gibson is trying to trip Khemkhaeng. He has hold of a leg but Khemkhaeng is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gibson persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Khemkhaeng has Gibson pulled in close to control his posture. Gibson won't allow Khemkhaeng to get back to his feet. Gibson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khemkhaeng works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Khemkhaeng is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Khemkhaeng pulls Gibson in close to his closed guard and prevents Gibson from doing any damage or advancing position. Gibson trying to control but Khemkhaeng is working from the bottom. Khemkhaeng is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2# Khemkhaeng stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khemkhaeng wants it to stay on the feet. Khemkhaeng is looking to counter punch. Kittisak Khemkhaeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brody Gibson. Gibson cracks Khemkhaeng with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Khemkhaeng tries to clinch up. Gibson misses with a body shot
and Khemkhaeng counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gibson thinking. Gibson sizes up Khemkhaeng with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Khemkhaeng fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Khemkhaeng tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Nice sprawl there from Khemkhaeng as Gibson shoots in. Khemkhaeng fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gibson just manages to avoid it. Gibson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Gibson misses with a body kick.#T3##CL# Khemkhaeng has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khemkhaeng has a couple of punches blocked by Gibson.
Stalling in the clinch from Khemkhaeng.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gibson. Khemkhaeng is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Khemkhaeng throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gibson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Khemkhaeng is defending well against a takedown attempt. Khemkhaeng prevents a takedown attempt there.
Khemkhaeng holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Khemkhaeng lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gibson backwards. #T4# A hook to the body from Khemkhaeng.
Gibson blocks an uppercut.
Khemkhaeng lands with a light punch inside. A short right hand to the side of the head by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng misses with a punch on the inside.
Khemkhaeng scores with a nice hook to the head. Khemkhaeng throws a punch but it's blocked by Gibson. Khemkhaeng being controlled against the cage. Gibson tries to throw a body punch but Khemkhaeng avoids it by throwing Gibson back against the cage. Gibson stalling in the clinch but Khemkhaeng improves position. Khemkhaeng scores with a hook to the body. Brody Gibson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T5# Khemkhaeng being controlled against the cage. The referee is keeping an eye on Khemkhaeng - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#TD2# Gibson has clasped his hands together around Khemkhaeng's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Khemkhaeng sneaks out the side door and pushes Gibson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape. Khemkhaeng tries to clinch but Gibson moves away #TD2# and Gibson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Khemkhaeng won't be happy with that. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Khemkhaeng is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gibson asserts his dominance and retains side control. Gibson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Khemkhaeng is avoiding damage well.
Khemkhaeng wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Khemkhaeng sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#T6# Gibson wants to take a breather but Khemkhaeng is having none of it. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gibson lands a nice short elbow. Khemkhaeng has his hands clasped together around Gibson's back. He's all about the action. Gibson trying to control from half guard but Khemkhaeng is working away. Gibson performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Khemkhaeng trying to hold on to Gibson's head to control him but Gibson postures up.
Gibson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khemkhaeng keeps working. Khemkhaeng pushes Gibson off looking to stand but Gibson dives back in and keeps control.
#T7# Gibson wants to control but Khemkhaeng is keeping him busy. Gibson scoring with strikes to the body and head. Gibson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Khemkhaeng knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Khemkhaeng is trying to stand.
#SUB2# Gibson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gibson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #ES# Khemkhaeng has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Gibson is on him like a limpet, forcing Khemkhaeng back against the cage. Khemkhaeng misses with an elbow strike.
Khemkhaeng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gibson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gibson can't get the takedown.
Khemkhaeng gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T8# Gibson leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Gibson fails to land. Gibson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Khemkhaeng pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gibson misses with a looping left.#CL# Khemkhaeng gets in close and instigates a clinch. Khemkhaeng tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Gibson working aggressively here.
Khemkhaeng lands an elbow just above Gibson 's eye. Nice elbow from Khemkhaeng. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Khemkhaeng taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Gibson on the inside. Khemkhaeng misses with a punch to the body.
Khemkhaeng leaning against his opponent.
Khemkhaeng misses with a body punch.
#T9# Gibson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khemkhaeng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Khemkhaeng lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gibson backwards. Gibson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gibson blocking some punches.
Gibson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gibson fails to land. Gibson stalling in the clinch but Khemkhaeng improves position. Gibson lands a nice shot to the body. Gibson cracks Khemkhaeng with a nice body shot. Gibson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khemkhaeng wants to stall.
Khemkhaeng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight! Kittisak Khemkhaeng showed his dominance in that final round. Well Khemkhaeng 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27 Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kittisak Khemkhaeng! Kittisak Khemkhaeng gave a mention to Honest Apparel ($30 SPECIAL ALL Shorts!) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales). |
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TOF 128
Date: Jun 30, 2024 |
#R1# Jokinen swings widly with a right hand
and Khemkhaeng counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Khemkhaeng takes one to the side of the head.
Jokinen misses with a takedown enabling Khemkhaeng to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#It looks like Tre Jokinen has been cut. Jokinen lands with a shot to the body. Khemkhaeng takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jokinen checks the leg kick.#CL2# Khemkhaeng closes the distance and clinches. Jokinen blocks an elbow strike. We've been hearing reports that Jokinen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. A left hand lands to the body for Khemkhaeng.
Jokinen avoids the elbow strike from Khemkhaeng, against the cage.
Khemkhaeng lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Khemkhaeng misses with a short punch on the inside. Jokinen blocking some punches.
#T1# Good body shot from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jokinen. Jokinen throws a head punch that misses. Jokinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Khemkhaeng prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tre Jokinen. That's going to take a lot out of him. Stalling in the clinch from Khemkhaeng.
Jokinen blocks an elbow strike. Khemkhaeng comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Khemkhaeng scores with a shoulder strike. Khemkhaeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khemkhaeng lands on the inside with an uppercut. Khemkhaeng stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Khemkhaeng working some nice short punches in the clinch. Khemkhaeng scores with a hook to the body. Khemkhaeng scores with a shot to the side of Jokinen's head. #T2# Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Khemkhaeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jokinen's elbow. Jokinen gets through Khemkhaeng's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Khemkhaeng lands with a short shot to the head. Jokinen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khemkhaeng stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Jokinen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Khemkhaeng fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Khemkhaeng works over Jokinen's head and body with a nice combination.#CL2# Khemkhaeng pushes Jokinen up against the cage in a clinch. Jokinen prevents a body shot from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng stalling.
Jokinen blocks an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Jokinen jumps guard but Khemkhaeng stands there with Jokinen around his waist. Jokinen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#T3# Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng tries to throw a body punch but Jokinen avoids it by throwing Khemkhaeng back against the cage. Jokinen scores with a nice hook to the head. Jokinen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Khemkhaeng after a bit of a struggle. Khemkhaeng tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Khemkhaeng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khemkhaeng has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jokinen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Khemkhaeng can turn it around. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow inside that Jokinen shrugs off. Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Khemkhaeng comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#Tre Jokinen's cut is getting worse. Khemkhaeng makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Khemkhaeng keeps control of Jokinen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Khemkhaeng displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jokinen up against the cage. Jokinen being controlled against the cage. Jokinen prevents a body shot from Khemkhaeng. #T4# A battle for position here, against the cage. Khemkhaeng misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khemkhaeng misses with a hook from the clinch. Khemkhaeng scores with a shoulder strike. #TD# Jokinen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Khemkhaeng can't fight it off and eventually Jokinen manages to take the fight to the floor. Khemkhaeng looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Khemkhaeng is looking to stand up but Jokinen isn't so interested in that idea. Jokinen distracts Khemkhaeng with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Jokinen prevents Khemkhaeng from getting back to his feet. Khemkhaeng seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T5# Khemkhaeng working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jokinen. Khemkhaeng is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB# Khemkhaeng tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jokinen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Khemkhaeng is still trying to improve position. Jokinen trying to control here.
Jokinen works his way to full guard. Good work. Khemkhaeng would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SU2# Khemkhaeng stands and steps away. Jokinen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Jokinen loads up on a big right hand but Khemkhaeng slips the punch.#T6# Jokinen lands a nice shot that snaps Khemkhaeng's head back.
Jokinen scores with a hook. Tre Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2# Khemkhaeng closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Khemkhaeng throws a head punch that misses. Jokinen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khemkhaeng walks away with a smile on his face. Jokinen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Jokinen throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Khemkhaeng to counter with a crisp jab. Khemkhaeng ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. This has been an exciting period of action! Jokinen works Khemkhaeng's body with a nice hook. Khemkhaeng is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Jokinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Khemkhaeng throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T7# Good exchange - Khemkhaeng coming out on top.#CL2# Khemkhaeng has managed to clinch.
Khemkhaeng lands with a left to the head. #TD# Jokinen gets a trip takedown into half guard. Khemkhaeng tries to kick Jokinen off but Jokinen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Jokinen is trying to control. Khemkhaeng wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Khemkhaeng is trying to stand.
Khemkhaeng tries to get to full guard but Jokinen has control of the leg. Jokinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Khemkhaeng wants to stand back up but Jokinen manages to pass into side control.
Khemkhaeng is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jokinen is controlling him well.#SUB# Jokinen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Khemkhaeng knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Khemkhaeng is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jokinen has just dragged him back down to the mat.#T8# Jokinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khemkhaeng keeps working. Jokinen in the domination position with Khemkhaeng hanging on. Jokinen in side control, just content to control the action for now. Jokinen has knee on belly and moves into mount. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Khemkhaeng wants to try and get back to his feet. Jokinen trying to control but Khemkhaeng is having none of it. #T9# Khemkhaeng tries to hold on but Jokinen postures up. Jokinen won't let Khemkhaeng get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Khemkhaeng wants to control but Jokinen is having none of it. Khemkhaeng is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Khemkhaeng tries to reverse the position but Jokinen maintains control.#SUB# Jokinen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Khemkhaeng manages to avoid the submission attempt. Khemkhaeng is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jokinen asserts his dominance and retains side control. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng dominated that round. The cut man is working on Tre Jokinen's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2# Jokinen throws a series of punches but Khemkhaeng avoids them all with ease. Khemkhaeng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Jokinen fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Jokinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khemkhaeng at a distance.
Khemkhaeng looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Jokinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Jokinen takes a swing at Khemkhaeng's ribcage but misses. Khemkhaeng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.#CL2# Khemkhaeng clinches up with Jokinen and pushes him back against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Khemkhaeng misses with an elbow strike.
Khemkhaeng has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD# Jokinen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jokinen manages to end up in side control. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Khemkhaeng is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Khemkhaeng manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#T1# Jokinen is trying to get back to full guard. Khemkhaeng wants to control but Jokinen is keeping him busy. Khemkhaeng performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Jokinen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jokinen. Khemkhaeng trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jokinen's guard. Jokinen being controlled here, momentarily. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Jokinen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Khemkhaeng must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB# Jokinen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T2# The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Khemkhaeng tries to stand but Jokinen is controlling from the bottom. Khemkhaeng not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Let's hope that Khemkhaeng has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Khemkhaeng is fighting to break Jokinen's control of his arms but Jokinen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Khemkhaeng trying to control but Jokinen is working from the bottom. Tre Jokinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Jokinen controls Khemkhaeng momentarily but Khemkhaeng frees himself. #SU2# Khemkhaeng stands up from Jokinen's guard - Khemkhaeng perhaps looking for a knockout. #T3# Jokinen looks to throw the jab but Khemkhaeng is out of range. Khemkhaeng fails to land with a series of punches.
Jokinen throws a looping overhand right but Khemkhaeng ducks down to avoid it. #CL2# Khemkhaeng has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jokinen up against the cage. Khemkhaeng throws a punch but it's blocked by Jokinen. Jokinen prevents a body shot from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng tries to work over Jokinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Khemkhaeng has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Khemkhaeng lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards. A shot in the inside from Khemkhaeng. #T4# Jokinen working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it misses.
Khemkhaeng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jokinen tries to break the clinch but Khemkhaeng is controlling the position. Still in the clinch, Jokinen scores with a nice short uppercut. Jokinen goes for a takedown attempt but Khemkhaeng pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Khemkhaeng tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jokinen swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jokinen takes a swing at Khemkhaeng's ribcage but misses. #TD# Jokinen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jokinen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! This has been an exciting period of action! Khemkhaeng is pushing Jokinen's head away, looking to escape. Jokinen manages to hold on to the position though. Khemkhaeng tries to buck Jokinen off but Jokinen is having none of it.#T5# Khemkhaeng can't do much from the bottom here. A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. Jokinen in side control lands a decent elbow. Khemkhaeng tries to get back to half guard but can't. Khemkhaeng is pushing Jokinen's head away, looking to escape. Jokinen manages to hold on to the position though. Jokinen is looking to take a break and control but Khemkhaeng is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Khemkhaeng controls the position for a moment. Khemkhaeng looks to move to half guard but instead Jokinen has passed into mount! Damn! Khemkhaeng squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
#T6##SUB# Jokinen working for a guillotine from mount but Khemkhaeng is in no mood to give up. Khemkhaeng tries to hold on but Jokinen pushes him away. Jokinen prevents Khemkhaeng from getting the reversal. Khemkhaeng tries to hold on but Jokinen pushes him away. Khemkhaeng is in all sorts of trouble here.
Khemkhaeng squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jokinen looking to control but Khemkhaeng is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Jokinen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Khemkhaeng?
Khemkhaeng is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jokinen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#T7# Jokinen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Jokinen. Jokinen tries to control but Khemkhaeng wriggling away. Jokinen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Khemkhaeng can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Khemkhaeng trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jokinen prevents Khemkhaeng from getting the reversal. Khemkhaeng tries to hold on but Jokinen postures up. Jokinen won't let Khemkhaeng get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Jokinen lands a nice shot to the head. Jokinen controlling the position easily from mount. Khemkhaeng is bucking up trying to escape but Jokinen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#T8# Khemkhaeng is trying to stand. Khemkhaeng is breathing heavily. Khemkhaeng tries to hold on but Jokinen postures up. Khemkhaeng might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jokinen haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Jokinen wants to control the pace but Khemkhaeng is squirming around nicely. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! You get the feeling that Khemkhaeng really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jokinen lands a heavy elbow. Jokinen raining down shots from the mount! Khemkhaeng is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T9# Jokinen raining down shots from the mount! Khemkhaeng is working to get back to half guard.
Jokinen with shots to the head and body - Khemkhaeng looks very uncomfortable down there. Jokinen with a couple of short strikes.#ROC#Khemkhaeng is rocked!#ES2# Khemkhaeng somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet! Jokinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Khemkhaeng is still on wobbly legs! Can Jokinen finish him? Khemkhaeng takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#TD# Jokinen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tre Jokinen dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Tre Jokinen's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3# Jokinen keeps the fight on the outside. Khemkhaeng seems to have recovered his senses. Khemkhaeng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jokinen. The fighters circling - Jokinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Khemkhaeng misses with a hook. Jokinen missing with a left hand there. Khemkhaeng was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Khemkhaeng flicks out a counter leg kick but Jokinen steps away. Jokinen jabs at Khemkhaeng's body. Khemkhaeng misses with a straight left. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Khemkhaeng lands an overhand right. Jokinen moves to clinch but Khemkhaeng breaks away and Khemkhaeng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Khemkhaeng jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1# Khemkhaeng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jokinen. Jokinen looks to land a combination but Khemkhaeng avoids it well. Khemkhaeng is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jokinen with a body shot. Jokinen fails with the takedown and Khemkhaeng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Khemkhaeng swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Jokinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Khemkhaeng throws a jab when Jokinen was well out of range. Jokinen misses with a wild body shot. It seemed like Khemkhaeng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Khemkhaeng throws a leg kick but Jokinen moved away.#T2# Khemkhaeng throws out a loose jab but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it. Khemkhaeng slips a straight right by Jokinen. Jokinen thuds a left hand into Khemkhaeng's body. A cross from Jokinen lands. Jokinen shoots and misses and Khemkhaeng counters with a straight right hand. Jokinen keeps the fight on the outside. Jokinen swings widly with a right hand
enabling Khemkhaeng to counter with a crisp jab. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Khemkhaeng tries to clinch but Jokinen moves away and Jokinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Jokinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#T3# Jokinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng defending well as Jokinen loads up on a big left hand. Nice defenses there by Khemkhaeng. Jokinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Jokinen doesn't succeed with the takedown and Khemkhaeng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tre Jokinen. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Jokinen jabbing away but nothing is landing. Jokinen shoots in for a double leg but Khemkhaeng sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#CL2# Jokinen gets tackled into the cage by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng maintains the clinch. Khemkhaeng is trying to maintain a safe position but Jokinen gets an underhook and turns Khemkhaeng into the cage.#T4# Khemkhaeng holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Khemkhaeng lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jokinen or not. Khemkhaeng scores with a nice hook to the head. Khemkhaeng lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards. Jokinen misses with some punches.
Khemkhaeng throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jokinens head. Khemkhaeng misses with a hook from the clinch. Khemkhaeng misses with a punch on the inside.
Khemkhaeng tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Khemkhaeng stops a takedown attempt from Jokinen.
Khemkhaeng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khemkhaeng taking a breather. This has been an exciting period of action! Khemkhaeng has Jokinen pressed against the cage, preventing Jokinen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T5# Khemkhaeng lands an elbow that stopped Jokinen in his tracks for a moment. A battle for position here, against the cage. Khemkhaeng lands a hook that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards. A nice left hand lands by Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jokinen's defenses. Khemkhaeng gets through Jokinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Kittisak Khemkhaeng seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Khemkhaeng takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #BC# Jokinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Jokinen misses with an uppercut
and Khemkhaeng counters with a nice body shot. Khemkhaeng tries to close the distance and clinch but Jokinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Jokinen slips under a jab.#T6# Jokinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Jokinen misses with a body shot.
Jokinen jabbing away but nothing is landing. Jokinen throws an overhand right that lands on Khemkhaeng's shoulder, as Khemkhaeng tries to avoid the shot. Khemkhaeng appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Khemkhaeng is looking to clinch. #TD# Jokinen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. 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! Khemkhaeng has control of Jokinen's left arm, preventing Jokinen from doing any damage. Khemkhaeng is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jokinen is controlling him. #ES2# Khemkhaeng pushes Jokinen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. #T7# Khemkhaeng takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Khemkhaeng is looking to clinch but Jokinen is avoiding it.
Jokinen attempts a counter takedown but Khemkhaeng avoids it well and moves away. Khemkhaeng tries to clinch there but Jokinen circles away.
Jokinen is looking to clinch. Khemkhaeng fails in his attempt to clinch. Jokinen dives in for a single leg takedown but Khemkhaeng sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Khemkhaeng throws out a counter right but Jokinen avoids it with no problem. Khemkhaeng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Khemkhaeng is pushing Jokinen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #TD# Jokinen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. #T8# Khemkhaeng looking to control but Jokinen passes into half guard.
