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Napporn dispatches his opponent in the second round with a leg kick followed by a knee to the head. Den, the camps senior boxer with over three hundred career fights and current Northern Champion at 118 and 125 pounds, and Taywin, a trainer and veteran boxer, act as corner men. Emyr is well composed as he enters the ring. His ram-muay (the ceremonial dance that pays respect to trainers and the spirits of boxing) generates applause - if well delivered, a beautiful ram-muay is as much appreciated as witnessing a kick to the head.
The strains of the Thai oboe and percussion follow the bell for the first round. Emyr's counterpart does not observe the usual practise of using the first round to test one another, and suffers for it. Emyr is clearly more prepared, regardless of experience. In his excitement, Emyr knocks him out in round two with a knee to the head following a grapple.
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