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SFL 12 | Sitsongrit vs Fortay PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Quiniou (ranked 2402 p4p, 2886 weight class) and Wilfred Keter (ranked 252 p4p, 290 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brendan Quiniou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilfred Keter!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Quiniou is out of range and Keter settles back down.
Quiniou feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice defenses there by Quiniou.
Wilfred Keter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quiniou tries to score a power double leg takedown but Keter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Quiniou somewhat.
Quiniou takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice combination there by Keter.
 It looks like Brendan Quiniou has been cut.
Keter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Quiniou walks into a left hand.
Keter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quiniou takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Quiniou looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Keter lands a lovely overhand right.
Quiniou checks the leg kick nicely there.
Keter thuds his right hand into Quiniou's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Keter cracks Quiniou with a good jab.
Keter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Keter works over Quiniou's head and body with a nice combination.
Keter misses with a leg kick
and Quiniou counters with a single leg into guard. Keter didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quiniou trying to control but Keter is working from the bottom.
Keter trying to keep a closed guard but Quiniou is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quiniou wants to pass the guard but Keter is keeping the position.
Keter keeping moving, preventing Quiniou from controlling successfully.
Quiniou postures up.
Quiniou trying to control the position from guard on top but Keter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quiniou is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Keter is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Keter has escaped and now he's on top!
Keter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Keter is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Quiniou has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Keter is looking to defend but Quiniou has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Keter! Quiniou pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Keter taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brendan Quiniou!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Chang (ranked 2403 p4p, 1977 weight class) and Sisu Sisu (ranked 253 p4p, 211 weight class). Bruce Chang is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sisu Sisu!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chang misses with a straight right.
Chang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sisu misses with a takedown attempt
and Chang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sisu lands with a shot to the body.
Chang throws an off balance right hand
and Sisu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chang won't be happy with that.
The strikes coming from Sisu are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sisu tries to advance to mount but can't.
Chang regains half guard there - taking advantage of Sisu's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Sisu throwing shots but Chang is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisu is trying to control. Chang wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sisu is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Chang is concentrating on defense, preventing Sisu from advancing position.
Sisu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sisu.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sisu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chang walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sisu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chang throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sisu drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chang is looking to sweep but instead, Sisu has passed into half guard.
Sisu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisu is trying to control. Chang wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chang controlling the position for now.
Sisu is trying to control. Chang wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sisu trying to mount his opponent but Chang defends it.
Sisu keeps trying to improve his position.
Sisu is keen to just control but Chang is a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chang moves out of range as Sisu strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big right from Chang misses.
Sisu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chang.
Chang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sisu misses the body punch
and Chang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sisu or perhaps it was just good defense by Chang, which made it look bad.
Sisu cracks a nice hook into Chang's ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sisu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sisu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chang as he avoids it easily.
Bruce Chang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sisu Sisu.
A big right from Chang misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bruce Chang will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sisu.
Sisu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chang circles away.
Chang misses with an uppercut
and Sisu counters with a takedown into side control.
Chang tries to bench press Sisu off him but Sisu keeps the position.
Chang is trying to control Sisu's posture but Sisu avoids it.
Sisu working the ground and pound but Chang is defending the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang struggling a bit here.
Sisu takes a little break here. Chang wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've been told by Chang's head coaches at Team Grunt that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Chang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sisu on the side of the head.
Chang misses with an uppercut.
Sisu works the jab nicely.
Chang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sisu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chang was well out of range. Poor timing from Sisu.
Sisu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sisu manages to avoid it.
Chang throws a lazy body kick
and Sisu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sisu trying to control but Chang is working from the bottom.
Sisu might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Chang haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sisu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisu trying to control but Chang is working from the bottom.
Sisu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chang throws a front kick aimed at Sisu's knee but Sisu avoids it well.
Sisu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sisu feints the counter takedown.
Chang throws a leg kick but Sisu checks it.
And Sisu tries to counter it with a takedown but Chang pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sisu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sisu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sisu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chang rather than just go for the knockout.
No joy there for Sisu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chang throws out a loose jab but Sisu uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Sisu tries to counter it with a takedown but Chang pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sisu Sisu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sisu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sisu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chang is looking to counter punch.
