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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Retri Paladin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasemchai Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Retri Paladin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kasemchai Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Fairtex 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fairtex lands a head kick. Paladin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fairtex throws out a leg kick but Paladin moves out of range and Fairtex only half commits.
Paladin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paladin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paladin blocks a head kick by Fairtex.
Paladin lands with a right hand.
A shot to de liver by Paladin. Beautiful body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fairtex.
Paladin dips to his left and cracks Fairtex with an uppercut!
Paladin scores with a hook to the body. Fairtex takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Paladin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paladin throws a nice looking combination but Fairtex bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paladin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paladin connects with a looping right hand.
Paladin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Paladin works over Fairtex's head and body with a nice combination.
Paladin lands with a nice body punch.
Fairtex looks gassed!
Fairtex fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paladin scores with a jab. Fairtex acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex cracks the inside of Paladin's front leg.
Fairtex moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees to the body from Fairtex.
Paladin tries to break the clinch but Fairtex is controlling the position.
Paladin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paladin misses with a punch to the body.
Fairtex prevents Paladin from breaking the clinch.
Fairtex landing knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Paladin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fairtex lands a damaging elbow.
Fairtex misses with a knee strike.
Fairtex landing knees to the head.
Fairtex lands an elbow that stopped Paladin in his tracks for a moment.
Fairtex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fairtex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fairtex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paladin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside that Paladin shrugs off.
Fairtex content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
Fairtex with a knee to the head.
Fairtex with a knee to the head.
Paladin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paladin scores with a hook to the body.
Fairtex connects with a knee to the head.
Paladin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
Paladin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside.
Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paladin's face.
Fairtex keeps control of Paladin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fairtex crunches a lovely knee into Paladin's ribcage.
Fairtex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paladin's defenses.
Paladin lands a body shot.
Fairtex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paladin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fairtex tries to land knees in the clinch but Paladin avoids the damage to the body.
Paladin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Paladin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Paladin wants to get back to striking at distance but Fairtex won't allow it.
Fairtex keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paladin's efforts to push away.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but Paladin blocks with his arms.
Paladin has had enough of the clinch but Fairtex keeps him there for the moment.
Paladin takes an elbow to the temple.
Paladin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paladin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paladin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow.
Fairtex leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fairtex misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paladin.
Fairtex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fairtex takes a shot to the head.
Fairtex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paladin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Paladin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fairtex backwards.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside.
Paladin is trying to break the clinch but Fairtex is controlling him.
Fairtex taking a breather.
Paladin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fairtex lands an elbow that stopped Paladin in his tracks for a moment.
Fairtex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paladin's defenses.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
Fairtex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paladin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fairtex stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fairtex lands a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Paladin.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fairtex obliges.
Fairtex working Paladin over with knees to the body.
Paladin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fairtex is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fairtex connects with a knee to the head.
Paladin is trying to break free.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside that Paladin shrugs off.
Paladin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Paladin trying to stall but Fairtex improves his position.
Fairtex lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fairtex.
Fairtex prevents Paladin from breaking the clinch.
Fairtex dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fairtex avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Paladin.
Fairtex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Paladin on the inside.
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 Retri Paladin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fairtex tries to clinch but Paladin is having none of it.
Paladin lands a jab-cross combination.
Paladin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Fairtex.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fairtex.
Paladin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paladin's face.
Fairtex scores with a knee to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fairtex in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Fairtex gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paladin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paladin swings wildly with an uppercut but Fairtex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paladin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paladin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fairtex backwards.
Fairtex lands an elbow that stopped Paladin in his tracks for a moment.
Paladin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fairtex blocks a body shot from Paladin.
Fairtex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paladin tries to work over Fairtex's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Fairtex.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fairtex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fairtex leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fairtex scores with a knee to the head.
Fairtex landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Fairtex.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but Paladin blocks with his arms.
Paladin looking to slow down the pace here.
Fairtex landing knees to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fairtex.
Paladin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice elbow from Fairtex.
Fairtex landing knees to the head.
Paladin scores with a shoulder strike.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fairtex obliges.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow.
Fairtex misses with a knee to the head.
Fairtex stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex keeps control of Paladin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Paladin as Fairtex tries to tie him up.
A right hook to the body lands for Paladin.
Paladin misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Paladin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Paladin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Paladin wants to break free but Fairtex has control.
Paladin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fairtex connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paladin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fairtex misses with a knee to the head.
Fairtex stalling in the clinch.
Paladin taking a breather.
Paladin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paladin misses with the head strike.
Fairtex connects with a knee to the head.
Fairtex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fairtex takes a shot to the head.
Fairtex avoiding damage.
