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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samak Ruenroeng (ranked 1027 p4p, 33 weight class) and Klahan Metharom (ranked 1287 p4p, 45 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samak Ruenroeng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klahan Metharom!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruenroeng slips a jab from Metharom.
Ruenroeng seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Metharom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Metharom.
Ruenroeng wants to clinch.
Ruenroeng throws a low kick but Metharom moves out of range easily.
Ruenroeng blocks a jab.
Ruenroeng wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ruenroeng slips a straight right by Metharom.
Ruenroeng lands a nice leg kick that just misses Metharom's sensitive parts.
Ruenroeng clinches.
Metharom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruenroeng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Metharom is looking to control Ruenroeng's arms but Ruenroeng gets an underhook and turns him. Now Metharom has his back to the cage.
Ruenroeng lands a hook that snaps the head of Metharom backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ruenroeng 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.
Ruenroeng scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruenroeng lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Metharom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng lands with a left to the head.
Metharom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Metharom.
Metharom misses with a body punch.
Ruenroeng scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruenroeng has a couple of punches blocked by Metharom.
Metharom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees to the body from Ruenroeng.
Metharom throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Ruenroeng scores with a nice short uppercut.
Metharom blocking some punches.
Ruenroeng misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruenroeng misses with the head strike.
Metharom cracks Ruenroeng with a nice body shot.
Ruenroeng scores with a shot to the side of Metharom's head.
Ruenroeng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Metharom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Metharom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Metharom avoids the elbow strike from Ruenroeng, against the cage.
Ruenroeng misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Metharom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metharom misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ruenroeng fails to land.
A short uppercut from Metharom.
Ruenroeng scores with a shot to the side of Metharom's head.
A short left from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng tries to throw a body punch but Metharom avoids it by throwing Ruenroeng back against the cage.
Metharom blocking some punches.
Metharom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ruenroeng blocking some punches.
Metharom misses with a punch on the inside.
Metharom swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Metharom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Metharom lands with a right to the head.
Ruenroeng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Metharom is defending well for now.
Metharom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruenroeng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruenroeng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ruenroeng scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ruenroeng misses with some punches.
Metharom throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruenroeng.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Ruenroeng.
Metharom throws a head punch that misses.
Ruenroeng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Metharom's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruenroeng.
Metharom blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Ruenroeng.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Metharom.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Metharom.
Metharom blocking some punches.
Metharom is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ruenroeng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruenroeng throws an elbow but it misses.
Metharom lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ruenroeng fails to land.
Metharom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ruenroeng throws an elbow but it misses.
Metharom tries a body shot but Ruenroeng blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metharom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ruenroeng working aggressively here.
Metharom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruenroeng throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Ruenroeng checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Metharom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Metharom lands with a nice body punch.
Ruenroeng misses with a body kick.
Metharom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ruenroeng wants to clinch.
Metharom looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ruenroeng tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Metharom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Metharom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ruenroeng has closed the distance and engaged Metharom in a clinch.
Metharom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Metharom has Ruenroeng pressed against the cage.
Ruenroeng tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Metharom blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samak Ruenroeng dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Ruenroeng.
Metharom moves out of range of the body kick.
Metharom misses with a body punch
and Ruenroeng moves into the clinch.
Metharom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ruenroeng working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Metharom misses with a punch to the body.
Metharom has a couple of punches blocked by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng tries to work over Metharom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Metharom stalling in the clinch.
Metharom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruenroeng lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ruenroeng working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Metharom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruenroeng throws a punch but it's blocked by Metharom.
Metharom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ruenroeng backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Ruenroeng fails to land.
Metharom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Metharom misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Ruenroeng.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Metharom blocks a body shot from Ruenroeng.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metharom blocking some punches.
A short right from Metharom.
Metharom is trying to maintain a safe position but Ruenroeng gets an underhook and turns Metharom into the cage.
Ruenroeng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Metharom is defending well for now.
Metharom blocks a body shot from Ruenroeng.
Metharom blocks a body shot from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng blocks an uppercut.
Ruenroeng has a couple of punches blocked by Metharom.
Metharom digs a right hand into Ruenroeng's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ruenroeng's gas tank.
Ruenroeng tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Metharom avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Metharom.
Ruenroeng scores with a shot to the side of Metharom's head.
Metharom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Metharom throws a head punch that misses.
Metharom takes a knee to the side of the body.
Metharom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ruenroeng backwards.
A short left from Metharom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruenroeng misses with the head strike.
Ruenroeng misses with a punch to the body.
Metharom lands with a right to the head.
Metharom takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng lands a right hand.
Ruenroeng's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Metharom taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruenroeng lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ruenroeng misses with an elbow strike.
Metharom blocks a body shot from Ruenroeng.
Metharom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruenroeng. That's going to slow Metharom down.
Ruenroeng throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick but Metharom sees it coming and moves out of range.
