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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Hoggets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phang Prahang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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142 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Hoggets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phang Prahang!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Topper Green and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoggets misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Prahang, right into the meat.
Oooooh!!! Prahang has knocked Hoggets down with a huge combo! Prahang steps away and waves a wobbly Hoggets back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Hoggets is rocked!
It looks like Frankie Hoggets has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prahang forces Hoggets back against the cage and clinches.
Oh Hoggets is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Prahang taking a breather.
Hoggets seems to have got his legs back now.
Prahang tries a body shot but Hoggets blocks it.
Hoggets tries to break free but Prahang pushes him back against the cage.
Prahang is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Prahang lands a damaging elbow.
Prahang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Prahang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prahang lands a leg kick that knocks Hoggets off balance momentarily.
Prahang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoggets paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoggets looks to score with a jab to the body but Prahang is just out of range.
Prahang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoggets's sensitive parts.
Hoggets tries to bum rush Prahang with a series of wild strikes but Prahang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Prahang throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoggets swats away the attempt to clinch by Prahang.
Hoggets fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoggets jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Prahang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Prahang manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hoggets is looking to break free of the clinch but Prahang has double underhooks.
Prahang throws an elbow but it misses.
Hoggets blocks the elbow strike.
Prahang misses with an elbow strike.
Prahang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Prahang manages to break the clinch.
Prahang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoggets swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prahang. Hoggets does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prahang tries to clinch but Hoggets is having none of it.
Hoggets rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prahang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phang Prahang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prahang stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Prahang wants it to stay on the feet.
Prahang is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hoggets avoids the head kick by Prahang.
Prahang throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoggets.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prahang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoggets lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prahang circles away quickly and effectively.
Prahang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoggets avoids the body shot from Prahang.
Hoggets steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prahang.
Prahang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoggets avoids a kick to the body.
Prahang throws a front kick that sends Hoggets stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Prahang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prahang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hoggets counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Hoggets, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Prahang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoggets throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hoggets on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Prahang. Prahang obviously looking to wear him down.
Prahang tries to clinch up but Hoggets circles away and keeps his distance.
Prahang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoggets loads up on a big right hand but Prahang slips the punch.
A big right from Hoggets misses.
Prahang lands a big head kick that sends Hoggets tumbling to the mat! Prahang takes a step backwards and waves Hoggets back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Prahang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body kick from Prahang.
Prahang tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoggets swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hoggets.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoggets chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Prahang can pounce on him.
Prahang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prahang lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prahang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prahang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoggets throws a nice looking combination but Prahang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hoggets swats away the attempt to clinch by Prahang.
Prahang checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoggets. Prahang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prahang tries to clinch but Hoggets is having none of it.
Prahang is looking to clinch.
Prahang stuffs the takedown attempt from Hoggets. Hoggets gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Hoggets. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoggets throws a right hand that Prahang ducks under and follows up with a left that Prahang also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phang Prahang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frankie Hoggets's cut.
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.
Hoggets tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hoggets looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Prahang moves in looking to clinch but Hoggets pushes him off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Prahang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoggets blocks it with crossed arms.
Prahang prevents the takedown attempt.
Prahang lands an elbow inside that Hoggets shrugs off.
Prahang connects with a knee to the head.
Prahang gets underhooks to prevent Hoggets's takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Prahang.
Hoggets tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Hoggets. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prahang avoiding damage.
Prahang crunches a lovely knee into Hoggets's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoggets changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Prahang fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hoggets fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A lazy left from Prahang finds it's target.
Prahang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hoggets circles away quickly and effectively.
Hoggets throws a series of punches but Prahang moves out of range.
Prahang lands a jab.
Prahang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Prahang doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoggets circles away.
Prahang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Prahang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prahang lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hoggets working hard to break the clinch.
Hoggets takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Prahang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prahang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Prahang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Prahang lands a knee to the body.
Hoggets being controlled against the cage.
Hoggets tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Prahang obliges.
Hoggets goes for a takedown in the clinch but Prahang prevents it.
Prahang avoids a wild elbow strike from Hoggets.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prahang lands an elbow inside that Hoggets shrugs off.
Prahang slowing the pace effectively.
Prahang gets underhooks to prevent Hoggets's takedown attempt.
Hoggets wants to break the clinch but can't.
Prahang has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Prahang lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Prahang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Prahang pressing his opponent against the cage.
Prahang swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoggets uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prahang lands a nice elbow.
Prahang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Prahang.
Hoggets throws a nice looking combination but Prahang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prahang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoggets fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoggets sizes up Prahang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Prahang connects with an inside leg kick.
Prahang wants to clinch up but Hoggets keeps it at a distance.
Prahang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Prahang tries to clinch but Hoggets moves out of range.
Hoggets cracks Prahang with a good jab.
Good leg kick by Prahang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoggets dodges the punch combination from Prahang.
Hoggets misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prahang moves in looking to clinch but Hoggets pushes him off.
Nice body kick from Prahang.
Nice takedown defense from Prahang. No joy for Hoggets on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phang Prahang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frankie Hoggets's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Prahang lands a head kick. Hoggets smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Prahang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Hoggets with that takedown attempt.
Hoggets misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Prahang finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Hoggets.
Hoggets keeps the fight on the outside.
Prahang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Prahang tries to clinch up.
Hoggets dives in and grabs Prahang's left leg, looking for a takedown. Prahang pushes down on Hoggets's head and hops out.
Prahang throws a nice head kick!
Frankie Hoggets's cut is getting worse.
Hoggets will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoggets just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoggets looks to score with a jab to the body but Prahang is just out of range.
Hoggets takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prahang throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prahang has closed the distance and engaged Hoggets in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Prahang.
Hoggets has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Prahang after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Hoggets. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prahang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hoggets in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Prahang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Prahang content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Phang Prahang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hoggets is trying to break the clinch but Prahang has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prahang working Hoggets over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Prahang.
Phang Prahang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Prahang is pressed up against the cage. Hoggets has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Prahang down to the mat. Prahang avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Prahang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoggets circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoggets swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Prahang. No joy for Hoggets on that attempt.
Prahang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Prahang.
Hoggets throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Prahang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prahang breaks the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hoggets. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Prahang lunges at Hoggets with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hoggets's hand.
Phang Prahang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prahang wants to clinch up but Hoggets keeps it at a distance.
Prahang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hoggets's head.
Frankie Hoggets has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoggets swats away the attempt to clinch by Prahang.
Prahang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoggets paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoggets lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prahang circles away quickly and effectively.
Hoggets takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Prahang moves into range and clinches up with Hoggets.
Prahang blocks a body shot from Hoggets.
Hoggets misses with a knee strike.
Prahang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoggets avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoggets blocks the elbow strike.
Prahang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hoggets misses with a knee strike.
Hoggets lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Prahang avoiding damage.
Prahang looking to slow down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prahang lands an elbow just above Hoggets 's eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phang Prahang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Prahang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phang Prahang!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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