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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ring Vinayagamoorthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thioon Phitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinayagamoorthy's entrance music is Soul Captain Band - Taistelun arvoinen . A fine choice. Thioon Phitch 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!
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162 lbs
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163 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ring Vinayagamoorthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thioon Phitch!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinayagamoorthy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vinayagamoorthy throws the left hand but Phitch avoids the punch easily.
Vinayagamoorthy moves out of range of the body kick from Phitch.
Phitch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ring Vinayagamoorthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phitch ducks under a wild hook from Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at gym closing in the buildup to the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinayagamoorthy. Phitch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vinayagamoorthy shoots in for a takedown but Phitch shows good takedown defense.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phitch.
A slow jab from Vinayagamoorthy misses its intended target.
Vinayagamoorthy shoots in for a double leg but Phitch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Phitch bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vinayagamoorthy's head.
Phitch walks into a stiff left hand from Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a looping right.
Vinayagamoorthy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Phitch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phitch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a body shot.
Vinayagamoorthy swings for the body but Phitch moves out of range.
Phitch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phitch misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phitch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ring Vinayagamoorthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phitch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a wild body shot.
Vinayagamoorthy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Phitch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vinayagamoorthy walks into a left hand.
Vinayagamoorthy lands with a right hand.
Phitch lands a nice looking body shot.
Phitch throws a body punch but Vinayagamoorthy moves out of range.
Phitch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a looping left.
Phitch misses with a wild body shot.
Phitch throws an overhand right that lands on Vinayagamoorthy's shoulder, as Vinayagamoorthy tries to avoid the shot.
Phitch throws a looping overhand right but Vinayagamoorthy ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phitch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a wild body shot.
Vinayagamoorthy missing with a left hand there. Phitch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thioon Phitch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vinayagamoorthy shoots for a takedown but Phitch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vinayagamoorthy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phitch rushes Vinayagamoorthy and presses him up against the ropes.
Vinayagamoorthy lands an uppercut.
Phitch lands a nice shot to the body.
Vinayagamoorthy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Phitch up against the ropes.
Phitch tries a body shot but Vinayagamoorthy blocks it.
Vinayagamoorthy avoids the elbow strike from Phitch, against the ropes.
Vinayagamoorthy is working Phitch over against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Vinayagamoorthy fails to land.
Vinayagamoorthy blocks an elbow strike.
Phitch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vinayagamoorthy takes a swing at Phitch's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a hook. Phitch ducked under it nicely.
Phitch misses with a hook
and Vinayagamoorthy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Phitch thinking.
Phitch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinayagamoorthy.
Phitch lands a nice looking body shot.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a body shot.
A big left from Phitch misses.
Phitch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phitch cracks Vinayagamoorthy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vinayagamoorthy shoots in and gets a takedown into Phitch's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Phitch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Phitch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vinayagamoorthy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy postures up in Phitch's guard and throws a big left but Phitch blocks it.
Vinayagamoorthy scoring with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vinayagamoorthy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Phitch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vinayagamoorthy wants to control from the top but Phitch keeps moving.
Vinayagamoorthy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vinayagamoorthy distracts Phitch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phitch is pulling down on Vinayagamoorthy's head. It's preventing any offense from Vinayagamoorthy, at least for the moment.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ring Vinayagamoorthy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Vinayagamoorthy slips a straight right by Phitch.
Phitch scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Phitch scores with a nice strike.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phitch.
Thioon Phitch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phitch throws a jab but it's blocked by Vinayagamoorthy.
Phitch lunges at Vinayagamoorthy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vinayagamoorthy's hand.
Phitch just misses with a punch to the body.
Vinayagamoorthy slips a straight right by Phitch.
Vinayagamoorthy moves out of range as Phitch strikes.
Vinayagamoorthy lands with a right hand.
Vinayagamoorthy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vinayagamoorthy thows a body shot but no joy.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinayagamoorthy. Phitch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vinayagamoorthy has a takedown stuffed.
Phitch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phitch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a body punch but Phitch moves out of range.
A big right from Vinayagamoorthy misses.
Phitch loads up on a big right hand but Vinayagamoorthy slips the punch.
Vinayagamoorthy looks to score with a jab to the body but Phitch is just out of range.
Phitch scores with a body shot.
Phitch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinayagamoorthy manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Phitch.
Vinayagamoorthy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phitch manages to avoid it.
Vinayagamoorthy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Phitch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vinayagamoorthy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Phitch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vinayagamoorthy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Phitch was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinayagamoorthy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy walks into a straight right hand from Phitch.
Vinayagamoorthy is looking to wear down Phitch with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vinayagamoorthy misses the shot to the body.
Vinayagamoorthy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phitch.
