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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Li Xiaodong (ranked 323 p4p, 226 weight class) and Anurak Bualuang (ranked 25 p4p, 16 weight class). Bualuang has chosen シャンティ as his entrance music. Li Xiaodong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anurak Bualuang's chin.
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Li Xiaodong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Anurak Bualuang!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiaodong tries to keep at a distance but Bualuang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bualuang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Xiaodong.
Bualuang lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bualuang.
Xiaodong digs a right hand into Bualuang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bualuang's gas tank.
Xiaodong scores with a hook to the body.
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bualuang lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Xiaodong on the inside.
Xiaodong blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Xiaodong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
Bualuang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xiaodong's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Xiaodong - that landed with a thud.
Bualuang misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xiaodong.
Xiaodong misses with the head strike.
Bualuang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bualuang misses with a punch on the inside.
Bualuang lands a nice uppercut.
Bualuang throws a punch but it's blocked by Xiaodong.
A right hand to the body from Xiaodong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Xiaodong.
Bualuang tries to work over Xiaodong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xiaodong blocks an uppercut.
Xiaodong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Xiaodong tries to work over Bualuang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong blocking some punches.
Xiaodong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bualuang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Xiaodong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Xiaodong.
Bualuang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bualuang tries to clinch there but Xiaodong circles away.
Xiaodong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Xiaodong throws the left hand but Bualuang avoids the punch easily.
Bualuang closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bualuang blocking some punches.
Xiaodong tries to throw a body punch but Bualuang avoids it by throwing Xiaodong back against the cage.
I was talking to Xiaodong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Xiaodong misses with a body punch.
Bualuang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong blocking some punches.
Xiaodong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong has a couple of punches blocked by Bualuang.
Bualuang prevents a body shot from Xiaodong.
Bualuang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xiaodong moves forwards but Bualuang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Xiaodong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good work by Xiaodong as he checks the leg kick.
Xiaodong tries a head kick but it misses.
Anurak Bualuang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Xiaodong working aggressively here.
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bualuang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Xiaodong throws a punch but it's blocked by Bualuang.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bualuang.
Bualuang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bualuang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bualuang closes the distance and pushes Xiaodong back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
Xiaodong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bualuang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Bualuang.
Xiaodong tries to work over Bualuang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bualuang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bualuang! But no joy.
Bualuang tries to clinch but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Xiaodong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bualuang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bualuang with the inside leg kick.
Bualuang works the jab nicely.
Bualuang closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Bualuang fails to land.
Xiaodong looking to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Xiaodong.
Bualuang can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaodong controls the action.
Bualuang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
Xiaodong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiaodong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong misses with the head strike.
Xiaodong blocks an uppercut.
Bualuang throws a head punch that misses.
Xiaodong content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bualuang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Xiaodong works on Bualuang's body with a couple of short punches.
Bualuang misses with some punches.
Xiaodong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bualuang backwards.
Xiaodong misses with the head strike.
Xiaodong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xiaodong lands an uppercut.
Bualuang can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaodong controls the action.
Xiaodong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bualuang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Xiaodong.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xiaodong presses Bualuang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Xiaodong lands a body punch.
Bualuang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
A short right from Bualuang.
Xiaodong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Li Xiaodong will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Xiaodong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Bualuang coming out on top.
Bualuang ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.
Bualuang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bualuang takes a swing at Xiaodong's ribcage but misses.
Bualuang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Xiaodong has time to react.
Bualuang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A cross from Bualuang lands.
Bualuang tries to clinch but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Bualuang looks to throw the jab but Xiaodong is out of range.
A left and a right from Bualuang both land. Nice combination.
Bualuang defending well as Xiaodong loads up on a big left hand.
Xiaodong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice uppercut there from Bualuang.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Bualuang.
Xiaodong lands a jab.
Bualuang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xiaodong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bualuang lands a jab to the head.
Xiaodong missing with a left hand there. Bualuang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bualuang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bualuang lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bualuang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Xiaodong under the eye.
Bualuang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bualuang misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Bualuang.
Bualuang lands a nice shot to the body.
Bualuang ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.
A low kick lands for Bualuang.
Bualuang connects with a good right hand that stumbles Xiaodong. Xiaodong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Xiaodong tries to clinch there but Bualuang circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bualuang swings for the body but Xiaodong moves out of range.
Bualuang throws the left hand but Xiaodong avoids the punch easily.
Bualuang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Xiaodong on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Bualuang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bualuang.
