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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Thawatchai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riku Du (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thawatchai might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Converter - Conqueror. Tony Thawatchai has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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144 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Thawatchai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Riku Du!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Du avoids the head kick by Thawatchai.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thawatchai.
Thawatchai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thawatchai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Du blocks a head kick by Thawatchai.
Du moves out of range as Thawatchai throws a body kick.
Thawatchai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Du fails with a takedown attempt.
Thawatchai plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Thawatchai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Du's calf.
Thawatchai gets tackled into the cage by Du. Du maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thawatchai tries a knee to the head but Du blocks it.
Thawatchai tries to land knees in the clinch but Du avoids the damage to the body.
Du managing to block the knees to the body from Thawatchai.
Thawatchai tries a knee to the head but Du blocks it.
Thawatchai looking to throw knees to the head but Du is blocking nicely.
Thawatchai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Du avoids it.
Du managing to block the knees to the body from Thawatchai.
Thawatchai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Du blocks it with crossed arms.
Du fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thawatchai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Du is defending well for now.
Thawatchai tries to land a knee to the head but Du blocks with his arms.
Du misses with a body punch.
Thawatchai trying to land knees to the body.
Du tries to circle away but Thawatchai has him pinned against the cage.
Du avoiding damage as Thawatchai throws knees to the body.
Thawatchai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Du is defending well for now.
Thawatchai working Du over with knees to the body.
Thawatchai blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thawatchai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thawatchai is pressed up against the cage. Du has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thawatchai down to the mat. Thawatchai avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thawatchai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Du avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thawatchai trying to land knees to the body.
Du goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thawatchai prevents it.
Tony Thawatchai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riku Du.
Du working aggressively here.
Thawatchai prevents the takedown attempt.
Thawatchai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thawatchai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Du has Thawatchai pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thawatchai manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Du looks winded!
Thawatchai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Du avoids it.
Thawatchai tries to land a knee to the head but Du blocks with his arms.
Du is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thawatchai trying to land knees to the body.
Thawatchai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Du.
Thawatchai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Du.
Du wants to stall.
Du jumps guard but Thawatchai turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Du blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Du fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Du managing to block the knees to the body from Thawatchai.
Thawatchai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Du is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Du fails to land.
Du blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thawatchai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thawatchai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thawatchai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Du on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thawatchai missing with knees to the body.
Du blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Du managing to block the knees to the body from Thawatchai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thawatchai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Du avoids it.
Thawatchai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Du is defending well for now.
Thawatchai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Du avoiding damage as Thawatchai throws knees to the body.
Thawatchai trying to land knees to the body.
Thawatchai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Du has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thawatchai lands an elbow just above Du 's eye.
Thawatchai missing with knees to the body.
Thawatchai tries to land a knee to the head but Du blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Du tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thawatchai smiles and moves away.
Thawatchai misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Thawatchai dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thawatchai tries to clinch up but Du circles away and keeps his distance.
Thawatchai throws a front kick that sends Du stumbling back into the cage.
Thawatchai tries to close the distance and clinch but Du swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thawatchai scores with a head kick. Du tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thawatchai closes the distance and clinches.
Du managing to block the knees to the body from Thawatchai.
Du has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thawatchai avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Du goes for a takedown attempt but Thawatchai pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thawatchai clinches up with Du and pushes him back against the cage.
Thawatchai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Du is trying to pull guard but Thawatchai turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tony Thawatchai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riku Du.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thawatchai keeps control of Du as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Du has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Du on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thawatchai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thawatchai trying to land knees to the body.
Du blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thawatchai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Du's defenses.
Du on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thawatchai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Du is trying to push Thawatchai away but Thawatchai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thawatchai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Du.
Du blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thawatchai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Du has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Du goes for a takedown attempt but Thawatchai pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thawatchai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du gets tackled into the cage by Thawatchai. Thawatchai maintains the clinch.
Du fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thawatchai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Du on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Du is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thawatchai to keep the fight standing.
Du on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thawatchai manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Du drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Du jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Thawatchai on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thawatchai tries to get out of the position.
Du is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Du throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Du makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Du throws a strike but Thawatchai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Thawatchai preventing the sweep.
Thawatchai stops Du from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thawatchai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Du looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Thawatchai passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like Thawatchai is going to stand back up.
Thawatchai seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Du does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Thawatchai dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Thawatchai jabs Du to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Du gets tackled into the cage by Thawatchai. Thawatchai maintains the clinch.
Thawatchai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Du is defending well for now.
Du managing to block the knees to the body from Thawatchai.
Thawatchai missing with knees to the body.
Du tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thawatchai just stands there and leans against the cage.
Du is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thawatchai gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Du is trying to force a seperation but Thawatchai has the dominant position.
Thawatchai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Du is defending well for now.
Du wants to break the clinch but can't.
Du misses with a body punch.
Thawatchai tries to land a knee to the head but Du blocks with his arms.
Thawatchai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Du has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Du blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Du's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Du is trying to pull guard but Thawatchai has him pressed against the cage.
Tony Thawatchai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riku Du.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thawatchai trying to land knees to the body.
Thawatchai missing with knees to the body.
Du managing to block the knees to the body from Thawatchai.
Du misses with a punch on the inside.
Thawatchai trying to land knees to the body.
Thawatchai tries a knee to the head but Du blocks it.
Du goes for a takedown attempt but Thawatchai pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Du takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thawatchai lands with a nice body kick.
Thawatchai connects with a leg kick. Du looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tony Thawatchai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thawatchai tries to clinch up but Du circles away and keeps his distance.
Thawatchai takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thawatchai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Du is defending well for now.
Thawatchai tries to land a knee to the head but Du blocks with his arms.
Du blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Du on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thawatchai missing with knees to the body.
Thawatchai prevents a takedown attempt there.
Du managing to block the knees to the body from Thawatchai.
Thawatchai missing with knees to the body.
Thawatchai tries a knee to the head but Du blocks it.
Thawatchai lands a nice elbow.
Thawatchai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Du.
Thawatchai stops a takedown attempt from Du.
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!
Thawatchai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Du is trying to drag Thawatchai to the mat but Thawatchai just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du pulls Thawatchai into guard.
Thawatchai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Du on the ground.
Thawatchai is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Thawatchai trying to control the position from guard on top but Du is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tony Thawatchai has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Thawatchai gets a clinch.
Thawatchai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Du blocks it with crossed arms.
Thawatchai tries to land knees in the clinch but Du avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thawatchai misses with a knee to the head.
Du pulls guard.
Thawatchai stops Du from standing up.
Du escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thawatchai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thawatchai not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Thawatchai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thawatchai, 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Thawatchai!
After the big win, Tony Thawatchai made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Backyard Fighting and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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