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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Apidej Yaenprateep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Apidej Yaenprateep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Steel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaenprateep lands a high kick!
Yaenprateep clinches.
Steel has Yaenprateep pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yaenprateep manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yaenprateep wants to break free but Steel has control.
Steel stalling.
Yaenprateep scores a nice knee to the body.
Steel prevents Yaenprateep from breaking the clinch.
Yaenprateep is looking to control Steel's arms but Steel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yaenprateep has his back to the cage.
Yaenprateep unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yaenprateep wants to stall.
Yaenprateep doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steel gets a trip takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Steel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yaenprateep is just riding it out for now. Steel eventually gives up the hold.
Steel trying to control the action but Yaenprateep is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Steel seems content to control.
Steel wants to stand up but Yaenprateep has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel is controlling the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jake Steel wasn't active enough on the ground.
Steel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yaenprateep circles away.
Yaenprateep darts in and clinches Steel up against the cage.
Yaenprateep wants to break the clinch but can't.
Steel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yaenprateep pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Apidej Yaenprateep has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Steel.
Yaenprateep lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yaenprateep escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yaenprateep takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel takes a knee to the side of the body.
Steel is trying to pull guard but Yaenprateep turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Steel taking a breather.
Yaenprateep has had enough of the clinch but Steel keeps him there for the moment.
Yaenprateep breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yaenprateep drives through and clinches with Steel against the cage.
Steel is trying to pull guard but Yaenprateep turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yaenprateep tries to land a knee to the head but Steel blocks with his arms.
Yaenprateep scores a nice knee to the body.
Steel looks winded!
Yaenprateep using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yaenprateep with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Steel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yaenprateep is pressed up against the cage. Steel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yaenprateep down to the mat. Yaenprateep avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel gets tackled into the cage by Yaenprateep. Yaenprateep maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel being controlled against the cage.
Yaenprateep is trying to break the clinch but Steel is controlling him.
Yaenprateep wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yaenprateep's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yaenprateep pushes Steel up against the cage in a clinch.
Steel tries for a takedown. No joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yaenprateep wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steel has him pressed against the cage.
Steel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yaenprateep just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yaenprateep is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yaenprateep wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apidej Yaenprateep dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yaenprateep drives through and clinches with Steel against the cage.
Yaenprateep tries to circle away but Steel has him pinned against the cage.
Yaenprateep tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yaenprateep struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel controls his hands.
Steel dodges an elbow strike from Yaenprateep.
Yaenprateep misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steel.
Yaenprateep wants to break the clinch but can't.
Steel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Steel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yaenprateep avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yaenprateep tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yaenprateep throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yaenprateep is trying to push Steel away but Steel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Steel taking a breather.
Steel jumps guard but Yaenprateep turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaenprateep is trying to force a seperation but Steel has the dominant position.
Yaenprateep breaks the clinch.
Steel fails with a takedown attempt.
Apidej Yaenprateep has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Steel.
Yaenprateep connects with a high kick.
Steel fails with a takedown attempt.
Yaenprateep has closed the distance and engaged Steel in a clinch.
Steel has Yaenprateep pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yaenprateep manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yaenprateep misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steel.
Apidej Yaenprateep has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yaenprateep throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steel blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel pulls guard.
Yaenprateep has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Steel controls Yaenprateep momentarily but Yaenprateep frees himself.
Steel is working an open guard so Yaenprateep takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yaenprateep throws a head kick that half lands.
Steel is rocked!
Yaenprateep moves into range and clinches up with Steel.
Steel is still on wobbly legs! Can Yaenprateep finish him?
Steel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yaenprateep tries to land a knee to the head but Steel blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yaenprateep escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yaenprateep darts in and clinches Steel up against the cage.
Steel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yaenprateep connects with a nasty looking knee right to Steel's face.
Yaenprateep lands a big knee! That's hurt Steel! Oh, he's all over the place! Yaenprateep lands another knee that sends Steel to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apidej Yaenprateep!
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