Nice elbow from Fairtex.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paladin presses Fairtex against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Paladin trying to stall but Fairtex improves his position.
Fairtex is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fairtex lands a good knee to the midsection. Paladin won't want to take too many of those.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside.
Fairtex lands a nice knee to the body.
Paladin can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Fairtex.
Fairtex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fairtex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fairtex keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paladin's efforts to push away.
Fairtex holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fairtex landing knees to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fairtex tries to stall but Paladin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Paladin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Paladin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Fairtex.
Paladin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fairtex has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fairtex.
Paladin wants to get back to striking at distance but Fairtex won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Fairtex.
Paladin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paladin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but Paladin blocks with his arms.
Paladin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fairtex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paladin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Paladin.
Fairtex prevents Paladin from breaking the clinch.
Fairtex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Paladin is looking to break free of the clinch but Fairtex has double underhooks.
Paladin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paladin is looking to break free of the clinch but Fairtex has double underhooks.
Paladin working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Fairtex.
Nice elbow from Fairtex.
Paladin lands with a short shot to the head.
Fairtex effectively controlling the action here.
A short body shot lands from Paladin as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasemchai Fairtex showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Fairtex looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Paladin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paladin misses the shot to the body.
Paladin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice body kick there by Fairtex.
Paladin cracks Fairtex with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A combination from Paladin does no damage.
Fairtex tries to clinch but Paladin is having none of it.
Fairtex clinches.
A knee to the head by Fairtex.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside.
Fairtex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside that Paladin shrugs off.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow.
Fairtex'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.
A knee to the head by Fairtex.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fairtex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paladin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex scores with a knee to the head.
Paladin works on Fairtex's body with a couple of short punches.
Paladin tries to work over Fairtex's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fairtex stalling the fight.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fairtex has Paladin pressed against the cage.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fairtex has Paladin pressed against the cage, preventing Paladin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Paladin throws a head punch that misses.
Paladin misses with some punches.
Paladin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fairtex landing knees to the head.
Fairtex stalling in the clinch but Paladin improves position.
Fairtex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paladin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fairtex is looking to control Paladin's arms but Paladin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fairtex has his back to the cage.
Paladin trying to control the position but instead, Fairtex has worked for underhooks and has pushed Paladin into the cage.
Fairtex is trying to maintain a safe position but Paladin gets an underhook and turns Fairtex into the cage.
Fairtex misses with an elbow over the top.
Paladin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paladin takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Paladin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paladin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fairtex connects with a knee to the head.
Paladin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fairtex has Paladin pressed against the cage, preventing Paladin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Paladin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Paladin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fairtex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fairtex looking to throw knees to the head but Paladin is blocking nicely.
Paladin lands with a left to the head.
Paladin works on Fairtex's body with a couple of short punches.
Paladin digs a right hand underneath Fairtex's ribcage. Fairtex let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Paladin wants to get back to striking at distance but Fairtex won't allow it.
Fairtex is trying to maintain a safe position but Paladin gets an underhook and turns Fairtex into the cage.
Fairtex looking to throw knees to the head but Paladin is blocking nicely.
Paladin has had enough of the clinch but Fairtex keeps him there for the moment.
Paladin is trying to stall.
Fairtex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Paladin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paladin takes an elbow to the temple.
Paladin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fairtex backwards.
Paladin lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside.
Paladin is trying to break free.
Paladin takes an elbow to the temple.
Fairtex's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fairtex lands a good knee to the midsection. Paladin won't want to take too many of those.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fairtex lands an elbow that stopped Paladin in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Paladin fails to land.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside that Paladin shrugs off.
Paladin misses with a punch on the inside.
Fairtex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fairtex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fairtex throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fairtex throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fairtex tries to land knees in the clinch but Paladin avoids the damage to the body.
Paladin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fairtex lands a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Paladin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fairtex trying to control the position but instead, Paladin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fairtex into the cage.
Paladin misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fairtex has Paladin pressed against the cage, preventing Paladin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Paladin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fairtex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fairtex lands a good knee to the midsection. Paladin won't want to take too many of those.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Paladin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fairtex misses with a knee to the head.
Fairtex looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from Paladin.
Fairtex has Paladin pressed against the cage, preventing Paladin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fairtex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fairtex is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paladin is keeping busy.
A short left from Paladin.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fairtex misses with a knee strike.
Paladin tries to circle away but Fairtex has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paladin.
Paladin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fairtex blocking some punches.
Fairtex with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kasemchai Fairtex comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fairtex 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Kasemchai Fairtex!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Kasemchai Fairtex!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Kasemchai Fairtex!
Kasemchai Fairtex wins by unanimous decision!
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