Khemkhaeng trying to get back to full guard but Jokinen takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Jokinen controlling the pace for now. Jokinen prevents Khemkhaeng from getting the reversal. Jokinen is in the full mount, landing strikes. BOOM! Jokinen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Khemkhaeng is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Khemkhaeng wants to control but Jokinen is having none of it. Khemkhaeng controls the position.#T9# Khemkhaeng wants to hold on but Jokinen pushes him away. Jokinen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jokinen tries to control but Khemkhaeng wriggling away. Khemkhaeng is in a horrible position here. Jokinen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jokinen avoids the attempt from Khemkhaeng to control. Jokinen controlling from mount. Jokinen tries to control but Khemkhaeng wriggling away. Khemkhaeng is trying to stand.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Kittisak Khemkhaeng. I think Khemkhaeng 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28 Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tre Jokinen! An out of breath Tre Jokinen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Date: Jun 09, 2024 |
#R1# Khemkhaeng wants to clinch up but Cabrera keeps it at a distance. It looked like Cabrera was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Cabrera moves out of range as Khemkhaeng strikes. Khemkhaeng throws a front kick aimed at Cabrera's knee but Cabrera avoids it well. Khemkhaeng getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CUT2#It looks like Haakon Cabrera has been cut. Cabrera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khemkhaeng moves away from the strike by Cabrera. A little jabbing left from Khemkhaeng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Khemkhaeng fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cabrera is out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Cabrera misses with a hook. Khemkhaeng ducked under it nicely. Khemkhaeng misses with a hook
and Cabrera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Khemkhaeng feints and then cracks Cabrera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cabrera down. #T1##CL2# Khemkhaeng has closed the distance and engaged Cabrera in a clinch.
Khemkhaeng makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Cabrera tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cabrera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khemkhaeng backwards. Khemkhaeng scores with a hook to the body. Khemkhaeng misses with some punches.
Cabrera wants to take the fight to the mat but Khemkhaeng manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Khemkhaeng is leaning against Cabrera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Cabrera is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Khemkhaeng looks to throw an elbow but misses. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khemkhaeng just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cabrera's brow. Cabrera tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Khemkhaeng just stands there and leans against the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haakon Cabrera. That's going to take a lot out of him. Khemkhaeng is struggling to control the position. Cabrera fails to pull guard.
We've been hearing reports that Cabrera has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#T2# Cabrera has a couple of punches blocked by Khemkhaeng.
A right hook to the body lands for Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng lands an elbow inside. Cabrera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cabrera dodges an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Cabrera fails to pull guard.
Cabrera lands a right hand. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Cabrera prevents a body shot from Khemkhaeng. A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabrera. #TD# Cabrera ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cabrera no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Cabrera has a closed guard, preventing Khemkhaeng from standing up. Cabrera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Cabrera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khemkhaeng is one step ahead there. #SU2# Khemkhaeng decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Khemkhaeng ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T3# Khemkhaeng scores with a hook to the body. Cabrera takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Khemkhaeng jabs Cabrera to the body, keeping him at a distance. Khemkhaeng chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cabrera can pounce on him.
Khemkhaeng misses with an uppercut
and Cabrera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Khemkhaeng looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CL2# Khemkhaeng pushes Cabrera up against the cage in a clinch. Cabrera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khemkhaeng creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cabrera's defenses. Khemkhaeng is looking to control Cabrera's arms but Cabrera gets an underhook and turns him. Now Khemkhaeng has his back to the cage. #T4# Khemkhaeng is looking to control Cabrera's arms but Cabrera gets an underhook and turns him. Now Khemkhaeng has his back to the cage. Cabrera tries to work over Khemkhaeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Cabrera tries to work over Khemkhaeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Khemkhaeng gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Cabrera avoids a wild elbow strike from Khemkhaeng. Cabrera fails to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Cabrera goes for a takedown attempt but Khemkhaeng pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Cabrera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Cabrera shoots in looking for a takedown but Khemkhaeng manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cabrera's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Khemkhaeng throws a jab but it's blocked by Cabrera. Khemkhaeng takes one to the chin there. Khemkhaeng showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cabrera.
Khemkhaeng tries to counter with a clinch but Cabrera shakes him off and moves away.#T5# Cabrera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. A right-left combo lands from Cabrera. #CL2# Cabrera gets tackled into the cage by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng maintains the clinch. #BC# Cabrera breaks from the clinch.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice shot to the body.
Cabrera throws a low kick but Khemkhaeng avoids it. Khemkhaeng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Khemkhaeng misses the shot to the body. Cabrera misses with a hook. Kittisak Khemkhaeng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T6# Khemkhaeng tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cabrera paws at him with a jab and circles away. Khemkhaeng digs a good body shot into Cabrera's ribs. Cabrera looks to score with a jab to the body but Khemkhaeng is just out of range. Khemkhaeng let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Khemkhaeng misses with a hook.#CL2# Khemkhaeng clinches up against the cage. Khemkhaeng has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cabrera seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Khemkhaeng can turn it around. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Khemkhaeng makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Khemkhaeng stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Cabrera is looking to break free of the clinch but Khemkhaeng has double underhooks. Cabrera misses with the head strike.
Cabrera takes an elbow to the temple. Khemkhaeng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cabrera lands a shoulder strike. Khemkhaeng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T7# Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cabrera as Khemkhaeng tries to tie him up. Khemkhaeng throws a head punch that misses. Cabrera jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khemkhaeng walks away with a smile on his face. Cabrera gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Khemkhaeng works the jab nicely.#CL2# Khemkhaeng clinches with his opponent.
Khemkhaeng lands with a left to the head. Khemkhaeng blocking some punches.
Khemkhaeng creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cabrera's defenses. Cabrera can't get the takedown.
Cabrera misses with a punch to the body.
The referee calls for Khemkhaeng to work.
Khemkhaeng is trying to stall.
Khemkhaeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cabrera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T8# Khemkhaeng is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cabrera is keeping busy. Cabrera fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cabrera takes a shot to the head. Cabrera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khemkhaeng is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #BC# Cabrera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Khemkhaeng takes a kick to the side of the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Khemkhaeng swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cabrera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Cabrera just misses with a punch to the body.
Khemkhaeng is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabrera. Cabrera appears to be looking for a big counter. A head kick misses from Cabrera. #T9# Khemkhaeng throws a lazy uppercut
and Cabrera counters with a three punch combo that has Khemkhaeng backing up. Khemkhaeng nods at Cabrera to acknowledge the strikes. Khemkhaeng is looking to clinch but Cabrera is avoiding it.
Cabrera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Cabrera throws out a loose jab but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it. Cabrera misses with an uppercut. Khemkhaeng saw that one coming. Khemkhaeng looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabrera is just out of range. As Khemkhaeng looks to move away, Cabrera throws a big counter combo but Khemkhaeng just gets out of the way. Khemkhaeng scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Cabrera 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.
Cabrera sizes up Khemkhaeng with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng dominated that round. The cut man is working on Haakon Cabrera's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2# Khemkhaeng ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera. Khemkhaeng throws out a counter right but Cabrera avoids it with no problem. Khemkhaeng loads up on a big right hand but Cabrera slips the punch. Cabrera throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Khemkhaeng doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. A bone on bone clash there as Cabrera blocks the leg kick.
Cabrera feinted with a counter takedown. A right-left combo lands from Khemkhaeng. Cabrera misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Cabrera doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL2# and Khemkhaeng counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Khemkhaeng digs a right hand into Cabrera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cabrera's gas tank. #T1# Cabrera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Khemkhaeng lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cabrera backwards. Cabrera tries to work over Khemkhaeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Cabrera misses with some punches.
Khemkhaeng tries a body shot but Cabrera blocks it.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice shot to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Cabrera throws a punch but it's blocked by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Cabrera tries for a takedown but Khemkhaeng manages to get underhooks.
Cabrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it. Khemkhaeng stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Khemkhaeng has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Nice body punch from Khemkhaeng - that landed with a thud.
Khemkhaeng is trying to maintain a safe position but Cabrera gets an underhook and turns Khemkhaeng into the cage. Khemkhaeng is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. A short left from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Cabrera takes an elbow to the forehead. #ROC2#Cabrera is rocked!#T2# A nice right hand lands inside from Khemkhaeng. Oh Cabrera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Khemkhaeng is struggling to control the position. Cabrera has a couple of punches blocked by Khemkhaeng.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khemkhaeng. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Clinched against the cage, Khemkhaeng lands a big elbow that drops Cabrera! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Cabrera is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kittisak Khemkhaeng! An out of breath and clearly excited Kittisak Khemkhaeng thanked Honest Apparel ($30 SPECIAL ALL T-Shirts!) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him). |
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TOF 112
Date: May 11, 2024 |
#R1# Vasilios misses the jab. Vasilios waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khemkhaeng. A countering left hand to the body from Khemkhaeng misses. Vasilios dips to his left and cracks Khemkhaeng with an uppercut!#CL2# Khemkhaeng has closed the distance and engaged Vasilios in a clinch.
A short right from Khemkhaeng on the inside. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow inside. Khemkhaeng prevents a body shot from Vasilios. Khemkhaeng blocks an uppercut.
#TD# Vasilios pulls guard successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Khemkhaeng controlling from the top position. Khemkhaeng would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Khemkhaeng is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T1##SU2# Khemkhaeng gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Vasilios tests Khemkhaeng's chin there with a solid looking shot. Vasilios just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL# Vasilios has closed the distance and engaged Khemkhaeng in a clinch.
#TD# Vasilios manages to pull guard.
#SUB# Vasilios is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB# Vasilios is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Khemkhaeng rolls with it to try and escape but Vasilios cranks on the arm and Khemkhaeng is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alkandros Vasilios! Alkandros Vasilios thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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TOF 104
Date: Apr 20, 2024 |
#R1##CL# Johansson clinches up against the cage. Johansson digs a right hand into Khemkhaeng's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khemkhaeng's gas tank. Johansson misses with the head strike.
Khemkhaeng stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Johansson working some nice short punches in the clinch. Khemkhaeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Johansson throws a head punch that misses. Khemkhaeng misses with a punch on the inside.
Johansson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khemkhaeng backwards. Johansson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khemkhaeng backwards. Khemkhaeng blocking some punches.
Khemkhaeng creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Johansson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Khemkhaeng is keeping busy. Johansson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khemkhaeng lands a hook that snaps the head of Johansson backwards. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Khemkhaeng tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Khemkhaeng misses with a punch to the body.
Khemkhaeng blocks a body shot from Johansson. Johansson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Khemkhaeng.
#T1# Khemkhaeng throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johansson lands an uppercut. Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johansson works on Khemkhaeng's body with a couple of short punches. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow that stopped Johansson in his tracks for a moment. Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it. Johansson working some nice short punches in the clinch. Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Khemkhaeng. Johansson stalling the fight.
Johansson tries to throw a body punch but Khemkhaeng avoids it by throwing Johansson back against the cage. Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Johansson working some nice short punches in the clinch. A short right from Khemkhaeng. Johansson misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Khemkhaeng on the inside. This has been an exciting period of action! Khemkhaeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johansson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Johansson misses with some punches.
Khemkhaeng blocks an uppercut.
#T2# Khemkhaeng lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Johansson scores with a shoulder strike. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow just above Johansson 's eye. Johansson scores with an uppercut up the middle. Johansson misses with some punches.
Khemkhaeng lands an elbow just above Johansson 's eye. Johansson avoids a wild elbow strike from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng blocks a body shot from Johansson. Johansson taking a breather. Johansson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khemkhaeng being controlled against the cage. Khemkhaeng blocks a body shot from Johansson. Johansson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khemkhaeng backwards. Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it. Nice body punch from Johansson. Khemkhaeng presses Johansson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3# Johansson lands with a right to the head. Johansson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but misses. Johansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khemkhaeng lands with a short shot to the head. Khemkhaeng creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Johansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khemkhaeng's elbow. A short uppercut from Khemkhaeng. Johansson misses with the head strike.
Khemkhaeng lands an elbow inside. A nice right hand lands inside from Johansson. A right handed body shot lands from Johansson.
Johansson taking a breather. Johansson misses with some punches.
Khemkhaeng can't find room to land a body shot as Johansson controls the action.
Khemkhaeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johansson just leaning against Khemkhaeng, taking a breather. Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khemkhaeng lands an elbow just above Johansson 's eye. #T4# We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch. Johansson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Khemkhaeng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khemkhaeng swings wildly with an uppercut but Johansson uses good head movement to avoid it. Khemkhaeng can't find room to land a body shot as Johansson controls the action.
Nice body punch from Johansson - that landed with a thud.
Johansson lands a body punch. Khemkhaeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khemkhaeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khemkhaeng tries to work over Johansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Johansson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Khemkhaeng swings wildly with an uppercut but Johansson uses good head movement to avoid it. Johansson scores with a nice hook to the head. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it misses.
Johansson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Khemkhaeng scores with a shot to the side of Johansson's head. Khemkhaeng misses with a body punch.
A short right from Khemkhaeng on the inside. #T5# Khemkhaeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Khemkhaeng lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Johansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khemkhaeng's elbow. Khemkhaeng tries to throw a body punch but Johansson avoids it by throwing Khemkhaeng back against the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng blocking some punches.
Khemkhaeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johansson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khemkhaeng backwards. Johansson throws a head punch that misses. Khemkhaeng has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Johansson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Khemkhaeng can turn it around. Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside. Johansson lands a right hand. Johansson is looking to control Khemkhaeng's arms but Khemkhaeng gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johansson has his back to the cage. Khemkhaeng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Khemkhaeng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Johansson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Khemkhaeng is working Johansson over against the cage. Johansson digs a right hand underneath Khemkhaeng's ribcage. Khemkhaeng let out a lung full of air as it connected. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Johansson blocks an elbow strike.#T6# Johansson misses with some punches.
Johansson presses Khemkhaeng against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A short right from Johansson. Johansson scores with a shoulder strike. Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Johansson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Johansson takes an elbow to the temple. Johansson scores with a shoulder strike. Johansson working aggressively here.
Johansson blocks a body shot from Khemkhaeng. Johansson blocks an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Johansson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khemkhaeng gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Johansson digs a right hand underneath Khemkhaeng's ribcage. Khemkhaeng let out a lung full of air as it connected. Johansson blocks an elbow strike. Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson. #T7# Khemkhaeng misses with an elbow over the top. Johansson is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Khemkhaeng fails to land. Johansson pushes Khemkhaeng back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Khemkhaeng blocking some punches.
Johansson taking a breather. Khemkhaeng lands with a left to the head. Johansson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Khemkhaeng lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Johansson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khemkhaeng misses with a body punch.
Johansson working some nice short punches in the clinch. Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Khemkhaeng. A head punch blocked on the inside by Johansson. A left hand lands to the body for Johansson.
Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it. Johansson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T8# Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng prevents a body shot from Johansson. Khemkhaeng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Johansson. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khemkhaeng lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johansson avoids a wild elbow strike from Khemkhaeng. A short left from Johansson. A short left from Johansson. Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it. Khemkhaeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khemkhaeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside. Johansson misses with some punches.
Khemkhaeng lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Johansson scores with a nice short uppercut. Johansson blocks an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
#T9# Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khemkhaeng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johansson'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. Khemkhaeng comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Khemkhaeng can't find room to land a body shot as Johansson controls the action.
Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it. Johansson dodges an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses. Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khemkhaeng misses with some punches.
Khemkhaeng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Khemkhaeng blocking some punches.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses. Khemkhaeng misses with a short punch on the inside. Khemkhaeng comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Johansson dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##CL# Johansson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khemkhaeng, pushing him back against the cage. Khemkhaeng lands a damaging elbow. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow inside. Johansson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khemkhaeng. Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng lands a hook to the side of the head. Johansson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johansson lands with a short shot to the head. A nice right hand lands inside from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johansson takes an elbow to the temple. Johansson lands a hook that snaps the head of Khemkhaeng backwards. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Khemkhaeng misses with the head strike.
Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it. Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. #T1# Johansson slows down the pace here.
Johansson lands a right hand. Khemkhaeng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Johansson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Khemkhaeng misses with a punch on the inside.
Johansson avoids the elbow strike from Khemkhaeng, against the cage.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Khemkhaeng.
Johansson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khemkhaeng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch. Khemkhaeng blocks an uppercut.
Johansson slows down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Johansson. #T2# Khemkhaeng throws an elbow that misses.
Johansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khemkhaeng's elbow. Johansson scores with an uppercut up the middle. A nice right hand lands inside from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Khemkhaeng blocks an uppercut.
Khemkhaeng lands with a light punch inside. Johansson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch. Johansson misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khemkhaeng backwards. Johansson throws a head punch that misses. Johansson is looking to control Khemkhaeng's arms but Khemkhaeng gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johansson has his back to the cage. Johansson lands a nice shot to the body. Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khemkhaeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khemkhaeng prevents a body shot from Johansson. #T3# Johansson taking a breather. Still in the clinch, Johansson scores with a nice short uppercut. Johansson misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng tries to work over Johansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Khemkhaeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khemkhaeng pushes off an throws an elbow but Johansson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Khemkhaeng misses with some punches.
Khemkhaeng lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johansson. A short left from Khemkhaeng. A head punch blocked on the inside by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johansson backwards. Johansson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Khemkhaeng presses Johansson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng lands with a short shot to the head. Johansson misses with the head strike.
Khemkhaeng comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #T4# Johansson 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! Khemkhaeng tries to work over Johansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Johansson tries to throw a body punch but Khemkhaeng avoids it by throwing Johansson back against the cage. Khemkhaeng struggles to land a body shot inside as Johansson controls his hands.
Johansson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Good body shot from Khemkhaeng.
Sven Johansson has scored more points in the clinch so far. Khemkhaeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow. A head punch blocked on the inside by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow inside. Johansson blocks an elbow strike. Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Khemkhaeng misses with a body punch.
Khemkhaeng lands on the inside with an uppercut. Khemkhaeng lands a nice uppercut. Johansson throws a head punch that misses. #T5# Nice body punch from Johansson. Khemkhaeng makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A battle for position here, against the cage. Johansson misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson blocks an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Johansson takes an elbow to the forehead. Johansson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Khemkhaeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow. Khemkhaeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson lands with a left to the head. Johansson blocks a body shot from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Johansson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Khemkhaeng digs a right hand into Johansson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johansson's gas tank. Johansson trying to stall but Khemkhaeng improves his position.
Johansson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johansson tries to throw a body punch but Khemkhaeng avoids it by throwing Johansson back against the cage. #T6# Johansson tries a body shot but Khemkhaeng blocks it.
Khemkhaeng tries a body shot but Johansson blocks it.
A short uppercut from Johansson. Johansson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johansson gets through Khemkhaeng's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Khemkhaeng blocking some punches.
Johansson blocks the elbow strike.
Johansson stalling against the cage.
Johansson blocks the elbow strike.
Johansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khemkhaeng lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johansson backwards. Khemkhaeng looks to throw an elbow but misses. Khemkhaeng misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Khemkhaeng softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Johansson is trying to maintain a safe position but Khemkhaeng gets an underhook and turns Johansson into the cage.#T7# Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch. Khemkhaeng gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Sven Johansson has been cut. Khemkhaeng lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johansson backwards. Johansson blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johansson. Khemkhaeng misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khemkhaeng scores with a shot to the side of Johansson's head. Johansson lands a hook to the side of the head. Khemkhaeng lands a hook that snaps the head of Johansson backwards. Khemkhaeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khemkhaeng as Johansson tries to tie him up. Khemkhaeng tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch. With the fighters up against the cage, Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but misses. Johansson tries to work over Khemkhaeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T8# Johansson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khemkhaeng backwards. 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! Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson blocks an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johansson's defenses. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Johansson lands on the inside with an uppercut. Khemkhaeng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Johansson misses with the head strike.
