Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Grunge 68: Night Goat
Date: Oct 24, 2021

#R1#
Tiyapairat throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Smiff to counter with a crisp jab. #TD#
Smiff darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tiyapairat is in trouble now - Smiff has advanced to mount! #SUB#
Smiff looking to isolate an arm here. Tiyapairat doesn't see it coming and as Smiff extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Smiff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Quinoa Smiff!
After the big win, Quinoa Smiff made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors The Dirty Needle Project and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: Grunge 47: River of Deceit
Date: May 29, 2021

#R1##TD#
Longo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Longo advances to mount. #SUB#
Tiyapairat is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Longo locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Tiyapairat is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bartolomeo Longo!

Event: Grunge 38: Tad
Date: Mar 14, 2021

#R1#
A head kick by Tiyapairat misses
and Tiyapairat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.
Benoit with the inside leg kick.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but Benoit moves away
and Benoit counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Tiyapairat to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Benoit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Christ Benoit!
Our winner, Christ Benoit, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: OFK 46 - Kasamsun Vs Mcarthy
Date: Dec 16, 2020

#R1#
Tiyapairat closes the distance but Two moves to the side
and Two counters with a series of strikes. Tiyapairat will be more careful next time no doubt.
Two lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tiyapairat misses with a hook
and Two counters with a two punch combo.
Two scores with a jab. Tiyapairat acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tiyapairat goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Two lands a high kick! #ROC2#Tiyapairat is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.
Samak Tiyapairat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Two plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Tiyapairat to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Tiyapairat just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Test Two!

Event: TWGC 23 (185lbs, D4): Sydney Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Dec 08, 2018

Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Billy Butler (ranked 5766 p4p, 501 weight class) and Samak Tiyapairat (ranked 4923 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Butler might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Highway Tune-Greta Van Fleet. Tiyapairat has chosen Ram Muay as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

175 cm
20 yrs
165 lbs

174 cm
54 yrs
166 lbs

Butler

Tiyapairat

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Billy Butler! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Samak Tiyapairat!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Topper Green.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.

Butler closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tiyapairat did well to prevent Butler getting side control.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Butler (2) vs (0) Tiyapairat

Butler wants to work for an arm triangle but Tiyapairat is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tiyapairat keeping hold of Butler's head, controlling as best he can.
Butler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tiyapairat does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butler is looking to advance position but Tiyapairat won't allow it.
Tiyapairat manages to get to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat can't keep his opponent in guard - Butler advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Butler is working for a kimura but Tiyapairat is defending it quite comfortably.

Butler is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tiyapairat is just riding it out for now. Butler eventually gives up the hold.

Butler is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Butler is looking for a kimura but Tiyapairat is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Butler to get the leverage.

Butler is looking for a kimura but Tiyapairat is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Butler to get the leverage.
Butler trying to control from half guard but Tiyapairat is working away.

Butler is trying to work for a kimura but Tiyapairat is defending well.
Butler works his way into full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Butler (5) vs (0) Tiyapairat
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Butler swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Tiyapairat is now in Butler's guard. A big mistake from Butler there, giving up the dominant position!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Butler (5) vs (2) Tiyapairat

Butler looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tiyapairat passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Butler (5) vs (5) Tiyapairat
Butler is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat taking a breather here.
Butler is trying to control Tiyapairat's posture but Tiyapairat avoids it.
Butler manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tiyapairat's best efforts.
Butler works his way to full guard. Good work.
Butler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Butler (7) vs (5) Tiyapairat

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Butler is trying to work for a kimura but Tiyapairat is defending well.

Butler is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tiyapairat doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Butler.

Butler seems to be working for a kimura but Tiyapairat defends the submission attempt.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Butler wants to work for an arm triangle but Tiyapairat is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Butler has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Score +3 for passing guard: Butler (10) vs (5) Tiyapairat
Butler pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Tiyapairat is trying desperately to improve position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Butler is looking to work his way around to Tiyapairat's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Tiyapairat wants to hold on but Butler pushes him away.

Butler is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Tiyapairat has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Tiyapairat!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Butler (10) vs (7) Tiyapairat

Tiyapairat is sitting in close to Butler's body. Butler has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Tiyapairat is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Tiyapairat is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Butler.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Billy Butler!
Billy Butler decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: CEFC 305
Date: Sep 08, 2018

#R1#
Tiyapairat has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tiyapairat there as he acknowledges the shot.#CUT#
It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Elkemenchi.
Elkemenchi 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. #KD#
Elkemenchi connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Tiyapairat to the floor! Elkemenchi dives in looking for the finish!#ROC#
Tiyapairat is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elkemenchi controlling the action here.
Elkemenchi wants to pass to mount but Tiyapairat is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elkemenchi controlling the pace.
Elkemenchi tries to pass to full mount but Tiyapairat defends it. #SUB#
Elkemenchi is looking for a kimura here.
Elkemenchi not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1##SUB#
Elkemenchi is looking for a kimura here.
Tiyapairat has hold of Elkemenchi's hands but Elkemenchi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Elkemenchi content to control rather than advance.
Elkemenchi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Elkemenchi sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T2#
Elkemenchi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've been hearing good reports from Elkemenchi's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Elkemenchi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#SUB#
Elkemenchi seems to be looking for submissions.
Elkemenchi trying to mount his opponent but Tiyapairat defends it.
Elkemenchi passes to full mount!
Tiyapairat is trying to stand up.#T3#
Elkemenchi controlling his opponent.
Elkemenchi 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.
Elkemenchi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Elkemenchi landing strikes from the mount.
Elkemenchi postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Tiyapairat is out cold - huge knockout for Elkemenchi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Evgeni Elkemenchi!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Evgeni Elkemenchi waved his t-shirt featuring Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)'s logo in front of the cameras.

Event: CEFC 301
Date: Aug 11, 2018

#R1#
Tiyapairat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #CL#
Tiyapairat has closed the distance and engaged Gorski in a clinch.
Tiyapairat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gorski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gorski is looking to break free of the clinch but Tiyapairat has double underhooks.
Tiyapairat tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #BC#
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gorski misses with the combination. #CL2#
Gorski moves into range and clinches up with Tiyapairat.
Gorski can't break the clinch.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gorski.
Gorski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tiyapairat pushes Gorski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gorski has had enough of the clinch but Tiyapairat keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorski can't break the clinch.
Tiyapairat misses with a knee strike.
Gorski is trying to push Tiyapairat away but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tiyapairat working Gorski over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tiyapairat.
Gorski tries to break the clinch but Tiyapairat is controlling the position.
A short right from Tiyapairat on the inside. #T1##BC2#
Gorski breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Gorski clinches up against the cage.
Gorski avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Gorski is trying to force a seperation but Tiyapairat has the dominant position.
Gorski is trying to break the clinch but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the cage.
Gorski can't break the clinch.
Tiyapairat keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gorski's efforts to push away.
Gorski avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Gorski working hard to break the clinch.
Gorski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gorski is trying to break free.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gorski avoids it.
Gorski tries to break free but Tiyapairat pushes him back against the cage.
Tiyapairat lands a shot to the body.
Tiyapairat has Gorski pressed against the cage, preventing Gorski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gorski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tiyapairat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the body. #T2#
Tiyapairat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #BC#
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Gorski gets tackled into the cage by Tiyapairat. Tiyapairat maintains the clinch.
Tiyapairat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gorski is trying to break free.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gorski.
Tiyapairat prevents Gorski from breaking the clinch.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but Gorski blocks with his arms.
Tiyapairat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gorski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gorski is trying to push Tiyapairat away but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tiyapairat keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gorski's efforts to push away.
Gorski is trying to break free.
Gorski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gorski looking for a takedown. #BC2#
Gorski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Gorski, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gorski has had enough of the clinch but Tiyapairat keeps him there for the moment.#T3#
Gorski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tiyapairat has Gorski pressed against the cage, preventing Gorski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tiyapairat throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gorski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tiyapairat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gorski blocks it with crossed arms.
Gorski tries to circle away but Tiyapairat has him pinned against the cage.
Tiyapairat keeps control of Gorski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tiyapairat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gorski's defenses.
Tiyapairat is pushing Gorski 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#
Gorski works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. #ES#
Tiyapairat pushes Gorski off and scrambles back to his feet.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick but Gorski moves out of range. #CL2#
Gorski instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gorski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC#
Tiyapairat breaks from the clinch.
Gorski throws a right hand that Tiyapairat ducks under and follows up with a left that Tiyapairat also avoids with ease.#T4##CL2#
Gorski forces Tiyapairat back against the cage and clinches.
Tiyapairat misses with a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but Gorski avoids the damage to the body.
Gorski is trying to break the clinch but Tiyapairat is controlling him.
Tiyapairat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tiyapairat.
Gorski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Gorski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Tiyapairat gets tackled into the cage by Gorski. Gorski maintains the clinch.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body. #BC2#
Gorski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Gorski has Tiyapairat up against the cage in a clinch.
Tiyapairat crunches a lovely knee into Gorski's ribcage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gorski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gorski managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat. #BC2#
Gorski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Gorski moves into range and clinches up with Tiyapairat.#BC2#
Gorski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Tiyapairat dominated that round.
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.
#R2##CL2#
Gorski forces Tiyapairat back against the cage and clinches.
Tiyapairat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the body.
Tiyapairat has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nice elbow from Tiyapairat. #BC2#
Gorski manages to break the clinch.
Tiyapairat cracks a nice hook into Gorski's ribs.#CL2#
Gorski pushes Tiyapairat up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Tiyapairat.
Gorski working hard to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat works on Gorski's body with a couple of short punches.
Tiyapairat has Gorski pressed against the cage.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the head.
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!
Gorski is trying to break the clinch but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the cage.
Gorski avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Gorski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tiyapairat throws a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
Tiyapairat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiyapairat throws a hook but Gorski avoids it easily.#T1#
Gorski needs to keep his hands up - Tiyapairat had a free shot at his head there.
Sloppy strikes from Gorski. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Gorski misses. #CL#
Tiyapairat rushes Gorski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gorski is looking to take this one to the mat.#BC2#
Gorski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Tiyapairat moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tiyapairat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tiyapairat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gorski can do to turn this around?#BC2#
Gorski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Tiyapairat throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL2#
Gorski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gorski is trying to break the clinch but Tiyapairat is controlling him.
Gorski is trying to drag Tiyapairat to the mat but Tiyapairat just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gorski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Gorski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Gorski has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiyapairat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gorski blocks it with crossed arms. #T2#
Gorski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the cage.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow inside that Gorski shrugs off.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow inside that Gorski shrugs off.
Tiyapairat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tiyapairat prevents Gorski from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Gorski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Gorski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gorski working hard to break the clinch.#BC2#
Gorski breaks from the clinch.
Tiyapairat swinging wildly here.
Tiyapairat throws a lazy right hand but Gorski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiyapairat darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CL2#
Gorski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but Gorski avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Gorski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Tiyapairat moves into the clinch.
Gorski has had enough of the clinch but Tiyapairat keeps him there for the moment.#T3#
Tiyapairat has Gorski pressed against the cage, preventing Gorski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tiyapairat prevents Gorski from breaking the clinch.
Gorski wants to get back to striking at distance but Tiyapairat won't allow it.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but Gorski avoids the damage to the body.
Tiyapairat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gorski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tiyapairat tries a knee to the head but Gorski blocks it.
Tiyapairat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gorski wants to get back to striking at distance but Tiyapairat won't allow it.
Tiyapairat keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gorski's efforts to push away.
Gorski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat has Gorski pressed against the cage, preventing Gorski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tiyapairat is struggling to control the position.#BC2#
Gorski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Gorski clinches.
Tiyapairat landing some nice looking knees to the body. #T4#
Tiyapairat keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gorski's efforts to push away.
Tiyapairat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tiyapairat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gorski wants to break free but Tiyapairat has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tiyapairat.
Gorski is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiyapairat taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tiyapairat lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Gorski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gorski takes a head kick and keeps coming. #CL2#
Gorski drives through and clinches with Tiyapairat against the cage. #BC2#
Gorski manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Gorski closes the distance and clinches.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gorski tries to circle away but Tiyapairat has him pinned against the cage.
Gorski is trying to force a seperation but Tiyapairat has the dominant position.
Tiyapairat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gorski backwards.
Tiyapairat has Gorski pressed against the cage, preventing Gorski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Tiyapairat dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Tiyapairat tries a head kick but it misses.
Gorski tries to move into range but Tiyapairat moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tiyapairat.
Gorski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #CL#
and Tiyapairat counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tiyapairat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gorski is trying to break free.
Gorski tries to circle away but Tiyapairat has him pinned against the cage.
Gorski is trying to force a seperation but Tiyapairat has the dominant position.
Tiyapairat effectively controlling the action here.
Gorski avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Tiyapairat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow inside.
Tiyapairat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gorski blocks it with crossed arms. #BC2#
Gorski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Gorski closes the distance and clinches.
Gorski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tiyapairat gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Gorski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T1##CL#
Gorski tries to keep at a distance but Tiyapairat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tiyapairat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gorski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tiyapairat has Gorski pressed against the cage, preventing Gorski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gorski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Come on Tiyapairat - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense. #BC2#
Gorski manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Tiyapairat closes the distance and clinches.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tiyapairat.
Gorski wants to break free but Tiyapairat has control. #BC#
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Samak Tiyapairat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Gorski pushes Tiyapairat up against the cage in a clinch.
Gorski wants to break free but Tiyapairat has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tiyapairat.
Gorski is trying to push Tiyapairat away but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gorski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the cage.#T2#
Gorski wants a takedown.
Gorski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tiyapairat has Gorski pressed against the cage, preventing Gorski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gorski can't break the clinch.
Gorski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the cage.
Gorski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gorski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Samak Tiyapairat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maciej Gorski.
Tiyapairat misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Gorski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gorski takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiyapairat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #CL2#
Gorski has managed to clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gorski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Gorski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tiyapairat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gorski is defending well for now.
Tiyapairat working Gorski over with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat has Gorski pressed against the cage, preventing Gorski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Samak Tiyapairat has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T3#
Tiyapairat lands a nice knee to the body.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Gorski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gorski tries to break the clinch but Tiyapairat is controlling the position.
Gorski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tiyapairat lands a damaging elbow.
Gorski tries to break the clinch but Tiyapairat is controlling the position.
Gorski goes for a takedown attempt but Tiyapairat pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL2#
Gorski closes the distance and clinches.
Tiyapairat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gorski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tiyapairat connects with a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gorski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiyapairat looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T4#
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gorski can't break the clinch.
Gorski wants a takedown but no success here.
Gorski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gorski can't break the clinch. #BC#
Tiyapairat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Gorski closes the distance and clinches.
Tiyapairat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gorski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gorski has had enough of the clinch but Tiyapairat keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tiyapairat. #BC2#
Gorski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maciej Gorski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorski misses with a double jab.
Maciej Gorski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiyapairat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maciej Gorski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gorski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tiyapairat can pounce on him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samak Tiyapairat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tiyapairat, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samak Tiyapairat!
Samak Tiyapairat decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: CEFC 298
Date: Jul 21, 2018

