Rungravee Sasiprapa in America

Rungravee Sasiprapa makes his next US appearance this July 4th in Las Vegas under the Lion Fight Promotions banner to face California based Adrian Morilla.  

The Bangkok based fighter makes his 3rd appearance to American fans, having solidified a viewership off two previous appearances, both in 2011.  

In August 2011 Rungravee faced Japan's Kunitaka Fujiwara in a bout where Rungravee captivated the audience in the first round with kicks that banged loud across the arena, an elbow to the head that gave Fujiwara his first 8-count of the bout and a head kick that prompted the ref for a second 8-count.  Fujiwara would go on to sustain a beating in the second round, receiving another 8-count before being knocked down by a right hook that had the referee intervene and stop the fight.  By the sound of the crowd through the entire bout it was obvious that Rungravee had indelbily introduced himself to a part of the world new to him. 

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In the wake of his exciting first appearance, Rungravee would be brought back to the states just two months later to face Spain's Andres Martinez.  His move-forward style remained as he absorbed the strikes of the Spaniard dismissively.  Attacks to his legs eventually wore down Martinez, leaving him in a struggle to balance himself upright, when finally knees from the unforgiving opponent finally had the ref step in for the TKO.

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Rungravee has built an international reputation on aggressiveness, willing to absorb punishment in order to relentlessly move forward on opponents.  A style fit for the American audience, Rungravee guarantees violence and effort no matter what the outcome.

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