Phitch walks into a straight right hand from Vinayagamoorthy.
Phitch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vinayagamoorthy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phitch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phitch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Phitch misses with a jab to the body
and Vinayagamoorthy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinayagamoorthy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phitch.
Vinayagamoorthy is looking to clinch but Phitch is avoiding it.
Phitch throws a body punch but Vinayagamoorthy moves out of range.
Phitch takes a swing at Vinayagamoorthy's ribcage but misses.
Vinayagamoorthy staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinayagamoorthy thows a body shot but no joy.
Phitch throws a right hand that Vinayagamoorthy ducks under and follows up with a left that Vinayagamoorthy also avoids with ease.
A left lands for Phitch.
Vinayagamoorthy rushes Phitch and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Phitch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Phitch prevents a body shot from Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Phitch can't find room to land a body shot as Vinayagamoorthy controls the action.
Phitch tries to work over Vinayagamoorthy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phitch tries to throw a body punch but Vinayagamoorthy avoids it by throwing Phitch back against the ropes.
Vinayagamoorthy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Phitch gets underhooks to prevent Vinayagamoorthy's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ring Vinayagamoorthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vinayagamoorthy working aggressively here.
Vinayagamoorthy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinayagamoorthy pushes Phitch back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phitch tries a body shot but Vinayagamoorthy blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Vinayagamoorthy.
Phitch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Phitch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vinayagamoorthys head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinayagamoorthy blocks a body shot from Phitch.
Phitch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vinayagamoorthy trying to control the position but instead, Phitch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vinayagamoorthy into the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Phitch as the two fighters clinch.
Vinayagamoorthy struggles to land a body shot inside as Phitch controls his hands.
Phitch takes a shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vinayagamoorthy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a body punch.
Vinayagamoorthy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Phitch just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thioon Phitch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. 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.
Phitch ducks under a wild hook from Vinayagamoorthy.
Vinayagamoorthy lands an overhand right.
Vinayagamoorthy rushes Phitch and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a punch but it's blocked by Phitch.
Phitch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Phitch.
Vinayagamoorthy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phitch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Phitch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ring Vinayagamoorthy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Phitch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Phitch missing with knees to the body.
Phitch blocks an uppercut.
Vinayagamoorthy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Vinayagamoorthy fails to land.
Vinayagamoorthy looking for a takedown.
Phitch tries a body shot but Vinayagamoorthy blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phitch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vinayagamoorthy wants a takedown.
Phitch tries to work over Vinayagamoorthy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phitch struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinayagamoorthy controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Phitch throws an elbow but misses.
Phitch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinayagamoorthy jumps guard but Phitch turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ring Vinayagamoorthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phitch pushes off an throws an elbow but Vinayagamoorthy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Phitch lands a damaging elbow.
Phitch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phitch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice elbow from Phitch.
Phitch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinayagamoorthy lands a right hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Phitch.
Phitch tries to work over Vinayagamoorthy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phitch lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phitch pushes off an throws an elbow but Vinayagamoorthy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Vinayagamoorthy wants to stall.
Phitch throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Vinayagamoorthy on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Phitch throws an elbow but misses.
Phitch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phitch missing with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Phitch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Vinayagamoorthy blocks a body shot from Phitch.
Vinayagamoorthy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Phitch blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Vinayagamoorthy stalling in the clinch but Phitch improves position.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinayagamoorthy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phitch throws an elbow that misses.
Still in the clinch, Vinayagamoorthy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Phitch tries to land knees in the clinch but Vinayagamoorthy avoids the damage to the body.
Vinayagamoorthy blocks an elbow strike.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a body punch.
Phitch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vinayagamoorthy avoids a wild elbow strike from Phitch.
Vinayagamoorthy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phitch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vinayagamoorthy's elbow.
Phitch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinayagamoorthy lands a right hand.
Vinayagamoorthy wants to take the fight to the mat but Phitch manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Phitch.
Knees to the body from Phitch.
Phitch lands a body shot.
Phitch scores with a shoulder strike.
Phitch gets underhooks to prevent Vinayagamoorthy's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phitch 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!
Phitch pushes off an throws an elbow but Vinayagamoorthy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Phitch blocks an uppercut.
Phitch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Phitch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vinayagamoorthy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Phitch gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vinayagamoorthy trying to stall but Phitch improves his position.
Phitch lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vinayagamoorthy.
Phitch working aggressively here.
Phitch lands a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vinayagamoorthy.
Phitch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phitch can't find room to land a body shot as Vinayagamoorthy controls the action.
Vinayagamoorthy throws a punch but it's blocked by Phitch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thioon Phitch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Phitch 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Thioon Phitch!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Thioon Phitch!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Thioon Phitch!
Thioon Phitch wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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