Chang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sisu.
Chang takes a swing at Sisu's ribcage but misses.
Sisu scores with a body shot.
Chang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sisu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chang pushes Sisu off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sisu.
Sisu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Chang throws a lazy uppercut
and Sisu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chang's guard.
Sisu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisu is continuing to stall.
Sisu's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sisu Sisu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chang keeping moving, preventing Sisu from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sisu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chang scores with a jab. Sisu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sisu takes one on the button.
Sisu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sisu shoots in for a double leg but Chang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bruce Chang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sisu Sisu.
A lazy left from Chang finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Sisu misses the target.
Sisu checks the leg kick.
Sisu misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Sisu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sisu.
Chang scores with a hook to the body. Sisu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bruce Chang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sisu slips a straight right by Chang.
Chang feints and then cracks Sisu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sisu down.
Chang scores with a jab to the head.
Sisu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chang defends well and Sisu ends up having to push Chang into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Chang stuffs the takedown.
Sisu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chang. Chang obviously looking to wear him down.
Sisu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sisu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chang sprawls well. Chang wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sisu gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sisu fails with the takedown
and Chang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sisu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chang's waist but Chang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sisu off to one side.
Chang takes a swing at Sisu's ribcage but misses.
Sisu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chang lands a leg kick that knocks Sisu off balance momentarily.
Sisu connects with a looping right hand.
Chang is looking to score with low kicks.
Sisu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Chang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sisu slips under a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Chang showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chang has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bruce Chang!
Bruce Chang seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Egill Skallagrimsson (ranked 2399 p4p, 1593 weight class) and Bryant Smith (ranked 291 p4p, 201 weight class). Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Television - Marquee Moon kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Egill Skallagrimsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryant Smith!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skallagrimsson manages to avoid it.
Skallagrimsson dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Skallagrimsson misses with a looping right.
Skallagrimsson blocks the body kick.
Smith feints a jab promting Skallagrimsson to slip. Smith then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Skallagrimsson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith throws a series of punches but Skallagrimsson avoids them all with ease.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Skallagrimsson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've been hearing reports that Skallagrimsson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Skallagrimsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Skallagrimsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Skallagrimsson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skallagrimsson avoids the head kick by Smith.
Skallagrimsson blocks a head kick by Smith.
Skallagrimsson feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smith throws a head kick but Skallagrimsson moves out of range.
Skallagrimsson scores with a nice strike.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Skallagrimsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Skallagrimsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Skallagrimsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skallagrimsson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Skallagrimsson is just out of range.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith tries to score with a low kick but Skallagrimsson moves his leg out of the way.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws a head kick but Skallagrimsson moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Skallagrimsson's head back.
Smith throws the left hand but Skallagrimsson avoids the punch easily.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Skallagrimsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Skallagrimsson is out of range.
Skallagrimsson misses with the combination.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Skallagrimsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smith with a jab.
 Skallagrimsson is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Skallagrimsson.
Smith catches Skallagrimsson with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Skallagrimsson forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bryant Smith!
Bryant Smith decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Orion (ranked 3126 p4p, 3017 weight class) and Antonio Almeida (ranked 399 p4p, 384 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobias Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion stuffs the takedown.
Almeida ducks under a wild hook from Orion.
Sloppy strikes from Orion. Those never looked like landing.
Almeida looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Some wild striking there from Orion.
Almeida closes the distance and pushes Orion back into the cage.
Orion turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Orion manages to end up in side control.
Almeida explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orion gets a takedown into half guard.
Almeida looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Almeida wants to control but Orion is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Almeida.
Orion will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Orion preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orion engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Almeida will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Orion not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Almeida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Almeida throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Orion controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Orion stands up and waves to Almeida to follow him.
Orion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Almeida.
Some wild striking there from Orion.
Orion doesn't manage to clinch there - Almeida circles away.
Orion feints a jab promting Almeida to slip. Orion then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Almeida slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
 It looks like Antonio Almeida has been cut.
Orion throws a one two combo.
Orion clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is trying to break free.
Orion lands an uppercut.
Orion stalling in the clinch.
Orion prevents a takedown attempt there.
Orion lands with a short shot to the head.