#R1#
A clash of legs there as Thibodeau blocks the low kick.#CL#
Thibodeau gets tackled into the cage by Tiyapairat. Tiyapairat maintains the clinch.
Tiyapairat lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thibodeau is trying to stall.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #CUT#
It looks like Roland Thibodeau has been cut.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow inside that Thibodeau shrugs off.
Tiyapairat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thibodeau is looking for a takedown.#BC#
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thibodeau.
Tiyapairat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thibodeau avoids the head kick by Tiyapairat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD2#
Thibodeau gets the takedown into side control. #ES#
Tiyapairat sneaks out the side door and pushes Thibodeau away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.#CL#
Tiyapairat pushes Thibodeau up against the cage in a clinch.#T1#
Tiyapairat looking to throw knees to the head but Thibodeau is blocking nicely.
Thibodeau changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tiyapairat fights it off and pushes away nicely. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tiyapairat scores with a hook to the body.#TD2#
Thibodeau pulls guard effortlessly. #SU#
Tiyapairat decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #CL#
Tiyapairat closes the distance and pushes Thibodeau back into the cage.
Thibodeau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiyapairat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tiyapairat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T2#
A short right from Tiyapairat on the inside.
Thibodeau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thibodeau being controlled against the cage.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeau avoids the damage to the body.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the body.
Tiyapairat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiyapairat stops a takedown attempt from Thibodeau.
Samak Tiyapairat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Thibodeau.
Thibodeau tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tiyapairat just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thibodeau takes a knee to the side of the body. #BC#
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat 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.
Tiyapairat scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thibodeau in his tracks.
Tiyapairat connects with a body shot that sends Thibodeau's belly button to the back.#T3#
Tiyapairat moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thibodeau looks winded!
A head kick misses from Tiyapairat.
Thibodeau shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tiyapairat defends it nicely.
Thibodeau shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tiyapairat but Tiyapairat pushes him off and we're back to square one.#CL2#
Thibodeau clinches with his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tiyapairat.
Thibodeau has had enough of the clinch but Tiyapairat keeps him there for the moment.
Thibodeau takes a knee to the side of the body. #BC#
Tiyapairat manages to break the clinch.
Tiyapairat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T4#
Tiyapairat thows a body kick. Thibodeau tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tiyapairat lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiyapairat connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thibodeau's hands.
Tiyapairat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tiyapairat lands a head kick! #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the body.
Tiyapairat lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeau is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thibodeau avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Tiyapairat slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Tiyapairat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roland Thibodeau's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Thibodeau is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thibodeau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tiyapairat lands a lovely overhand right.
Thibodeau takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tiyapairat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thibodeau. That did some damage!
Tiyapairat misses with a head kick.
Tiyapairat misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiyapairat lands with a cross.
Thibodeau dodges the punch combination from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat throws a shot from downtown. Thibodeau moves away and avoids it.
Thibodeau is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tiyapairat with a body shot.
Samak Tiyapairat is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Thibodeau goes for a double leg but Tiyapairat avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tiyapairat continues to drive forward.
Tiyapairat cracks the inside of Thibodeau's front leg. #CL#
Tiyapairat clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Thibodeau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiyapairat throws a leg kick which misses Thibodeau's front leg but catches the back leg as Thibodeau tries to avoid it.
Samak Tiyapairat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiyapairat lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tiyapairat cracks the inside of Thibodeau's front leg.
Samak Tiyapairat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thibodeau scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Samak Tiyapairat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Thibodeau tries to keep at a distance but Tiyapairat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#CL#
Tiyapairat closes the distance and clinches.
Thibodeau can't get the takedown. #T2#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tiyapairat pushes off an throws an elbow but Thibodeau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Tiyapairat. #BC#
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thibodeau dives in for a single leg takedown but Tiyapairat sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Samak Tiyapairat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Thibodeau.#CL#
Tiyapairat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Tiyapairat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiyapairat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeau.
Tiyapairat moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tiyapairat throws out a loose jab but Thibodeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeau fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thibodeau throws a head kick but Tiyapairat moves out of range.
Thibodeau is breathing heavily.
Thibodeau avoids a punch combination nicely. #T3#
Tiyapairat misses with a left hand
and Thibodeau counters with a nice kick to the body. #CL#
Tiyapairat moves into range and clinches up with Thibodeau.#BC#
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat misses with a few strikes there.
Thibodeau is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tiyapairat with a body shot.
Thibodeau shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #CL#
and Tiyapairat counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tiyapairat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thibodeau in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thibodeau tries to pull guard but Tiyapairat forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Come on Tiyapairat - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tiyapairat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tiyapairat gets through Thibodeau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thibodeau tries to circle away but Tiyapairat has him pinned against the cage.#T4#
Tiyapairat lands an elbow that stopped Thibodeau in his tracks for a moment.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thibodeau takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Tiyapairat - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but Thibodeau blocks with his arms.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the body.
Thibodeau takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thibodeau avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body. #BC#
Tiyapairat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Tiyapairat does no damage.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but Thibodeau moves out of range.
Thibodeau is looking for the big counter here.
Tiyapairat with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Tiyapairat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roland Thibodeau's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Tiyapairat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thibodeau shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tiyapairat as he avoids it easily.
Tiyapairat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tiyapairat throws a right hand that misses
and Thibodeau counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tiyapairat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thibodeau feints the counter takedown.
Thibodeau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL#
Tiyapairat closes the distance and clinches.
Thibodeau looking to stall.
Tiyapairat works on Thibodeau's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeau is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thibodeau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiyapairat taking a breather.#T1#
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tiyapairat lands a nice elbow.
Tiyapairat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tiyapairat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow inside. #BC#
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Tiyapairat misses. #TD2#
Thibodeau fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tiyapairat to the ground. Thibodeau is now in Tiyapairat's guard.
Thibodeau in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thibodeau must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thibodeau trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiyapairat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Tiyapairat is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tiyapairat keeping full guard, as Thibodeau tries to pass.
Thibodeau prevents Tiyapairat from getting back to his feet.
Samak Tiyapairat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tiyapairat keeping moving, preventing Thibodeau from controlling successfully. #ES#
Tiyapairat wriggles free and stands up. #T3#
Tiyapairat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tiyapairat connects with a crisp jab.
Tiyapairat pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thibodeau is out of range and Tiyapairat settles back down.
Thibodeau replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tiyapairat blocks it well.
Tiyapairat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tiyapairat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibodeau manages to avoid it.#CL#
Tiyapairat clinches up with Thibodeau and pushes him back against the cage.
Tiyapairat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tiyapairat misses with a punch to the body.
Tiyapairat misses with a knee strike.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeau avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeau can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Tiyapairat - that landed with a thud. #T4#
Tiyapairat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tiyapairat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tiyapairat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thibodeau can do to turn this around?#BC#
Tiyapairat manages to break the clinch.
Tiyapairat misses the jab.
Thibodeau shoots in but Tiyapairat avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiyapairat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #CL#
Tiyapairat instigates a clinch.
Thibodeau blocks a body shot from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tiyapairat tries to throw a body punch but Thibodeau avoids it by throwing Tiyapairat back against the cage.
Roland Thibodeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiyapairat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samak Tiyapairat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tiyapairat 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samak Tiyapairat!
Samak Tiyapairat bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: CEFC 295
Date: Jun 30, 2018

#R1#
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but Chernishev moves out of range.
Tiyapairat throws a solid leg kick but Chernishev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat looks to clinch #TD2#
and Chernishev decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tiyapairat's guard.
Tiyapairat is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chernishev is looking to work some ground and pound but Tiyapairat has wrist control.
Chernishev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tiyapairat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chernishev 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.
Tiyapairat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chernishev throws a strike but Tiyapairat rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Chernishev pulls Tiyapairat in close to his closed guard and prevents Tiyapairat from doing any damage or advancing position.#T1#
Chernishev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tiyapairat's guard. #REVB#
Chernishev controlling from the top position.
Chernishev cracks Tiyapairat with a solid left hand.
Chernishev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chernishev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chernishev advances position into side control!
Chernishev throwing shots but missing, from side control. #T2#
Tiyapairat takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tiyapairat parries the strikes from Chernishev easily there. Chernishev is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tiyapairat to escape.
Chernishev lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tiyapairat down.
The referee asks Chernishev politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Chernishev prefers to stall for the moment though.
Chernishev is working Tiyapairat over with some ground and pound from side control. #ROC2#
Tiyapairat is rocked!
Tiyapairat seems a little lost for a moment, as Chernishev dominates the positioning.
Tiyapairat is breathing heavily.
Tiyapairat takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Oh Tiyapairat is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tiyapairat is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Chernishev scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Tiyapairat is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Chernishev can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Chernishev!
A victorious Sergey Chernishev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: CEFC Live 56
Date: Jun 14, 2018

#R1#
Gorski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gorski drops his hands momentarily and Tiyapairat takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tiyapairat jabs Gorski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gorski shoots and misses
and Tiyapairat counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL#
Tiyapairat rushes Gorski and presses him up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tiyapairat obliges.
Gorski avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Tiyapairat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tiyapairat lands a damaging elbow.
Tiyapairat has Gorski pushed against the cage.
Tiyapairat lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tiyapairat.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat prevents a takedown attempt there.
Samak Tiyapairat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maciej Gorski.
Tiyapairat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tiyapairat is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tiyapairat lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gorski tries for a takedown but Tiyapairat manages to get underhooks.
Gorski looks winded!
Knees in the clinch landing for Tiyapairat. #T1#
Tiyapairat leaning against his opponent.
Gorski tries to score a body lock takedown but Tiyapairat shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#BC#
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch.
Tiyapairat pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gorski back to the cage. Tiyapairat follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CUT#
It looks like Maciej Gorski has been cut.
A head kick misses from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gorski.
Gorski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tiyapairat pinned against the cage. Tiyapairat gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A cross from Tiyapairat lands.
Gorski needs to keep his hands up - Tiyapairat had a free shot at his head there.
Tiyapairat with a jab.
Tiyapairat throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gorski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gorski darts in looking for a takedown but Tiyapairat gets double underhooks and turns Gorski into the cage.
A head kick misses from Tiyapairat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gorski. #T2#
Tiyapairat stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Tiyapairat misses. #TD2#
Gorski drives through with a takedown into Tiyapairat's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.#ES#
Tiyapairat is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Gorski presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #BC#
Tiyapairat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiyapairat throws a wild body kick that Gorski sees coming a mile off.#CL#
Tiyapairat closes the distance and pushes Gorski back into the cage.
Gorski is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tiyapairat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tiyapairat is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tiyapairat lands a nice knee to the body.
Tiyapairat lands a nice uppercut.#TD2#
Gorski has hold of one of Tiyapairat's legs. Tiyapairat is fighting the takedown attempt but Gorski gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.#T3##ES#
Tiyapairat pushes Gorski off and gets back to his feet.
Tiyapairat connects with a solid leg kick.
Gorski closes the distance and clinches up with Tiyapairat, looking for a takedown. Gorski pushes Tiyapairat against the cage but Tiyapairat circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gorski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tiyapairat can pounce on him. #CL#
Tiyapairat moves into the clinch.
Tiyapairat misses with a knee strike.
Tiyapairat lands with a right to the head.
Gorski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tiyapairat controlling the action here for a moment.
Gorski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tiyapairat pulls his leg out and moves away. #CL#
Tiyapairat rushes Gorski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T4#
Tiyapairat is stalling here.
Gorski can't get the takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiyapairat.
Gorski is working for takedown but Tiyapairat is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tiyapairat working Gorski over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat scores with a head kick. Gorski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gorski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tiyapairat counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gorski thinking. #CL#
Tiyapairat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body.
Gorski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gorski is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiyapairat lands a nice knee to the body. #BC#
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tiyapairat lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Tiyapairat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maciej Gorski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Tiyapairat stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tiyapairat wants it to stay on the feet.
Gorski fails with a takedown attempt.
Gorski shoots in for a takedown but Tiyapairat shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Samak Tiyapairat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maciej Gorski.
Gorski shoots for a double leg takedown but Tiyapairat sprawls well. He's pushed Gorski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #CL#
Tiyapairat rushes Gorski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gorski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tiyapairat lands a good knee to the midsection. Gorski won't want to take too many of those.
Gorski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tiyapairat pulls his leg out and moves away. #CL#
Tiyapairat clinches up with Gorski and pushes him back against the cage.
Tiyapairat lands with a short shot to the head.
Gorski is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the head.
Tiyapairat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gorski's face. #BC#
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiyapairat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gorski.
It looked like Tiyapairat wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL#
Tiyapairat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tiyapairat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gorski's defenses. #T1#
The referee is keeping an eye on Tiyapairat - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gorski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tiyapairat fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tiyapairat lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gorski tries for a takedown but Tiyapairat circles away easily
and Tiyapairat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Tiyapairat rushes Gorski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tiyapairat lands a damaging elbow.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow inside.
Tiyapairat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gorski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tiyapairat is defending well.#BC#
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch. #CL#
Tiyapairat rushes Gorski and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiyapairat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gorski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T2##BC#
Tiyapairat manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Tiyapairat. Beautiful body shot.#CL#
Tiyapairat closes the distance and clinches.
Gorski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tiyapairat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tiyapairat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tiyapairat with a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tiyapairat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tiyapairat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gorski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gorski has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tiyapairat after a bit of a struggle.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Samak Tiyapairat has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tiyapairat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gorski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gorski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tiyapairat prevents it.
Gorski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tiyapairat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gorski can do to turn this around?
Tiyapairat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gorski has Tiyapairat pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tiyapairat manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #T3#
Gorski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tiyapairat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gorski or not.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tiyapairat. #BC#
Tiyapairat breaks from the clinch.
Maciej Gorski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorski shoots in and drives through. Tiyapairat sprawls well.
Tiyapairat lands with a kick to the temple. Gorski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gorski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Samak Tiyapairat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Tiyapairat clinches up with Gorski and pushes him back against the cage.
Gorski looking for a takedown.
Tiyapairat leaning against his opponent.
Gorski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tiyapairat pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right hook to the body lands for Tiyapairat.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiyapairat is pressed up against the cage. Gorski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tiyapairat down to the mat. Tiyapairat avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gorski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T4##CL#
Tiyapairat takes the fight into the clinch.
Tiyapairat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gorski's defenses.
Tiyapairat gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gorski.
Tiyapairat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gorski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gorski avoids it.
Gorski has Tiyapairat pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tiyapairat manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tiyapairat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tiyapairat misses with a knee to the head.
Gorski wants to take the fight to the mat but Tiyapairat manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tiyapairat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gorski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tiyapairat fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gorski needs to keep his hands up - Tiyapairat had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Tiyapairat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maciej Gorski'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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Tiyapairat throws a head kick but Gorski moves out of range.
Gorski shoots in looking for a takedown but Tiyapairat manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gorski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#CL#
Gorski gets tackled into the cage by Tiyapairat. Tiyapairat maintains the clinch.
Gorski wants a takedown.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tiyapairat obliges.
Tiyapairat unloads a knee to the mid-section.#BC#
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch.
Gorski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tiyapairat is fending him off so far but Gorski persists. Nope, Tiyapairat circles away and we're back to standing.
Samak Tiyapairat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maciej Gorski.
Tiyapairat lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tiyapairat throws a good cross that connects.
Gorski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tiyapairat 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gorski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tiyapairat counters with a three punch combo that has Gorski backing up. Gorski nods at Tiyapairat to acknowledge the strikes.
Tiyapairat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #T1#
Gorski fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tiyapairat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gorski shoots in looking for a takedown but Tiyapairat manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gorski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gorski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gorski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tiyapairat tries to bum rush Gorski with a series of wild strikes but Gorski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL#
Tiyapairat rushes Gorski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gorski tries for a takedown. No joy. #BC#
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat misses with a head kick.
Tiyapairat connects with a body shot.
Gorski fails with a takedown attempt.#T2#
Gorski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tiyapairat to score with a decent uppercut.
Tiyapairat fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gorski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tiyapairat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiyapairat stuffs the takedown attempt from Gorski. Gorski gets slowly back to his feet.
Tiyapairat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
Tiyapairat clinches up against the cage.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tiyapairat prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tiyapairat with a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body. #T3#
Tiyapairat is pressed up against the cage. Gorski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tiyapairat down to the mat. Tiyapairat avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gorski shoots in looking for a takedown. Tiyapairat tries to sprawl out of it but Gorski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tiyapairat manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tiyapairat misses with a series of wild punches.
Tiyapairat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Gorski.
Gorski closes the distance and clinches up with Tiyapairat, looking for a takedown. Gorski pushes Tiyapairat against the cage but Tiyapairat circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat slaps away a takedown attempt from Gorski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tiyapairat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #CL#
Tiyapairat clinches.
Gorski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tiyapairat gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the body. #T4#
Gorski takes an elbow to the temple.
Gorski has Tiyapairat pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tiyapairat manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tiyapairat stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#TD2#
Gorski has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tiyapairat is trying to keep an underhook but Gorski manages to get the takedown into half guard.#ES#
Tiyapairat pushes Gorski off and gets back to his feet.
Samak Tiyapairat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiyapairat keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gorski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tiyapairat moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Samak Tiyapairat is winning the standup battle so far.
Gorski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#CL#
Tiyapairat has closed the distance and engaged Gorski in a clinch.
Maciej Gorski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gorski scores with an uppercut up the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samak Tiyapairat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tiyapairat 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:24
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samak Tiyapairat!
Samak Tiyapairat bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: CEFC 288
Date: May 12, 2018

#R1#
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but Szczęsny moves away
and Szczęsny counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Samak Tiyapairat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Szczęsny rushes Tiyapairat and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tiyapairat tries to break free but Szczęsny pushes him back against the cage.
Szczęsny definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Szczęsny is struggling to control the position.
Szczęsny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Szczęsny really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Szczęsny comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls for Szczęsny to work.
Tiyapairat is trying to break the clinch but Szczęsny is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szczęsny creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tiyapairat's defenses. #CUT#
It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.
Tiyapairat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tiyapairat is trying to break the clinch but Szczęsny is controlling him.
Szczęsny with an attempt at a knee that misses. #T1#
Szczęsny avoiding damage.
Tiyapairat struggles to land a body shot inside as Szczęsny controls his hands.
Szczęsny unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Szczęsny'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.
Szczęsny managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Szczęsny stalls.
Szczęsny lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T2#
Tiyapairat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Szczęsny is defending well for now.
Tiyapairat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiyapairat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Szczęsny holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but Szczęsny avoids the damage to the body.
Szczęsny blocking some punches.
Szczęsny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tiyapairat tries to circle away but Szczęsny has him pinned against the cage.
Szczęsny stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that. #T3#
The referee is keeping an eye on Szczęsny - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tiyapairat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Szczęsny is defending well for now.
Tiyapairat working aggressively here.
Szczęsny effectively controlling the action here.
Szczęsny dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Szczęsny avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Szczęsny for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Victor Szczęsny.
Tiyapairat throws a jab but it's blocked by Szczęsny.
A slapping body kick lands there for Szczęsny.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Szczęsny, right into the meat. #T4#
Tiyapairat swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tiyapairat misses the body punch
and Szczęsny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Szczęsny turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tiyapairat looks to land a right hand but Szczęsny moved out of range.
Tiyapairat swings for the body but Szczęsny moves out of range.
Szczęsny is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch up but Szczęsny circles away and keeps his distance.
Tiyapairat takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiyapairat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tiyapairat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Szczęsny counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szczęsny throws a head kick that half lands.
Szczęsny's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tiyapairat under the eye.
Tiyapairat darts in trying to clinch
and Szczęsny counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tiyapairat misses with an uppercut
and Szczęsny counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jab from Szczęsny.
Szczęsny lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tiyapairat takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Szczęsny dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samak Tiyapairat's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Tiyapairat throws a series of punches but Szczęsny moves out of range.
Szczęsny works Tiyapairat's body with a nice hook.
Tiyapairat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tiyapairat throws a series of punches but Szczęsny moves out of range.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch up
and Szczęsny counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Szczęsny here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Szczęsny scoring well with a low kick there.
Szczęsny connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tiyapairat momentarily.
Tiyapairat misses with a few strikes there.
Tiyapairat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Tiyapairat misses.
Szczęsny is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#CL#
Szczęsny clinches up with Tiyapairat and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szczęsny blocks the elbow strike.
Victor Szczęsny has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T1#
Szczęsny'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.
Tiyapairat misses with a body punch.
Tiyapairat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tiyapairat looking to throw knees to the head but Szczęsny is blocking nicely.
Tiyapairat tries to circle away but Szczęsny has him pinned against the cage.
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat is trying to maintain a safe position but Szczęsny gets an underhook and turns Tiyapairat into the cage.
Szczęsny'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.
Szczęsny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiyapairat can do to turn this around?
Szczęsny avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Szczęsny'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.
Szczęsny displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tiyapairat up against the cage.
Come on Szczęsny - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tiyapairat tries to break free but Szczęsny pushes him back against the cage.
Szczęsny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Szczęsny on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but Szczęsny avoids the damage to the body. #T3#
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but Szczęsny avoids the damage to the body.
Tiyapairat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tiyapairat tries a knee to the head but Szczęsny blocks it.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but Szczęsny blocks with his arms.
Tiyapairat swings wildly with an uppercut but Szczęsny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Szczęsny stalling the fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Szczęsny dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but Szczęsny blocks with his arms.
Tiyapairat misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T4#
Szczęsny will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tiyapairat up against the cage.
Tiyapairat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Szczęsny is pushing Tiyapairat up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Szczęsny will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tiyapairat up against the cage.
Szczęsny gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Szczęsny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tiyapairat letting Szczęsny take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Victor Szczęsny.#CL#
Tiyapairat gets tackled into the cage by Szczęsny. Szczęsny maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Victor Szczęsny will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samak Tiyapairat's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Szczęsny moves out of range as Tiyapairat strikes.
Samak Tiyapairat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Tiyapairat.
A shot to the liver by Szczęsny. Beautiful body shot.
Tiyapairat is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tiyapairat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Szczęsny.
Tiyapairat tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Szczęsny counter with a right hand.
Tiyapairat tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Szczęsny to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Szczęsny rushes Tiyapairat and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Szczęsny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Szczęsny scoring well with a low kick there.
Victor Szczęsny is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiyapairat tries to score with a low kick but Szczęsny moves his leg out of the way.
Szczęsny scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tiyapairat throws a right hand that misses
and Szczęsny makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#T1#
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but Szczęsny moves away
and Szczęsny counters with an outside leg kick.
Tiyapairat takes a jab right on the kisser.
Szczęsny's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tiyapairat under the eye.
Szczęsny throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tiyapairat looks to land a left hand but Szczęsny moved out of range nicely.
Szczęsny uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tiyapairat misses with a kick to the body
and Szczęsny counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tiyapairat wants to clinch but Szczęsny slips to the side
and Szczęsny counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Szczęsny fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Szczęsny lands with a kick to the temple. Tiyapairat shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szczęsny lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tiyapairat misses with a head kick.
Szczęsny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tiyapairat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Szczęsny lands a high kick!
Szczęsny checks the leg kick.
Szczęsny thinks about countering with a body kick.#T2#
Tiyapairat swings away with a body shot that misses
and Szczęsny counters with a stiff right hand.
Szczęsny is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#ROC#
Tiyapairat is rocked!
Tiyapairat walks straight into a right hand from Szczęsny - that's dropped him! Szczęsny jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Tiyapairat from any more punishment! Tiyapairat complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Victor Szczęsny!
A determined Victor Szczęsny 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!