Metharom misses with a looping right.
Metharom with a nice cross.
Ruenroeng wants to clinch up but Metharom keeps it at a distance.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch but Metharom is having none of it.
Metharom throws a big shot that misses.
Metharom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Metharom finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng doesn't manage to clinch there - Metharom circles away.
Metharom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruenroeng looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Klahan Metharom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruenroeng lands a jab to the nose.
Metharom misses with a straight left.
Metharom connects with a right hand. Ruenroeng shakes it off.
Ruenroeng takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Metharom fails to land.
Samak Ruenroeng has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ruenroeng tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Metharom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ruenroeng throws an elbow but it misses.
Ruenroeng tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruenroeng has a couple of punches blocked by Metharom.
Ruenroeng blocking some punches.
Ruenroeng scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng lands a left hand that snaps the head of Metharom backwards.
Ruenroeng has a couple of punches blocked by Metharom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruenroeng digs a right hand into Metharom's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Metharom's gas tank.
Ruenroeng scores a nice knee to the body.
Metharom lands a body shot.
Metharom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Metharom blocks a body shot from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Metharom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Metharom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng struggles to land a body shot inside as Metharom controls his hands.
Ruenroeng misses with some punches.
Ruenroeng lands an uppercut.
Ruenroeng throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Metharom swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruenroeng lands an elbow inside that Metharom shrugs off.
Ruenroeng is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Metharom can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Metharom fails to land.
Metharom misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samak Ruenroeng dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ruenroeng is looking to clinch.
Metharom misses with a shot to the body
and Ruenroeng counters with a nice leg kick.
Ruenroeng tried to score with a low kick but Metharom checks it.
Metharom wants to counter with a clinch but Ruenroeng pushes him away.
Metharom is looking to chop away at Ruenroeng's legs.
Ruenroeng wants to clinch up but Metharom keeps it at a distance.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch there but Metharom circles away.
Metharom throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Ruenroeng wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ruenroeng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Metharom.
Ruenroeng throws a body punch but Metharom moves out of range.
Metharom scores with a body shot.
Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Metharom.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch up but Metharom circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruenroeng tries to close the distance and clinch but Metharom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Metharom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruenroeng was well out of range. Poor timing from Metharom.
Metharom keeps the fight on the outside.
Metharom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruenroeng.
Metharom looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Metharom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Metharom scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng avoids the body shot from Metharom.
Ruenroeng wants to clinch.
Ruenroeng tries to land a leg kick but Metharom saw it coming and moves away.
Metharom misses with a looping left.
Ruenroeng blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Metharom. That snapped Ruenroeng's head back.
Ruenroeng throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ruenroeng is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Metharom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruenroeng throws a body punch but Metharom moves out of range.
Ruenroeng ducks under a wild hook from Metharom.
Sloppy strikes from Metharom. Those never looked like landing.
Metharom loads up on a big right hand but Ruenroeng slips the punch.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metharom looks to land a right hand but Ruenroeng moved out of range.
Metharom throws a head kick that misses.
Metharom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruenroeng throws a body punch but Metharom moves out of range.
Ruenroeng lands with a cross.
Metharom throws a big shot that misses.
Ruenroeng is looking to counter the offense by Metharom and move into the clinch.
Nice cross by Metharom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Ruenroeng. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ruenroeng.
Metharom lands with a shot to the body.
Jab by Metharom.
Metharom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ruenroeng checks the leg kick.
Ruenroeng fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruenroeng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Metharom.
Ruenroeng moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Metharom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng throws a low kick but Metharom moves out of range easily.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch there but Metharom circles away.
A little jabbing left from Metharom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Metharom checks a leg kick.
Ruenroeng fails in his attempt to clinch.
Metharom swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Metharom's hands.
Klahan Metharom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Metharom throws a looping overhand right but Ruenroeng ducks down to avoid it.
Ruenroeng is looking to counter the offense by Metharom and move into the clinch.
Ruenroeng staying out of range there.
Ruenroeng moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruenroeng tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Metharom manages to circle out of the way.
Ruenroeng doesn't manage to clinch there - Metharom circles away.
Metharom paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ruenroeng jabs Metharom right on the nose. Metharom blinks but takes it well.
Metharom looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruenroeng is just out of range.
Metharom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Metharom missing with a left hand there. Ruenroeng was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch up.
Metharom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ruenroeng tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Metharom manages to circle out of the way.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Metharom misses its intended target.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch up but Metharom circles away and keeps his distance.
Ruenroeng throws a series of strikes that have Metharom backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruenroeng takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ruenroeng thumps Metharom with a low kick.
Ruenroeng throws a body shot but no joy.
Metharom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Metharom.
Metharom swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Metharom fails to land.
Ruenroeng misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Metharom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Klahan Metharom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ruenroeng 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samak Ruenroeng!
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