Khemkhaeng lands on the inside with an uppercut. Khemkhaeng working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Johansson working aggressively here.
Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johansson leaning his opponent against the cage. Khemkhaeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T9# Johansson slowing the pace effectively. Johansson throws a head punch that misses. Johansson tries to work over Khemkhaeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Johansson lands with a left to the head. Khemkhaeng lands an uppercut. A nice glancing elbow lands by Khemkhaeng. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson. Johansson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johansson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khemkhaeng gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Johansson blocking some punches.
Johansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khemkhaeng's elbow. Khemkhaeng tries to throw a body punch but Johansson avoids it by throwing Khemkhaeng back against the cage. Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Khemkhaeng. A right hand to the body from Johansson.
Johansson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johansson avoids a wild elbow strike from Khemkhaeng. Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kittisak Khemkhaeng will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Sven Johansson's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3# Khemkhaeng tries to clinch but Johansson moves out of range. #CL# Johansson moves into the clinch. Johansson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khemkhaeng or not. Johansson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Johansson working aggressively here.
Johansson misses with some punches.
Khemkhaeng scores with a hook to the body. Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Khemkhaeng pushes Johansson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Johansson misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Khemkhaeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch. Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johansson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Johansson dodges an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
#T1# Johansson tries to throw a body punch but Khemkhaeng avoids it by throwing Johansson back against the cage. A short right from Khemkhaeng. Johansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johansson lands a shoulder strike. A head punch on the inside from Johansson fails to land. Khemkhaeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it misses.
Khemkhaeng throws a head punch that misses. Khemkhaeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson misses with the head strike.
Khemkhaeng lands with a light punch inside. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khemkhaeng just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johansson's brow. Khemkhaeng comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Johansson avoids a wild elbow strike from Khemkhaeng. Johansson lands an uppercut.#T2# Johansson misses with the head strike.
Khemkhaeng lands a shoulder strike. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A short right from Johansson on the inside. Khemkhaeng blocking some punches.
Johansson digs a right hand into Khemkhaeng's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khemkhaeng's gas tank. Johansson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khemkhaeng backwards. Johansson stalling in the clinch but Khemkhaeng improves position. Johansson lands a shoulder strike. A head punch blocked on the inside by Khemkhaeng. Good body shot from Khemkhaeng.
Johansson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johansson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johansson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng pushes off an throws an elbow but Johansson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Johansson blocks the elbow strike.
Khemkhaeng has a couple of punches blocked by Johansson.
#T3# Johansson misses with some punches.
Khemkhaeng takes a shot to the head. Johansson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Johansson.
Johansson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Johansson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khemkhaeng backwards. Khemkhaeng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khemkhaeng lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Khemkhaeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow. Johansson lands on the inside with an uppercut. Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng blocking some punches.
Johansson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Khemkhaeng misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson slows down the pace here.
Johansson lands a left hand.
#T4# Khemkhaeng throws an elbow that misses.
Johansson looking to stall.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside. Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Johansson lands a right hand. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Johansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson. Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Khemkhaeng.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson. Good body shot from Khemkhaeng.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Johansson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Khemkhaeng cracks Johansson with a nice body shot. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T5# Johansson lands a nice uppercut. Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside. Johansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khemkhaeng's elbow. Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside. Khemkhaeng takes a shot to the head. Khemkhaeng pushes off an throws an elbow but Johansson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Johansson lands with a light punch inside. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johansson misses with some punches.
Johansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Johansson fails to land. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johansson. Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Nice elbow from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng working aggressively here.
Johansson pushes Khemkhaeng back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Johansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T6# An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khemkhaeng. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Johansson blocks a body shot from Khemkhaeng. Johansson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. A right handed body shot lands from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Johansson as the two fighters clinch.
Johansson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Johansson working some nice short punches in the clinch. Johansson misses with the head strike.
Khemkhaeng pushes off an throws an elbow but Johansson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Khemkhaeng lands a left hand.
Khemkhaeng lands an elbow just above Johansson 's eye. Khemkhaeng blocks an uppercut.
Johansson blocks an elbow strike. Johansson working aggressively here.
Johansson misses with some punches.
#T7# Johansson throws a head punch that misses. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson. Johansson tries a body shot but Khemkhaeng blocks it.
Johansson working aggressively here.
Khemkhaeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow. Khemkhaeng comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khemkhaeng just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johansson's brow. Johansson tries to throw a body punch but Khemkhaeng avoids it by throwing Johansson back against the cage. Khemkhaeng throws a head punch that misses. Khemkhaeng misses with an elbow over the top. Johansson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Johansson stalling in the clinch but Khemkhaeng improves position. Khemkhaeng blocking some punches.
Johansson lands on the inside with an uppercut. A short uppercut from Johansson. Johansson pushes Khemkhaeng back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T8# Johansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johansson works on Khemkhaeng's body with a couple of short punches. Johansson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside. Khemkhaeng has a couple of punches blocked by Johansson.
Khemkhaeng misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside. Johansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Johansson controlling the action here for a moment.
Johansson lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T9# Khemkhaeng tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Khemkhaeng tries to work over Johansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Nice elbow from Khemkhaeng. Johansson tries to work over Khemkhaeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johansson. Johansson lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Khemkhaeng.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johansson. Khemkhaeng scores with a nice hook to the head. Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch. A short left from Johansson. Johansson dodges an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Johansson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight! Sven Johansson showed his dominance in that final round. Well Johansson 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28 Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28 Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Johansson! Sven Johansson retains his featherweight title! Sven Johansson thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Date: Mar 31, 2024 |
#R1# Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing. Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Khemkhaeng bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A little jabbing left from Khemkhaeng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Nice defenses there by Johnson. Khemkhaeng with a nice cross.#CUT2#It looks like James Johnson has been cut. Khemkhaeng moves away from the strike by Johnson. Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson lands a jab-cross combination. Khemkhaeng tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Khemkhaeng loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch. Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Khemkhaeng tries to clinch up. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Johnson punishes Khemkhaeng's body with a nice straight punch. Khemkhaeng on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CL2# Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Khemkhaeng has taken the fight into the clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head. #T1##TD# Johnson decides to pull guard. Khemkhaeng forces his way into half guard. Khemkhaeng performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Johnson is trying to stand back up but Khemkhaeng is controlling him
#ES# Johnson has one foot on Khemkhaeng's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet. Johnson scores with a decent looking hook. Johnson with a jab. Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab. The fight stays on the outside here - Khemkhaeng looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T2# Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khemkhaeng was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson. Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Khemkhaeng slips a jab from Johnson. Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Johnson misses with the combination.
A jab from Khemkhaeng finds it's way through Johnson's defenses. Khemkhaeng wants to clinch. Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khemkhaeng is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
#T3# Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khemkhaeng looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Johnson scores with a jab to the body. Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Good shot there by Johnson. A cross from Khemkhaeng lands. Khemkhaeng takes one to the chin there. Khemkhaeng slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng slips a straight right by Johnson. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khemkhaeng! But no joy. Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khemkhaeng stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2# Khemkhaeng darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage. Khemkhaeng throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khemkhaeng lands a body punch. #T4# Khemkhaeng throws an elbow that misses.
Khemkhaeng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Johnson wants to break free but Khemkhaeng has control.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice uppercut. Khemkhaeng gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Johnson is trying to break free. Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch. Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow. A nice right hand lands inside from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Khemkhaeng misses with a short punch on the inside. Johnson tries to pull guard but Khemkhaeng holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson pushes Khemkhaeng back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Johnson fails to pull guard.
Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T5# Khemkhaeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow. Khemkhaeng tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khemkhaeng just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow. Khemkhaeng creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses. #BC# Johnson breaks the clinch.
Khemkhaeng tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khemkhaeng takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Khemkhaeng connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Johnson lands an overhand right. Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Khemkhaeng misses the jab. 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! Khemkhaeng takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T6# Johnson staying out of range there. Khemkhaeng darts in trying to clinch and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2# Khemkhaeng fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage. Johnson pushes Khemkhaeng back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike. #BC# Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson takes a swing at Khemkhaeng's ribcage but misses. Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Khemkhaeng throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem. Johnson misses with a straight left. Khemkhaeng closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Khemkhaeng might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Khemkhaeng counters with a thumping low kick. Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing. James Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T7# A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target. Khemkhaeng loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch. Johnson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. A punch combination from Johnson misses. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khemkhaeng! But no joy. Khemkhaeng drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khemkhaeng slips a straight right by Johnson. Khemkhaeng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab. Khemkhaeng looks like he wants to counter punch here. Johnson misses with a looping right. Johnson misses with a straight right. #CL2# Khemkhaeng clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage. Johnson tries to circle away but Khemkhaeng has him pinned against the cage. Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Johnson. #T8# Khemkhaeng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Johnson is trying to break free. Johnson working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khemkhaeng. #BC# Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Khemkhaeng tries to clinch but Johnson moves away and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Johnson lands with a straight right. Khemkhaeng didn't see that one coming. Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Khemkhaeng looks like he wants to counter punch here. Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Khemkhaeng ducks under a wild hook from Johnson. Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khemkhaeng was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson. Khemkhaeng takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Khemkhaeng is looking to clinch. Khemkhaeng drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Khemkhaeng throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.#T9# Johnson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. A jab from Johnson does it's job there. Khemkhaeng tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. A swing and a miss from Johnson. A countering left hand to the body from Khemkhaeng misses. Khemkhaeng takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss. It seemed like Khemkhaeng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Johnson swinging wildly here.
#CL2# Khemkhaeng drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson works on Khemkhaeng's body with a couple of short punches. Khemkhaeng misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Johnson dominated that round. The cut man is working on James Johnson's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2# Khemkhaeng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Johnson swings for the body but Khemkhaeng moves out of range.
Khemkhaeng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Khemkhaeng's head. Khemkhaeng has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johnson finds it's way round the side to connect with Khemkhaeng's head. Khemkhaeng on the wrong end of a nice hook. A jab lands there for Johnson. Johnson scores with a decent looking hook. A nice combination there by Johnson.
Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson. Khemkhaeng looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khemkhaeng takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action! Johnson stalks Khemkhaeng and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Khemkhaeng's face. Khemkhaeng staggers backwards, shaken. Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing. Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khemkhaeng can do to turn this around?#T1# Khemkhaeng moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.#CL2# Khemkhaeng drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside. Nice body punch from Khemkhaeng. Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Khemkhaeng has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Khemkhaeng scores with a nice hook to the head. Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Khemkhaeng avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow that misses.
Khemkhaeng tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khemkhaeng walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Khemkhaeng avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson cracks Khemkhaeng with a right hand to the side of the head. Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khemkhaeng. Johnson lunges at Khemkhaeng with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khemkhaeng's hand. #T2# Khemkhaeng tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Khemkhaeng takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Khemkhaeng's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khemkhaeng scrambles back to his feet. Johnson cracks Khemkhaeng with a good jab. Johnson misses with a looping left. Johnson missing with a left hand there. Khemkhaeng was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Khemkhaeng is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Johnson with a body shot. The fight stays on the outside here - Khemkhaeng looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Khemkhaeng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson. Khemkhaeng looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khemkhaeng in his tracks. Khemkhaeng is looking to take this fight into the clinch. It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Johnson throws a right hand that Khemkhaeng ducks under and follows up with a left that Khemkhaeng also avoids with ease.#T3# Johnson cracks a nice hook into Khemkhaeng's ribs. Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khemkhaeng counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking. Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Khemkhaeng moves away and avoids it.#CL2# Khemkhaeng forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches. Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside. Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khemkhaeng has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Nice body punch from Khemkhaeng - that landed with a thud.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng misses with the head strike.
Khemkhaeng throws an elbow that misses.
Khemkhaeng lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards. #BC# Johnson breaks from the clinch.
#CL2# Khemkhaeng has managed to clinch.
Khemkhaeng scores with a nice hook to the head.#T4##BC# Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Khemkhaeng wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance. Johnson throws a series of punches but Khemkhaeng avoids them all with ease. Khemkhaeng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson. Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson misses the shot to the body. Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson. Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Khemkhaeng counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson. Johnson misses with a right hand and Khemkhaeng counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Khemkhaeng fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T5# Khemkhaeng slips under a jab from Johnson. Johnson lands a body shot.
Khemkhaeng takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson cracks Khemkhaeng with a good jab. A left lands for Johnson. Khemkhaeng takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Khemkhaeng at a distance.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Johnson throws a hook to the side of Khemkhaeng's head but Khemkhaeng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Khemkhaeng looks like he wants to counter punch here. Khemkhaeng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson. Khemkhaeng looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL2# Khemkhaeng instigates a clinch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T6# Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Khemkhaeng has the dominant position. Johnson tries to break free but Khemkhaeng pushes him back against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khemkhaeng. Johnson working hard to break the clinch. Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Khemkhaeng smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Khemkhaeng takes one to the chin there. Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Johnson misses. Khemkhaeng let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Khemkhaeng scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one. #T7# Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Khemkhaeng moves away and avoids it. Khemkhaeng looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Khemkhaeng blocks a jab. Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khemkhaeng throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily. Khemkhaeng moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab. Johnson works Khemkhaeng's body with a nice hook. A punch combination from Johnson misses. Khemkhaeng moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off. Khemkhaeng blocks a jab. Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Khemkhaeng doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T8# Johnson misses the jab. Khemkhaeng looks like he wants to counter punch here. Khemkhaeng defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand. It seemed like Khemkhaeng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target. Khemkhaeng now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Khemkhaeng avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khemkhaeng lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand. Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Khemkhaeng tries to clinch and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Khemkhaeng ducks under a wild hook from Johnson. Khemkhaeng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khemkhaeng! But no joy.#T9# Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khemkhaeng was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson. A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target. Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target. Johnson throws a right and a left that Khemkhaeng avoids nicely. Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Khemkhaeng counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#James Johnson's cut is getting worse.#CL2# Khemkhaeng moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.#BC# Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Khemkhaeng wants to clinch. It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Johnson dominated that second round. The cut man is working on James Johnson's cut. 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!#R3# Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Khemkhaeng counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Khemkhaeng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khemkhaeng was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson. Johnson tries to bum rush Khemkhaeng with a series of wild strikes but Khemkhaeng uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Khemkhaeng looks like he wants to counter punch here. Khemkhaeng misses with an uppercut. Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Khemkhaeng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Khemkhaeng dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A big left from Johnson misses. Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body. A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target. Khemkhaeng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. James Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.#T1# Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khemkhaeng looks like he's thinking about clinching though. A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Khemkhaeng does a little dance to reset his feet. Johnson throws a hook but Khemkhaeng blocks it. Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Khemkhaeng moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off. Johnson throws a jab when Khemkhaeng was well out of range. Johnson swinging wildly here.
Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson. Khemkhaeng cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Khemkhaeng bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.#ROC2#Johnson is rocked!#T2# Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Khemkhaeng counters with a huge left! Johnson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Khemkhaeng isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Johnson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Khemkhaeng!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kittisak Khemkhaeng! A determined Kittisak Khemkhaeng didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it! |
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TOF 85
Date: Mar 08, 2024 |
#R1# Boston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khemkhaeng sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL# The fight moves into the clinch position. Boston jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khemkhaeng walks away with a smile on his face. Boston gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Boston scores with a jab to the jaw.#CL# Khemkhaeng rushes Boston and presses him up against the cage. Boston tries to throw a body punch but Khemkhaeng avoids it by throwing Boston back against the cage. A nice glancing elbow lands by Khemkhaeng. #CUT#It looks like Clarence Boston has been cut. A short right from Khemkhaeng on the inside. Nice elbow from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng looks to throw an elbow but misses. #TD2# Boston pulls guard effortlessly. Khemkhaeng tries to stand but Boston is controlling from the bottom. #SUB2# Boston working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Khemkhaeng doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Khemkhaeng manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #ES2# Boston pushes Khemkhaeng off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. #T1# Khemkhaeng misses with a left hand and Boston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL# Khemkhaeng gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Boston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow that stopped Boston in his tracks for a moment. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khemkhaeng. Boston blocks an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng tries a body shot but Boston blocks it.
Boston has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Khemkhaeng seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Boston can turn it around.#TD2# Boston manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Khemkhaeng wanted to stand there but Boston had control of the position. Khemkhaeng has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Boston controls Khemkhaeng momentarily but Khemkhaeng frees himself. #SUB2# Boston is looking for a triangle but Khemkhaeng pushes his legs off easily.
#T2# Khemkhaeng controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB2# Boston is looking for a triangle but Khemkhaeng pushes his legs off easily.
Khemkhaeng wants to stand but Boston is controlling his posture from full guard. Khemkhaeng sitting in guard here, content to control. #SU# Khemkhaeng decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Boston, up you get! Boston throws a poor cross that misses
and Khemkhaeng counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Boston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khemkhaeng counters with a stiff right hand. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Khemkhaeng is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boston misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Boston throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Boston misses with a leg kick and Khemkhaeng counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T3# The fighters circling - Boston throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL# Khemkhaeng moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng throws a punch but it's blocked by Boston. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Khemkhaeng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khemkhaeng scores with an uppercut up the middle. Boston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khemkhaeng has him pressed against the cage. Boston effectively controlling the action here. Boston is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Khemkhaeng to keep the fight standing. Boston tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Khemkhaeng smiles and moves away.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clarence Boston. Boston throws a big shot that misses. Khemkhaeng lands with a hook. Boston tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T4# A shot to the body from Boston misses and Khemkhaeng counters with a stiff right hand. #CL# Khemkhaeng has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD2# Boston manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB2# Boston throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2# Boston looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Khemkhaeng controls from within his opponent's guard. Boston keeping full guard, as Khemkhaeng tries to pass. #SU# The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Khemkhaeng stands up from guard. Let's bang! Boston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Boston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T5# Boston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Boston misses with an uppercut. Khemkhaeng saw that one coming. Boston throws a good cross that connects.
Boston looks to throw the jab but Khemkhaeng is out of range. Khemkhaeng is looking to counter punch. Boston misses with a lunging right hand
and Khemkhaeng counters with a nice uppercut. Khemkhaeng is looking to clinch. Khemkhaeng has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boston finds it's way round the side to connect with Khemkhaeng's head. Boston throws a shot from downtown. Khemkhaeng moves away and avoids it. Khemkhaeng with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boston to score with a decent uppercut. Khemkhaeng scores with a jab. Boston acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Khemkhaeng takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Nice uppercut there from Boston.#T6# The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Boston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khemkhaeng circles away quickly and effectively. Boston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khemkhaeng counters with a nice uppercut. Boston misses the shot to the body. #CL# Khemkhaeng gets a clinch. Khemkhaeng can't find room to land a body shot as Boston controls the action.