Event: CEFC 285
Date: Apr 21, 2018

#R1#
Tiyapairat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khali takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #CL#
Tiyapairat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Khali tries to pull guard but Tiyapairat forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tiyapairat. #BC#
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good exchange - Tiyapairat coming out on top.
Tiyapairat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tiyapairat lands a nice looking body kick.
Khali misses with an attempted mid kick. #CL#
Tiyapairat gets in close and 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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tiyapairat obliges.
Khali looks winded!
Tiyapairat lands an elbow that stopped Khali in his tracks for a moment.
Tiyapairat crunches a lovely knee into Khali's ribcage.#T1#
Tiyapairat with a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Brij Khali has been cut.
Tiyapairat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tiyapairat obliges.#BC#
Tiyapairat manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Tiyapairat rushes Khali and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC#
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khali takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #CL#
Tiyapairat darts in and clinches Khali up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khali takes a knee to the side of the body. #T2#
Tiyapairat lands a shot to the body.
Tiyapairat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khali backwards. #BC#
Tiyapairat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab lands there for Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Khali hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Samak Tiyapairat!
In his post fight interview, Samak Tiyapairat started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Brij Khali was interviewed post fight and said 'Dissapointed to Lose'.

Event: CEFC 282
Date: Mar 31, 2018

#R1##TD2#
Gorski throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tiyapairat tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gorski is in Tiyapairat's guard.#ES#
Tiyapairat kicks Gorski off and gets to his feet. #CL#
Gorski gets tackled into the cage by Tiyapairat. Tiyapairat maintains the clinch.
Gorski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tiyapairat avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tiyapairat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tiyapairat gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gorski.
Tiyapairat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gorski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#BC#
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maciej Gorski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Samak Tiyapairat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maciej Gorski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2#
Tiyapairat gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gorski to score an easy takedown into full guard.#ES#
Tiyapairat kicks Gorski off and gets to his feet.
Tiyapairat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gorski shoots and misses
and Tiyapairat counters with a head kick. That will keep Gorski thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gorski tries for a takedown but Tiyapairat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#T1##CL#
Tiyapairat gets a clinch.
Tiyapairat stops a takedown attempt from Gorski.
Tiyapairat stops a takedown attempt from Gorski.
Gorski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tiyapairat pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tiyapairat throws a nice looking combination but Gorski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gorski tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#CL#
Tiyapairat closes the distance and pushes Gorski back into the cage.
Tiyapairat prevents the takedown attempt.
Tiyapairat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gorski looks winded!#BC#
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch.
Tiyapairat misses with a double jab #TD2#
and Gorski counters with a single leg into guard. Tiyapairat didn't expect that. #ES#
Tiyapairat is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Gorski presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiyapairat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gorski's defenses.
Tiyapairat stops a takedown attempt from Gorski.
The referee calls for Tiyapairat to work.
Tiyapairat lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tiyapairat lands a damaging elbow. #T2#
Gorski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tiyapairat pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tiyapairat lands with a short shot to the head.
Tiyapairat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gorski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat looking to throw knees to the head but Gorski is blocking nicely.
Tiyapairat connects with a knee to the head.
Gorski is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tiyapairat lands a good knee to the midsection. Gorski won't want to take too many of those.
Tiyapairat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gorski's defenses.
Tiyapairat lands a shot to the body.
Gorski tries to score a body lock takedown but Tiyapairat shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gorski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tiyapairat gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gorski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tiyapairat presses Gorski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tiyapairat controlling the action here for a moment.
Gorski tries for a takedown but Tiyapairat manages to get underhooks.
Gorski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tiyapairat gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tiyapairat scores with a knee to the head. #T3#
Tiyapairat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tiyapairat just leaning against Gorski, taking a breather.
Tiyapairat is pressed up against the cage. Gorski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tiyapairat down to the mat. Tiyapairat avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tiyapairat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Donk. Tiyapairat catches Gorski right on the button with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat pulls out of a head kick attempt. #CL#
Tiyapairat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gorski tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tiyapairat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gorski or not.
A knee to the head by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gorski's face. #BC#
Tiyapairat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiyapairat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gorski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gorski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#T4#
Gorski tries for a takedown but Tiyapairat circles away easily
and Tiyapairat counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL#
Tiyapairat closes the distance and clinches.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the body.
Gorski tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gorski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tiyapairat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gorski takes a shot to the head.
Knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat scores a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tiyapairat.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tiyapairat obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiyapairat lands a damaging elbow. #BC#
Tiyapairat manages to break the clinch.
Tiyapairat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL#
Tiyapairat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Tiyapairat dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Gorski shoots for a double leg takedown but Tiyapairat sprawls well. He's pushed Gorski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gorski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tiyapairat connects with the punch.
Gorski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#CL#
Tiyapairat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tiyapairat lands a body punch.
Tiyapairat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gorski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tiyapairat is defending well.
Samak Tiyapairat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maciej Gorski.
Gorski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tiyapairat is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tiyapairat lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tiyapairat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL#
Tiyapairat gets in close and instigates a 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!
Tiyapairat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gorski takes a knee to the side of the body. #T1#
Tiyapairat lands a right hand.
Gorski is breathing heavily.
Tiyapairat presses Gorski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC#
Tiyapairat manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Tiyapairat. Those never looked like landing.
Gorski is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gorski walks into a stiff left hand from Tiyapairat.
Gorski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tiyapairat is fending him off so far but Gorski persists. Nope, Tiyapairat circles away and we're back to standing.
Tiyapairat throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tiyapairat thumps Gorski with a low kick.
Gorski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Samak Tiyapairat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Tiyapairat clinches up with Gorski and pushes him back against the cage.
Gorski goes for a takedown attempt but Tiyapairat pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL#
Tiyapairat darts in and clinches Gorski up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gorski has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tiyapairat after a bit of a struggle. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiyapairat working Gorski over with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tiyapairat landing knees to the body.
Tiyapairat with a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat cracks Gorski with a nice body shot.
Tiyapairat is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice body punch from Tiyapairat - that landed with a thud.
Tiyapairat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gorski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gorski is trying to drag Tiyapairat to the mat but Tiyapairat just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A knee to the head by Tiyapairat. #BC#
Tiyapairat breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Tiyapairat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tiyapairat.
Gorski is working for takedown but Tiyapairat is calmly controlling the position for now.#T3#
Knees in the clinch landing for Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow inside that Gorski shrugs off.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow just above Gorski 's eye.
Gorski wants to get back to striking at distance but Tiyapairat won't allow it.
Gorski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tiyapairat is pressed up against the cage. Gorski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tiyapairat down to the mat. Tiyapairat avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL#
Tiyapairat rushes Gorski and presses him up against the cage.
Tiyapairat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tiyapairat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gorski backwards.
Gorski has Tiyapairat pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tiyapairat manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Come on Tiyapairat - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tiyapairat lands a hook that snaps the head of Gorski backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiyapairat lands an uppercut.
Tiyapairat stalls. #T4#
Gorski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tiyapairat is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat lands a damaging elbow.
Tiyapairat lands a nice elbow.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the head.
Gorski wants a takedown but no success here. #BC#
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiyapairat lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tiyapairat leaves Gorski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL#
Gorski tries to keep at a distance but Tiyapairat has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gorski wants to take the fight to the mat but Tiyapairat manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#BC#
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch. #CL#
Tiyapairat takes the fight into the clinch.
Tiyapairat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gorski can do to turn this around?
Gorski wants to take the fight to the mat but Tiyapairat manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Tiyapairat dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Tiyapairat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Samak Tiyapairat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gorski shoots in but no luck this time.
Tiyapairat tried to counter with a leg kick but Gorski avoided it.#TD2#
Gorski scores with a takedown into Tiyapairat's guard.#ES#
Tiyapairat kicks Gorski off and gets to his feet.
Tiyapairat scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gorski.
Tiyapairat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gorski's sensitive parts.
Gorski on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CL#
Tiyapairat gets a clinch.
Gorski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tiyapairat avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Samak Tiyapairat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maciej Gorski.
Gorski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tiyapairat gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gorski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice elbow from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat lands a good knee to the midsection. Gorski won't want to take too many of those.#T1#
Tiyapairat landing knees to the body. #BC#
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch.
Gorski shoots for a double leg takedown but Tiyapairat sprawls well. He's pushed Gorski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tiyapairat cracks a nice hook into Gorski's ribs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tiyapairat connects with a single shot there.
Tiyapairat throws out a powerful jab.
Tiyapairat lands a jab.#CL#
Tiyapairat fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gorski, pushing him back against the cage.
Gorski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gorski wants a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tiyapairat gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gorski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tiyapairat pushes Gorski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gorski is trying to drag Tiyapairat to the mat but Tiyapairat just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tiyapairat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#T2##BC#
Tiyapairat manages to break the clinch.
Gorski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gorski tries for a takedown but Tiyapairat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tiyapairat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gorski. That did some damage!
Tiyapairat lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tiyapairat connects with a high kick.
Nice sprawl there from Tiyapairat as Gorski shoots in.
Gorski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gorski fails with the takedown
and Tiyapairat counters with a thumping low kick.
Gorski takes one to the chin there.
Tiyapairat lands with a good body shot.
Gorski fails with the takedown.#T3#
Tiyapairat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tiyapairat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gorski's sensitive parts.
Gorski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tiyapairat goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CL#
Tiyapairat drives through and clinches with Gorski against the cage.
Tiyapairat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gorski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tiyapairat pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tiyapairat works on Gorski's body with a couple of short punches.
Tiyapairat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gorski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow inside.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiyapairat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat lands a nice elbow.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the head.
Gorski goes for a takedown attempt but Tiyapairat pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gorski or perhaps it was just good defense by Tiyapairat, which made it look bad. #T4#
Tiyapairat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gorski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tiyapairat tries to avoid it but Gorski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tiyapairat to the ground. Tiyapairat escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tiyapairat lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tiyapairat.
Gorski looks for a takedown but Tiyapairat sprawls well.
Tiyapairat throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gorski's head.
Nice shot by Tiyapairat.
Gorski shoots for a takedown but Tiyapairat saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gorski closes the distance and clinches up with Tiyapairat, looking for a takedown. Gorski pushes Tiyapairat against the cage but Tiyapairat circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#CL#
Tiyapairat darts in and clinches Gorski up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gorski wants a takedown but no success here.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow that stopped Gorski in his tracks for a moment.
Tiyapairat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maciej Gorski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiyapairat dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samak Tiyapairat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tiyapairat 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 30:25
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samak Tiyapairat!
Samak Tiyapairat was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: CEFC 279
Date: Mar 10, 2018

#R1#
Uggla misses with a double jab.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tiyapairat tries a head kick but it misses.
Uggla fails to land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Uggla blocks a head kick by Tiyapairat.
Uggla attempts a counter takedown but Tiyapairat avoids it well and moves away.
Uggla lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Uggla has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Uggla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tiyapairat circles away quickly and effectively.
Tiyapairat appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tiyapairat throws an overhand right that lands on Uggla's shoulder, as Uggla tries to avoid the shot.
Uggla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tiyapairat tries a low kick but Uggla avoids it.#CL2#
Uggla tries to keep at a distance but Tiyapairat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Uggla managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Uggla changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tiyapairat fights it off and pushes away nicely. #CL2#
Tiyapairat drives through and clinches with Uggla against the cage.
Tiyapairat is trying to maintain a safe position but Uggla gets an underhook and turns Tiyapairat into the cage.
Tiyapairat has Uggla pressed against the cage.
Uggla looking for a takedown. #T1#
Tiyapairat misses with a body punch.
Tiyapairat misses with a knee strike.
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body.
Uggla is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Algot Uggla. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Uggla lands a takedown into guard. #SU#
Uggla gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #TD#
Uggla gets a takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Uggla is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tiyapairat wants to get back to his feet. #T2#
Uggla wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiyapairat keeps working.
Uggla wants to pass to mount but Tiyapairat is defending the position.
Tiyapairat wants to get back to his feet.
Uggla content to control rather than advance. #SUB#
Uggla is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #T3##SUB#
Uggla looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Uggla is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tiyapairat sees it coming and defends easily.
Tiyapairat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Uggla. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Uggla not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Tiyapairat is defending against the submission attempts here by Uggla.
Uggla with the ground and pound but Tiyapairat uses the opportunity to regain guard. #SU#
Uggla stands up from Tiyapairat's guard - Uggla perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tiyapairat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Uggla appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A nice combination there by Uggla. #CUT#
It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uggla dips to his left and cracks Tiyapairat with an uppercut!
Tiyapairat listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Uggla throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL#
Uggla darts in and clinches Tiyapairat up against the cage.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Algot Uggla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samak Tiyapairat's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Tiyapairat tries to score with a low kick but Uggla moves his leg out of the way.
Tiyapairat takes one on the chin but seems OK. #ROC#
Tiyapairat is rocked!
Tiyapairat misses with a body kick.
Tiyapairat is still on wobbly legs! Can Uggla finish him?
Uggla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Algot Uggla is winning the standup battle so far.
Uggla connects with a stiff jab that staggers Tiyapairat - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Algot Uggla!
Algot Uggla spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: CEFC Fight Night 116
Date: Jan 18, 2018

#R1#
Tiyapairat swings for the body but Diamond moves out of range.
Tiyapairat takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diamond. Tiyapairat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diamond with a nice cross.#CUT#
It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.
Diamond thuds a left hand into Tiyapairat's body.
Diamond misses with a straight left. #CL#
Diamond darts in and clinches Tiyapairat up against the cage.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but Diamond blocks with his arms.
Diamond lands a shoulder strike.
Diamond lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Diamond breaks from the clinch.
Diamond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diamond cracks Tiyapairat with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diamond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diamond takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diamond throws a hook but Tiyapairat blocks it.
Diamond ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tiyapairat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diamond misses with a hook
and Tiyapairat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diamond has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.#T1#
Tiyapairat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good exchange - Diamond coming out on top.#CL#
Diamond clinches up against the cage.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diamond.
Tiyapairat pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tiyapairat throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Tiyapairat fails to land.
Diamond scores with a shoulder strike.
Diamond is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tiyapairat is defending well for now.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diamond. #BC2#
Tiyapairat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diamond stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diamond connects with a body shot that sends Tiyapairat's belly button to the back.#CL#
Diamond fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tiyapairat, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiyapairat tries a body shot but Diamond blocks it.
Tiyapairat looking to throw knees to the head but Diamond is blocking nicely. #T2##BC#
Diamond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diamond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diamond throws a hook to the side of Tiyapairat's head but Tiyapairat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiyapairat throws a chopping leg kick but Diamond manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#CL2#
Tiyapairat has Diamond up against the cage in a clinch.
Diamond lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Diamond.
Tiyapairat misses with a punch to the body. #TD#
Diamond has clasped his hands together around Tiyapairat's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. #SUB#
Diamond tries for a kimura but Tiyapairat is defending well.
Diamond is looking to take a break and control but Tiyapairat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3#
Diamond works to advance to full mount. Tiyapairat defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Tiyapairat trying desperately to get to his feet.
Diamond content just to control the position here.
Diamond thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Diamond sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!#SUB#
Diamond working for a submission but Tiyapairat is keeping him at bay.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diamond sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T4#
Tiyapairat is squirming around, avoiding Diamond's attempts to control the action.
Tiyapairat holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Diamond tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Diamond tries to control but Tiyapairat wriggling away.
Diamond throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier. #SUB#
Diamond is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tiyapairat can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Diamond trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Diamond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samak Tiyapairat's cut.
That's time! Diamond's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Some bone on bone action there as Tiyapairat checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diamond punishes Tiyapairat's body with a nice straight punch.
Diamond scores with a hook.
Diamond is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiyapairat can do to turn this around?#CL2#
Tiyapairat clinches with his opponent.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diamond avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diamond as Tiyapairat tries to tie him up.
Diamond lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tiyapairat stops a takedown attempt from Diamond.
Diamond wants a takedown.
Diamond managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat. #BC2#
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch.
King Diamond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diamond scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamond lands a jab.
Diamond scores with a body shot.
Tiyapairat is looking to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diamond cracks Tiyapairat on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Tiyapairat falls backwards against the cage. Diamond follows up with more strikes that drop Tiyapairat to his knees. Diamond keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Tiyapairat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Diamond!
An out of breath King Diamond thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: CEFC 253
Date: Sep 16, 2017

