Tonight Muay Thai superstar Saenchai will meet American Muay Thai poster boy Kevin Ross at Stand Up Promotions “M1 Grand Muay Thai Championship”.
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Rd. 5
Ross comes out swinging. Saenchai counter fighting but looking good. Right by Ross tags Saenchai and they clinch. Saenchai working his kicks. Ross pressing forward and throws a jump kick. Ross using his hand and the fight ends.
Result:
Saenchai def. Kevin Ross via Majority Decision (48-46, 47-47, 48-46) to win the MTAA World title and the WBC Muay Thai diamond belt.
Coke Chunhawat vs. Tetsuya Yamato
Rd. 1
Yamato with some leg kicks. Coke with a push kick. Jab by Yamato and coke with a right. Push kick by Coke. Leg kick by Coke. Leg kick by Yamato. They exchange leg kicks. Clinch and Coke looking to work some knees. Coke catches a Yamato kicks and cuts his leg out from under him. Body shot by Yamato.
Rd. 2
Leg kick by Yamato. Kick by Coke. Leg kick by Coke and Yamato answers with a leg kick. Knee to the body by Coke. Kick to the body by Coke. Coke blocks a high kick. Right by Coke. They exchange kicks. Nice combination by Yamato. Body shot and a left by Coke. Body shot by Yamato followed up by a knee to the body. Hard body shot by Yamato but Coke presses forward and clinches.
Rd. 3
Leg kick by Yamato. They exchange leg kicks. Body shot by Yamato. They clinch and knees by Coke. Elbow by Yamato. Coke takes his back and unleashes some punches. COke is working his elbows and is connecting flush. Yamato catches a Coke kick and sweeps him. Leg kick by Yamato. Coke is bleeding and the referee stops the fight so the doctor can look at it. The fight is stopped and Yamato wins the WBC Muay Thai international title.
Result:
Tetsuya Yamato def. Coke Chunhawat via (T)KO at 2:24 of Rd. 3 due to doctor stoppage
Rungravee vs. Kunitaka Fujiwara
Kunitaka seems game in the first round he is using good punches, but Rungravee uses some good leg kicks. As the round ends a head kick connects and drops Kunitaka. Note that Kunitaka has his guard up so that had to have been one heck or a kick.
Rd. 2
Hard elbow by Rungravee and then a few knees from the clinch drop Kunitaka. Rungravee looks to be in kill mode now. He presses forward and lands an elbow. a hard leg kick and then a flurry of strikes ar unloaded on Kunitaka. Blood streaming down the face of Kunitaka. A right hook drops Kunitaka and the ref has seen enough and calls the fight.
Result:
Rungravee Sasiprapa def. Kunitaka Fujiwara via KO at 2:06 of Rd. 2 to win the MTAA featherweight title
Malaipet vs. Chike Lindsay
Rd. 1
Body kick by Chike. Head kick by Chike grazes Malaipet. Right hook by Chike. They clinch and exchange knees before Malaipet trips Chike. They exchange knees in the clinch. Head kick by Malaipet blocked. They clinch and both connect with knees. Body kick by Malaipet answered with a leg kick from Chike. Fighting for position in the clinch. Malaipet goes down from a shot below the best, he is down and looks to be in serious pain. The doctor comes into the ring but Malaipet is up and walking around. The fight resumes after a small break for Malaipet to recover and the round ends.
Rd. 2
Body kick by Chike. Body kick by Malaipet. Chike with a hook to the body. Spinning elbow by Malaipet. Chike with a jab. Jab by Chike body kick by Malaipet. Leg kick by Chike. Chike is starting to connect with his hands. Round ends with the fighters exchanging and they continue after the bell for a bit.
Rd. 3
Chike comes out aggressive. Chike is working his hands and looking good In the clinch they battle for position. They both work some knees from the clinch. Chike seems to be getting the better positioning in the clinch. Right and a left by Malaipet and then a body kick.
Rd. 4
Chike not as aggressive as in the third. They clinch and exchange knees. LIndays presses Malaipet into a corner and lands another knee. They break and a leg kick by Chike connects. Chike working some solid knees from the clinch. Elbow by Chike from the clinch. Chike coonnects with some solid punches. Malaipet answers with one of his own.