Nice elbow from Khemkhaeng. #CUT#That has opened up Clarence Boston's cut even more. Khemkhaeng prevents a body shot from Boston. With the fighters up against the cage, Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but misses. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow just above Boston 's eye. Khemkhaeng scores with an uppercut up the middle. Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Boston blocks an uppercut.
#T7# Boston tries to pull guard but Khemkhaeng holds him up against the cage and eventually Boston drops back down to his feet.
Khemkhaeng throws an elbow that misses.
Boston is trying to break free. Khemkhaeng tries to work over Boston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Boston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khemkhaeng comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow inside that Boston shrugs off. #BC2# Boston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boston looks to land a left hand but Khemkhaeng moved out of range nicely. It looks like Khemkhaeng has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. Boston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boston throws a big shot that misses. An attempted straight right counter from Khemkhaeng misses the target. Boston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khemkhaeng on the side of the head. A telegraphed right hand from Boston misses the target. #T8# Boston is looking to clinch but Khemkhaeng is avoiding it.
Khemkhaeng is looking for a counter combo. A looping hook to the body misses from Boston. Khemkhaeng does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL# Khemkhaeng closes the distance and clinches. Boston working hard to break the clinch. Khemkhaeng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khemkhaeng misses with a hook from the clinch. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow just above Boston 's eye. Boston blocks the elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action! Boston fails to pull guard.
Khemkhaeng gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #BC2# Boston manages to break the clinch.
Khemkhaeng misses the jab. Boston lands a slapping body shot.
Khemkhaeng slips under a jab.#T9# The fight stays on the outside here - Khemkhaeng looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Khemkhaeng is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Khemkhaeng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boston. Khemkhaeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boston.
Khemkhaeng was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Boston pushing out the jab but it's not landing. An attempted straight right counter from Khemkhaeng misses the target. Clarence Boston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Boston throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khemkhaeng counters with a nice uppercut. Boston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Khemkhaeng counters with a one-two to the body. #CL2# Boston closes the distance and clinches. Khemkhaeng creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Khemkhaeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boston's elbow. Khemkhaeng lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Khemkhaeng tries to throw a body punch but Boston avoids it by throwing Khemkhaeng back against the cage. Boston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng dominated that round. The cut man is working on Clarence Boston's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2# Boston throws a jab when Khemkhaeng was well out of range. Khemkhaeng wants to clinch up but Boston keeps it at a distance. Khemkhaeng on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #CL# Khemkhaeng instigates a clinch. Khemkhaeng lands a hook that snaps the head of Boston backwards. Khemkhaeng lands with a right to the head. Boston jumps guard but Khemkhaeng stands there with Boston around his waist. Boston gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Khemkhaeng lands with a right to the head. Khemkhaeng misses with a punch to the body.
Khemkhaeng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Khemkhaeng scores with a hook to the body. Boston tries to pull guard but Khemkhaeng holds him up against the cage and eventually Boston drops back down to his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khemkhaeng. #T1# Khemkhaeng lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boston backwards. Khemkhaeng scores with a shot to the side of Boston's head. Boston is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Khemkhaeng to keep the fight standing. Kittisak Khemkhaeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clarence Boston. Khemkhaeng scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2# Boston breaks the clinch.
Boston catches Khemkhaeng with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Boston throws a right hand that misses
and Khemkhaeng counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC#Boston is rocked! Boston with a body punch. A glancing blow. Khemkhaeng ducks right into an uppercut from Boston. Boston throws a hook but Khemkhaeng avoids it easily. Khemkhaeng is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boston can do to turn this around? Boston keeps the fight on the outside.#CL# Khemkhaeng rushes Boston and presses him up against the cage.#T2# This has been an exciting period of action! Khemkhaeng is leaning against Boston and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A short right hand to the side of the head by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng cracks Boston with a nice body shot. Boston holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Boston lands an uppercut. Khemkhaeng cracks Boston with a nice body shot. Khemkhaeng pushes Boston back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Boston has a couple of punches blocked by Khemkhaeng.
Boston fails to pull guard.
Boston tries to break free but Khemkhaeng pushes him back against the cage. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow inside. Khemkhaeng gets through Boston's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow. Khemkhaeng lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boston backwards. #T3# A body shot lands from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng swings wildly with an uppercut but Boston uses good head movement to avoid it. Khemkhaeng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Khemkhaeng working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Khemkhaeng looks to throw an elbow but misses. Khemkhaeng comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Khemkhaeng tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Khemkhaeng misses with the head strike.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice shot to the body. Khemkhaeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boston tries to break free but Khemkhaeng pushes him back against the cage. Khemkhaeng lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Boston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khemkhaeng has him pressed against the cage. Boston blocks an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow. #CUT#The cut above Clarence Boston's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#T4# Khemkhaeng tries to throw a body punch but Boston avoids it by throwing Khemkhaeng back against the cage. Boston swings wildly with an uppercut but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it. Khemkhaeng tries a body shot but Boston blocks it.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng has scored more points in the clinch so far. Khemkhaeng keeps control of Boston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow inside that Boston shrugs off. Khemkhaeng lands an uppercut. This has been an exciting period of action! Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#Clarence Boston's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Boston blocks an uppercut.
Khemkhaeng blocking some punches.
Boston tries a body shot but Khemkhaeng blocks it.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Khemkhaeng tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Khemkhaeng lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boston backwards. Boston dodges an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
A short body shot lands from Boston as the two fighters clinch.
#T5# Boston wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boston fails to pull guard.
Khemkhaeng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khemkhaeng throws a head punch that misses. Boston jumps guard but Khemkhaeng turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Khemkhaeng misses with a punch to the body.
Khemkhaeng scores with a shoulder strike. Boston takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Clarence Boston's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kittisak Khemkhaeng! After winning the bout, Kittisak Khemkhaeng 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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TOF 74
Date: Jan 28, 2024 |
#R1# Mao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khemkhaeng. Mao lands a jab to Khemkhaeng's midsection. Khemkhaeng motions for Mao to come forward. Khemkhaeng throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Khemkhaeng tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Mao counters with a stiff right hand. Khemkhaeng takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Khemkhaeng tries to clinch up. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mao swats away the attempt to clinch by Khemkhaeng. Mao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Mao throws a lazy head kick and Khemkhaeng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1# Mao thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Khemkhaeng if he has to take too many more of those.
Mao lands a right hook to the body.
Mao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Khemkhaeng tries to clinch up but Mao circles away and keeps his distance. Mao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khemkhaeng counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Mao throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#CL2# Khemkhaeng closes the distance and clinches. Mao takes an elbow to the forehead. Mao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Khemkhaeng misses with a short punch on the inside. #TD# Mao pulls guard successfully.
Mao seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T2##SUB# Mao is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Khemkhaeng defends well. Khemkhaeng controls from within his opponent's guard. Khemkhaeng must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Khemkhaeng trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Khemkhaeng pushing down on Mao's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SU2# Khemkhaeng decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. #CL2# Khemkhaeng darts in and clinches Mao up against the cage. Khemkhaeng misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC# Mao manages to break the clinch.
Mao scores with a sloppy right hand. Khemkhaeng should have avoided that one. Mao walks into a straight right hand from Khemkhaeng.#T3##CL2# Mao gets tackled into the cage by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng maintains the clinch. Khemkhaeng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Mao taking a breather. Mao is trying to break the clinch but Khemkhaeng is controlling him. Mao jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khemkhaeng walks away with a smile on his face. Mao gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Mao throws a body punch but Khemkhaeng moves out of range. A little jabbing left from Khemkhaeng on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Mao throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Mao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mao keeps the fight on the outside. Mao scores with a push kick.#CL2# Khemkhaeng pushes Mao up against the cage in a clinch.#T4# Mao has a couple of punches blocked by Khemkhaeng.
Mao jumps guard but Khemkhaeng turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Mao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Khemkhaeng just stands there and leans against the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yin Mao. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mao fails to pull guard.
A right hook to the body lands for Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng misses with the head strike.
Khemkhaeng digs a right hand into Mao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mao's gas tank. Mao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mao fails to land. Mao tries to work over Khemkhaeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow that misses.
Mao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mao is trying to pull guard but Khemkhaeng turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. A short uppercut from Khemkhaeng. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Mao misses with some punches.
Mao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khemkhaeng backwards. Mao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khemkhaeng has him pressed against the cage.#T5##BC# Mao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khemkhaeng sees it coming and avoids it easily. Yin Mao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Khemkhaeng is able to avoid easily. Nice shot lands for Khemkhaeng. Mao scores with a leg kick.
Khemkhaeng walks into a left hand. Mao has been working on his balance at Temple of Fitness, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Khemkhaeng. Jab by Mao. Khemkhaeng tries to clinch but Mao is having none of it. Khemkhaeng scores with a sloppy right hand. Mao should have avoided that one. Mao lands with a nice body kick. Mao misses with a hook. Khemkhaeng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T6# Mao throws a leg kick which misses Khemkhaeng's front leg but catches the back leg as Khemkhaeng tries to avoid it. Khemkhaeng avoids the body shot from Mao.
Khemkhaeng now looks to counter with a shot at the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mao tries to land a leg kick but Khemkhaeng saw it coming and moves away.
Mao tries to work over Khemkhaeng's front leg with a kick but Khemkhaeng checks it. Khemkhaeng moves out of range of the strikes. Khemkhaeng looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. A nice leg kick from Mao, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khemkhaeng needs to keep his hands up - Mao had a free shot at his head there. Mao throws a jab but it's blocked by Khemkhaeng. Mao tries a head kick but it misses.
Mao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Mao throws a hook but Khemkhaeng avoids it easily.#T7# Mao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Khemkhaeng has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Khemkhaeng tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#CL2# Khemkhaeng clinches. Mao swings wildly with an uppercut but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it. Khemkhaeng lands a damaging elbow. Mao is trying to pull guard but Khemkhaeng turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#TD# Mao successfully pulls guard.
Mao is controlling Khemkhaeng's posture.#SU2# Khemkhaeng stands up from guard. Let's bang! Khemkhaeng is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T8# Mao just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL2# Khemkhaeng moves into the clinch. Khemkhaeng works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mao avoids a wild elbow strike from Khemkhaeng. A short right from Khemkhaeng on the inside. Khemkhaeng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mao. 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! Mao jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khemkhaeng walks away with a smile on his face. Mao gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Mao misses with a leg kick and Mao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Khemkhaeng avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khemkhaeng checks a low kick from Mao. Khemkhaeng looks like he wants to counter punch here. Khemkhaeng is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T9# Mao misses with a leg kick and Khemkhaeng counters with a stiff right hand. Khemkhaeng tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Khemkhaeng is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mao had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush. Mao moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Khemkhaeng slips a jab from Mao. Mao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mao throws a leg kick but Khemkhaeng moved away. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mao. Khemkhaeng avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#CL2# Khemkhaeng closes the distance and clinches. A nice left hand lands by Khemkhaeng.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Mao dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!#R2# Khemkhaeng closes the distance looking to clinch and Mao counters with an inside leg kick. Mao misses with a head kick.
Mao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #CL2# Khemkhaeng closes the distance and clinches. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Khemkhaeng gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC# Mao manages to break the clinch.
Mao throws a head kick but Khemkhaeng moves out of range.
Khemkhaeng now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Khemkhaeng fails in his attempt to clinch. Khemkhaeng has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mao.#T1# Mao misses the jab. Khemkhaeng doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. A big left from Mao misses. Yin Mao is winning the standup battle so far. Khemkhaeng misses with a looping left. A good leg kick by Mao. Mao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khemkhaeng can do to turn this around? Mao throws a lazy body kick and Khemkhaeng counters with a straight right hand. The fighters circle momentarily. Mao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Mao getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Mao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Mao looks to land a body kick but Khemkhaeng moved away. Mao scores with a nice right hand.
#T2# Mao tried to score with a low kick but Khemkhaeng checks it. Khemkhaeng looks like he wants to counter punch here. Khemkhaeng doesn't manage to clinch there - Mao circles away.
Khemkhaeng checks a leg kick nicely. Mao misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Khemkhaeng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Mao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng obviously looking to wear him down.
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! Mao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khemkhaeng! But no joy. Khemkhaeng fails in his attempt to clinch. Mao throws a leg kick but Khemkhaeng checks it. Mao lands with a nice body punch. Mao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khemkhaeng.
Mao misses with a hook. Khemkhaeng ducked under it nicely. It seemed like Khemkhaeng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T3# Mao is looking to slow Khemkhaeng down with leg kicks. Khemkhaeng lands a really nice looking cross but Mao seems unphased.
Khemkhaeng on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Khemkhaeng's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Khemkhaeng fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khemkhaeng fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mao looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Mao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Mao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mao throws a jab but it's blocked by Khemkhaeng. Mao misses with a body shot
and Mao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Mao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T4# Mao ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Mao avoids the body shot from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. A big right from Khemkhaeng misses. Mao connects with a crisp jab. 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! Mao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khemkhaeng. That did some damage!#CL2# Khemkhaeng instigates a clinch. A nice right hand lands inside from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng scores with an uppercut up the middle. Mao prevents a body shot from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T5##TD# Mao has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Khemkhaeng uses from the top position. Khemkhaeng is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Mao controls Khemkhaeng momentarily but Khemkhaeng frees himself. Khemkhaeng passes Mao's left leg - he's now in half guard. Khemkhaeng keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#SU2# Khemkhaeng decides to return to a standing position. A solid leg kick lands there for Khemkhaeng.
Mao scores with a three punch combo!
Mao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khemkhaeng tries to clinch up but Mao circles away and keeps his distance.#T6##CL2# Khemkhaeng has managed to clinch.
Mao fails to pull guard.
Mao misses with a punch to the body.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Khemkhaeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khemkhaeng lands an elbow that stopped Mao in his tracks for a moment. Mao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Khemkhaeng just stands there and leans against the cage. Khemkhaeng tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Khemkhaeng misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mao is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Khemkhaeng to keep the fight standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yin Mao. That's going to take a lot out of him. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Mao lands an uppercut. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow inside. Khemkhaeng digs a right hand into Mao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mao's gas tank. Mao prevents a body shot from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng pushes off an throws an elbow but Mao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Khemkhaeng working aggressively here.
Mao misses with a punch to the body.
#T7# Mao blocks an uppercut.
Khemkhaeng has Mao pressed against the cage, preventing Mao from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Khemkhaeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mao is looking to break free of the clinch but Khemkhaeng has double underhooks. Khemkhaeng misses with a hook from the clinch. Mao takes a shot to the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Mao. Khemkhaeng pushes Mao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Khemkhaeng tries to work over Mao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A nice left hand lands by Mao.
Mao jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khemkhaeng walks away with a smile on his face. Mao gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Khemkhaeng tries to clinch up but Mao circles away and keeps his distance. Mao appears to be looking for a big counter. Khemkhaeng swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Mao tried to counter with a leg kick but Khemkhaeng avoided it. Khemkhaeng needs to keep his hands up - Mao had a free shot at his head there.#T8##CL2# Khemkhaeng rushes Mao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Khemkhaeng lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #BC# Mao breaks from the clinch.
Khemkhaeng tries to clinch there but Mao circles away.
Mao throws a leg kick but Khemkhaeng checks it. Khemkhaeng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL2# Khemkhaeng closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Khemkhaeng keeps control of Mao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. A right handed body shot lands from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng lands an elbow inside. Khemkhaeng lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC# Mao manages to break the clinch.
Mao scores with a nice head shot.#T9# Khemkhaeng darts in trying to clinch and Mao counters with a straight right hand. Mao swats away the attempt to clinch by Khemkhaeng. Mao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khemkhaeng is out of range and Mao settles back down. Khemkhaeng is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Khemkhaeng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mao. Khemkhaeng moves in looking to clinch but Mao pushes him off. Mao throws a head kick that misses. Khemkhaeng moves in looking to clinch but Mao pushes him off. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yin Mao will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3# Mao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khemkhaeng looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Mao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mao there as he acknowledges the shot.#CL2# Khemkhaeng has Mao up against the cage in a clinch.
Mao tries to pull guard but Khemkhaeng won't allow it.
Khemkhaeng prevents a body shot from Mao. Mao struggles to land a body shot inside as Khemkhaeng controls his hands.
Khemkhaeng cracks Mao with a nice body shot. Mao tries a body shot but Khemkhaeng blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC# Mao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Khemkhaeng lands with an uppercut that bounces Mao off the cage and back into range. Mao scores with a body shot.
Mao clobbers Khemkhaeng with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T1# Khemkhaeng doesn't manage to clinch there - Mao circles away.
Khemkhaeng listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Mao scores with a push kick. Mao lands a slapping body shot.
Khemkhaeng takes a shot right to the bread basket. Mao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Mao misses with a kick to the body.
Mao lets loose with a powerful body kick. Khemkhaeng will feel that in the morning. Mao thows a leg kick but Khemkhaeng checks it and Khemkhaeng counters with an inside leg kick. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Mao scores with a jab to the jaw.#T2# Khemkhaeng checks a leg kick. Khemkhaeng takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Mao swings widly with a right hand
and Khemkhaeng counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#Mao is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Khemkhaeng engages and cracks Mao with a massive lead left hook - Mao tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Khemkhaeng is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kittisak Khemkhaeng! After winning the bout, Kittisak Khemkhaeng thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. The defeated Yin Mao had this to say: 'Oh well, on to the next one!'. |
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Date: Dec 30, 2023 |
#R1# Josh throws a hook but Khemkhaeng avoids it easily.#CL# Khemkhaeng moves into the clinch. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow that stopped Josh in his tracks for a moment. A head punch on the inside from Josh fails to land. Josh misses with a punch to the body.
Khemkhaeng lands an elbow that stopped Josh in his tracks for a moment. Josh misses with a body punch.
Josh misses with some punches.
Josh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khemkhaeng misses with a hook from the clinch. Josh misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Khemkhaeng is pressed up against the cage. Josh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Khemkhaeng down to the mat. Khemkhaeng avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL2# Josh rushes Khemkhaeng and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Khemkhaeng lands a nice uppercut. Khemkhaeng is pressed up against the cage. Josh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Khemkhaeng down to the mat. Khemkhaeng avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Khemkhaeng moves in looking to clinch but Josh pushes him off.#T1# Josh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL# Khemkhaeng moves into range and clinches up with Josh. A head punch on the inside from Josh fails to land. Khemkhaeng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Josh pushes off an throws an elbow but Khemkhaeng leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Khemkhaeng lands with a right to the head. I was talking to Khemkhaeng's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Josh tries to land knees in the clinch but Khemkhaeng avoids the damage to the body. Josh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khemkhaeng backwards. Josh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rogan Josh. Josh misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng misses with an elbow strike.
Josh misses with a punch on the inside.
Khemkhaeng lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Khemkhaeng.
Josh tries for a takedown. No joy.
#T2# Khemkhaeng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khemkhaeng prevents a body shot from Josh. Khemkhaeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Josh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A right hand to the body from Khemkhaeng.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Josh lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Josh dodges an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it misses.
Josh is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Khemkhaeng pulls him back up using the underhooks. Khemkhaeng blocking some punches.
Josh struggles to land a body shot inside as Khemkhaeng controls his hands.