#R1#
Tiyapairat slips a jab from Leeroy.#CL2#
Tiyapairat clinches with his opponent.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but Leeroy avoids the damage to the body. #KD2#
Tiyapairat drops Leeroy with a big knee straight up the middle! Leeroy is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #ROC2#
Leeroy is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Bruce Leeroy has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leeroy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tiyapairat. That one must have hurt.
Oh Leeroy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL2#
Tiyapairat fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leeroy, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
Tiyapairat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Leeroy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leeroy misses with the head strike.
Tiyapairat jerks Leeroy's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Leeroy drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Tiyapairat goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Tiyapairat because Leeroy was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Samak Tiyapairat!
A very excited looking Samak Tiyapairat rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: CEFC 250
Date: Aug 26, 2017

#R1#
Watt connects with the punch.
Watt thows a body kick. Tiyapairat tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick by Tiyapairat misses #CL#
and Watt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Watt.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watt avoids it.
Tiyapairat takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#
It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.
Tiyapairat tries to break free but Watt pushes him back against the cage.
Watt taking a breather.
Tiyapairat misses with an elbow over the top.
Tiyapairat misses with a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Watt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watt presses Tiyapairat against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Watt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Tiyapairat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Tiyapairat gets a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Watt.
Watt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T1#
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Watt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Watt crunches a lovely knee into Tiyapairat's ribcage.
Watt struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiyapairat controls his hands.
Tiyapairat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watt lands an elbow that stopped Tiyapairat in his tracks for a moment.
Tiyapairat tries to work over Watt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Watt.
Tiyapairat looks winded!
Tiyapairat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Watt.
Watt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tiyapairat's defenses. #CUT#
That has opened up Samak Tiyapairat's cut even more.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Watt obliges.
Watt is pushing Tiyapairat up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tiyapairat takes an elbow to the temple. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watt lands an elbow inside.
Watt is stalling here.
Watt lands an elbow that stopped Tiyapairat in his tracks for a moment. #BC#
Watt manages to break the clinch.
We've been told by Watt's head coaches at Death Valley Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tiyapairat throws the left hand but Watt avoids the punch easily.
Tiyapairat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Watt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Watt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tiyapairat takes a head kick and keeps coming. #CUT#
The cut above Samak Tiyapairat's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tiyapairat tries to bum rush Watt with a series of wild strikes but Watt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Watt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL#
Watt gets a clinch.
Watt is leaning against Tiyapairat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Watt.
Tiyapairat goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T3#
Watt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Watt lands an elbow that stopped Tiyapairat in his tracks for a moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Watt. #CUT#
Samak Tiyapairat's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.#BC#
Watt manages to break the clinch.
Whack! Watt lands a heavy head kick that drops Tiyapairat. The ref tackles Watt to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Tiyapairat was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Scott Watt!
Scott Watt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: CEFC Live 38
Date: Aug 03, 2017

#R1#
O Conor lands the left hand.#CL#
O Conor has closed the distance and engaged Tiyapairat in a clinch.
O Conor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiyapairat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Conor blocks it with crossed arms.
Tiyapairat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The referee calls for Tiyapairat to work.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Conor avoids it.
A bit of stalling here from Tiyapairat.
O Conor wants a takedown but no success here.
O Conor is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tiyapairat is defending well.
Tiyapairat gets underhooks to prevent O Conor 's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan O Conor . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiyapairat working O Conor over with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Conor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tiyapairat pulls him back up using the underhooks.
O Conor can't get the takedown.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but O Conor avoids the damage to the body.
Tiyapairat cracks O Conor with a nice body shot.
O Conor tries to score a body lock takedown but Tiyapairat shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #T1#
O Conor has Tiyapairat pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tiyapairat manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Conor avoids it.
A short left from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat stops a takedown attempt from O Conor .
Tiyapairat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
O Conor is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tiyapairat is defending well.
O Conor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tiyapairat avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tiyapairat gets underhooks to prevent O Conor 's takedown attempt.
Tiyapairat gets underhooks to prevent O Conor 's takedown attempt.
O Conor is breathing heavily.
Tiyapairat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Conor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tiyapairat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Conor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Conor goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tiyapairat prevents it.
O Conor avoids a wild elbow strike from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Conor wants a takedown but no success here.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Tiyapairat is struggling to control the position.
O Conor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T2##BC2#
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
O Conor has managed to clinch.
Tiyapairat lands a shot to the body.
Tiyapairat is struggling to control the position.#BC2#
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch. #CL#
O Conor clinches up with Tiyapairat and pushes him back against the cage.
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!
O Conor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tiyapairat gets the underhooks and prevents it.
O Conor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tiyapairat pulls his leg out and moves away. #CL2#
Tiyapairat takes the fight into the clinch. #TD#
O Conor lands a takedown into guard.
Tiyapairat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Conor . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
O Conor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T3#
Tiyapairat is looking to stand up but O Conor isn't so interested in that idea.
O Conor passes Tiyapairat's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tiyapairat blocking the ground and pound attempt from O Conor . #ES2#
Tiyapairat kicks off O Conor and gets to his feet.
O Conor fails with the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good shot there by O Conor .#CL#
O Conor closes the distance and pushes Tiyapairat back into the cage.#BC2#
Tiyapairat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD#
O Conor gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tiyapairat regains guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Conor throwing strikes from guard but Tiyapairat blocks nicely. #T4#
O Conor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tiyapairat wants to get back to his feet but O Conor drags him back down.#SUB#
O Conor goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Tiyapairat has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for O Conor but great work by Tiyapairat.
O Conor gets back to half guard.
O Conor is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Tiyapairat dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
An inside leg kick from Tiyapairat misses.
O Conor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
O Conor sets himself, and Tiyapairat steps forward looking for the clinch! O Conor avoids it this time.
Nice defenses there by O Conor .
Tiyapairat connects with a solid leg kick.
A cross from Tiyapairat lands.
O Conor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Tiyapairat has O Conor up against the cage in a clinch.
O Conor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC2#
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
O Conor forces Tiyapairat back against the cage and clinches.
Tiyapairat can't find room to land a body shot as O Conor controls the action.
Tiyapairat tries to throw a body punch but O Conor avoids it by throwing Tiyapairat back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Conor is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tiyapairat is defending well.#BC2#
Tiyapairat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
O Conor instigates a clinch.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Conor avoids it.#TD#
O Conor has clasped his hands together around Tiyapairat's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Conor tries to score with some ground and pound. Tiyapairat controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. #T1#
O Conor working the ground and pound.
O Conor 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.#SUB#
O Conor wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tiyapairat, who protects the arm well.
O Conor working the ground and pound but Tiyapairat is defending the strikes.
Tiyapairat is pushing O Conor 's head away, looking to escape. O Conor manages to hold on to the position though.#SUB#
O Conor tries for a kimura but Tiyapairat is defending well.
O Conor tries to score with some ground and pound. Tiyapairat controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. #SUB#
O Conor goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tiyapairat rolls with the submission and now he's on top in O Conor 's guard! Nice work there by Tiyapairat!
Ryan O Conor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Tiyapairat got a little sloppy there for a moment and O Conor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tiyapairat has managed to get both his arms back between O Conor 's legs - danger averted.
Tiyapairat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2##SUB#
Tiyapairat avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tiyapairat preventing the sweep.
Tiyapairat has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of O Conor is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
O Conor looking for a guillotine here but Tiyapairat defends easily. #T3#
O Conor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tiyapairat is one step ahead there.
O Conor wants to improve his position but instead Tiyapairat has moved into half guard.
O Conor wants to improve his position but Tiyapairat is controlling well.
O Conor is working hard here to advance position.
O Conor wants to get back to full guard but Tiyapairat has mounted him!#T4#
O Conor bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
O Conor looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
O Conor drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tiyapairat dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Tiyapairat stopping the sweep attempt from O Conor .
O Conor wants to improve his position but instead Tiyapairat has moved into half guard.
O Conor is pressing down on Tiyapairat's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB#
O Conor looking for subs off his back but Tiyapairat has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Samak Tiyapairat will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Tiyapairat throws a low kick but O Conor avoids it.
Tiyapairat lands a two punch combo. #CL#
O Conor clinches.
Tiyapairat is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tiyapairat gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from O Conor .
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #BC2#
Tiyapairat manages to break the clinch.
Tiyapairat misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Tiyapairat. #TD#
O Conor closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
O Conor lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Conor throwing shots but missing, from side control.
O Conor working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
O Conor scores with punches from side control.
Tiyapairat is working to avoid the ground and pound but O Conor connects with a decent elbow. #T1##SUB#
O Conor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
O Conor is trying to get an arm triangle but Tiyapairat is defending well. #SUB#
O Conor goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Tiyapairat has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for O Conor but great work by Tiyapairat.
O Conor tries to buck Tiyapairat off but Tiyapairat is having none of it.
O Conor is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tiyapairat off and has taken his back!#T2#
Tiyapairat wants to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Tiyapairat is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if O Conor gets his way!
O Conor lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Tiyapairat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiyapairat trying to get back to his feet but O Conor is in full control for now. #SUB#
O Conor tightening his grip on Tiyapairat, looking for the choke. #SUB#
O Conor looking for the RNC. #T3#
O Conor missing with strikes from the back. #SUB#
O Conor looking for the choke from the back.
Tiyapairat wants to get back to his feet. #SUB#
O Conor working for the choke.
O Conor is landing with strikes. Tiyapairat can't take much more of this.#SUB#
O Conor is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Tiyapairat knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Tiyapairat for a finish.
Tiyapairat trying to get back to his feet but O Conor is in full control for now.
Ryan O Conor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4##SUB#
O Conor looking for the choke from the back.
O Conor thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent. #SUB#
O Conor is persistently looking for the submission but Tiyapairat is defending it well.
O Conor lands punches and elbows.
O Conor lands a shot to the body. #CUT#
It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.
Tiyapairat is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get O Conor off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.#SUB#
Tiyapairat is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if O Conor gets his way! #SUB#
Tiyapairat fending off the submission attempt from O Conor .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Conor misses with a punch to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan O Conor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tiyapairat 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 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samak Tiyapairat!
After the fight, Samak Tiyapairat was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: CEFC 246
Date: Jul 08, 2017

#R1#
McKregor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tiyapairat gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McKregor.#CUT#
It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.
McKregor throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Tiyapairat counter with a right hand.
Konner McKregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiyapairat gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! McKregor gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konner McKregor!

Event: CEFC 244
Date: Jun 24, 2017

#R1#
A punch combination from Pitung misses.
Tiyapairat looks to score with a jab to the body but Pitung is just out of range.
Tiyapairat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tiyapairat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pitung.
Pitung uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CL2#
Tiyapairat gets a clinch.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pitung avoids it.
Pitung avoids the elbow strike from Tiyapairat, against the cage. #BC#
Pitung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiyapairat looks to score with a jab to the body but Pitung is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Pitung misses the target.
Pitung lands a jab to Tiyapairat's midsection.
Tiyapairat just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiyapairat moves to clinch but Pitung breaks away
and Pitung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiyapairat scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiyapairat lands with a straight right. Pitung didn't see that one coming.
Pitung throws a body punch but Tiyapairat moves out of range. #T1#
Tiyapairat darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Tiyapairat 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pitung looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiyapairat is just out of range.#CL2#
Tiyapairat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tiyapairat with a knee to the head. #BC#
Pitung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Pitung.
Tiyapairat misses with a two punch combination.
Tiyapairat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tiyapairat throws an overhand right that lands on Pitung's shoulder, as Pitung tries to avoid the shot.
Pitung fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tiyapairat just manages to avoid it.
Tiyapairat throws an off balance right hand
and Pitung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tiyapairat lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitung looks to land a combination. Tiyapairat sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT#
It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.
Tiyapairat fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch up
and Pitung cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
Pitung swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from Tiyapairat misses its intended target.
Pitung throws out a loose jab but Tiyapairat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiyapairat looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice body punch from Pitung.
Pitung connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pitung takes a swing at Tiyapairat's ribcage but misses.
A punch lands to the side of Pitung 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tiyapairat lands the left hand.
Tiyapairat throws a jab when Pitung was well out of range.
Pitung cracks a nice hook into Tiyapairat's ribs.
Tiyapairat is looking to clinch but Pitung is avoiding it. #T3#
Good shot there by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat throws a right hand that misses
and Pitung counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pitung drops Tiyapairat with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Tiyapairat! Pitung dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bang Pitung!
An out of breath Bang Pitung thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: CEFC Live 35
Date: Jun 08, 2017

#R1#
Tiyapairat lands with an uppercut that bounces Leeroy off the cage and back into range.
Tiyapairat staying out of range there.
Leeroy throws a leg kick but Tiyapairat moved away.
Bruce Leeroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiyapairat lands with a hook. Leeroy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tiyapairat moves out of range of the leg kick from Leeroy.
Leeroy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Leeroy moves forwards but Tiyapairat connects with a nice, crisp jab.#ROC#
Leeroy is rocked!
Leeroy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tiyapairat.
Leeroy is still on wobbly legs! Can Tiyapairat finish him?
Leeroy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leeroy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tiyapairat can pounce on him.
Tiyapairat goes for a small jab and connects. Now Tiyapairat goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Leeroy stumbles back but Tiyapairat runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Leeroy to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Leeroy will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Samak Tiyapairat!
A very excited looking Samak Tiyapairat rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: CEFC 240
Date: May 13, 2017

#R1##CL#
McKregor clinches up against the cage.
McKregor lands with a short shot to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.
Tiyapairat looking to throw knees to the head but McKregor is blocking nicely.
McKregor misses with a punch to the body.
McKregor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Our sources have told us that McKregor has been working on his elbows in the gym.
McKregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
McKregor gets through Tiyapairat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McKregor lands a body punch.
Knees to the body from McKregor.
McKregor digs a right hand underneath Tiyapairat's ribcage. Tiyapairat let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but McKregor avoids the damage to the body.
McKregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McKregor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McKregor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McKregor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tiyapairat's brow.
McKregor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tiyapairat told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
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!
McKregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow that stopped McKregor in his tracks for a moment.
McKregor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tiyapairat blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McKregor is defending well for now.
Tiyapairat with an attempt at a knee that misses. #T1#
McKregor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat working McKregor over with knees to the body.
McKregor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tiyapairat prevents a body shot from McKregor.
Tiyapairat takes a shot to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tiyapairat obliges.
Tiyapairat blocks a body shot from McKregor.
Tiyapairat scores with a knee to the head.
McKregor scores with a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat taking a breather.
McKregor lands with a right to the head.
Tiyapairat lands a good knee to the midsection. McKregor won't want to take too many of those.
McKregor scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKregor lands a right hand.
Tiyapairat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McKregor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McKregor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tiyapairat's brow.
Tiyapairat crunches a lovely knee into McKregor's ribcage.
McKregor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T2#
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but McKregor avoids the damage to the body.
Tiyapairat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiyapairat takes a shot to the head.
McKregor throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiyapairat.
McKregor trying to land knees to the body.
McKregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiyapairat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McKregor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McKregor avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
McKregor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tiyapairat lands a nice knee to the body.
McKregor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McKregor avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Tiyapairat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tiyapairat connects with a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat unloads a knee to the mid-section. McKregor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tiyapairat with a knee to the head.
McKregor lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T3#
McKregor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McKregor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiyapairat wants to break free but McKregor has control.
A left hand lands to the body for Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McKregor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tiyapairat obliges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McKregor.
McKregor throws a head punch that misses.
Tiyapairat lands with a left to the head.
McKregor misses with a punch on the inside.
McKregor misses with a hook from the clinch.
McKregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McKregor scores with a shot to the side of Tiyapairat's head.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McKregor avoids it.
Tiyapairat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McKregor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tiyapairat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #T4#
Tiyapairat throws a punch but it's blocked by McKregor.
McKregor misses with a hook from the clinch.
McKregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McKregor lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKregor misses with a hook to the ribs.
McKregor lands a shoulder strike.
McKregor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tiyapairat blocks an elbow strike from McKregor.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but McKregor avoids the damage to the body.
McKregor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tiyapairat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McKregor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #BC2#
Tiyapairat breaks from the clinch.
Tiyapairat scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tiyapairat misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiyapairat avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tiyapairat! But no joy.#CL2#
Tiyapairat moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konner McKregor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samak Tiyapairat's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL#
McKregor clinches.
Tiyapairat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#BC#
McKregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiyapairat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #CL#
McKregor gets a clinch.
Tiyapairat misses with a hook to the ribs.
McKregor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tiyapairat looking to throw knees to the head but McKregor is blocking nicely.
Tiyapairat tries to throw a body punch but McKregor avoids it by throwing Tiyapairat back against the cage.
McKregor working aggressively here.
Tiyapairat lands with a light punch inside.
McKregor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McKregor working aggressively here.
Tiyapairat managing to block the knees to the body from McKregor.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McKregor.
Tiyapairat blocks an uppercut.
McKregor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #T1#
McKregor lands a knee to the head.
McKregor throws an elbow that misses.
Tiyapairat lands a nice knee to the body.
McKregor throws a head punch that misses.
Tiyapairat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #BC2#
Tiyapairat manages to break the clinch. #CL#
McKregor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tiyapairat misses with a knee strike.
McKregor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tiyapairat avoids it.
McKregor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tiyapairat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McKregor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tiyapairat tries a body shot but McKregor blocks it.
McKregor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
McKregor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tiyapairat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
A knee to the head by McKregor. #ROC#
Tiyapairat is rocked!
McKregor lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Tiyapairat to his knees! McKregor keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konner McKregor!