Xiaodong moves into the clinch.
Bualuang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bualuang's elbow.
Xiaodong lands with a right to the head.
Bualuang can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaodong controls the action.
Xiaodong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Xiaodong works on Bualuang's body with a couple of short punches.
Bualuang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Xiaodong.
Bualuang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bualuang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bualuang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xiaodong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bualuang.
Xiaodong cracks Bualuang with a nice body shot.
Bualuang lands a nice uppercut.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xiaodong is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Bualuang.
Xiaodong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bualuangs head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bualuang.
Xiaodong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bualuang backwards.
Bualuang manages to break the clinch.
Xiaodong swats away the attempt to clinch by Bualuang.
Xiaodong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bualuang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bualuang lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Xiaodong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Xiaodong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bualuang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Xiaodong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bualuang cracks Xiaodong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Xiaodong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Bualuang.
Nice shot lands for Bualuang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bualuang throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xiaodong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bualuang cracks Xiaodong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bualuang ducks under a wild hook from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bualuang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Xiaodong misses.
Bualuang misses with a right hand
and Xiaodong counters with a left and a right that stings Bualuang.
Xiaodong slips a jab and a cross from Bualuang.
Xiaodong jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bualuang loads up on a big right hand but Xiaodong slips the punch.
Bualuang blocks a jab.
Bualuang lands with a straight right. Xiaodong didn't see that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bualuang clinches with his opponent.
Bualuang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bualuang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anurak Bualuang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Xiaodong throws the left hand but Bualuang avoids the punch easily.
Bualuang looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiaodong is just out of range.
Bualuang lands a nice looking body shot.
No joy there for Xiaodong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bualuang throws an overhand right that lands on Xiaodong's shoulder, as Xiaodong tries to avoid the shot.
Bualuang connects with a solid leg kick.
Bualuang throws a hook to the side of Xiaodong's head but Xiaodong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xiaodong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bualuang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bualuang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bualuang connects with a body shot that sends Xiaodong's belly button to the back.
Bualuang throws a right and a left that Xiaodong avoids nicely.
No joy there for Bualuang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bualuang scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bualuang checks a low kick from Xiaodong.
Bualuang forces Xiaodong back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong blocks an uppercut.
Xiaodong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bualuang tries to score with a low kick but Xiaodong moves his leg out of the way.
Xiaodong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bualuang is looking to land body kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bualuang.
Bualuang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Xiaodong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bualuang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bualuang connects with a single shot there.
Bualuang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike.
Xiaodong has a couple of punches blocked by Bualuang.
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Bualuang uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Bualuang fails to land.
Xiaodong tries to work over Bualuang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bualuang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiaodong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bualuang backwards.
Bualuang lands a right hand.
Bualuang tries to work over Xiaodong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bualuang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bualuang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bualuang working aggressively here.
Bualuang can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaodong controls the action.
Bualuang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bualuang throws a punch but it's blocked by Xiaodong.
Bualuang blocking some punches.
Xiaodong prevents a body shot from Bualuang.
Bualuang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Xiaodong prevents a body shot from Bualuang.
Bualuang lands with a light punch inside.
Bualuang misses with some punches.
Xiaodong lands with a light punch inside.
Bualuang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Bualuang controls the action.
Bualuang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bualuang.
Xiaodong is leaning against Bualuang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bualuang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bualuang lands a right hand.
Xiaodong working aggressively here.
Bualuang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Bualuang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Xiaodong lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bualuang's elbow.
Xiaodong pushes Bualuang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Xiaodong pushes Bualuang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xiaodong struggles to land a body shot inside as Bualuang controls his hands.
Bualuang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xiaodong tries a body shot but Bualuang blocks it.
Xiaodong lands a hook that snaps the head of Bualuang backwards.
Bualuang tries to work over Xiaodong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bualuang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bualuang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Xiaodong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang is looking to clinch but Xiaodong is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Xiaodong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bualuang clinches with his opponent.
Xiaodong blocks an uppercut.
Xiaodong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Xiaodong content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
Xiaodong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xiaodong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xiaodong blocking some punches.
Xiaodong tries to stall but Bualuang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Xiaodong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bualuang's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xiaodong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bualuang swings wildly with an uppercut but Xiaodong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bualuang misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bualuang.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anurak Bualuang.
I think Bualuang 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anurak Bualuang!
Anurak Bualuang opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
In defeat, Li Xiaodong stepped up to the mic, saying 'IQ 123'.
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