Josh misses with some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Josh obliges. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow just above Josh 's eye. Khemkhaeng digs a right hand underneath Josh's ribcage. Josh let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T3# Josh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Josh has a couple of punches blocked by Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng blocks a body shot from Josh. Khemkhaeng struggles to land a body shot inside as Josh controls his hands.
Khemkhaeng scores with an uppercut up the middle. Josh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Khemkhaeng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Josh fails to land. Josh looking for a takedown. Khemkhaeng swings wildly with an uppercut but Josh uses good head movement to avoid it. Josh blocks a body shot from Khemkhaeng. Josh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Khemkhaeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Josh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T4# Josh prevents a body shot from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng tries to throw a body punch but Josh avoids it by throwing Khemkhaeng back against the cage. Khemkhaeng misses with an elbow strike.
Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Josh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khemkhaeng blocking some punches.
Khemkhaeng creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Khemkhaeng lands with a short head shot on the inside. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A short uppercut from Josh. Josh pushes off an throws an elbow but Khemkhaeng leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Khemkhaeng creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Josh's defenses. Knees in the clinch landing for Josh.
Josh misses with a short punch on the inside. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Josh throws a punch but it's blocked by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng has a couple of punches blocked by Josh.
#T5##TD2# Josh has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Khemkhaeng is trying to keep an underhook but Josh manages to get the takedown into half guard. Khemkhaeng controlling the position well. Khemkhaeng is looking to escape. Khemkhaeng is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Josh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Josh's back! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Josh is in bad spot here.
Khemkhaeng trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Josh just trying to survive but Khemkhaeng is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. Josh is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Will Khemkhaeng go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Josh is trying to break free.
Khemkhaeng biding his time, looking for the opening.
Josh has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.#T6# Josh tries to break free.
Khemkhaeng is trying to stick to Josh's back but Josh is turning into Khemkhaeng. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Khemkhaeng's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Josh. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Khemkhaeng is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Josh is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Josh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khemkhaeng is keeping the position for now. Josh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Josh trying to control the position from guard on top but Khemkhaeng is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Josh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Khemkhaeng's head.#ES# Khemkhaeng manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage. Khemkhaeng misses with the head strike.
Josh is working Khemkhaeng over against the cage.#T7# Josh lands a body shot. Khemkhaeng misses with a short punch on the inside. Josh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khemkhaeng throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Josh lands with a left to the head. Josh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Josh struggles to land a body shot inside as Khemkhaeng controls his hands.
Josh working aggressively here.
Josh throws a punch but it's blocked by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng has a couple of punches blocked by Josh.
Josh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khemkhaeng backwards. A right hook to the body lands for Khemkhaeng.
Josh blocks a body shot from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khemkhaeng blocks an elbow strike.#T8# Khemkhaeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Josh missing with knees to the body.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow. Josh misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khemkhaeng. Josh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Josh misses with some punches.
Josh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Josh working aggressively here.
Khemkhaeng creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. With the fighters up against the cage, Josh throws an elbow but misses. Josh dodges an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Josh can't find room to land a body shot as Khemkhaeng controls the action.
Josh lands with a light punch inside. Josh misses with the head strike.
#T9# Josh tries to throw a body punch but Khemkhaeng avoids it by throwing Josh back against the cage. Josh throws a head punch that misses. Josh blocks an elbow strike. Khemkhaeng blocking some punches.
Khemkhaeng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Josh lands a body shot. Khemkhaeng misses with a body punch.
Josh throws a punch but it's blocked by Khemkhaeng. Josh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Josh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khemkhaeng can't find room to land a body shot as Josh controls the action.
Josh struggles to land a body shot inside as Khemkhaeng controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Josh. Khemkhaeng tries to work over Josh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Khemkhaeng scores with a shoulder strike. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rogan Josh will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2# Josh swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng lands a nice shot that snaps Josh's head back.
#CL2# Khemkhaeng tries to keep at a distance but Josh has taken the fight into the clinch. Josh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khemkhaeng pushes off an throws an elbow but Josh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Khemkhaeng lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Khemkhaeng pushes off an throws an elbow but Josh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Khemkhaeng avoids a wild elbow strike from Josh. Josh misses with a hook from the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A body shot lands from Josh.
Khemkhaeng throws an elbow that misses.
Khemkhaeng blocks an elbow strike from Josh.
Josh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Josh has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Khemkhaeng is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#T1# Khemkhaeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Josh's elbow. Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow. Khemkhaeng blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Josh. Rogan Josh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Josh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Josh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Josh working aggressively here.
Josh misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Josh scores with a nice short uppercut. Khemkhaeng lands an uppercut. A short right from Khemkhaeng. Josh misses with a knee to the head. Josh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Josh lands with a short head shot on the inside. Khemkhaeng misses with the head strike.
#T2# Josh wants a takedown but no success here.
Josh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Josh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow from the clinch. 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! Josh works on Khemkhaeng's body with a couple of short punches. Josh avoids the elbow strike from Khemkhaeng, against the cage.
Josh blocks an elbow strike. Khemkhaeng lands with a right to the head. Khemkhaeng blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Khemkhaeng. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng blocking some punches.
Khemkhaeng misses with an elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Khemkhaeng as the two fighters clinch.
Josh throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T3# Josh misses with a punch on the inside.
Khemkhaeng lands with a short shot to the head. Khemkhaeng misses with a punch to the body.
Josh misses with an elbow strike.
Josh working aggressively here.
Khemkhaeng blocking some punches.
Josh has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Khemkhaeng avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Kittisak Khemkhaeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rogan Josh. Josh lands a nice shot to the body. Josh is trying to drag Khemkhaeng to the mat but Khemkhaeng just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Khemkhaeng blocks an uppercut.
Khemkhaeng tries to throw a body punch but Josh avoids it by throwing Khemkhaeng back against the cage. Khemkhaeng scores with a shoulder strike. A shot in the inside from Josh. #T4# Josh blocking some punches.
Josh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Khemkhaeng blocks an elbow strike from Josh.
Khemkhaeng working some nice short punches in the clinch. Josh throws a head punch that misses. Josh misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khemkhaeng. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Josh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Khemkhaeng misses with the head strike.
Josh throws a punch but it's blocked by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng lands a damaging elbow. Nice elbow from Khemkhaeng. Josh lands with a light punch inside. Josh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khemkhaeng is defending well for now. Khemkhaeng working aggressively here.
#T5# Josh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khemkhaeng's defenses. A head punch on the inside from Josh fails to land. Josh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Khemkhaeng prevents a body shot from Josh. Khemkhaeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Josh scores with a shoulder strike. Good body shot from Khemkhaeng.
Josh misses with the head strike.
Josh can't find room to land a body shot as Khemkhaeng controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Josh. Josh struggles to land a body shot inside as Khemkhaeng controls his hands.
Josh blocks the elbow strike.
Khemkhaeng looks to throw an elbow but misses. Josh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Khemkhaeng throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#T6# Josh has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Khemkhaeng avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Khemkhaeng creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. A head punch blocked on the inside by Khemkhaeng. Josh tries to work over Khemkhaeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Khemkhaeng blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Josh throws a punch but it's blocked by Khemkhaeng. Josh scores with a shot to the side of Khemkhaeng's head. Josh swings wildly with an uppercut but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it. This has been an exciting period of action! Khemkhaeng misses with a punch on the inside.
Josh misses with the head strike.
Khemkhaeng is defending well against a takedown attempt. Josh swings wildly with an uppercut but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it. Josh creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T7# Josh working aggressively here.
Josh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khemkhaeng lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Josh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Josh misses with a punch to the body.
Khemkhaeng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Josh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Josh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khemkhaeng's elbow. Khemkhaeng pushes off an throws an elbow but Josh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Nice body punch from Josh. Khemkhaeng lands a hook that snaps the head of Josh backwards. Josh lands a damaging elbow. A shot in the inside from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng pushes off an throws an elbow but Josh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Josh looking for a takedown. #T8# A head punch blocked on the inside by Khemkhaeng. A right hand to the body from Khemkhaeng.
With the fighters up against the cage, Josh throws an elbow but misses. Khemkhaeng lands an uppercut. Josh misses with a hook from the clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Khemkhaeng softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Josh blocks a body shot from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Josh's elbow. Josh avoids the elbow strike from Khemkhaeng, against the cage.
Josh blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Khemkhaeng scores with a nice short uppercut. Khemkhaeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khemkhaeng softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Khemkhaeng blocks an elbow strike. Josh wants to take the fight to the mat but Khemkhaeng manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#T9# Josh takes an elbow to the forehead. Josh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Khemkhaeng lands with a light punch inside. Khemkhaeng lands a body punch in the clinch. Josh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Josh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khemkhaeng works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Khemkhaeng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Josh goes for a takedown attempt but Khemkhaeng pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Josh with a poor takedown and Khemkhaeng counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Josh is breathing heavily.#CL# The fight moves into the clinch position. Khemkhaeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Josh's elbow. Khemkhaeng pushes off an throws an elbow but Josh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Josh takes an elbow to the temple. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kittisak Khemkhaeng will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3# Josh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Khemkhaeng fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khemkhaeng moves out of range as Josh throws a body kick.
Josh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khemkhaeng. It looked like Khemkhaeng wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Josh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khemkhaeng avoids a punch combination nicely.
Josh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Khemkhaeng momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL# Khemkhaeng darts in and clinches Josh up against the cage. Josh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Josh. Khemkhaeng lands a body shot. #T1# Josh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Khemkhaeng prevents a body shot from Josh. Khemkhaeng creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Josh's defenses. Khemkhaeng misses with a body punch.
Khemkhaeng misses with an elbow over the top. Nice body punch from Josh. Josh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khemkhaeng tries to throw a body punch but Josh avoids it by throwing Khemkhaeng back against the cage. Khemkhaeng misses with an elbow over the top. Josh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khemkhaeng is defending well for now. Josh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Josh misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Josh misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2# Josh working aggressively here.
Khemkhaeng blocks an uppercut.
Khemkhaeng misses with the head strike.
Khemkhaeng lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Josh struggles to land a body shot inside as Khemkhaeng controls his hands.
Khemkhaeng scores with a shoulder strike. Josh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khemkhaeng has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khemkhaeng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#TD2# Josh jumps guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SU# Khemkhaeng stands up from Josh's guard - Khemkhaeng perhaps looking for a knockout. Josh throws a combination that misses and Khemkhaeng counters with a nice body shot. Josh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Khemkhaeng tries to clinch up but Josh circles away and keeps his distance. Josh throws a poor cross that misses
and Khemkhaeng counters with a nice uppercut. Josh throws a series of punches but Khemkhaeng moves out of range. #T3# Josh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Khemkhaeng moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#ROC#Josh is rocked! Khemkhaeng takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Josh is still on wobbly legs! Can Khemkhaeng finish him? Josh shoots for a double leg takedown but Khemkhaeng sprawls well. He's pushed Josh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Khemkhaeng looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Josh seems to have recovered his senses. Khemkhaeng tries to clinch but Josh is having none of it. Khemkhaeng slips under a jab from Josh. Khemkhaeng was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#CL# Khemkhaeng moves into the clinch successfully.
Khemkhaeng lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow from the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Josh. Josh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Khemkhaeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T4# Khemkhaeng lands on the inside with an uppercut. Josh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Khemkhaeng lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Khemkhaeng lands an elbow inside. Josh dodges an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Josh misses with some punches.
Khemkhaeng gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Josh blocks a body shot from Khemkhaeng. Josh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Josh misses with the head strike.
Josh misses with some punches.
Khemkhaeng creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. With the fighters up against the cage, Josh throws an elbow but misses. Khemkhaeng lands a hook to the side of the head. Khemkhaeng can't find room to land a body shot as Josh controls the action.
#T5# Khemkhaeng can't find room to land a body shot as Josh controls the action.
Khemkhaeng blocking some punches.
Khemkhaeng creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Josh tries to land a knee to the head but Khemkhaeng blocks with his arms.
Khemkhaeng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Josh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Josh working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khemkhaeng. Josh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Khemkhaeng blocking some punches.
Josh working aggressively here.
Josh tries a body shot but Khemkhaeng blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but misses. Khemkhaeng misses with a punch on the inside.
#T6# Josh has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Khemkhaeng is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Kittisak Khemkhaeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rogan Josh. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow inside that Josh shrugs off. Josh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khemkhaeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khemkhaeng creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Josh's defenses. Khemkhaeng misses with a body punch.
Khemkhaeng throws a punch but it's blocked by Josh. Josh prevents a body shot from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Josh backwards. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! With the two fighters working up against the cage, Josh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khemkhaeng's brow. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng prevents a takedown attempt there.
Khemkhaeng scores with a shoulder strike. Josh misses with a short punch on the inside. #T7# Khemkhaeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Josh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Josh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Josh blocks an elbow strike. Josh tries a body shot but Khemkhaeng blocks it.
Khemkhaeng presses Josh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Khemkhaeng is pressed up against the cage. Josh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Khemkhaeng down to the mat. Khemkhaeng avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Josh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khemkhaeng counters with a straight right hand.#KD# Khemkhaeng sends Josh crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Khemkhaeng is motioning to the referee to let Josh up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Josh drops his hands momentarily. Khemkhaeng doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Josh staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Josh doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kittisak Khemkhaeng! Kittisak Khemkhaeng gave a mention to HELLS BALLS RECOVERY in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales). The defeated Rogan Josh had this to say: 'If you ever start taking things too seriously, just remember that we are talking monkeys on an organic spaceship flying through the universe!'. |
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Event:
CFC 604
Date: Nov 10, 2023 |
#R1# Khemkhaeng swings for the body but Oyelowo moves out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Oyelowo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Oyelowo misses with an uppercut. Khemkhaeng saw that one coming.#TD2# Oyelowo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.#SUB2# Oyelowo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Khemkhaeng wants to stand and escape but Oyelowo is having none of it. #SUB2# Oyelowo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oyelowo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Khemkhaeng wants to get back to his feet but Oyelowo passes into half guard.
Khemkhaeng tries to kick Oyelowo off but Oyelowo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Oyelowo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Khemkhaeng avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oyelowo. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Khemkhaeng is doing well to control the position and prevent Oyelowo from advancing to side control.#SUB2# Oyelowo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2# Oyelowo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Khemkhaeng sees it coming and defends easily. Khemkhaeng moves into full guard.
#T1# Oyelowo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Khemkhaeng is trying to control the position but Oyelowo postures up. Khemkhaeng wants to get back to his feet but Oyelowo is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Oyelowo postures up and lands a big shot to Khemkhaeng's brow. Oyelowo prevents Khemkhaeng from getting back to his feet. #SUB2# Oyelowo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oyelowo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Oyelowo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Khemkhaeng's guard. Oyelowo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB2# Oyelowo is trying to work for a kimura but Khemkhaeng is defending well.
Oyelowo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB2# Oyelowo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Khemkhaeng sees it coming and defends easily. Oyelowo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Khemkhaeng does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2# Oyelowo seems to be looking for submissions.
#T2##SUB2# Oyelowo is looking for a kimura here.
Khemkhaeng is staying active underneath Oyelowo, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Khemkhaeng is trying to control but can't.
Khemkhaeng is staying active underneath Oyelowo, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Khemkhaeng looks like he's trying to stand up.
Khemkhaeng blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oyelowo. #SUB2# Oyelowo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Khemkhaeng sees it coming and defends easily. Khemkhaeng is refusing to be controlled, as Oyelowo sits in half guard. Khemkhaeng is looking to control Oyelowo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Khemkhaeng avoid being mounted? Khemkhaeng wants to get back to his feet.
Oyelowo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#SUB2# Oyelowo seems to be working for a kimura but Khemkhaeng defends the submission attempt.#T3# Oyelowo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Oyelowo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Oyelowo avoids the attempt from Khemkhaeng to control. Khemkhaeng is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Khemkhaeng prevents Oyelowo from taking his back. Oyelowo looking to ground and pound but Khemkhaeng is blocking nicely. Khemkhaeng sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#SUB2# Oyelowo wants to work for an arm triangle but Khemkhaeng is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Khemkhaeng looks like he's trying to stand up.
Khemkhaeng avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oyelowo. #SUB2# Khemkhaeng is defending against the submission attempts here by Oyelowo.
#T4# Khemkhaeng gets back to full guard.
Oyelowo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Khemkhaeng wants to sweep but no luck. Khemkhaeng is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet. Oyelowo tries to free his leg and advance position but Khemkhaeng is retaining full guard. Oyelowo wants to control from the top but Khemkhaeng keeps moving. Oyelowo looking to pass the guard. Oyelowo stops Khemkhaeng from standing up. Oyelowo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Oyelowo passes into half guard. Khemkhaeng keeping hold of Oyelowo's head, controlling as best he can. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Khemkhaeng is trying to get back to full guard. Khemkhaeng is trying to stand up here but Oyelowo is controlling him well. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Oyelowo dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2# Oyelowo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Oyelowo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khemkhaeng throws out the jab. Khemkhaeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oyelowo.
#TD2# Khemkhaeng gets caught flat footed, as Oyelowo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Khemkhaeng is on top in guard.
#REVR# Oyelowo keeping moving, preventing Khemkhaeng from controlling successfully. Khemkhaeng is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Khemkhaeng wants to stand but Oyelowo has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Khemkhaeng trying to control the position from guard on top but Oyelowo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Khemkhaeng being controlled here momentarily. #SUB2# Oyelowo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SU# Khemkhaeng gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #T1# Oyelowo just misses with a punch to the body.
Oyelowo misses with a wild body shot. Oyelowo throws a low kick but Khemkhaeng avoids it. Kittisak Khemkhaeng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Khemkhaeng throws an overhand right that lands on Oyelowo's shoulder, as Oyelowo tries to avoid the shot. #TD2# Oyelowo gets a double leg takedown into Khemkhaeng's guard. Khemkhaeng is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Oyelowo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Oyelowo lands a couple of elbows.#ES# Khemkhaeng has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Oyelowo has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage. Oyelowo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oyelowo is working for takedown but Khemkhaeng is calmly controlling the position for now. Khemkhaeng blocks a body shot from Oyelowo. Khemkhaeng pushes Oyelowo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Oyelowo working aggressively here.
Oyelowo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T2# The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Oyelowo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oyelowo misses with a body punch.
A short left from Oyelowo. Oyelowo throws a punch but it's blocked by Khemkhaeng. Oyelowo has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Khemkhaeng lands a nice uppercut. Oyelowo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oyelowo throws a punch but it's blocked by Khemkhaeng. Oyelowo jumps guard but Khemkhaeng stands there with Oyelowo around his waist. Oyelowo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Oyelowo. Oyelowo swings wildly with an uppercut but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it. Oyelowo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oyelowo looking for a takedown. Oyelowo working aggressively here.
#T3# Khemkhaeng tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Oyelowo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khemkhaeng's elbow. Khemkhaeng struggles to land a body shot inside as Oyelowo controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Oyelowo fails to land. Oyelowo is trying to pull guard but Khemkhaeng has him pressed against the cage. Khemkhaeng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oyelowo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Khemkhaeng after a bit of a struggle. Oyelowo is trying to break free. Oyelowo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khemkhaeng creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A nice right hand lands inside from Oyelowo. Khemkhaeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oyelowo lands a hook to the side of the head. Oyelowo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oyelowo misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Oyelowo.