Event: CEFC 238
Date: Apr 22, 2017

#R1#
Pitung ducks under a wild hook from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat moves in looking to clinch but Pitung pushes him off.
Tiyapairat misses with a left hand
and Pitung counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.
Pitung avoids the head kick by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat wants to clinch.
Pitung was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pitung looks to land a left hand but Tiyapairat moved out of range nicely.
Pitung keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #CL2#
Tiyapairat gets a clinch.
Tiyapairat scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiyapairat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab from Tiyapairat.
Pitung lands a nice looking body shot.
Pitung jabs Tiyapairat right on the nose. Tiyapairat blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiyapairat misses with a two punch combination.
Pitung misses with an uppercut. #T1##CL2#
Tiyapairat rushes Pitung and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Pitung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiyapairat throws a body punch but Pitung moves out of range.
Tiyapairat lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pitung takes a step back to recover.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick that misses.
Pitung throwing a counter right hand but Tiyapairat manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Tiyapairat 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tiyapairat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pitung throws out a loose jab but Tiyapairat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pitung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiyapairat tries to close the distance and clinch but Pitung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pitung connects with a looping right hand.
Pitung jabs Tiyapairat to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Tiyapairat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pitung. #CL2#
Tiyapairat pushes Pitung up against the cage in a clinch.#T2#
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body.
Pitung throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Pitung breaks from the clinch.
Pitung checks a leg kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Pitung on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tiyapairat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #CL2#
Tiyapairat takes the fight into the clinch.
Tiyapairat looking to throw knees to the head but Pitung is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pitung.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pitung.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow that stopped Pitung in his tracks for a moment.
Tiyapairat misses with a body punch.
Tiyapairat tries a body shot but Pitung blocks it.
Pitung on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
I was talking to Pitung's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pitung is trying to break the clinch but Tiyapairat has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Pitung breaks the clinch.
Tiyapairat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pitung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Samak Tiyapairat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiyapairat misses with a wild combination. #T3#
Tiyapairat misses with a combination
and Pitung counters with a series of strikes. Tiyapairat will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tiyapairat is looking to clinch but Pitung is avoiding it.
Tiyapairat misses with a looping left.
Pitung checks the leg kick.
Tiyapairat misses with a combination
and Pitung counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tiyapairat throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pitung takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tiyapairat throws out a loose jab but Pitung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pitung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tiyapairat throws a lazy right hand but Pitung sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiyapairat tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pitung counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
Tiyapairat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pitung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pitung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiyapairat.
Pitung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pitung misses with a looping left.
Pitung scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pitung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pitung cracks Tiyapairat with an open hand slap.
Tiyapairat walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#ROC#
Tiyapairat is rocked!
Pitung lands a brutal uppercut that launches Tiyapairat off his feet! Tiyapairat tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bang Pitung!
Bang Pitung decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: CEFC 236
Date: Apr 01, 2017

#R1#
Hansen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tiyapairat counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Tiyapairat clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Tiyapairat breaks from the clinch.
Tiyapairat scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hansen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tiyapairat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tiyapairat is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hansen with a body shot.
Tiyapairat is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Hansen. Those never looked like landing.
Tiyapairat throws a lazy right hand but Hansen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiyapairat throws a series of punches but Hansen moves out of range.
Tiyapairat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hansen. #CUT#
It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiyapairat digs a good body shot into Hansen's ribs.
A head kick misses from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat blocks a head kick by Hansen.
Hansen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tiyapairat misses with a head kick.
Tiyapairat fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hansen on the side of the head.
Hansen connects with a solid leg kick. #T1#
Tiyapairat lands a glancing blow to the side of Hansen's head.
A combination from Hansen does no damage.
Tiyapairat stuns Hansen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hansen throws a leg kick
and Tiyapairat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tiyapairat throws out a powerful jab.
Tiyapairat scores with a jab to the head.
Tiyapairat dodges the punch combination from Hansen.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Hansen! Tiyapairat is out on his feet! Hansen rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Tiyapairat is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Tiyapairat is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Hansen!
After the big win, Tim Hansen made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry (93%) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: Old dog for the road 4
Date: Feb 25, 2017

#R1#
Jorma closes the distance and clinches up with Tiyapairat, looking for a takedown. Jorma pushes Tiyapairat against the cage but Tiyapairat circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tiyapairat throws a body shot but no joy.
Jorma lands a leg kick that knocks Tiyapairat off balance momentarily.
Jorma takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tiyapairat gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jorma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tiyapairat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tiyapairat tries to bum rush Jorma with a series of wild strikes but Jorma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jorma checks a leg kick.
Tiyapairat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jorma thuds a left hand into Tiyapairat's body.
Jorma misses with a low kick.
Jorma throws a jab when Tiyapairat was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Jorma. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD#
Jorma closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tiyapairat quickly recovers to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jorma not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jorma sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tiyapairat defending well though.
Tiyapairat is refusing to be controlled, as Jorma sits in half guard. #T1##SUB#
Jorma is working for a kimura but Tiyapairat is defending it quite comfortably.
Jorma thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jorma looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tiyapairat with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tiyapairat avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jorma.
Tiyapairat is trying to stand up here but Jorma is controlling him well.
Tiyapairat avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jorma.
Jorma not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jorma is stalling here. Tiyapairat is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jorma seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tiyapairat has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tiyapairat wants to stand but Jorma is controlling his arm.#T2#
Jorma tries to buck Tiyapairat off but Tiyapairat is having none of it.
Jorma tries to control but Tiyapairat manages to take his back.
Jorma wants to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiyapairat gets his hands free as Jorma looks to control.
Jorma rolls, trying to escape but Tiyapairat keeps control of the position.
Tiyapairat biding his time, controlling Jorma.
Jorma trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. #T3#
Jorma keeps the fight on the ground as Tiyapairat tries to escape.
Jorma breaks Tiyapairat's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Jorma throwing strikes but missing.
Tiyapairat keeping moving, preventing Jorma from controlling successfully.
Jorma throws an elbow that misses. Tiyapairat uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jorma's guard. Nice move by Tiyapairat!#REVB#
Jorma wants to sweep but no luck. #T4#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jorma is on top in guard. #REVR#
Jorma is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jorma in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jorma 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.
Jorma trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiyapairat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jorma sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jorma with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jorma throwing strikes but missing.
Jorma throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rasva Jorma dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Tiyapairat moves in looking to clinch but Jorma pushes him off.
Jorma slips under a jab from Tiyapairat.
Jorma slips under a jab from Tiyapairat.
As Tiyapairat backs away, Jorma returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jorma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jorma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rasva Jorma is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jorma.
Tiyapairat staying out of range there.
Jorma scores with a sloppy right hand. Tiyapairat should have avoided that one.
Samak Tiyapairat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiyapairat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jorma misses with a hook. Tiyapairat ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot by Tiyapairat.
Jorma throws out a powerful jab.
Tiyapairat takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jorma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiyapairat.
It seemed like Tiyapairat was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jorma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tiyapairat under the eye.
Jorma lands with an overhand left.
Jorma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jorma scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tiyapairat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Tiyapairat throws a shot to the body.
Jorma lands with a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jorma.
Tiyapairat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jorma throws an overhand right that lands on Tiyapairat's shoulder, as Tiyapairat tries to avoid the shot.
Jorma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tiyapairat under the eye.
Tiyapairat throws a nice head kick!
Jorma scores with a shot to the body.
Jorma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tiyapairat's sensitive parts.
Tiyapairat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiyapairat throws out a leg kick but Jorma moves out of range and Tiyapairat only half commits.
Tiyapairat lands a high kick!
Jorma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiyapairat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jorma.
Samak Tiyapairat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jorma is looking to score with low kicks.
Rasva Jorma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Jorma.
An inside leg kick from Tiyapairat misses.
Jorma lands with a nice body punch. #T2#
Tiyapairat throws a lazy body kick
and Jorma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jorma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jorma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jorma scores with a body shot.
Jorma blocks a leg kick.
Tiyapairat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jorma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiyapairat can do to turn this around?
Sloppy strikes from Tiyapairat. Those never looked like landing.
Jorma is looking to land body kicks.
Jorma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jorma just misses with a punch to the body.
Jorma throws a leg kick but Tiyapairat moved away.
A shot to the body from Jorma misses
and Jorma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jorma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jorma looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jorma connects with a body shot that sends Tiyapairat's belly button to the back.
Jorma goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheers as Jorma lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tiyapairat doesn't seem phased though.
Jorma misses with a looping left.#T3#
Jorma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiyapairat.
Jorma tried to counter with a leg kick but Tiyapairat avoided it.
Tiyapairat throws a hook to the side of Jorma's head but Jorma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jorma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tiyapairat moves forwards but Jorma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jorma moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tiyapairat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiyapairat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jorma. Tiyapairat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tiyapairat fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jorma on the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tiyapairat tries to clinch up.
Jorma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tiyapairat throws a counter combo.
Tiyapairat throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiyapairat throws a lazy right hand but Jorma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jorma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL2#
Tiyapairat forces Jorma back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Jorma. #T4#
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tiyapairat fails to land.
Tiyapairat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jorma tries a body shot but Tiyapairat blocks it. #BC2#
Tiyapairat manages to break the clinch.
Tiyapairat throws a good cross that connects.
Tiyapairat has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tiyapairat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jorma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tiyapairat throws a looping overhand right but Jorma ducks down to avoid it.
Tiyapairat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiyapairat tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#CL2#
Tiyapairat closes the distance and clinches.
Tiyapairat lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jorma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tiyapairat's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tiyapairat has had enough of the clinch but Jorma keeps him there for the moment.
Jorma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jorma throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiyapairat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rasva Jorma dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Jorma wants to land a leg kick but Tiyapairat is out of range.
Tiyapairat is looking to clinch.
Jorma tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jorma throws a combination. Tiyapairat tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tiyapairat checks the leg kick.
Jorma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiyapairat.
Jorma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tiyapairat avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jorma avoids the head kick by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tiyapairat tries to circle away but Jorma has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiyapairat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tiyapairat looking to throw knees to the head but Jorma is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Jorma.
Jorma lands a right hand.
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!
Tiyapairat lands an elbow inside. #T1#
Tiyapairat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jorma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tiyapairats head.
Jorma misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Jorma breaks the clinch.
Jorma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick but Jorma moves out of range.
Jorma scores with a nice right hand.
Jorma connects with an inside leg kick.
Jorma finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tiyapairat wants to counter with a clinch but Jorma pushes him away.
Jorma takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tiyapairat checks a leg kick.
Jorma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tiyapairat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tiyapairat finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut lands for Tiyapairat. That snapped Jorma's head back.
Jorma swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiyapairat.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jorma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tiyapairat misses with a left hand
and Jorma counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice shot lands for Jorma.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tiyapairat!
Jorma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tiyapairat's head.
Tiyapairat has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jorma.
Tiyapairat cracks Jorma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jorma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jorma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jorma connects with a leg kick. Tiyapairat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tiyapairat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jorma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tiyapairat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jorma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jorma shoots in for a takedown but Tiyapairat shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jorma slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jorma thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tiyapairat if he has to take too many more of those.
Tiyapairat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T3#
Tiyapairat catches Jorma with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tiyapairat swinging wildly here.
Tiyapairat lands the left hand.
Tiyapairat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tiyapairat has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jorma.
Jab, jab by Jorma - just one landing.
Jorma scores with a leg kick.
Tiyapairat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiyapairat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiyapairat has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jorma lands a lovely overhand right.
Tiyapairat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but Jorma moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Jorma misses its target.
Tiyapairat is looking to clinch but Jorma is avoiding it.
Jorma scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T4#
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!
Tiyapairat throws a head kick but Jorma moves out of range.
A slow jab from Tiyapairat misses its intended target.
Tiyapairat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tiyapairat takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tiyapairat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Tiyapairat backs away, Jorma returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jorma scores with a punch to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Jorma. That snapped Tiyapairat's head back.
Jorma scores with a spinning back kick!
Jorma throws a leg kick but Tiyapairat sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch up.
Jorma feints and then cracks Tiyapairat's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tiyapairat down.
Jorma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jorma with a jab.
Tiyapairat is looking to clinch.
Rasva Jorma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jorma misses with an uppercut.
Jorma bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tiyapairat's head backwards.
Tiyapairat misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rasva Jorma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jorma, 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rasva Jorma!
Rasva Jorma managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, ON TAP Nutrition & Laundry, into his post fight interview.

Event: Old Dog for the Road 3
Date: Feb 11, 2017

#R1#
Winkler pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL#
Tiyapairat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Tiyapairat has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Winkler'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.
Tiyapairat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Winkler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tiyapairat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Winkler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Winkler will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tiyapairat up against the cage.
Tiyapairat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiyapairat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winkler's defenses.
Tiyapairat is pushing Winkler up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #T1#
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Winkler.
Tiyapairat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Winkler is defending well for now.
Winkler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC2#
Winkler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samak Tiyapairat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Winkler. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Winkler.
A big left from Tiyapairat misses.
Winkler misses with a straight left.
Tiyapairat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winkler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tiyapairat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tiyapairat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tiyapairat wants to clinch.#T2#
Tiyapairat smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Winkler digs a good body shot into Tiyapairat's ribs.
Tiyapairat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winkler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Winkler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Winkler lands with a good body shot.
Winkler moves away from the strike by Tiyapairat.
It seemed like Winkler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winkler loads up on a big right hand but Tiyapairat slips the punch.
Tiyapairat tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Winkler manages to circle out of the way.
A slow jab from Tiyapairat misses its intended target.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Tiyapairat clinches with his opponent.
Tiyapairat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tiyapairat manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow that stopped Winkler in his tracks for a moment. #T3#
Tiyapairat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiyapairat crunches a lovely knee into Winkler's ribcage.#BC2#
Winkler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winkler slips under a jab from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Winkler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winkler punishes Tiyapairat's body with a nice straight punch.
Winkler lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tiyapairat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Winkler lands with a nice body punch.
Tiyapairat on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.#T4#
Winkler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Winkler misses with a combination
and Tiyapairat counters with a three punch combo that has Winkler backing up. Winkler nods at Tiyapairat to acknowledge the strikes.
Winkler misses with the combination.
Winkler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winkler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tiyapairat blocks a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Winkler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiyapairat throws a right hand that misses
and Winkler counters with a three punch combo that has Tiyapairat backing up. Tiyapairat nods at Winkler to acknowledge the strikes.
Winkler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat swinging wildly here.
Winkler bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tiyapairat's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Samak Tiyapairat will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samak Tiyapairat's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Tiyapairat drives through and clinches with Winkler against the cage.
Winkler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tiyapairat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tiyapairat lands with a short shot to the head.
Tiyapairat throws a knee to the head but misses. #BC2#
Winkler breaks from the clinch.
Winkler bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tiyapairat's head backwards.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Winkler swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiyapairat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Winkler! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkler throws a body punch but Tiyapairat moves out of range.
Tiyapairat moves out of range as Winkler strikes.
Tiyapairat takes one on the button.
Winkler moves away from the strike by Tiyapairat.
Winkler slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#ROC2#
Tiyapairat is rocked!#T1#
Winkler wobbles Tiyapairat with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Winkler dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Tiyapairat to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Benny Winkler!

Event: Death Squad 367:Duffy v Mason
Date: Dec 24, 2016

#R1##CL#
Binay moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Tiyapairat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Samak Tiyapairat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Binay.#CUT#
It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.
Tiyapairat misses with a head kick.
Tiyapairat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiyapairat lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tiyapairat misses with a straight left.
Tiyapairat throws a leg kick
and Binay makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tiyapairat works over Binay's head and body with a nice combination.#CUT2#
It looks like Mario Jose Binay has been cut.
Jab from Binay.
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!
Tiyapairat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Binay went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Binay slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Binay misses the target.
Tiyapairat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick by Tiyapairat misses
and Binay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but Binay moves away
and Binay counters with a stiff right hand.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch up but Binay circles away and keeps his distance.
Tiyapairat looks for the body kick but Binay saw that one coming. #T1#
Binay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CL2#
Tiyapairat forces Binay back against the ropes and clinches.
Tiyapairat dodges an elbow strike from Binay.
Binay lands an elbow that stopped Tiyapairat in his tracks for a moment.
Tiyapairat works on Binay's body with a couple of short punches.
Binay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tiyapairat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Tiyapairat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Binay looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Binay throws an elbow that misses.
Tiyapairat takes an elbow to the forehead.
Binay unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Binay avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Binay lands an elbow inside that Tiyapairat shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiyapairat avoiding damage as Binay throws knees to the body.
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat takes an elbow to the forehead. #T2#
Binay looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Binay lands a nice elbow. #CUT#
That has opened up Samak Tiyapairat's cut even more.
Tiyapairat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Binay scores a nice knee to the body.
Tiyapairat looks winded!
Tiyapairat blocks the elbow strike.
Binay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Binay lands an elbow just above Tiyapairat 's eye.
Binay lands with a light punch inside.
Binay creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees to the body from Binay.
Binay unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Binay lands a knee to the head. #CUT#
The cut above Samak Tiyapairat's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Binay misses with an elbow strike.
Tiyapairat has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Tiyapairat looking to throw knees to the head but Binay is blocking nicely.
Tiyapairat avoids a wild elbow strike from Binay.
Binay lands a nice elbow.
Binay lands an elbow inside that Tiyapairat shrugs off.
Tiyapairat avoids the elbow strike from Binay, against the ropes.
Binay unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Binay lands an elbow just above Tiyapairat 's eye. #CUT#
Samak Tiyapairat's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.#T3#
Binay lands an elbow inside that Tiyapairat shrugs off.
Binay lands an elbow just above Tiyapairat 's eye. #ROC#
Tiyapairat is rocked!
Binay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tiyapairat is still on wobbly legs! Can Binay finish him?