Carlos Ramirez vs. Daniel Kim
Rd. 1
Leg kick by Kim. Kick by Ramirez catches Kim low. Right by Ramirez and knee from the clinch by Kim. Hard right by Kim, he seems to have Ramirez in trouble. A few more punches by Kim and Ramirez clinches. Leg kick by Ramirez. Body shot by Ramirez and a right hook by Kim. Leg kick by Kim. Missed spinning elbow by Kim and then Ramirez with a left. Body shot by Kim and then a big right by Ramirez stuns Ki. Ramirez has him on the ropes and he unloads with shots. Kim survives the trouble and they are exchanging as the round ends. Exciting round.
Rd. 2
They clinch and exchange knees in the clinch to the legs before the ref breaks them apart. Knee to the head from the clinch by KIm. Missed spinning elbow by Kim. They clinch and Kim with knees to the legs. Leg kicks by Ramirez. Leg kick by Kim followed by a jab. Left and a right by Ramirez land. Knee to the body by Kim. Ramirez tags Kim with a right but Kim keeps moving forward.
Rd. 3
Knee to the body by Ramirez. Left hook By Kim drops Ramirez as he moves in and he cant answer the count.
Results:
Daniel Kim def. Carlos Ramirez via KO in at 1:41 of Rd. 3
Amateurs:
Marcos Guevarra vs. Victor Perez
Rd. 1
Perez connects with a combination. Teep to the face by Perez but Guevarra moving forward. They clinch and Guevarra with knees to the legs. Jab by Perez. They clinch again and are broken up by the referee. Leg kick by Perez. Guevarra with a leg kick. Guevarra implementing leg kicks while Perez is letting his hands go.
Rd. 2
Perez comes out and is looking to work his hands. Guevarra still presses forward. A few punches to the head and then the body land by Perez. Guevarra still pressing and then a flurry by Perez send Guevara down and he is not able to get up.
Result:
Victor Perez def. Marcos Guevarra via KO at 1:51 of Rd. 2
Glen Spencer vs. Bryce Shepard
Rd. 1
Spencer and Shepard trade leg kicks. Another leg kick by Shepard Spencer answers with a leg kick to the body. Clinch and knee to the body by Spencer. Shepard with a combo and a kick ot the body. They trade from the clinch. They exchange leg kicks adn then clinch. A few knees by Shepard from the clinch.
Rd. 2
Shepard comes out swinging and then clinches. They both go down and when the fight resumes they clinch and exchange knees in the clinch. Spencer with some leg kicks. Spencer connects with another leg kick and Shepard clinches. Shepard is throwing some haymakers and Spencer connects with a few knees to the body. Shepard with a leg kick. Spencer with a nice punch combination and a knee.
Rd. 3
Body kick by Spencer then Shepard closes the distance and clinches. They break and they exchange kicks. Spencer with a 1-2 and a haymaker by Shepard grazes him. They clinch and break. Jab by Shepard as Spencer throws a leg kick. Right hook by Spencer.They clinch and exchange knees before the fight ends.
Result:
Glen Spencer def. Bryce Shepard via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Jonathan Puu vs. Alex Gonzales
Rd.1
Gonzales comes out the aggressor in the first round. A left to the body drops Puu. Gonzales worked his hands and kicks well, while Puu seemed to recover from the knockdown.
Rd. 2
Puu comes out aggressive they exchange some strikes. Leg kick by Gonzales and then a body shot. Nice right hook by Gonzales and then he drops Puu. Puu goes right back to work and they exchange kicks. Push kick by Gonzales, a left hook tags Gonzales. Body kick and and punch connect with Puu. Gonzales is scoring well with his strikes.
Rd. 3
Puu comes out the aggressor again but Gonzales answers right back. Leg Puu and a jab-cross combo by Gonzales. Puu with some solid leg kicks. Gonzales with some taunting. Puu pressing the action but nothing landing. head kick by Gonzales, Puu on the attack but the time runs out.
Result:
Alex Gonzales def. Jonathan Puu via Unanimous Decision (30-25 by all judges)