#T4# Still in the clinch, Khemkhaeng scores with a nice short uppercut. Oyelowo misses with some punches.
Oyelowo working aggressively here.
Khemkhaeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oyelowo wants to take the fight to the mat but Khemkhaeng manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Oyelowo is working for takedown but Khemkhaeng is calmly controlling the position for now. Oyelowo misses with the head strike.
Oyelowo has a couple of punches blocked by Khemkhaeng.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Oyelowo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Oyelowo scores with a nice short uppercut. Khemkhaeng lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oyelowo backwards. Khemkhaeng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Oyelowo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Oyelowo fails to land. Oyelowo throws a punch but it's blocked by Khemkhaeng. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adrian Oyelowo will probably get the nod - 10:9. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3# Oyelowo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oyelowo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Khemkhaeng defends well and Oyelowo ends up having to push Khemkhaeng into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Khemkhaeng defending well as Oyelowo loads up on a big left hand. Oyelowo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Khemkhaeng jabbing away but nothing is landing. Oyelowo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Khemkhaeng works the jab nicely. Oyelowo moves forwards but Khemkhaeng connects with a nice, crisp jab. Oyelowo avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Khemkhaeng takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Oyelowo throws a hook but Khemkhaeng avoids it easily. Khemkhaeng tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Oyelowo avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Khemkhaeng throws a jab when Oyelowo was well out of range. Oyelowo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khemkhaeng throws the left hand but Oyelowo avoids the punch easily. Oyelowo shoots in but no luck this time. Khemkhaeng stuffs the takedown attempt from Oyelowo. Oyelowo gets slowly back to his feet. Kittisak Khemkhaeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Oyelowo. Oyelowo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T1# Oyelowo slips a jab from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Khemkhaeng ducks under a wild hook from Oyelowo. Khemkhaeng was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Khemkhaeng tries to clinch up but Oyelowo circles away and keeps his distance. Oyelowo ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Oyelowo misses with a body shot.
Khemkhaeng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oyelowo slips under a jab. Khemkhaeng misses the shot to the body. Khemkhaeng stuffs the takedown attempt from Oyelowo. Oyelowo gets slowly back to his feet. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Oyelowo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khemkhaeng moves out of range of the leg kick from Oyelowo.#CL2# Oyelowo moves into the clinch. Oyelowo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Khemkhaeng is defending well. Khemkhaeng blocks an uppercut.
Oyelowo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Oyelowo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T2# Oyelowo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Khemkhaeng pushes Oyelowo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Oyelowo tries for a takedown but Khemkhaeng manages to get underhooks.
Oyelowo misses with a body punch.
Khemkhaeng misses with a punch to the body.
Oyelowo throws a punch but it's blocked by Khemkhaeng. Oyelowo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Oyelowo tries to pull guard but Khemkhaeng won't allow it.
Khemkhaeng misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oyelowo misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Khemkhaeng lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oyelowo. Oyelowo swings wildly with an uppercut but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it. Khemkhaeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T3# Oyelowo can't find room to land a body shot as Khemkhaeng controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oyelowo. Oyelowo is trying to pull guard but Khemkhaeng turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Oyelowo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Oyelowo swings wildly with an uppercut but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it. Oyelowo misses with some punches.
Oyelowo struggles to land a body shot inside as Khemkhaeng controls his hands.
Khemkhaeng throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Khemkhaeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oyelowo's elbow. Oyelowo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khemkhaeng. Oyelowo scores with a hook to the body. Oyelowo working aggressively here.
Oyelowo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Khemkhaeng to keep the fight standing. Kittisak Khemkhaeng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4# Oyelowo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oyelowo stalling the fight.
Oyelowo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng digs a right hand underneath Oyelowo's ribcage. Oyelowo let out a lung full of air as it connected. Khemkhaeng prevents a takedown attempt there.
Oyelowo misses with a punch to the body.
Adrian Oyelowo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it misses.
Khemkhaeng lands with a light punch inside. Khemkhaeng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oyelowo blocks an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
#BC2# Oyelowo breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kittisak Khemkhaeng. I think Oyelowo 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29 Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Adrian Oyelowo! Adrian Oyelowo thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
CFC 596
Date: Oct 13, 2023 |
#R1# Eclaro misses with a wild body shot. A big left from Eclaro misses. Khemkhaeng looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Eclaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Eclaro half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Eclaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Eclaro drops down looking for a counter takedown but Khemkhaeng sprawls and moves away. Khemkhaeng thumps Eclaro with a low kick. Eclaro ducks under a wild hook from Khemkhaeng. Eclaro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Eclaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Khemkhaeng is just out of range. Khemkhaeng avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Khemkhaeng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eclaro. Nice defenses there by Eclaro. A jab lands there for Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eclaro.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khemkhaeng! But no joy.#T1# Khemkhaeng throws a lazy right hand but Eclaro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Khemkhaeng moves away from the strike by Eclaro. A big left from Khemkhaeng misses. Eclaro throws a series of punches but Khemkhaeng avoids them all with ease. Kittisak Khemkhaeng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Eclaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khemkhaeng moves away. Eclaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng throws a low kick but Eclaro moves out of range easily. Eclaro is looking to wear down Khemkhaeng with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Khemkhaeng jabbing away but nothing is landing. Eclaro misses with the combination.
Eclaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Eclaro tries to clinch but Khemkhaeng moves out of range. Eclaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Khemkhaeng throws a shot from downtown. Eclaro moves away and avoids it.#T2# Khemkhaeng throws out a loose jab but Eclaro uses good head movement to avoid it. Khemkhaeng misses with a wild body shot. Eclaro slips under a jab. Eclaro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Khemkhaeng counters with a nice low kick that buckles Eclaro's knee momentarily. Khemkhaeng scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eclaro doesn't seem bothered though. Kittisak Khemkhaeng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Khemkhaeng throws a leg kick #TD# and Eclaro counters with a single leg into guard. Khemkhaeng didn't expect that. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Khemkhaeng wants to stand but Eclaro is controlling the position. Eclaro won't allow Khemkhaeng to sweep him here. Khemkhaeng is still trying to improve position. Eclaro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Khemkhaeng trying to control the position.
Khemkhaeng pulls Eclaro in close to his closed guard and prevents Eclaro from doing any damage or advancing position. Eclaro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khemkhaeng works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T3# Khemkhaeng wants to sweep here but Eclaro controlling him for the moment. Khemkhaeng can't keep his opponent in guard - Eclaro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Khemkhaeng is looking for a sweep. Eclaro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Khemkhaeng is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Eclaro is looking to advance position but Khemkhaeng won't allow it. #SUB# Eclaro wants to work for an arm triangle but Khemkhaeng is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Khemkhaeng keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Eclaro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Eclaro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Eclaro stops Khemkhaeng from getting back to his feet.
Eclaro is trying to control. Khemkhaeng wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Eclaro throwing shots but Khemkhaeng is blocking nicely. Eclaro trying to control the action but Khemkhaeng is working from the bottom. #T4# Khemkhaeng is looking for a sweep. Eclaro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Eclaro lands strikes from half guard. Eclaro prevents Khemkhaeng from standing back up.
Eclaro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Khemkhaeng is looking to improve his position.
Eclaro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Khemkhaeng with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Khemkhaeng blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eclaro. Eclaro prevents Khemkhaeng from standing back up.
Eclaro looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#SUB# Eclaro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Khemkhaeng tries to roll over but Eclaro keeps him under control. Eclaro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Khemkhaeng wants to control but Eclaro is keeping busy.
Khemkhaeng pushes Eclaro off looking to stand but Eclaro dives back in and keeps control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Eclaro dominated that round. That's time! Eclaro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2# Khemkhaeng throws out a loose jab but Eclaro uses good head movement to avoid it. A left lands for Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng misses with a looping right. Eclaro moves out of range as Khemkhaeng strikes. Khemkhaeng throws a jab but it's blocked by Eclaro. Eclaro drops down looking for a counter takedown but Khemkhaeng sprawls and moves away. Eclaro fails with the takedown. Eclaro misses with a few strikes there.
Khemkhaeng lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Eclaro ducks under a wild hook from Khemkhaeng. Eclaro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khemkhaeng sees it coming and avoids it easily. Eclaro throws a body punch but Khemkhaeng moves out of range. Khemkhaeng moves into range and connects with a jab. #T1# An inside leg kick from Khemkhaeng misses. Khemkhaeng jabbing away but nothing is landing. Eclaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khemkhaeng manages to avoid it. Khemkhaeng scores with a nice strike. Khemkhaeng misses with a lunging right hand
#TD# and Eclaro counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Khemkhaeng regains full guard. Nicely done. Khemkhaeng utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Eclaro postures up and lands a big shot to Khemkhaeng's brow. Eclaro pushes down on Khemkhaeng's leg and manages to get into half guard. Khemkhaeng is looking for a sweep. Eclaro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Khemkhaeng works his way to full guard. Good work. Eclaro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khemkhaeng works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Eclaro distracts Khemkhaeng with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Eclaro won't allow Khemkhaeng to get back to his feet. Khemkhaeng keeping full guard, as Eclaro tries to pass. #T2# The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Eclaro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Eclaro pushing down on Khemkhaeng's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Khemkhaeng pushes Eclaro off looking to stand but Eclaro dives back in and keeps control.
Eclaro lands with a punch from half guard. Khemkhaeng wants to control but Eclaro is keeping busy and won't allow it. Eclaro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khemkhaeng defending well though. Eclaro wants to control but Khemkhaeng is keeping him busy. #SUB# Eclaro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Khemkhaeng looks like he's trying to stand up.
Khemkhaeng blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eclaro. #SUB# Eclaro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Khemkhaeng holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. #T3# Khemkhaeng has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Eclaro is working away from the top position though. Khemkhaeng is looking to improve his position.
Khemkhaeng really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eclaro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB# Eclaro is trying to work for a kimura but Khemkhaeng is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Khemkhaeng wants to get back to his feet.#SUB# Eclaro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Khemkhaeng is just riding it out for now. Eclaro eventually gives up the hold. Eclaro prevents Khemkhaeng from improving his position.#T4# A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Khemkhaeng gets full guard. Eclaro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khemkhaeng swivels though and keeps the full guard. Eclaro prevents Khemkhaeng from getting back to his feet. Eclaro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Eclaro throws a big elbow that misses. Eclaro preventing the sweep. Khemkhaeng avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Eclaro stays in close to Khemkhaeng's body and controls the position. Khemkhaeng seems keen to control Eclaro's posture. Eclaro advances to half guard. #SUB# Eclaro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Khemkhaeng is just riding it out for now. Eclaro eventually gives up the hold. Eclaro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Eclaro dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3# Eclaro takes a swing at Khemkhaeng's ribcage but misses. Eclaro slips a straight right by Khemkhaeng. Eclaro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng seems to be getting the better of the standup. Khemkhaeng comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Khemkhaeng misses with a looping right. Eclaro attempts a counter takedown but Khemkhaeng avoids it well and moves away. Khemkhaeng misses with a right hand #TD# and Eclaro counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Eclaro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Khemkhaeng pushes Eclaro off but Eclaro dives into side control.
Khemkhaeng can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB# Eclaro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Eclaro throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Khemkhaeng is not content to let Eclaro control the position. #ES2# Khemkhaeng explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #T1# Eclaro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khemkhaeng circles away quickly and effectively. Eclaro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Eclaro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Eclaro shoots in looking for a takedown but Khemkhaeng manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Eclaro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Khemkhaeng was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Khemkhaeng throws a lazy right hand but Eclaro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Khemkhaeng comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Khemkhaeng cracks Eclaro with an open hand slap. Khemkhaeng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice shot that snaps Eclaro's head back.
Khemkhaeng misses with an uppercut. Eclaro saw that one coming. Eclaro moves away from the strike by Khemkhaeng. #T2# Khemkhaeng misses with a left hand #TD# and Eclaro counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Khemkhaeng has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Eclaro is on him like a limpet, forcing Khemkhaeng back against the cage. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Khemkhaeng scores with a shoulder strike. Khemkhaeng lands a left hand.
#TD# Eclaro decides to pull guard. #SUB# Eclaro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Khemkhaeng can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Khemkhaeng trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB# Eclaro working for a triangle but Khemkhaeng defends it easily.
Eclaro is trying to control the position but Khemkhaeng postures up. #SU2# Khemkhaeng stands up from guard. Let's bang! Khemkhaeng misses with a hook
#TD# and Eclaro counters with a shoot takedown. Khemkhaeng fights it but they end up in guard. #T3# Khemkhaeng bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eclaro's guard. #REVB# Khemkhaeng would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Eclaro wants to sweep but no luck. Khemkhaeng tries to stand but Eclaro is controlling from the bottom. #SUB# Khemkhaeng avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Khemkhaeng slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SUB# Eclaro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Khemkhaeng is aware though and is defending well.#SUB# Eclaro is looking for a triangle but Khemkhaeng pushes his legs off easily.
Khemkhaeng stays in close to Eclaro's body and controls the position. Eclaro working a defensive guard here.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4# Khemkhaeng has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Eclaro is proving hard to escape from. Khemkhaeng trying to control the position from guard on top but Eclaro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Khemkhaeng controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB# Eclaro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Khemkhaeng defends it easily. Khemkhaeng passes into half guard. Khemkhaeng sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eclaro defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight! Kittisak Khemkhaeng comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Eclaro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28 Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Eclaro! An out of breath Paul Eclaro thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
CFC 584
Date: Sep 01, 2023 |
#R1##TD2# Khemkhaeng tries to sprawl but Dahir drives through with a takedown into half guard. Dahir landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Dahir is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Dahir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2# Dahir is trying to work for a kimura but Khemkhaeng is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Dahir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Dahir has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Combat Wombat Burrow. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one. Khemkhaeng trying to get back to full guard but Dahir takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Dahir lands a big shot there that rocks Khemkhaeng but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Khemkhaeng is looking to improve his position but Dahir isn't that keen on the idea. Khemkhaeng is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet. Dahir working away from the top, dropping strikes. Dahir landing shots from mount. This has been an exciting period of action! Khemkhaeng wants to control but Dahir is having none of it. Dahir landing punches. #T1# Dahir lands a nice shot to the head. Khemkhaeng in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Khemkhaeng on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Khemkhaeng tries to get out of the position. Khemkhaeng takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.#ROC2#Khemkhaeng is rocked! Dahir throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Dahir landing strikes from the mount and Khemkhaeng is in trouble! Dahir controlling the position easily from mount. Khemkhaeng is desperately trying to improve his position but Dahir has a good base and remains in mount. Khemkhaeng taking shots to the head. Dahir with the ground and pound from mount. Dahir is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Khemkhaeng can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dahir scoring with strikes but Khemkhaeng is staying in there. Khemkhaeng can't escape the position.
#T2# The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dahir lands with some strikes. Dahir tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Khemkhaeng is squirming around, avoiding Dahir's attempts to control the action. Dahir lands a couple of good shots and Khemkhaeng has given up his back, trying to escape the position! Dahir scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Dahir tries to keep control of the position but Khemkhaeng is staying busy. Dahir keeps control of the position as Khemkhaeng tries to break free.
Khemkhaeng is trying to remain composed but Dahir is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.#SUB2# Khemkhaeng defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Dahir's arms. Dahir lands punches and elbows. #T3# Dahir scores with punches and elbows. Dahir is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Khemkhaeng. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped. The referee is taking a good look at Khemkhaeng as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Dahir!
Dahir wants to control but Khemkhaeng is keeping busy. Dahir is landing big shots and Khemkhaeng is squirming looking to escape! He can't escape though and the ref jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omar Dahir! After winning the bout, Omar Dahir 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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Event:
CFC 572
Date: Jul 22, 2023 |
#R1# Khemkhaeng lands the left hand. Chav Jr. swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khemkhaeng throws a hook to the side of Chav Jr.'s head but Chav Jr. sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A right-left combo lands from Chav Jr.. Khemkhaeng throws a big shot that misses. Chav Jr. lands a leg kick that knocks Khemkhaeng off balance momentarily.#CL2# Chav Jr. fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khemkhaeng, pushing him back against the cage. A shot in the inside from Khemkhaeng. Come on Chav Jr. - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Chav Jr. tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#TD2# Chav Jr. decides to pull guard. Khemkhaeng is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet. Chav Jr. is adopting a defensive guard. Khemkhaeng seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T1# Khemkhaeng wants to get up but he can't break Chav Jr.'s closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB2# Chav Jr. looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Khemkhaeng slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Khemkhaeng trying to control but Chav Jr. is working from the bottom. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2# Chav Jr. is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Khemkhaeng is aware though and is defending well. Khemkhaeng wants to stand but Chav Jr. has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SUB2# Chav Jr. is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Khemkhaeng defends well.#SU# Khemkhaeng stands up from guard. Let's bang! #T2# Chav Jr. misses with a low kick. Chav Jr. scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Khemkhaeng lands a nice shot that snaps Chav Jr.'s head back.
Nice defenses there by Chav Jr.. Chav Jr. tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Khemkhaeng was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Khemkhaeng avoids the body shot from Chav Jr..
Khemkhaeng tries to clinch but Chav Jr. moves out of range. Chav Jr. swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. The fighters circling - Khemkhaeng throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Khemkhaeng throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chav Jr. sees it coming and avoids it easily. Chav Jr. misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khemkhaeng.
Chav Jr. tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khemkhaeng was well out of range. Poor timing from Chav Jr.. Khemkhaeng moves in looking to clinch but Chav Jr. pushes him off.#T3# Chav Jr. is looking to clinch but Khemkhaeng is avoiding it.
Khemkhaeng throws a hook but Chav Jr. blocks it.#CL# Khemkhaeng gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. A quick uppercut on the inside from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chav Jr. prevents a body shot from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng is pressed up against the cage. Chav Jr. has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Khemkhaeng down to the mat. Khemkhaeng avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Kittisak Khemkhaeng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Khemkhaeng thows a left - swing and a miss! Khemkhaeng looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice shot by Chav Jr.. Chav Jr. scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khemkhaeng doesn't seem bothered though. Khemkhaeng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Chav Jr. - just one landing. Khemkhaeng throws a leg kick but Chav Jr. sees it coming and moves out of range. Chav Jr. is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#CL# Khemkhaeng moves into range and clinches up with Chav Jr.. Chav Jr. blocks the elbow strike.
#T4# Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A short right hand to the side of the head by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng struggles to land a body shot inside as Chav Jr. controls his hands.
Khemkhaeng lands an elbow just above Chav Jr. 's eye. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Khemkhaeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khemkhaeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khemkhaeng creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Khemkhaeng misses with a short punch on the inside. Khemkhaeng misses with a punch to the body.
Khemkhaeng lands a right hand. A short right hand to the side of the head by Chav Jr.. Chav Jr. swings wildly with an uppercut but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it. Chav Jr. lands on the inside with an uppercut. Khemkhaeng stalling against the cage.