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Samak Tiyapairat's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mario Jose Binay!
A victorious Mario Jose Binay thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Death Squad 362:Pablo v Ville
Date: Dec 03, 2016

#R1##CL#
Tiyapairat darts in and clinches Hughes up against the ropes.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hughes avoids it.#BC#
Tiyapairat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Tiyapairat is looking to clinch.
Hughes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tiyapairat throws a right hand that misses
and Hughes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tiyapairat misses with a straight right.
Hughes blocks a head kick by Tiyapairat.
Hughes cracks Tiyapairat with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Tiyapairat misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hughes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.
Hughes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tiyapairat.
Samak Tiyapairat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes looks to land a right hand but Tiyapairat moved out of range.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Hughes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat thuds a left hand into Hughes's body.#T1#
Tiyapairat tries to clinch there but Hughes circles away.
Tiyapairat misses with an uppercut. Hughes saw that one coming.
Tiyapairat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tiyapairat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC2#
Tiyapairat is rocked!
Tiyapairat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tiyapairat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tiyapairat throws out a loose jab but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tiyapairat sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hughes somewhat.
Tiyapairat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hughes scores with a leg kick.
Tiyapairat wants to clinch up but Hughes keeps it at a distance.
Tiyapairat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hughes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oh Tiyapairat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T2#
Tiyapairat closes the distance but Hughes moves to the side
and Hughes counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matt Hughes!
After winning the bout, Matt Hughes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Death Squad 355:Davis v Jack
Date: Nov 12, 2016

#R1#
Tiyapairat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McCracken throws the left hand but Tiyapairat avoids the punch easily.#CL#
Tiyapairat pushes McCracken up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
McCracken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiyapairat staying out of range there.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McCracken makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McCracken managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
McCracken tries a body shot but Tiyapairat blocks it.
McCracken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiyapairat scores with a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Jai McCracken has been cut.
Tiyapairat blocking some punches.
McCracken misses with some punches.
Tiyapairat takes a shot to the head.
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!
McCracken lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiyapairat.
McCracken lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McCracken throws a head punch that misses.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but McCracken avoids the damage to the body. #T1#
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but McCracken avoids the damage to the body.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tiyapairat dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow inside.
Tiyapairat connects with a nasty looking knee right to McCracken's face.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCracken.
McCracken can't find room to land a body shot as Tiyapairat controls the action. #BC2#
McCracken manages to break the clinch.
Tiyapairat misses with a head kick.
McCracken swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL2#
McCracken clinches up against the cage.
McCracken throws a head punch that misses.
Tiyapairat misses with the head strike.
Tiyapairat pushes off an throws an elbow but McCracken leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McCracken scores with a shot to the side of Tiyapairat's head.
Tiyapairat blocking some punches.
McCracken swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiyapairat uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCracken lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCracken digs a right hand into Tiyapairat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tiyapairat's gas tank. #T2#
McCracken working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Tiyapairat has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Good body shot from McCracken.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCracken.
McCracken lands a shoulder strike.
Tiyapairat blocks a body shot from McCracken.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat blocking some punches.
McCracken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#CUT2#
It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for McCracken.
McCracken swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiyapairat uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCracken misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCracken lands with a short head shot on the inside. #ROC2#
Tiyapairat is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from McCracken fails to land.
Oh Tiyapairat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCracken working aggressively here.
McCracken misses with the head strike.
Tiyapairat tries a knee to the head but McCracken blocks it.
McCracken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiyapairat blocking some punches.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tiyapairat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCracken blocks it with crossed arms.
McCracken misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCracken misses with some punches.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McCracken misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiyapairat.
McCracken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiyapairat seems to have got his legs back now.
McCracken is leaning against Tiyapairat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T3##BC2#
McCracken escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiyapairat fails with an attempt to clinch.
and McCracken counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Tiyapairat! He's just covering up as McCracken starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jai McCracken!
An out of breath Jai McCracken thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Death Squad 346:Todd v Duffy
Date: Oct 08, 2016

#R1##TD#
Shinoki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Shinoki seems to be looking for submissions.
Shinoki is trying to control the action in half guard but Tiyapairat is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shinoki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tiyapairat blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shinoki .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Shinoki wants to work for an arm triangle but Tiyapairat is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shinoki is trying to control. Tiyapairat wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T1#
Tiyapairat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tiyapairat pushes Shinoki off looking to stand but Shinoki dives back in and keeps control.
Shinoki wants to free his trapped foot but Tiyapairat is holding on for dear life with his legs. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tiyapairat throws a body punch but Shinoki moves out of range.
Shinoki half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tiyapairat shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shinoki eats them both and turns towards Tiyapairat to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tiyapairat throws a lazy right hand but Shinoki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shinoki moves out of range as Tiyapairat throws a body kick. #CL2#
Tiyapairat closes the distance and clinches.
Shinoki blocks an elbow strike from Tiyapairat. #T2#
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Tiyapairat looking to throw knees to the head but Shinoki is blocking nicely. #TD#
Shinoki drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB#
Shinoki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shinoki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tiyapairat is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Shinoki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shinoki trying to keep a closed guard but Tiyapairat is proving a slippery customer. #SUB#
Shinoki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tiyapairat must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T3#
Tiyapairat postures up.
Shinoki wants to stand up but Tiyapairat is controlling him.
Shinoki wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Shinoki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shinoki working a defensive guard here. #SUB#
Shinoki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've been hearing good reports from Shinoki 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Shinoki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tiyapairat is one step ahead there.
Shinoki has a closed guard, preventing Tiyapairat from standing up. #SU2#
Tiyapairat stands up from guard. Let's bang! #TD#
Shinoki manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tiyapairat on his heels. He'll look to pass Tiyapairat's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shinoki wants to control from the top but Tiyapairat keeps moving.
Shinoki looking to sit in guard and control but Tiyapairat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Samak Tiyapairat will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Tiyapairat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shinoki attempts a counter takedown but Tiyapairat avoids it well and moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat wants to clinch but Shinoki slips to the side#TD#
and Shinoki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Shinoki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB#
Shinoki is working for a submission of some sort.
Tiyapairat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shinoki . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shinoki is looking to stall here but Tiyapairat recovers full guard. #T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiyapairat has momentary wrist control but Shinoki slips an elbow through the middle.
Tiyapairat keeping full guard, as Shinoki tries to pass.
Shinoki stops Tiyapairat from standing up.
Shinoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Tiyapairat is retaining full guard.
Tiyapairat keeping moving, preventing Shinoki from controlling successfully.
Shinoki advances position into side control!#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shinoki trying to control the position but Tiyapairat is working away.
The ground and pound from Shinoki seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Shinoki tries to advance to mount but Tiyapairat instead regains half guard.
Shinoki missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB#
Shinoki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tiyapairat has managed to free his arm - good work. #T3#
Shinoki is trying to control the action in half guard but Tiyapairat is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Shinoki seems to be working for a kimura but Tiyapairat defends the submission attempt.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shinoki in particular looking to stall.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Shinoki avoids the head kick by Tiyapairat.
Shinoki tries to counter with a takedown but Tiyapairat is quick to defend against it.
Tiyapairat fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch #TD#
and Shinoki counters with a nice double leg into guard. #T4#
Shinoki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shinoki connects with a couple of short punches.
Shinoki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shinoki trying to control but Tiyapairat is working from the bottom.
Tiyapairat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB#
Shinoki is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tiyapairat is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tiyapairat has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
Naya Shinoki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Shinoki has his foot on Tiyapairat's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tiyapairat works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Naya Shinoki dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Shinoki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tiyapairat was covering up waiting for the punch and Shinoki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Shinoki trying to control but Tiyapairat is working from the bottom.
Shinoki is looking to work some ground and pound but Tiyapairat has wrist control.
Shinoki trying to control but Tiyapairat is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinoki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shinoki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shinoki trying to control but Tiyapairat is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Tiyapairat rushes Shinoki and presses him up against the ropes.#BC#
Shinoki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tiyapairat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tiyapairat connects with an inside leg kick.
Tiyapairat has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Shinoki is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tiyapairat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
Shinoki connects with a leg kick. Tiyapairat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tiyapairat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Naya Shinoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Tiyapairat closes the distance and clinches.
Shinoki is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Tiyapairat gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body. #TD#
Shinoki gets control of Tiyapairat's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shinoki will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Shinoki wants to hit a switch here but Tiyapairat passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Shinoki there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiyapairat wants to get back to his feet but Shinoki is holding on tight.
Shinoki bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!#T3#
Tiyapairat keeping moving, preventing Shinoki from controlling successfully.
Shinoki throws a strike but Tiyapairat rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SUB#
Tiyapairat avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shinoki is trying to control the position but Tiyapairat postures up. #SUB#
Shinoki has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tiyapairat is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Shinoki .#T4#
Shinoki tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tiyapairat wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tiyapairat tries to stand but Shinoki is controlling his head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shinoki is trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samak Tiyapairat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tiyapairat 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Samak Tiyapairat!
In his post fight interview, Samak Tiyapairat started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Naya Shinoki was interviewed post fight and said ' Didn't go my way I will come back stronger Congrats to my opponent an best of luck in the future thanks you all for the support'.

Event: Death Squad 340:Karol v Alex
Date: Sep 17, 2016

#R1#
Nice straight punches there by Tiyapairat. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tiyapairat.#CL2#
Tiyapairat rushes Belle and presses him up against the ropes.
Belle scores with a shoulder strike.
Tiyapairat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Belle misses with a body punch.
Belle swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiyapairat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Keto Belle has been cut.
Tiyapairat lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but Belle blocks with his arms.
Belle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Belle managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tiyapairat lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belle pushes Tiyapairat back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belle lands a nice shot to the body.
Belle is trying to stall.
Belle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Belle is trying to force a seperation but Tiyapairat has the dominant position.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body. #T1##BC#
Belle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Samak Tiyapairat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Belle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Danga de danga de dang - Belle scores with a four punch combination!#CUT#
It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.
Tiyapairat stuffs the takedown.
Belle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tiyapairat.
Belle defending well as Tiyapairat loads up on a big left hand. #TD#
Belle closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tiyapairat to the mat! Tiyapairat manages to get full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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!
Tiyapairat keeping full guard, as Belle tries to pass.
Belle is looking to work some ground and pound but Tiyapairat has wrist control.#SUB#
Belle drops back looking for a leg! Tiyapairat is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tiyapairat manages to kick Belle off! Belle jumps back into Tiyapairat's guard. #T2#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Belle is looking to work some ground and pound but Tiyapairat has wrist control.
Belle trying to control but Tiyapairat is working from the bottom.
Belle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Belle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Belle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T3#
Belle is looking to work some ground and pound but Tiyapairat has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Belle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tiyapairat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Belle looking to sit in guard and control but Tiyapairat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Belle 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.
Belle looking for a sweep. Not yet Belle, not yet.
Belle working a defensive guard here.
Belle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belle trying to control the position. #T4#
Tiyapairat preventing the sweep.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tiyapairat throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL2#
Tiyapairat takes the fight into the clinch.
Tiyapairat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Belle is working Tiyapairat over against the ropes.#BC#
Belle manages to break the clinch.
Belle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiyapairat takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A combination from Belle does no damage.
Belle lands with an uppercut that bounces Tiyapairat off the ropes and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Samak Tiyapairat will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Belle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tiyapairat tries to avoid it but Belle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tiyapairat to the ground. Tiyapairat escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tiyapairat stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tiyapairat wants it to stay on the feet.#CL#
Belle gets a clinch.
Belle tries to work over Tiyapairat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belle is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keto Belle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belle has a couple of punches blocked by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
A frustrated look appears on Belle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Belle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tiyapairat is looking to control Belle's arms but Belle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tiyapairat has his back to the ropes.
Tiyapairat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tiyapairat 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.
Belle avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Belle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#TD#
Belle decides to pull guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tiyapairat postures up. #T1#
Belle is really struggling to control Tiyapairat but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Belle 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.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tiyapairat has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Belle is proving hard to escape from. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Belle looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tiyapairat digs a good hook to Belle's body.
Tiyapairat with a hook.
Tiyapairat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Belle lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Belle.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the body.
Belle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Belle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Belle scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC#
Belle manages to break the clinch.
Keto Belle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD#
Belle closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tiyapairat did well to prevent Belle getting side control.#T3#
Belle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB#
Belle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tiyapairat sees it coming and defends easily.
Belle is looking to take a break and control but Tiyapairat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Belle is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tiyapairat is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tiyapairat is trying to stand up here but Belle is controlling him well.
Belle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Belle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tiyapairat's head. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Belle lands strikes from half guard.
Tiyapairat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Belle throwing shots but Tiyapairat is blocking nicely.
Belle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Belle working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tiyapairat tries to kick Belle off but Belle keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Belle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tiyapairat defending well though. #SUB#
Belle wants to work for an arm triangle but Tiyapairat is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Belle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Belle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Keto Belle will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Tiyapairat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#TD#
Tiyapairat tries to sprawl but Belle drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tiyapairat avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Belle.
Belle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Belle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Belle missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB#
Belle looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Keto Belle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiyapairat keeps working. #T1#
Belle trying to mount his opponent but Tiyapairat defends it.
Belle stops Tiyapairat from getting back to his feet.
Belle throwing shots but Tiyapairat is blocking nicely. #SUB#
Belle seems to be working for a kimura but Tiyapairat defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Belle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tiyapairat sees it coming and defends easily.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Belle in particular looking to stall.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tiyapairat scores with a head kick.
Tiyapairat looks to score with a jab to the body but Belle is just out of range.
Belle misses the shot to the body.
Tiyapairat scores with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Belle is defended easily by Tiyapairat.
Belle shoots in for a takedown but Tiyapairat shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Tiyapairat on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#TD#
Tiyapairat gets caught flat footed, as Belle shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belle won't allow Tiyapairat to get back to his feet. #T3#
Belle looking to sit in guard and control but Tiyapairat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Tiyapairat wants to stand but Belle is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tiyapairat preventing the sweep.
Tiyapairat is looking to stand up but Belle won't let him. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Belle is trying to control the position but Tiyapairat postures up.
Belle is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL#
Belle has managed to clinch.
Tiyapairat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tiyapairat lands a body shot.

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 Keto Belle.
I think Belle 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Keto Belle!
Our winner, Keto Belle, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Death Squad 337:Viktor V C'ton
Date: Sep 03, 2016

#R1#
Camacho Jr blocks a jab.#CL2#
Tiyapairat clinches up with Camacho Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Tiyapairat misses with the head strike.
Camacho Jr tries a body shot but Tiyapairat blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camacho Jr.
Camacho Jr misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Camacho Jr fails to land.
Camacho Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Tiyapairat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Camacho Jr backwards.
Camacho Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat unloads a knee to the mid-section.#BC2#
Tiyapairat breaks from the clinch.
Camacho Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tiyapairat lands a glancing blow to the side of Camacho Jr's head.#CL#
Camacho Jr gets a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tiyapairat obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but Camacho Jr blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tiyapairat. #CUT2#
It looks like Benedict Camacho Jr has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camacho Jr. #T1#
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the head.
Camacho Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camacho Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Tiyapairat blocking some punches.
Tiyapairat utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Camacho Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiyapairat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Camacho Jr tries to counter by clinching up but Tiyapairat breaks away and moves out of range.
Camacho Jr avoids the body shot from Tiyapairat. #CL#
Camacho Jr closes the distance and pushes Tiyapairat back into the cage.#BC2#
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL2#
Tiyapairat rushes Camacho Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camacho Jr lands an uppercut.
Camacho Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T2#
Tiyapairat blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Camacho Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.#CUT#
It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.#BC2#
Tiyapairat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiyapairat misses with a head kick.
Camacho Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Camacho Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Tiyapairat counters with a leg kick. #CL2#
Tiyapairat clinches with his opponent.
Camacho Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiyapairat.
A head punch on the inside from Camacho Jr fails to land.
Tiyapairat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tiyapairat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Camacho Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tiyapairat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camacho Jr misses with the head strike.
Tiyapairat is trying to force a seperation but Camacho Jr has the dominant position.
Camacho Jr working aggressively here.
Camacho Jr lands with a right to the head.
Camacho Jr blocks an elbow strike.#T3#
Tiyapairat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Camacho Jr is defending well for now.
Tiyapairat crunches a lovely knee into Camacho Jr's ribcage.
Camacho Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat working Camacho Jr over with knees to the body.
Camacho Jr misses with a body punch.
Camacho Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiyapairat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camacho Jr's elbow.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but Camacho Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Tiyapairat pushes Camacho Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiyapairat is trying to push Camacho Jr away but Camacho Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Camacho Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Camacho Jr misses with some punches.
Camacho Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but Camacho Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Tiyapairat is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Camacho Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat. #T4#
Camacho Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tiyapairat blocking some punches.
A short right from Camacho Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiyapairat.
Camacho Jr tries a body shot but Tiyapairat blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camacho Jr.
Camacho Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat blocks a body shot from Camacho Jr.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Camacho Jr.
Tiyapairat tries to throw a body punch but Camacho Jr avoids it by throwing Tiyapairat back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camacho Jr.
Camacho Jr misses with some punches.
Camacho Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiyapairat is trying to force a seperation but Camacho Jr has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Tiyapairat dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tiyapairat - that will leave a mark!
Tiyapairat lands a nice shot that snaps Camacho Jr's head back. #CL#
Camacho Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Tiyapairat working Camacho Jr over with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat crunches a lovely knee into Camacho Jr's ribcage.
Tiyapairat lands a right hand that snaps the head of Camacho Jr backwards.
Tiyapairat with a knee to the head.
Camacho Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiyapairat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Camacho Jr working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tiyapairat.#BC2#
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat missing with a left hand there. Camacho Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL#
Camacho Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Camacho Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiyapairat's elbow.
Tiyapairat lands a right hand. #T1##BC2#
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Camacho Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tiyapairat, right into the meat. #CL#
Camacho Jr drives through and clinches with Tiyapairat against the cage.
Camacho Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Tiyapairat controls the action.
Tiyapairat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camacho Jr tries to throw a body punch but Tiyapairat avoids it by throwing Camacho Jr back against the cage.
Tiyapairat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tiyapairat. #BC2#
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch. #CL#
Camacho Jr moves into range and clinches up with Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Camacho Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiyapairat blocks an uppercut.
Camacho Jr tries to work over Tiyapairat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiyapairat has Camacho Jr pushed against the cage.
Tiyapairat blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2#
Tiyapairat lands a good knee to the midsection. Camacho Jr won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Camacho Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiyapairat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Camacho Jr is defending well for now.
Tiyapairat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Camacho Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camacho Jr blocks a body shot from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Camacho Jr is defending well for now.
Tiyapairat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Camacho Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Tiyapairat controls the action.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but Camacho Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Camacho Jr misses with a body punch.
Camacho Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Camacho Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiyapairat uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Tiyapairat breaks from the clinch.
Camacho Jr takes a swing at Tiyapairat's ribcage but misses.
Samak Tiyapairat seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T3#
Camacho Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#CL#
Camacho Jr closes the distance and pushes Tiyapairat back into the cage.
Camacho Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Tiyapairat.
Camacho Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiyapairat's elbow.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but Camacho Jr blocks with his arms.
Tiyapairat crunches a lovely knee into Camacho Jr's ribcage.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Tiyapairat lands a damaging elbow. #BC2#
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Camacho Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tiyapairat connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Camacho Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Tiyapairat has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tiyapairat there as he acknowledges the shot.
Camacho Jr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tiyapairat, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Camacho Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tiyapairat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Camacho Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Samak Tiyapairat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Camacho Jr tries to throw a body punch but Tiyapairat avoids it by throwing Camacho Jr back against the cage.
Camacho Jr misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Camacho Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Camacho Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Camacho Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Tiyapairat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiyapairat lands a body shot. #CL#
Camacho Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Tiyapairat scores a nice knee to the body.
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the head. #BC2#
Tiyapairat breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Tiyapairat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tiyapairat blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiyapairat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Camacho Jr's face. #ROC2#
Camacho Jr is rocked!
Tiyapairat is struggling to control the position.
Oh Camacho Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Camacho Jr tries to throw a body punch but Tiyapairat avoids it by throwing Camacho Jr back against the cage.
Camacho Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Tiyapairat controls the action.
Camacho Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Tiyapairat crunches a lovely knee into Camacho Jr's ribcage.
Tiyapairat stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Tiyapairat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Camacho Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body#CL2#
and Tiyapairat moves into the clinch.
Camacho Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but Camacho Jr blocks with his arms.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Camacho Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tiyapairat crunches a lovely knee into Camacho Jr's ribcage.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but Camacho Jr avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat scores with a shot to the side of Camacho Jr's head.
Camacho Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Tiyapairat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tiyapairat lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Camacho Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tiyapairat or not.
Camacho Jr tries to work over Tiyapairat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiyapairat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Camacho Jr is defending well for now.
Camacho Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camacho Jr working aggressively here. #T1##BC2#
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Tiyapairat. That snapped Camacho Jr's head back. #CL#
Camacho Jr clinches.
Tiyapairat connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camacho Jr.
Camacho Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Tiyapairat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but Camacho Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tiyapairat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tiyapairat stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camacho Jr's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camacho Jr.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tiyapairat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat working Camacho Jr over with knees to the body.
Benedict Camacho Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Tiyapairat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat prevents a body shot from Camacho Jr. #BC2#
Tiyapairat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiyapairat rushes Camacho Jr with punches - Camacho Jr moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Camacho Jr goes down! Tiyapairat follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samak Tiyapairat!
Samak Tiyapairat decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 24, 2016