Khemkhaeng stalling the fight.
Khemkhaeng seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression. Chav Jr. lands a nice uppercut. Khemkhaeng blocks a body shot from Chav Jr.. Chav Jr. lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Khemkhaeng lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pikey Chav Jr. will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2# Chav Jr. uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khemkhaeng. Pikey Chav Jr. seems to be getting the better of the standup. Chav Jr. stuns Khemkhaeng with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Khemkhaeng throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Khemkhaeng swings for the body but Chav Jr. moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Khemkhaeng blocks the leg kick.
Khemkhaeng tries to close the distance and clinch but Chav Jr. swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Chav Jr. wants to counter with a clinch but Khemkhaeng pushes him away. Khemkhaeng moves into range and connects with a jab. Chav Jr. will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Khemkhaeng looks to land a combination but Chav Jr. avoids it well. Khemkhaeng cracks Chav Jr. with a good jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Chav Jr. fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khemkhaeng manages to avoid it. Chav Jr. throws a nice inside leg kick. Khemkhaeng swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Khemkhaeng sets himself, and Chav Jr. steps forward looking for the clinch! Khemkhaeng avoids it this time. Chav Jr. throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Khemkhaeng throws a lazy right hand but Chav Jr. sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1# Chav Jr. staying out of range there. A swing and a miss from Khemkhaeng. Chav Jr. throws a sloppy body shot
#CL# and Khemkhaeng counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #BC2# Chav Jr. breaks from the clinch.
Chav Jr. ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khemkhaeng moves away. Khemkhaeng is looking to counter the offense by Chav Jr. and move into the clinch. Chav Jr. throws a combination that misses and Khemkhaeng counters with a lovely straight right hand! Chav Jr. scores with a jab. Khemkhaeng acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Khemkhaeng lands a body shot.
Khemkhaeng cracks Chav Jr. with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Chav Jr. walks into a stiff left hand from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chav Jr.. Khemkhaeng scores with a hook to the body. Chav Jr. takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Khemkhaeng throws an overhand right that lands on Chav Jr.'s shoulder, as Chav Jr. tries to avoid the shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Chav Jr. is looking to score with low kicks.#T2# Khemkhaeng takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#CL# Khemkhaeng clinches with his opponent.
Chav Jr. swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chav Jr. blocks a body shot from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng blocks a body shot from Chav Jr.. A hook to the body from Khemkhaeng.
A short right from Khemkhaeng. Chav Jr. wants to get back to striking at distance but Khemkhaeng won't allow it.
Khemkhaeng scores with a hook to the body. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Chav Jr. is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Chav Jr. pushes Khemkhaeng back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Khemkhaeng tries to stall but Chav Jr. uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Khemkhaeng is working Chav Jr. over against the cage.#BC2# Chav Jr. breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng slips a jab from Chav Jr.. Khemkhaeng is looking to counter the offense by Chav Jr. and move into the clinch.#CL# Khemkhaeng takes the fight into the clinch. #T3# Chav Jr. lands a body punch in the clinch. Khemkhaeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chav Jr. can't find room to land a body shot as Khemkhaeng controls the action.
#BC2# Chav Jr. breaks the clinch.
Khemkhaeng throws a big shot that misses. Khemkhaeng tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Chav Jr. cracks Khemkhaeng with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Chav Jr. scores with a head kick.
Chav Jr. jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chav Jr. chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khemkhaeng lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Chav Jr. takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Chav Jr. misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Chav Jr. misses its intended target. #T4# Khemkhaeng wants to clinch up but Chav Jr. keeps it at a distance. Chav Jr. misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khemkhaeng tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Chav Jr. manages to circle out of the way. 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! Khemkhaeng lands a lovely overhand right. Khemkhaeng scoring well with a low kick there.
Chav Jr. misses with a low kick as Khemkhaeng jumps back. Some wild striking there from Khemkhaeng.
Chav Jr. avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL# Khemkhaeng has managed to clinch.
Khemkhaeng working some nice short punches in the clinch.#TD2# Chav Jr. pulls Khemkhaeng into guard.
#SUB2# Chav Jr. has his foot on Khemkhaeng's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Khemkhaeng works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2# Chav Jr. looking for a guillotine here but Khemkhaeng defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Khemkhaeng is looking to stand up but Chav Jr. won't let him. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kittisak Khemkhaeng 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3# Chav Jr. throws a head kick that misses. A slow jab from Khemkhaeng misses its intended target. Chav Jr. throws a right and a left that Khemkhaeng avoids nicely. Khemkhaeng doesn't manage to clinch there - Chav Jr. circles away.
Khemkhaeng cracks a nice hook into Chav Jr.'s ribs. Khemkhaeng connects with a jab. Chav Jr. waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng tries to clinch there but Chav Jr. circles away.
Khemkhaeng throws a looping overhand right but Chav Jr. ducks down to avoid it. Chav Jr. scores with a decent looking hook. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Khemkhaeng lands an overhand right. Chav Jr. scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab from Khemkhaeng. The fight stays on the outside here - Chav Jr. looks like he's thinking about clinching though. As Chav Jr. tries to get set, Khemkhaeng tries to push him back and clinch up but Chav Jr. manages to avoid the attempt.#T1# Chav Jr. lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khemkhaeng's sensitive parts. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khemkhaeng. Chav Jr. takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khemkhaeng moves out of range of the strikes. Khemkhaeng is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Chav Jr.. Khemkhaeng slips a straight right by Chav Jr.. Khemkhaeng tries to clinch up.#CL# Khemkhaeng has Chav Jr. up against the cage in a clinch.
Chav Jr. tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Chav Jr. lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A head punch on the inside from Chav Jr. fails to land. Chav Jr. is trying to maintain a safe position but Khemkhaeng gets an underhook and turns Chav Jr. into the cage. Chav Jr. fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chav Jr. is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Khemkhaeng lands a hook that snaps the head of Chav Jr. backwards. #T2# Nice body punch from Khemkhaeng. Chav Jr. struggles to land a body shot inside as Khemkhaeng controls his hands.
Khemkhaeng tries to throw a body punch but Chav Jr. avoids it by throwing Khemkhaeng back against the cage. Khemkhaeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khemkhaeng is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Chav Jr. working hard to break the clinch. Chav Jr. misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chav Jr. fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khemkhaeng works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Chav Jr. tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khemkhaeng's elbow. Nice body punch from Khemkhaeng - that landed with a thud.
Khemkhaeng scores with a shot to the side of Chav Jr.'s head. Khemkhaeng creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Khemkhaeng lands on the inside with an uppercut. Khemkhaeng tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Nice body punch from Chav Jr. - that landed with a thud.
Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#TD2# Chav Jr. jumps into guard, dragging Khemkhaeng to the mat.
#T3##SU# Khemkhaeng stands up from guard. Let's bang! Khemkhaeng lands with a right hand. Chav Jr. misses with a looping left. Khemkhaeng lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Khemkhaeng tries to score with a low kick but Chav Jr. moves his leg out of the way. Chav Jr. steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Khemkhaeng. Chav Jr. throws a hook but Khemkhaeng avoids it easily. Khemkhaeng is looking to clinch. #CL# Khemkhaeng closes the distance and clinches. Khemkhaeng blocks an uppercut.
Khemkhaeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chav Jr. tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Khemkhaeng just stands there and leans against the cage. Chav Jr. swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chav Jr. misses with a punch on the inside.
Khemkhaeng lands an elbow that stopped Chav Jr. in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#It looks like Pikey Chav Jr. has been cut. Chav Jr. stalling in the clinch but Khemkhaeng improves position. Chav Jr. stalling in the clinch but Khemkhaeng improves position. #T4# Khemkhaeng blocking some punches.
Chav Jr. misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Chav Jr. fails to land. Chav Jr. misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chav Jr. misses with the head strike.
Khemkhaeng misses with a body punch.
Chav Jr. is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Khemkhaeng tries to work over Chav Jr.'s body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Stalling in the clinch from Khemkhaeng.
Chav Jr. blocks a body shot from Khemkhaeng. A right handed body shot lands from Chav Jr..
This has been an exciting period of action! Khemkhaeng's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Khemkhaeng taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chav Jr. is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Khemkhaeng is defending well. Kittisak Khemkhaeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pikey Chav Jr.. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chav Jr.. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khemkhaeng prevents a body shot from Chav Jr..
And that's the end of the fight! Kittisak Khemkhaeng showed his dominance in that final round. I think Khemkhaeng has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28 Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28 Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kittisak Khemkhaeng! After the big win, Kittisak Khemkhaeng made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors HELLS BALLS RECOVERY and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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Event:
CFC 557
Date: May 27, 2023 |
#R1# Kamaka lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Khemkhaeng backs up against the cage.
Kamaka throws a series of punches but Khemkhaeng moves out of range. Khemkhaeng works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Khemkhaeng swings widly with a right hand
and Kamaka counters with a one-two to the body. Khemkhaeng tries to clinch and Kamaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Khemkhaeng moves out of range as Kamaka strikes. Khemkhaeng jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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! Khemkhaeng moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Kamaka looks for the body kick but Khemkhaeng saw that one coming. Khemkhaeng misses with an uppercut
enabling Kamaka to counter with a crisp jab. Khemkhaeng tries to clinch but Kamaka is having none of it. Khemkhaeng throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kamaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Khemkhaeng fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Khemkhaeng misses with a straight right. Khemkhaeng slips under a jab from Kamaka. Khemkhaeng throwing a counter right hand but Kamaka manages to avoid it. Khemkhaeng throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kamaka sees it coming and avoids it easily. A little jabbing left from Kamaka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Khemkhaeng falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kamaka counters with a stiff right hand. #T1# Kamaka misses with a wild combination.
A left lands for Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kamaka lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Kamaka misses with a hook. Khemkhaeng ducked under it nicely. Kamaka throws a right and a left that Khemkhaeng avoids nicely. Kamaka throws a right hand that misses
letting Khemkhaeng counter with a right hand. Khemkhaeng with a nice cross. Khemkhaeng is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Khemkhaeng looks to clinch and Kamaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL# The fight moves into the clinch position. Khemkhaeng comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#It looks like Joe Kamaka has been cut.#T2# Khemkhaeng tries to work over Kamaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Khemkhaeng lands with a short head shot on the inside. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng blocks a body shot from Kamaka. Khemkhaeng blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Kamaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kamaka scores with an uppercut up the middle. Khemkhaeng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Khemkhaeng blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Khemkhaeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khemkhaeng just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kamaka's brow. Kamaka being controlled against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Khemkhaeng fails to land. Kamaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kamaka trying to stall but Khemkhaeng improves his position.
#T3# Khemkhaeng pushes off an throws an elbow but Kamaka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Khemkhaeng blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Khemkhaeng misses with the head strike.
Kamaka prevents a body shot from Khemkhaeng. Kamaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kamaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Khemkhaeng controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but misses. Kamaka blocking some punches.
Khemkhaeng misses with an elbow strike.
Khemkhaeng lands a damaging elbow. Kamaka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khemkhaeng slowing the pace effectively. Khemkhaeng lands a right hand. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khemkhaeng just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kamaka's brow. Kamaka lands a left hand.
A bit of stalling here from Khemkhaeng.
We've been informed that Kamaka has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#T4# Kamaka blocks an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Kamaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khemkhaeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kamaka avoids the elbow strike from Khemkhaeng, against the cage.
I was talking to Khemkhaeng's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Kamaka misses with a body punch.
Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it misses.
Khemkhaeng holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Khemkhaeng will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kamaka up against the cage. Kamaka avoids a wild elbow strike from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Khemkhaeng scores with a hook to the body. Kamaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khemkhaeng just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kamaka's brow. Khemkhaeng throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kittisak Khemkhaeng will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Joe Kamaka's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL# Khemkhaeng closes the distance and clinches. Khemkhaeng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Kittisak Khemkhaeng has scored more points in the clinch so far. Khemkhaeng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Khemkhaeng tries to throw a body punch but Kamaka avoids it by throwing Khemkhaeng back against the cage. Kamaka avoids the elbow strike from Khemkhaeng, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khemkhaeng just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kamaka's brow. Khemkhaeng creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Kamaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it. Kamaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khemkhaeng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kamaka just leaning against Khemkhaeng, taking a breather. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kamaka throws a head punch that misses. Khemkhaeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khemkhaeng is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kamaka blocks a body shot from Khemkhaeng. #T1# Kamaka lands with a left to the head. Khemkhaeng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kamaka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khemkhaeng backwards. Khemkhaeng tries to stall but Kamaka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kamaka tries to throw a body punch but Khemkhaeng avoids it by throwing Kamaka back against the cage. Khemkhaeng lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kamaka missing with knees to the body.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow. Kamaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it. Kamaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Kamaka lands on the inside with an uppercut. Kamaka dodges an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng blocks a body shot from Kamaka. Kamaka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2# Kamaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kamaka dodges an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng slows down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but misses. Kamaka avoids the elbow strike from Khemkhaeng, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kamaka avoids a wild elbow strike from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Kamaka takes an elbow to the forehead. Khemkhaeng misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but misses. Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow from the clinch. A nice glancing elbow lands by Khemkhaeng. Kamaka throws a head punch that misses. Kamaka scores with a shot to the side of Khemkhaeng's head. #T3# Kamaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Khemkhaeng avoids the damage to the body. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khemkhaeng throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khemkhaeng just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kamaka's brow. Khemkhaeng misses with a punch to the body.
Kamaka avoids a wild elbow strike from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng can't find room to land a body shot as Kamaka controls the action.
Khemkhaeng blocking some punches.
Kamaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Khemkhaeng lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Khemkhaeng blocks an elbow strike. Khemkhaeng tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Khemkhaeng leaning against his opponent.
#BC# Khemkhaeng manages to break the clinch.
Joe Kamaka seems to be getting the better of the standup. Khemkhaeng thows a left - swing and a miss! A big right from Khemkhaeng misses. #T4# Kamaka throws a series of punches but Khemkhaeng avoids them all with ease. Kamaka misses with a looping right. Khemkhaeng lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Khemkhaeng lands with a hook. Kamaka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Khemkhaeng pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Kamaka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Kamaka works over Khemkhaeng's head and body with a nice combination. Kamaka ducks under a wild hook from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A quick step to the side and Khemkhaeng tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Kamaka tries a low kick but Khemkhaeng avoids it. Khemkhaeng throws a right hand that misses
and Kamaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Khemkhaeng scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Khemkhaeng misses with a straight right. Kamaka lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Kamaka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Kamaka misses with a straight right. A jab from Kamaka finds it's way through Khemkhaeng's defenses. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kittisak Khemkhaeng will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Joe Kamaka's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3# Kamaka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kamaka throws a right and a left that both miss. Kamaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khemkhaeng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kamaka throws out the jab. A punch combination from Kamaka misses. Kamaka keeps the fight on the outside. Joe Kamaka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Khemkhaeng misses with a straight right. Khemkhaeng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kamaka. Khemkhaeng takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kamaka moves forwards but Khemkhaeng connects with a nice, crisp jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Khemkhaeng throws a big shot that misses. Kamaka looks like he wants to counter punch here. Khemkhaeng throws a right hand that Kamaka ducks under and follows up with a left that Kamaka also avoids with ease. Kamaka looks like he wants to counter punch here. Kittisak Khemkhaeng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Khemkhaeng tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Kamaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1# Khemkhaeng tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kamaka swats him away and circles back towards the center. Khemkhaeng misses with a wild combination.
Kamaka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Kamaka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khemkhaeng to score with a decent uppercut. Khemkhaeng lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Kamaka misses. Kamaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A nice inside leg kick there by Khemkhaeng. That's going to slow Kamaka down. Khemkhaeng tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kamaka paws at him with a jab and circles away. Kamaka cracks Khemkhaeng with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Kamaka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Khemkhaeng cracks Kamaka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Joe Kamaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2# Kamaka throws a shot from downtown. Khemkhaeng moves away and avoids it. This has been an exciting period of action! A swing and a miss from Kamaka. An attempted straight right counter from Khemkhaeng misses the target. Kamaka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Nice jab there from Kamaka. Kamaka misses with a wild combination.
Khemkhaeng doesn't manage to clinch there - Kamaka circles away.
Kamaka throws a looping overhand right but Khemkhaeng ducks down to avoid it. It looked like Khemkhaeng wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Khemkhaeng is looking to score with low kicks. Kamaka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Khemkhaeng misses the jab. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kamaka! But no joy. Khemkhaeng moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Khemkhaeng takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Kamaka throws a poor cross that misses
#CL# and Khemkhaeng counters by clinching up. #T3# Kamaka working aggressively here.
Kamaka misses with a short punch on the inside. Kamaka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Kamaka has a couple of punches blocked by Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Kamaka tries to work over Khemkhaeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it misses.
Kamaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Kamaka.
A hook to the body from Khemkhaeng.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khemkhaeng. Kamaka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khemkhaeng backwards. Kamaka lands with a short head shot on the inside. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#BC# Khemkhaeng pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T4# Khemkhaeng tries to clinch but Kamaka moves out of range. Kamaka tries to bum rush Khemkhaeng with a series of wild strikes but Khemkhaeng uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A telegraphed right hand from Kamaka misses the target. Kamaka throws a hook but Khemkhaeng avoids it easily. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL# Khemkhaeng closes the distance and pushes Kamaka back into the cage. Khemkhaeng pushes off an throws an elbow but Kamaka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Khemkhaeng blocks an uppercut.
Kamaka scores with a hook to the body. Kamaka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kamaka being controlled against the cage. Kamaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng tries to circle away but Kamaka has him pinned against the cage. Kamaka misses with an elbow over the top. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow just above Kamaka 's eye.
And that's the end of the fight! Joe Kamaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Khemkhaeng has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28 Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kittisak Khemkhaeng! Kittisak Khemkhaeng decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. In defeat, Joe Kamaka stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'. |
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Event:
CFC 548
Date: Apr 29, 2023 |
#R1# Khemkhaeng misses the jab. Khemkhaeng pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Distacio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khemkhaeng manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Distacio tries to land a leg kick but Khemkhaeng saw it coming and moves away.
Harry C Distacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The fighters circling - Distacio throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A head kick from Distacio lands but Khemkhaeng takes it in his stride. Distacio throws a leg kick #CL# and Khemkhaeng counters by clinching up. Khemkhaeng looks to throw an elbow but misses. Khemkhaeng lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Khemkhaeng stalling against the cage.
Khemkhaeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Distacio tries to land knees in the clinch but Khemkhaeng avoids the damage to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Distacio swings wildly with an uppercut but Khemkhaeng uses good head movement to avoid it. Distacio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Distacio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Khemkhaeng misses with an elbow over the top. Distacio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khemkhaeng blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow that misses.
#T1# Distacio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Distacio missing with knees to the body.
Distacio missing with knees to the body.
Distacio blocks a body shot from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng lands a left hand.