#R1#
Tiyapairat lands a right hook to the body.
Andrei shoots for a double leg takedown but Tiyapairat sprawls well. He's pushed Andrei's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick that half lands.
Kurt Andrei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiyapairat misses with a head kick.
Tiyapairat jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Andrei looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tiyapairat stuffs the takedown attempt from Andrei. Andrei gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Andrei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andrei misses with a takedown
and Tiyapairat counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Horrible takedown attempt by Andrei or perhaps it was just good defense by Tiyapairat, which made it look bad.
Tiyapairat looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Andrei is breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Tiyapairat coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#KD2#
Tiyapairat lands a big head kick that sends Andrei tumbling to the mat! Tiyapairat takes a step backwards and waves Andrei back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Andrei is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Kurt Andrei has been cut.
Andrei walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Tiyapairat swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Samak Tiyapairat!
In his post fight interview, Samak Tiyapairat started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 20, 2016

#R1#
Tiyapairat fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Miller looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tiyapairat.
A cross from Tiyapairat lands.
Tiyapairat pushes Miller away with a front kick.
Tiyapairat lands the left hand.#KD2#
Tiyapairat lands a big head kick that sends Miller tumbling to the mat! Tiyapairat takes a step backwards and waves Miller back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Miller is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Kane Miller has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Tiyapairat moves into the clinch successfully.
Oh Miller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tiyapairat slows down the pace here.
Tiyapairat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tiyapairat lands a nice knee to the body.
Tiyapairat lands a good knee to the midsection. Miller won't want to take too many of those.
A short body shot lands from Tiyapairat as the two fighters clinch.
Tiyapairat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tiyapairat throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tiyapairat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Miller in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow inside. #BC2#
Tiyapairat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Tiyapairat clinches up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Miller has been working on his elbows in the gym.#BC2#
Tiyapairat manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Tiyapairat forces Miller back against the cage and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat lands a big knee to the head and Miller goes down! Tiyapairat pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samak Tiyapairat!
Samak Tiyapairat bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Kane Miller had this to say: 'Don't Worries Homie Im Gonna Win The Next Fight No Doubt '.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 10, 2016

#R1#
Tiyapairat lands a glancing blow to the side of Miller's head.#CUT#
It looks like Kane Miller has been cut.
Miller looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Miller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tiyapairat can pounce on him. #CL#
Tiyapairat clinches with his opponent.
Tiyapairat connects with a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat lands a left hand.
Tiyapairat landing some nice looking knees to the body. #BC#
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch. #KD#
Tiyapairat cracks Miller with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Miller looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tiyapairat finish him? #ROC#
Miller is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiyapairat connects with a body shot that sends Miller's belly button to the back.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Tiyapairat finish him?
Miller tries to get into range but Tiyapairat steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Miller! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Tiyapairat scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samak Tiyapairat!
A less than humble Samak Tiyapairat misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Kane Miller spoke after the fight, saying 'Don't Worries Homie Im Gonna Win The Next Fight No Doubt '.

Event: TWGC 12 (185lbs, D3): Finals - Round 2
Date: Jul 24, 2016

Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Samak Tiyapairat and Big J Smiles. Chooooooooon! I think Tiyapairat might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ram Muay. Smiles has chosen Smile Like You Mean It as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

174 cm
44 yrs
166 lbs

198 cm
29 yrs
197 lbs

Tiyapairat

Smiles

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Samak Tiyapairat! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Big J Smiles!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.

Smiles pushes Tiyapairat up against the cage in a clinch.
Tiyapairat jumps guard but Smiles turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Smiles manages to pull guard.
Smiles has Tiyapairat pulled in close to control his posture.
Smiles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tiyapairat wants to pass the guard but Smiles is keeping the position.
Smiles pulls Tiyapairat in close to his closed guard and prevents Tiyapairat from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tiyapairat has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiles has his hands on Tiyapairat's head, controlling the position.
Smiles tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiles wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Let's hope that Smiles 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.
Smiles 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiles wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiyapairat is stalling in the full guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smiles has Tiyapairat pulled in close to control his posture.
Smiles is continuing to stall.
Tiyapairat might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Smiles.
Tiyapairat preventing the sweep.
Smiles is pulling down on Tiyapairat's head. It's preventing any offense from Tiyapairat, at least for the moment.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The adventures of Smiles the control monster continue. Boring.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Smiles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smiles is pulling down on Tiyapairat's head to control his posture.
Tiyapairat sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smiles pulls Tiyapairat in to control the position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Smiles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tiyapairat is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tiyapairat is fighting to break Smiles's control of his arms but Smiles is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tiyapairat preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Smiles holds on and takes a little breather.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Smiles manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tiyapairat manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tiyapairat (0) vs (2) Smiles
Smiles 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.
Smiles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tiyapairat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smiles looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Smiles tries to free his leg and advance position but Tiyapairat is retaining full guard.
Smiles is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Smiles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Smiles sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smiles stopping the sweep attempt from Tiyapairat.
Smiles looking to pass the guard.
Well,Tiyapairat is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Smiles keeps trying to improve his position.
Smiles sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tiyapairat can't keep his opponent in guard - Smiles advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Smiles is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Smiles moves into full mount! Tiyapairat won't be happy about that!
Score +3 for passing guard: Tiyapairat (0) vs (5) Smiles
Smiles controlling from mount.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Yet more stalling tactics from Smiles.
Smiles is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Tiyapairat is in real trouble.
Score +3 for taking back: Tiyapairat (0) vs (8) Smiles
Smiles is hanging on to Tiyapairat's back as he tries to escape.
Smiles biding his time, looking for the opening.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Well, with Smiles on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Tiyapairat is tapping out... Can he escape the position?

And that's the end of the fight!
Smiles wins on points by 8 to 0.
After the fight, Big J Smiles was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: TWGC 12 (185lbs, D3): Finals - Round 1
Date: Jul 23, 2016

Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Walood Kassab and Samak Tiyapairat. Kassab comes to the cage accompanied by Merauder - Life Is Pain. Tiyapairat is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ram Muay. Samak Tiyapairat acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

184 cm
25 yrs
195 lbs

174 cm
44 yrs
166 lbs

Kassab

Tiyapairat

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Walood Kassab! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Samak Tiyapairat!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.

Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?

Kassab tries to keep at a distance but Tiyapairat has taken the fight into the clinch.

Tiyapairat manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kassab advances to half guard.
Kassab tries to pass to full mount but Tiyapairat defends it.
Kassab is working hard here to advance position.

Kassab is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Kassab is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tiyapairat sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiyapairat is looking to improve his position.

Tiyapairat is defending against the submission attempts here by Kassab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kassab is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Tiyapairat reverses the position - he's now on top in Kassab's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kassab (0) vs (2) Tiyapairat
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kassab manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tiyapairat manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kassab (2) vs (2) Tiyapairat
Kassab pushing down on Tiyapairat's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kassab working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Tiyapairat's thigh. Tiyapairat counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Tiyapairat keeping full guard, as Kassab tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kassab is pushing down on Tiyapairat's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tiyapairat is fighting to maintain full guard but Kassab has managed to sneak the leg through.

Kassab is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Tiyapairat still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Tiyapairat has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kassab (2) vs (6) Tiyapairat
Kassab tries to bench press Tiyapairat off him but Tiyapairat keeps the position.
Kassab keeping his opponent close.
Kassab manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kassab (4) vs (6) Tiyapairat

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kassab is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Kassab is working for a kimura but Tiyapairat is defending it quite comfortably.

Tiyapairat is defending against the submission attempts here by Kassab.

Kassab is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tiyapairat doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kassab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kassab wants to pass the guard but Tiyapairat is defending well.

Kassab is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Kassab is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tiyapairat is just riding it out for now. Kassab eventually gives up the hold.

Kassab is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tiyapairat has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kassab wants to free his trapped foot but Tiyapairat is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Kassab is trying to work for a kimura but Tiyapairat is defending well.
Kassab looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tiyapairat manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Kassab drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tiyapairat dives on top into guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kassab (4) vs (8) Tiyapairat
Tiyapairat looking to sit in guard and control but Kassab gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kassab (6) vs (8) Tiyapairat
Tiyapairat tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kassab looking to pass the guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Kassab drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tiyapairat dives on top into guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kassab (6) vs (10) Tiyapairat
Tiyapairat is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kassab is pulling down on Tiyapairat's head to control his posture.
Tiyapairat content to stall in guard here.
Tiyapairat preventing the sweep.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat postures up.
Tiyapairat looking to pass the guard.
Kassab trying to keep a closed guard but Tiyapairat is proving a slippery customer.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kassab has Tiyapairat pulled in close to control his posture.
Kassab is looking to sweep but instead, Tiyapairat has passed into half guard.
Tiyapairat stalling away here and it's allowed Kassab to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kassab is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kassab wants to sweep here but Tiyapairat controlling him for the moment.
Kassab not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kassab is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kassab (8) vs (10) Tiyapairat
Kassab is pressing down on Tiyapairat's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tiyapairat is holding on for now.

Kassab seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Tiyapairat has recovered full guard.
Kassab pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tiyapairat is keeping the position for now.
Tiyapairat is adopting a defensive guard.
Kassab wants to pass the guard but Tiyapairat is keeping the position.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat has his hands on Kassab's head, controlling the position.
Tiyapairat keeping full guard, as Kassab tries to pass.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.

Kassab is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tiyapairat is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tiyapairat has escaped and now he's on top!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kassab (8) vs (12) Tiyapairat
Tiyapairat won't allow Kassab to sweep him here.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kassab looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tiyapairat puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiyapairat wins on points by 12 to 8.
Samak Tiyapairat decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: TWGC 12 (185lbs, D3): London Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Jul 15, 2016

Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Samak Tiyapairat and Inmate Seven Nine Zero Four Two. Tiyapairat comes into the arena with Ram Muay blaring out of the sound system. Inmate Seven Nine Zero Four Two told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

174 cm
44 yrs
166 lbs

170 cm
21 yrs
162 lbs

Tiyapairat

Seven Nine Zero Four Two

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Samak Tiyapairat! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Inmate Seven Nine Zero Four Two!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.

Tiyapairat pushes Seven Nine Zero Four Two up against the cage in a clinch.

Tiyapairat has picked Seven Nine Zero Four Two up - he's going for a ride! Tiyapairat dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Tiyapairat (2) vs (0) Seven Nine Zero Four Two
Tiyapairat prevents Seven Nine Zero Four Two from improving his position.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two trying to control from the bottom.
Tiyapairat stalling.
Tiyapairat is thwarting Seven Nine Zero Four Two's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Tiyapairat is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two tries to get to full guard but Tiyapairat has control of the leg.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Seven Nine Zero Four Two actively working from the bottom here.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two wants to get back to full guard.
Tiyapairat controlling the action here.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two has a hand on Tiyapairat's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Tiyapairat takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Score +3 for passing guard: Tiyapairat (5) vs (0) Seven Nine Zero Four Two
Tiyapairat content just to control the position here.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two gets back to half guard.
Tiyapairat prevents Seven Nine Zero Four Two from improving his position.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two wants to control but Tiyapairat is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tiyapairat prevents Seven Nine Zero Four Two from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two wants to sweep but Tiyapairat has passed to side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Tiyapairat (8) vs (0) Seven Nine Zero Four Two
Seven Nine Zero Four Two manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tiyapairat's best efforts.
Tiyapairat perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two wants to improve his position but Tiyapairat is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tiyapairat trying to pass the guard but Seven Nine Zero Four Two defending well.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two trying to control from the bottom.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is doing well to control the position and prevent Tiyapairat from advancing to side control.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two wants to control but Tiyapairat is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Seven Nine Zero Four Two looking for submissions off his back.
Tiyapairat prevents Seven Nine Zero Four Two from improving his position.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tiyapairat's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tiyapairat's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Tiyapairat (8) vs (4) Seven Nine Zero Four Two
Tiyapairat is really stuck here.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

Tiyapairat defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tiyapairat (10) vs (4) Seven Nine Zero Four Two

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat stands and throws Seven Nine Zero Four Two's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Tiyapairat (13) vs (4) Seven Nine Zero Four Two
You can see the frustration on Seven Nine Zero Four Two's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tiyapairat wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tiyapairat is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Seven Nine Zero Four Two's shoulder. That is not cool.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Tiyapairat is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Tiyapairat (15) vs (4) Seven Nine Zero Four Two
Seven Nine Zero Four Two really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two keeps trying to improve his position.
Tiyapairat with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Tiyapairat manages to capitalize on a mistake by Seven Nine Zero Four Two to take his back!
Score +3 for taking back: Tiyapairat (18) vs (4) Seven Nine Zero Four Two
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Tiyapairat.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two tries to escape the position.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two just trying to survive but Tiyapairat is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two tries to escape the position.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two trying to control the hands but Tiyapairat breaks the grip.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two breaks Tiyapairat's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Tiyapairat (18) vs (6) Seven Nine Zero Four Two
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is stalling in the full guard.
Tiyapairat tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tiyapairat trying to control the position here.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two passes into half guard.
Tiyapairat is looking for a sweep. Seven Nine Zero Four Two is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two wants to take a breather but Tiyapairat is having none of it.

Seven Nine Zero Four Two is looking for submissions but instead, Tiyapairat has regained full guard.
Tiyapairat seems keen to control Seven Nine Zero Four Two's posture.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiyapairat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiyapairat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tiyapairat is keeping the position for now.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat keeping moving, preventing Seven Nine Zero Four Two from controlling successfully.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tiyapairat is keeping the position for now.
Tiyapairat is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two trying to control but Tiyapairat is working from the bottom.
Tiyapairat has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two advances position into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Tiyapairat (18) vs (9) Seven Nine Zero Four Two
Tiyapairat tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Seven Nine Zero Four Two wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two tries to advance to mount but Tiyapairat instead regains half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Seven Nine Zero Four Two trying to pass the guard but Tiyapairat defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiyapairat takes the fight on points by 18 to 9.
In his post fight interview, Samak Tiyapairat started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: TWGC 12 (185lbs, D3): London Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Jul 14, 2016

Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Theros Ironfist and Samak Tiyapairat. Tiyapairat is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ram Muay. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

184 cm
23 yrs
200 lbs

174 cm
44 yrs
166 lbs

Ironfist

Tiyapairat

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Theros Ironfist! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Samak Tiyapairat!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.

Tiyapairat moves into range and clinches up with Ironfist.

Tiyapairat jumps guard and drags Ironfist to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Ironfist has gone for a leg lock! Tiyapairat slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ironfist's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ironfist (0) vs (2) Tiyapairat
Ironfist working a defensive guard but Tiyapairat manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Ironfist (0) vs (5) Tiyapairat
Ironfist is looking for a sweep.
Ironfist tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Tiyapairat easily slips into full mount!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Ironfist (0) vs (7) Tiyapairat
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ironfist is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ironfist gets back to half guard.
Ironfist has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tiyapairat is working away from the top position though.
We've been hearing good reports from Ironfist's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironfist is looking to get back to full guard here but Tiyapairat has managed to pass to side control instead.
Score +3 for passing guard: Ironfist (0) vs (10) Tiyapairat
Ironfist can't do much from the bottom here.
Ironfist tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ironfist manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ironfist has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tiyapairat is working away from the top position though.
Ironfist gets full guard.

Ironfist throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tiyapairat escapes and throws Ironfist's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Ironfist (0) vs (13) Tiyapairat

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironfist is trying to control Tiyapairat's posture but Tiyapairat avoids it.
Ironfist tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Ironfist's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tiyapairat happy to just control the position for now.
Ironfist tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tiyapairat wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironfist looking for a sweep but Tiyapairat has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Ironfist (0) vs (15) Tiyapairat
Ironfist tries to reverse the position but Tiyapairat maintains control.
Tiyapairat controlling the position easily from mount.
Ironfist wants to hold on but Tiyapairat pushes him away.
Ironfist has given up his back here.
Score +3 for taking back: Ironfist (0) vs (18) Tiyapairat
Tiyapairat has good solid back control here.
Ironfist is in bad spot here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ironfist tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ironfist bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ironfist (2) vs (18) Tiyapairat
Ironfist wants to control from the top but Tiyapairat keeps moving.