#BC# Khemkhaeng pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Khemkhaeng lands with a good body shot. A good leg kick by Distacio. Khemkhaeng fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Nice cross by Khemkhaeng. Distacio misses with a low kick. Distacio misses with a looping left. We've been told by Khemkhaeng's head coaches at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Khemkhaeng misses with a straight left. Distacio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Distacio tries to clinch up. Distacio wants to land a leg kick but Khemkhaeng is out of range. Khemkhaeng is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Distacio. Distacio is looking to score with low kicks. Distacio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khemkhaeng's sensitive parts. #T2# 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! Khemkhaeng misses with a hook. Distacio moves away from the strike by Khemkhaeng. Distacio feints and then cracks Khemkhaeng's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khemkhaeng down. Distacio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Distacio misses with a straight right. Distacio clobbers Khemkhaeng with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Distacio misses with an uppercut. Khemkhaeng tries to counter by clinching up but Distacio breaks away and moves out of range. Khemkhaeng misses with a looping left. Khemkhaeng gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khemkhaeng feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Distacios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Distacio 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 Khemkhaeng has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khemkhaeng and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Khemkhaeng missing with a left hand there. Distacio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A swing and a miss from Distacio. Distacio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Khemkhaeng throws a hook but Distacio avoids it easily. Distacio wants to counter the offense by Khemkhaeng and move into the clinch position. Khemkhaeng is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Distacio throws a leg kick but Khemkhaeng sees it coming and checks it nicely. Distacio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
#CL2# Distacio has managed to clinch.
Distacio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T3# Khemkhaeng is leaning against Distacio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Distacio misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khemkhaeng. Nice elbow from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng displaying some good clinch control by pressing Distacio up against the cage.#BC# Khemkhaeng breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Distacio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Distacio throws a hook but Khemkhaeng avoids it easily. Distacio ducks under a wild hook from Khemkhaeng. Distacio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khemkhaeng manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Khemkhaeng seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL2# Distacio takes the fight into the clinch. Khemkhaeng lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Khemkhaeng controlling the action here for a moment.
#T4# Khemkhaeng lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khemkhaeng creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Khemkhaeng dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Khemkhaeng just leaning against Distacio, taking a breather. Khemkhaeng scores with a shoulder strike. This has been an exciting period of action! Khemkhaeng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Khemkhaeng throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Distacio tries a knee to the head but Khemkhaeng blocks it.
Khemkhaeng tries to throw a body punch but Distacio avoids it by throwing Khemkhaeng back against the cage. Khemkhaeng lands on the inside with an uppercut. Distacio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khemkhaeng's elbow. Distacio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Khemkhaeng lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Distacio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Distacio looking to throw knees to the head but Khemkhaeng is blocking nicely.
Khemkhaeng on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kittisak Khemkhaeng will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action!#R2# Distacio tries to clinch up but Khemkhaeng circles away and keeps his distance. Khemkhaeng wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Distacio throws a low kick, looking for Khemkhaeng's leg but Khemkhaeng calmly moves out of range. Khemkhaeng missing with a left hand there. Distacio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Distacio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khemkhaeng on the side of the head. Distacio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#CL2# Distacio has managed to clinch.
Khemkhaeng is leaning against Distacio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow that stopped Distacio in his tracks for a moment. Distacio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Distacio trying to land knees to the body.
Khemkhaeng gets through Distacio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A frustrated look appears on Khemkhaeng's face as he tries to break the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Distacio tries to land a knee to the head but Khemkhaeng blocks with his arms.
A short uppercut from Khemkhaeng. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Distacio tries to work over Khemkhaeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Distacio throws a punch but it's blocked by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Khemkhaeng. #T1# Khemkhaeng wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Kittisak Khemkhaeng has scored more points in the clinch so far. Distacio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Distacio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khemkhaeng blocks it with crossed arms. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow that stopped Distacio in his tracks for a moment. Nice elbow from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Distacio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khemkhaeng is defending well for now. Khemkhaeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khemkhaeng lands a damaging elbow. Distacio misses with a punch to the body.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow. Distacio misses with a knee strike.
Distacio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Distacio misses with a knee to the head. Distacio tries a body shot but Khemkhaeng blocks it.
Distacio missing with knees to the body.
Distacio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khemkhaeng has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Distacio blocks an elbow strike. A head punch on the inside from Distacio fails to land. #T2# Khemkhaeng leaning against his opponent.
Distacio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Distacio tries to work over Khemkhaeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Khemkhaeng looks to throw an elbow but misses. Distacio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Distacio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khemkhaeng is defending well for now. Khemkhaeng lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Distacio trying to land knees to the body.
#BC# Khemkhaeng breaks the clinch.
Distacio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng with a jab. Distacio misses with a straight right. Distacio throws a low kick but Khemkhaeng moves out of range easily. Khemkhaeng misses with a straight left. Kittisak Khemkhaeng is winning the standup battle so far. A jab from Khemkhaeng finds it's way through Distacio's defenses. #T3##CL2# Distacio clinches with his opponent.
Distacio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khemkhaeng avoids it. Distacio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khemkhaeng slowing the pace effectively. Distacio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khemkhaeng just misses with a elbow thrown towards Distacio's brow. Khemkhaeng avoiding damage as Distacio throws knees to the body.
Khemkhaeng lands a body shot. Distacio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khemkhaeng on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Distacio missing with knees to the body.
Distacio landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Distacio's defenses. Khemkhaeng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Khemkhaeng looks to throw an elbow but misses. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it misses.
Distacio avoids a wild elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.#T4# Distacio tries to work over Khemkhaeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Khemkhaeng lands a damaging elbow. Distacio trying to land knees to the body.
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! Khemkhaeng struggles to land a body shot inside as Distacio controls his hands.
Khemkhaeng working aggressively here.
Distacio tries to throw a body punch but Khemkhaeng avoids it by throwing Distacio back against the cage. Distacio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khemkhaeng backwards. Distacio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng pushes off an throws an elbow but Distacio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Distacio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Distacio tries to land knees in the clinch but Khemkhaeng avoids the damage to the body. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khemkhaeng just misses with a elbow thrown towards Distacio's brow. Come on Khemkhaeng - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Khemkhaeng lands a shot to the body. Khemkhaeng misses with the head strike.
Distacio missing with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kittisak Khemkhaeng will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3# Distacio scores with a jab to the head.
Khemkhaeng ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Distacio moves away. Khemkhaeng moves out of range as Distacio strikes. Distacio throws a leg kick but Khemkhaeng sees it coming and moves out of range. Khemkhaeng misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Distacio.
Khemkhaeng waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Distacio. Khemkhaeng takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. A left lands for Khemkhaeng. Distacio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Khemkhaeng misses with a straight left. Khemkhaeng lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Distacio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A big right from Khemkhaeng misses. Khemkhaeng connects with a crisp jab. Distacio lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Distacio wants to clinch up but Khemkhaeng keeps it at a distance. Distacio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CL# Distacio tries to keep at a distance but Khemkhaeng has taken the fight into the clinch.#T1# Distacio tries to land knees in the clinch but Khemkhaeng avoids the damage to the body. Distacio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC# Khemkhaeng breaks from the clinch.
Khemkhaeng darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CL# Khemkhaeng closes the distance and clinches. Khemkhaeng comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Distacio misses with a knee to the head. Khemkhaeng misses with a hook from the clinch. Khemkhaeng prevents a body shot from Distacio. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow inside that Distacio shrugs off. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Distacio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Khemkhaeng takes a knee right on the jaw!
Distacio scores with a nice hook to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khemkhaeng just misses with a elbow thrown towards Distacio's brow. Khemkhaeng can't find room to land a body shot as Distacio controls the action.
Harry C Distacio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2# Khemkhaeng is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Distacio is keeping busy. Khemkhaeng lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Distacio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Distacio misses with a punch to the body.
Distacio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khemkhaeng has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khemkhaeng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Distacio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Khemkhaeng tries a body shot but Distacio blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khemkhaeng. Distacio misses with a punch to the body.
Khemkhaeng creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Distacio missing with knees to the body.
Distacio tries a knee to the head but Khemkhaeng blocks it.
Distacio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. A short uppercut from Khemkhaeng. Distacio misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3# Khemkhaeng creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Distacio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Distacio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Distacio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Distacio throws a head punch that misses. Distacio takes an elbow to the temple. Khemkhaeng managing to block the knees to the body from Distacio.
Khemkhaeng blocks an uppercut.
Distacio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khemkhaeng looks to throw an elbow but misses. Khemkhaeng avoiding damage as Distacio throws knees to the body.
Khemkhaeng prevents a body shot from Distacio. Khemkhaeng blocks a body shot from Distacio. Distacio working Khemkhaeng over with knees to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow inside. #T4# A short body shot lands from Distacio as the two fighters clinch.
Distacio avoids a wild elbow strike from Khemkhaeng. Distacio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khemkhaeng.
Distacio missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action! Distacio tries a knee to the head but Khemkhaeng blocks it.
Distacio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Distacio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khemkhaeng is defending well for now. Khemkhaeng lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Distacio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Distacio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow inside that Distacio shrugs off. Distacio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. With the fighters up against the cage, Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but misses. Khemkhaeng misses with some punches.
Distacio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Distacio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khemkhaeng avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight! Harry C Distacio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Khemkhaeng has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28 Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28 Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kittisak Khemkhaeng! Kittisak Khemkhaeng seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
CFC 534
Date: Mar 11, 2023 |
#R1# Moore shoots in for a double leg but Khemkhaeng sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#CL2# Moore closes the distance and clinches. Khemkhaeng lands with a light punch inside. Khemkhaeng throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Moore takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#It looks like Zion Moore has been cut. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye. Khemkhaeng lands a damaging elbow. Khemkhaeng lands with a light punch inside. Stalling in the clinch from Khemkhaeng.
Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Nice elbow from Khemkhaeng. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2# Moore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khemkhaeng connects with a nice looking jab.
Khemkhaeng lands with a shot to the body. Khemkhaeng scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Moore fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khemkhaeng avoids it really well and circles away.#T1# Nice sprawl there from Khemkhaeng as Moore shoots in. Kittisak Khemkhaeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zion Moore. Khemkhaeng cracks Moore with a right hand to the side of the head. Moore throws a leg kick but Khemkhaeng checks it. Moore takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Khemkhaeng cracks Moore with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CL# Khemkhaeng drives through and clinches with Moore against the cage.
Moore tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Khemkhaeng smiles and moves away.
Khemkhaeng connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Khemkhaeng lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Moore fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khemkhaeng avoids it really well and circles away. Khemkhaeng is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Moore.#T2# Khemkhaeng connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #ROC#Moore is rocked! Khemkhaeng is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Khemkhaeng throws a monster overhand right that drops Moore! Khemkhaeng follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kittisak Khemkhaeng! A victorious Kittisak Khemkhaeng thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
CFC 513
Date: Dec 25, 2022 |
#R1##CL# Khemkhaeng has Al Zubairi up against the cage in a clinch.
Khemkhaeng taking a breather. Al Zubairi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Khemkhaeng prevents Al Zubairi from breaking the clinch. Al Zubairi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khemkhaeng has him pressed against the cage. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khemkhaeng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Khemkhaeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Zubairi's elbow. Khemkhaeng creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Al Zubairi's defenses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Al Zubairi is trying to maintain a safe position but Khemkhaeng gets an underhook and turns Al Zubairi into the cage. Al Zubairi letting Khemkhaeng take a breather here. Al Zubairi avoids a wild elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.#T1# Al Zubairi misses with a body punch.
Al Zubairi lands a hook that snaps the head of Khemkhaeng backwards. Al Zubairi takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#It looks like Chabuk Al Zubairi has been cut. A short body shot lands from Al Zubairi as the two fighters clinch.
Al Zubairi avoids the elbow strike from Khemkhaeng, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khemkhaeng just misses with a elbow thrown towards Al Zubairi's brow. Al Zubairi blocks an elbow strike. Al Zubairi blocks an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Al Zubairi blocks an elbow strike. Khemkhaeng has Al Zubairi pressed against the cage, preventing Al Zubairi from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Al Zubairi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Al Zubairi is working Khemkhaeng over against the cage. Khemkhaeng controlling the action here for a moment.
#T2# Khemkhaeng is struggling to control the position. Khemkhaeng gets a warning from the ref for wasting time. Al Zubairi misses with a hook from the clinch. Al Zubairi leaning against his opponent.
Khemkhaeng throws an elbow that misses.
Al Zubairi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Khemkhaeng seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Al Zubairi can turn it around. Al Zubairi takes an elbow to the temple. Khemkhaeng misses with a punch to the body.
Khemkhaeng lands an elbow that stopped Al Zubairi in his tracks for a moment. Khemkhaeng is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T3# Khemkhaeng pushes off an throws an elbow but Al Zubairi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Khemkhaeng is stalling here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but misses. Khemkhaeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Zubairi's elbow. Khemkhaeng lands a damaging elbow. Khemkhaeng looks to throw an elbow but misses. Khemkhaeng tries to work over Al Zubairi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A nice glancing elbow lands by Khemkhaeng. Al Zubairi is trying to break the clinch but Khemkhaeng is controlling him. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Al Zubairi. Al Zubairi avoids a wild elbow strike from Khemkhaeng. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khemkhaeng just misses with a elbow thrown towards Al Zubairi's brow. #T4# Khemkhaeng creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #BC2# Al Zubairi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2# Al Zubairi clinches with his opponent.
Al Zubairi misses with the head strike.
Al Zubairi blocks an elbow strike. Al Zubairi prevents a body shot from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Zubairi's elbow. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Al Zubairi blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Khemkhaeng misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khemkhaeng pushes off an throws an elbow but Al Zubairi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Khemkhaeng looks to throw an elbow but misses. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng dominated that round. The cut man is working on Chabuk Al Zubairi's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2# Al Zubairi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A clash of legs there as Khemkhaeng blocks the low kick. Khemkhaeng tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Al Zubairi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Al Zubairi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL# Khemkhaeng clinches up with Al Zubairi and pushes him back against the cage. Al Zubairi blocks an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khemkhaeng just misses with a elbow thrown towards Al Zubairi's brow. Khemkhaeng stalling.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Khemkhaeng comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #BC2# Al Zubairi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2# Al Zubairi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow inside. #BC2# The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Al Zubairi breaks from the clinch.
#T1# Al Zubairi throws a head kick but Khemkhaeng moves out of range.
Khemkhaeng is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Al Zubairi.#CL2# Al Zubairi moves into the clinch. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow inside that Al Zubairi shrugs off. Khemkhaeng stalling against the cage.
Al Zubairi misses with the head strike.
Al Zubairi has had enough of the clinch but Khemkhaeng keeps him there for the moment. Khemkhaeng lands a nice shot to the body. Khemkhaeng slowing the pace effectively. Khemkhaeng gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Khemkhaeng just leaning against Al Zubairi, taking a breather. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it misses.
#T2# Khemkhaeng comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Al Zubairi is trying to break the clinch but Khemkhaeng has him pressed against the cage. Khemkhaeng is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Al Zubairi can do to turn this around? Khemkhaeng tries to throw a body punch but Al Zubairi avoids it by throwing Khemkhaeng back against the cage. Khemkhaeng taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Al Zubairi tries to pull guard but Khemkhaeng won't allow it.
Khemkhaeng misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khemkhaeng lands a damaging elbow. Khemkhaeng can't find room to land a body shot as Al Zubairi controls the action.
Khemkhaeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Zubairi's elbow. This has been an exciting period of action! Khemkhaeng misses with a punch to the body.
#T3# Al Zubairi tries to break the clinch but Khemkhaeng is controlling the position. Kittisak Khemkhaeng has scored more points in the clinch so far. Khemkhaeng tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Khemkhaeng comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Al Zubairi being controlled against the cage. Al Zubairi blocks the elbow strike.
Khemkhaeng looks to throw an elbow but misses. A frustrated look appears on Al Zubairi's face as he tries to break the clinch. The referee calls for Khemkhaeng to work.
Khemkhaeng stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#T4# Khemkhaeng is struggling to control the position. Khemkhaeng has Al Zubairi pressed against the cage.
Al Zubairi takes an elbow to the temple. Khemkhaeng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khemkhaeng just misses with a elbow thrown towards Al Zubairi's brow. Al Zubairi tries to break free but Khemkhaeng pushes him back against the cage. Al Zubairi dodges an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Khemkhaeng stalling in the clinch.
Al Zubairi takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#That has opened up Chabuk Al Zubairi's cut even more. Al Zubairi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kittisak Khemkhaeng dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Chabuk Al Zubairi's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3# Al Zubairi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Khemkhaeng takes a step back to recover. Good work by Khemkhaeng as he checks the leg kick.#CL# Khemkhaeng pushes Al Zubairi up against the cage in a clinch. Khemkhaeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Al Zubairi tries a body shot but Khemkhaeng blocks it.
Al Zubairi takes an elbow to the temple. Khemkhaeng misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khemkhaeng misses with an elbow over the top. Al Zubairi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khemkhaeng's elbow. Al Zubairi tries a body shot but Khemkhaeng blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Khemkhaeng tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Khemkhaeng lands a damaging elbow. Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it misses.
A bit of stalling here from Khemkhaeng.
#T1# Al Zubairi blocks an elbow strike from Khemkhaeng.
Al Zubairi is trying to break the clinch but Khemkhaeng has him pressed against the cage. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khemkhaeng just misses with a elbow thrown towards Al Zubairi's brow. Khemkhaeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Khemkhaeng. Khemkhaeng is struggling to control the position. Khemkhaeng misses with a punch to the body.
Khemkhaeng can't find room to land a body shot as Al Zubairi controls the action.
Al Zubairi is looking to break free of the clinch but Khemkhaeng has double underhooks. Al Zubairi has had enough of the clinch but Khemkhaeng keeps him there for the moment. Khemkhaeng misses with an elbow over the top.#T2# Al Zubairi avoids the elbow strike from Khemkhaeng, against the cage.
Khemkhaeng tries a body shot but Al Zubairi blocks it.
Khemkhaeng throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Khemkhaeng doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Al Zubairi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khemkhaeng's elbow. Khemkhaeng misses with an elbow strike.
Al Zubairi misses with a body punch.
Al Zubairi working hard to break the clinch. Khemkhaeng creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Al Zubairi's defenses. Al Zubairi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khemkhaeng creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Khemkhaeng controlling the action here for a moment.
Khemkhaeng throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T3# Khemkhaeng stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Khemkhaeng content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Khemkhaeng looks to throw an elbow but misses. Al Zubairi avoids the elbow strike from Khemkhaeng, against the cage.
Al Zubairi working hard to break the clinch. Al Zubairi misses with the head strike.
Khemkhaeng creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Khemkhaeng lands an elbow that stopped Al Zubairi in his tracks for a moment. Al Zubairi tries to break free but Khemkhaeng pushes him back against the cage. Khemkhaeng tries to work over Al Zubairi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T4# Al Zubairi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al Zubairi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Khemkhaeng lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#The cut above Chabuk Al Zubairi's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Khemkhaeng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Khemkhaeng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Khemkhaeng throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khemkhaeng throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Khemkhaeng taking a breather. Khemkhaeng is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Khemkhaeng taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Kittisak Khemkhaeng showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Khemkhaeng, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kittisak Khemkhaeng! An out of breath Kittisak Khemkhaeng thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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