Ironfist is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tiyapairat is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tiyapairat has escaped and now he's on top!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ironfist (2) vs (20) Tiyapairat

Ironfist looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tiyapairat has picked Ironfist up and slammed him! Ironfist can't keep hold of the triangle and Tiyapairat manages to pass to side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Ironfist (2) vs (23) Tiyapairat
Ironfist tries to bench press Tiyapairat off him but Tiyapairat keeps the position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat moves into full mount!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Ironfist (2) vs (25) Tiyapairat
Tiyapairat controlling from mount.
Ironfist is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ironfist regains half guard.
Ironfist is trying to get back to full guard.
Ironfist is trying to control but can't.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ironfist tries to get to full guard but Tiyapairat has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ironfist trying to control but Tiyapairat postures up.
Ironfist wants to improve his position but Tiyapairat is controlling well.
Ironfist is trying to control but can't.
Ironfist trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Tiyapairat manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Ironfist (2) vs (28) Tiyapairat
Ironfist is working to get back to half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ironfist wants to hold on but Tiyapairat pushes him away.
Ironfist is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ironfist is working hard here to advance position.
Tiyapairat sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ironfist tries to hold on but Tiyapairat postures up.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat prevents Ironfist from getting the reversal.
Ironfist tries to hold on but Tiyapairat postures up.
Ironfist is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ironfist is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Tiyapairat has taken his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Ironfist (2) vs (31) Tiyapairat
Ironfist tries to break free.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat not allowing Ironfist to control his hands.
Tiyapairat controlling well, preventing Ironfist from escaping the position.
Tiyapairat biding his time, controlling Ironfist.
You can see the frustration on Ironfist's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Ironfist rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ironfist wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ironfist is trying to control but can't.
Ironfist is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Ironfist looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Ironfist with the active half guard here but Tiyapairat passes nicely into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Ironfist (2) vs (34) Tiyapairat

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat taking a breather here.
Ironfist manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Well, if Tiyapairat is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ironfist is trying to control but can't.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Ironfist is trying to get back to full guard.
Ironfist is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tiyapairat's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tiyapairat's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Ironfist (6) vs (34) Tiyapairat

Ironfist has got his arm under Tiyapairat's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Tiyapairat has spun round into Ironfist's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ironfist (6) vs (36) Tiyapairat

Ironfist escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tiyapairat gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tiyapairat forces his way into half guard.

Ironfist is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tiyapairat pulls his head out easily.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Ironfist tries to get to full guard but Tiyapairat has control of the leg.
Ironfist has a hand on Tiyapairat's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Tiyapairat takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Score +3 for passing guard: Ironfist (6) vs (39) Tiyapairat
Tiyapairat takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Ironfist is working to get back to half guard.
Tiyapairat controlling from mount.
Ironfist tries to hold on but Tiyapairat pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ironfist wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Ironfist (6) vs (42) Tiyapairat
Tiyapairat is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiyapairat wins on points by 42 to 6.
Samak Tiyapairat tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: Ascension 352
Date: May 28, 2016

#R1#
Huddlestone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #TD#
Huddlestone closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Huddlestone lands in his opponent's guard.
Huddlestone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Huddlestone stands and throws Tiyapairat's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tiyapairat tries to escape but Huddlestone is in control. #SUB#
Huddlestone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tiyapairat knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tiyapairat wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huddlestone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiyapairat keeps working.
Huddlestone looking to control but instead Tiyapairat has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Huddlestone wants to stand but Tiyapairat has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Huddlestone looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huddlestone working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Tiyapairat's thigh. Tiyapairat counters though and makes it back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiyapairat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tiyapairat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tiyapairat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Huddlestone. #SUB#
Huddlestone drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tiyapairat manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Huddlestone has Tiyapairat in his guard.#REVB##SUB#
Huddlestone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Huddlestone wants to get back to his feet but Tiyapairat is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #SUB#
Huddlestone is looking for a triangle here but Tiyapairat uses the submission attempt to pass into side control. #T3#
Huddlestone is trying to get back to half guard.
Huddlestone struggling a bit here.
Huddlestone looks to move to half guard but instead Tiyapairat has passed into mount! Damn!#SU2#
Tiyapairat gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Huddlestone tries for a takedown but Tiyapairat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tiyapairat scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CUT2#
It looks like Tom Huddlestone has been cut.
Huddlestone needs to keep his hands up - Tiyapairat had a free shot at his head there.#TD#
Huddlestone shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tiyapairat manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#T4#
Huddlestone won't allow Tiyapairat to get back to his feet.
Huddlestone sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tiyapairat's guard.
Huddlestone wants to free his trapped foot but Tiyapairat is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Huddlestone stops Tiyapairat from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huddlestone trying to control the action but Tiyapairat is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiyapairat is trying to stand.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Tiyapairat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Huddlestone's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##TD#
Tiyapairat tries to sprawl but Huddlestone drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Huddlestone is trying to control the action in half guard but Tiyapairat is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Huddlestone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Huddlestone stalling.
Huddlestone stops Tiyapairat from getting back to his feet. #ES2#
Tiyapairat has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Huddlestone is on him like a limpet, forcing Tiyapairat back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Tiyapairat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huddlestone tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tiyapairat sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Huddlestone somewhat.#TD#
Huddlestone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #T1#
Tiyapairat is looking to stand up but Huddlestone isn't so interested in that idea.
Huddlestone trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiyapairat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huddlestone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tiyapairat is keeping the position for now.
Huddlestone looking to sit in guard and control but Tiyapairat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Tiyapairat tries to stand but Huddlestone is controlling from the bottom.
Tiyapairat postures up. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Huddlestone looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tiyapairat passes into side control.
Huddlestone is looking for a sweep.#SU2#
Tiyapairat decides to stand back up.
An inside leg kick from Tiyapairat misses. #TD#
Huddlestone closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tiyapairat quickly recovers to half guard.
Tiyapairat wants to stand back up but Huddlestone manages to pass into side control.
Tiyapairat is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Huddlestone has knee on belly and moves into mount. #T3##SUB#
Huddlestone goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Tiyapairat is on top in guard.
Tiyapairat tries to stand but Huddlestone is controlling from the bottom.
Tiyapairat is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#SUB#
Tiyapairat got a little sloppy there for a moment and Huddlestone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tiyapairat has managed to get both his arms back between Huddlestone's legs - danger averted.
Huddlestone is trying to keep Tiyapairat in close. #T4#
Huddlestone wants to stand and escape but Tiyapairat is having none of it. #SUB#
Huddlestone has an active guard here but Tiyapairat has managed to pass into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#SUB#
Huddlestone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Huddlestone wants to improve his position but Tiyapairat is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Tiyapairat moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Huddlestone.#SU2#
Tiyapairat has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Tiyapairat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tom Huddlestone's cut.
That's time! Huddlestone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Tiyapairat connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Huddlestone's hands.
Samak Tiyapairat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiyapairat stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tiyapairat wants it to stay on the feet.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick that misses. #TD#
Huddlestone closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Huddlestone lands in his opponent's guard.
Samak Tiyapairat has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tiyapairat wants to get back to his feet but Huddlestone is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES2#
Tiyapairat is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Huddlestone presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Tiyapairat blocks an elbow strike.
Our sources have told us that Huddlestone has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Tiyapairat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T1#
Tiyapairat scores a nice knee to the body.
Huddlestone blocks an elbow strike from Tiyapairat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tiyapairat can't break the clinch.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the head. #BC2#
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huddlestone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tiyapairat misses with a two punch combination.
Huddlestone thinks about countering with a head kick.
Huddlestone tries for a takedown but Tiyapairat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Huddlestone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick that misses.
Huddlestone shoots in but Tiyapairat avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tiyapairat wants to clinch up but Huddlestone keeps it at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Huddlestone blocks the low kick.
Tiyapairat slaps away a takedown attempt from Huddlestone, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T2#
Huddlestone checks a leg kick nicely.
Huddlestone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick that misses.
Samak Tiyapairat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiyapairat fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tiyapairat swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tom Huddlestone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huddlestone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Huddlestone was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tiyapairat wants to clinch up but Huddlestone keeps it at a distance.
Samak Tiyapairat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiyapairat scores with a hook to the body. Huddlestone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Huddlestone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Huddlestone shoots for a takedown but Tiyapairat saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL2#
Tiyapairat clinches with his opponent.
Tiyapairat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tiyapairat stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow just above Huddlestone 's eye.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Huddlestone avoids it.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Huddlestone avoids it.#T3#
Tiyapairat scores a nice knee to the body. #BC2#
Tiyapairat breaks from the clinch.
Huddlestone looks for a takedown but Tiyapairat sprawls well.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tiyapairat - that will leave a mark!
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but Huddlestone is having none of it.
Huddlestone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tiyapairat sprawls well. Tiyapairat wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Huddlestone gets slowly back to his feet.
Tiyapairat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Huddlestone looks for a takedown but Tiyapairat sprawls well.
Tiyapairat jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tom Huddlestone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Tiyapairat wants to clinch.
Huddlestone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tiyapairat as he avoids it easily.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch up.
A quick step to the side and Huddlestone tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Tiyapairat rushes Huddlestone and presses him up against the cage.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Huddlestone.
A frustrated look appears on Tiyapairat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tiyapairat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tiyapairat.
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!
Tiyapairat blocks the elbow strike.
Huddlestone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Huddlestone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tiyapairat's brow.
Tiyapairat lands a left hand. #ROC2#
Huddlestone is rocked!
Tiyapairat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oh Huddlestone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samak Tiyapairat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tiyapairat has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samak Tiyapairat!
Samak Tiyapairat bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Tom Huddlestone was interviewed post fight and said 'gonna take some time of to decide if im gonna continue to keep fighting or not!'.

Event: EPL Quarter-Final
Date: Apr 14, 2016

#R1#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bruce, as that shot connected. #CL#
Bruce clinches up against the cage.
Tiyapairat tries a knee to the head but Bruce blocks it.
Bruce tries to land a knee to the head but Tiyapairat blocks with his arms.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
Tiyapairat is looking to control Bruce's arms but Bruce gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tiyapairat has his back to the cage.
Bruce tries a knee to the head but Tiyapairat blocks it.
Tiyapairat avoiding damage as Bruce throws knees to the body.
Bruce is stalling here.
Bruce working aggressively here.
Bruce lands a right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.
Bruce avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tiyapairat's face.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruce.
Tiyapairat slows down the pace here.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body. #T1#
Tiyapairat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bruce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bruce has a couple of punches blocked by Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bruce or not.
Bruce tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tiyapairat blocking some punches.
Tiyapairat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tiyapairat misses with a knee strike.
Tiyapairat throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tiyapairat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bruce's brow.
Bruce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bruce fails to land.
Bruce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bruce stalls.
Bruce swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
Tiyapairat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bruce managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat misses with some punches.
Tiyapairat throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiyapairat blocking some punches.
Bruce lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tiyapairat avoids the elbow strike from Bruce, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruce.
Tiyapairat works on Bruce's body with a couple of short punches.
Bruce avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Tiyapairat misses with an elbow over the top.
Tiyapairat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bruce dodges an elbow strike from Tiyapairat.
Bruce lands a right hand. #BC2#
Tiyapairat breaks from the clinch. #T3#
Tiyapairat misses with an uppercut.
Jab from Tiyapairat.
Bruce takes one to the chin there.#CL2#
Tiyapairat pushes Bruce up against the cage in a clinch.
Bruce lands with a left to the head.
Bruce managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Bruce lands with a right to the head.
Tiyapairat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Bruce.
Bruce misses with a knee strike.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the body.
Bruce working some nice short punches 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!
Tiyapairat scores with a knee to the head.
Tiyapairat tries to land knees in the clinch but Bruce avoids the damage to the body.
Tiyapairat lands a nice uppercut.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but Bruce blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Tiyapairat. #T4#
Bruce managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Bruce using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tiyapairat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike.
Tiyapairat misses with an elbow strike.
Tiyapairat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bruce's face.
Tiyapairat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bruce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bruce digs a right hand into Tiyapairat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tiyapairat's gas tank.
Bruce looking to throw knees to the head but Tiyapairat is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Bruce.
Bruce blocks an elbow strike from Tiyapairat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tiyapairat stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bruce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bobby Bruce will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samak Tiyapairat's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Bruce has closed the distance and engaged Tiyapairat in a clinch.
Tiyapairat will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bruce up against the cage.
Tiyapairat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bruce lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tiyapairat managing to block the knees to the body from Bruce.
Bruce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruce.
A head punch on the inside from Bruce fails to land.
Bruce scores with a shoulder strike.
Tiyapairat tries a knee to the head but Bruce blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiyapairat lands a good knee to the midsection. Bruce won't want to take too many of those.
Bruce lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiyapairat blocking some punches.
Tiyapairat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tiyapairat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bruce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bruce tries a body shot but Tiyapairat blocks it. #T1#
Tiyapairat avoiding damage as Bruce throws knees to the body. #BC2#
Tiyapairat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Bruce.
Samak Tiyapairat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce misses with a wild body shot.
Tiyapairat was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bruce tries a head kick but it misses.
Tiyapairat scores with a hook.#CL#
Bruce gets a clinch.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
Bruce tries to land knees in the clinch but Tiyapairat avoids the damage to the body.
Bruce avoiding damage as Tiyapairat throws knees to the body.
Bruce pushes Tiyapairat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiyapairat blocks a body shot from Bruce.
Tiyapairat lands an elbow that stopped Bruce in his tracks for a moment.
Bruce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bruce blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiyapairat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bruce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #T2#
Bruce lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bruce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bruce lands a hook that snaps the head of Tiyapairat backwards.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bruce.
Tiyapairat scores with a shot to the side of Bruce's head.
Bruce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiyapairat is leaning against Bruce and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bruce misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruce.
Bruce misses with some punches.
Tiyapairat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bobby Bruce has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tiyapairat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bruce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Bruce has a couple of punches blocked by Tiyapairat.
A head punch on the inside from Bruce fails to land.
Bruce blocks a body shot from Tiyapairat. #T3#
Tiyapairat manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short left from Bruce.
Bruce digs a right hand into Tiyapairat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tiyapairat's gas tank.
Tiyapairat blocking some punches.
Tiyapairat blocks an uppercut.
Tiyapairat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruce tries to land knees in the clinch but Tiyapairat avoids the damage to the body.
Bruce lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tiyapairat backwards.
Bruce misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bruce - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bruce misses with the head strike.
Bruce managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Bruce. #T4#
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body.
Tiyapairat is looking to control Bruce's arms but Bruce gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tiyapairat has his back to the cage.
Bruce slows down the pace here.
Tiyapairat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bruce is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bruce tries a body shot but Tiyapairat blocks it.
Tiyapairat scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiyapairat throws a head punch that misses.
Bruce avoiding damage. #BC2#
Tiyapairat manages to break the clinch.
Tiyapairat tries a head kick but it misses.
Tiyapairat blocks a head kick by Bruce.
Tiyapairat takes a swing at Bruce's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Bruce dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samak Tiyapairat's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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##CL#
Bruce pushes Tiyapairat up against the cage in a clinch.
Bruce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiyapairat can do to turn this around?
Tiyapairat trying to land knees to the body.
Bruce lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tiyapairat backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bruce as Tiyapairat tries to tie him up.
Bruce tries to throw a body punch but Tiyapairat avoids it by throwing Bruce back against the cage.
Bruce digs a right hand into Tiyapairat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tiyapairat's gas tank.
Bruce scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bruce pushes Tiyapairat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiyapairat tries to break free but Bruce pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bruce scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Bruce.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bruce managing to block the knees to the body from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Come on Bruce - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bruce.#T1#
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bruce avoids it.
Bruce scores with a shot to the side of Tiyapairat's head.
Tiyapairat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
Bruce misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bruce stalling the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruce. #BC2#
Tiyapairat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiyapairat tries to bum rush Bruce with a series of wild strikes but Bruce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL#
Bruce gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tiyapairat crunches a lovely knee into Bruce's ribcage.
Bruce scores with a shot to the side of Tiyapairat's head. #ROC#
Tiyapairat is rocked!
Bruce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiyapairat is still on wobbly legs! Can Bruce finish him?
Bruce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bruce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tiyapairat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch on the inside from Bruce fails to land.
Tiyapairat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiyapairat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bruce lands a shot to the body.
Tiyapairat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bruce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bruce.
Bruce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiyapairat blocking some punches. #T2#
Bruce swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bruce throws a head punch that misses.
Tiyapairat seems to have recovered his senses.
Tiyapairat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bruce is defending well for now.
Bruce effectively controlling the action here.
Bruce lands with a left to the head.
Bruce manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tiyapairat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bruce lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruce.
Bruce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tiyapairat tries to land a knee to the head but Bruce blocks with his arms.
Bruce misses with some punches.
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruce lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Tiyapairat to his knees! Bruce keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Bruce!
After the big win, Bobby Bruce made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 10, 2016

#R1#
A slow jab from The Prodigy misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Tiyapairat misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from The Prodigy. Those never looked like landing.
Tiyapairat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Prodigy.
The Prodigy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tiyapairat's hands.#CUT2#
It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tiyapairat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Prodigy.
The Prodigy lands a slapping body shot.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tiyapairat looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tiyapairat throws a right hand that The Prodigy ducks under and follows up with a left that The Prodigy also avoids with ease.
As Tiyapairat backs off The Prodigy throws a huge counter combo but Tiyapairat manages to avoid it all.
The Prodigy throws a lazy uppercut
and Tiyapairat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Tiyapairat clinches up with The Prodigy and pushes him back against the cage.
The Prodigy is trying to pull guard but Tiyapairat turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tiyapairat misses with a knee strike. #BC#
Tiyapairat breaks from the clinch.
Tiyapairat defending well as The Prodigy loads up on a big left hand.
The Prodigy misses with an uppercut. Tiyapairat saw that one coming.
The Prodigy misses with a shot to the body
and Tiyapairat counters with a stiff right hand.
Tiyapairat lands with a slapping head kick.
Tiyapairat takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#ROC#
The Prodigy is rocked!#T1#
The Prodigy misses with a hook
and The Prodigy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Prodigy is still on wobbly legs! Can Tiyapairat finish him?
Tiyapairat and The Prodigy are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Tiyapairat throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking The Prodigy into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Tiyapairat knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Samak Tiyapairat!
Samak Tiyapairat bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 02, 2016

#R1#
A jab from Tiyapairat misses.
Vega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiyapairat moves away.
Vega misses with a hook. Tiyapairat ducked under it nicely.
Tiyapairat just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiyapairat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#TD2#
Vega shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tiyapairat napping and manages to drive through into side control!#ES#
Tiyapairat throws Vega to one side and escapes!
Tiyapairat is looking to chop away at Vega's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiyapairat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vega swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Tiyapairat.
A nice side step and Vega releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vega fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tiyapairat is looking to clinch but Vega is avoiding it.
Vega scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tiyapairat throws a looping overhand right but Vega ducks down to avoid it.
Vega looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1#
Vega takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tiyapairat looks to clinch
letting Vega counter with a right hand.
Tiyapairat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiyapairat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but Vega moves away
and Vega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vega tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Samak Tiyapairat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vega scores with a nice body kick.
Tiyapairat doesn't manage to clinch there - Vega circles away.
Vega avoids the body shot from Tiyapairat. #TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vega.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vega scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Vega has hold of Tiyapairat's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Tiyapairat seems comfortable defending it but Vega has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Tiyapairat is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Tiyapairat is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Vega couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steve Vega!
A relieved looking Steve Vega thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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