Orion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Almeida wants to take the fight to the mat but Orion manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tobias Orion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Almeida.
Orion gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Orion in particular looking to stall.
Almeida looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Almeida is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Orion content just to control the position here.
Orion seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Almeida for as long as he can get away with.
Almeida throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Orion controlling from mount.
Orion avoids the attempt from Almeida to control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almeida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orion takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Orion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Almeida's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Orion keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Orion throws a series of punches but Almeida avoids them all with ease.
As Orion backs off Almeida throws a huge counter combo but Orion manages to avoid it all.
Orion takes a swing at Almeida's ribcage but misses.
Almeida steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Orion.
Almeida on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Orion with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Orion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Almeida throws a fast counter high kick but Orion manages to duck under it in time.
Almeida closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Orion pushes Almeida off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tobias Orion is winning the standup battle so far.
Almeida shoots for a double leg takedown but Orion sprawls well. He's pushed Almeida's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion tries to bum rush Almeida with a series of wild strikes but Almeida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Orion takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Orion drives through and clinches with Almeida against the cage.
Almeida gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Orion uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Orion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Orion misses with a few strikes there.
Almeida wants to counter the offense by Orion and move into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almeida avoids the body shot from Orion.
Orion shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Almeida napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Orion is looking to take a break and control but Almeida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Almeida is looking for a sweep.
Orion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Almeida can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion decides to stand back up.
Almeida fails with a takedown attempt.
Tobias Orion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Almeida.
Almeida will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Orion throws a nice looking combination but Almeida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Almeida tries to counter with a clinch but Orion shakes him off and moves away.
Orion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Almeida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Almeida now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Orion rushes Almeida and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Almeida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Orion manages to break the clinch.
Orion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Almeida lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Orion misses with a double jab.
Tobias Orion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Almeida.
Orion tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Almeida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Orion throws a series of punches but Almeida avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Orion. Those never looked like landing.
Good work by Almeida as he checks the leg kick.
Orion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Orion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Orion fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Almeida, pushing him back against the cage.
Orion pulls guard effortlessly.
Almeida passes into half guard.
Almeida is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Orion defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Orion doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Almeida.
Almeida is working for a kimura but Orion is defending it quite comfortably.
Almeida is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Orion dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Almeida's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Orion throws out a powerful jab.
Orion is looking to score with low kicks.
Orion scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Orion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Almeida wants to counter with a clinch but Orion pushes him away.
Orion looks to land a combination but Almeida avoids it well.
Orion misses with a combination
and Almeida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That has opened up Antonio Almeida's cut even more.
Orion throws a right and a left that both miss.
Almeida looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Orion gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Orion controlling the action here for a moment.
Almeida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Almeida is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Orion gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Orion.
Orion is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Orion manages to break the clinch.
Orion misses with a two punch combination.
Almeida looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Orion misses with the combination.
Almeida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion misses with a head kick.
Orion thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orion misses with a double jab.
Orion scores with the left hand. Almeida knows he should have avoided that one.
Orion misses with a two punch combination.
Almeida wants to counter the offense by Orion and move into the clinch position.
Almeida fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Orion to the ground. Almeida is now in Orion's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almeida drops back, looking for a kneebar! Orion looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Orion looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Orion!
Almeida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orion is looking to take a break and control but Almeida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Orion is staying tight to Almeida's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida wants to control but Orion postures up.
Orion is staying tight to Almeida's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Orion lands a decent elbow from side control.
Almeida is trying to improve his position.
Almeida can't do much from the bottom here.
Orion is looking to take a break and control but Almeida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Almeida isn't going anywhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Almeida seems a little lost for a moment, as Orion dominates the positioning.
Almeida is trying to control Orion's posture but Orion avoids it.
Almeida tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Orion wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Almeida is being controlled here.
Almeida is not content to let Orion control the position.
Orion in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Almeida tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Orion wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Antonio Almeida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tobias Orion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Almeida is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Orion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Orion has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Orion!
A victorious Tobias Orion thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Goldberg (ranked 1849 p4p, 1226 weight class) and Dubaku Womba (ranked 259 p4p, 175 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dubaku Womba!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Womba misses.
Goldberg closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Womba's guard.
Goldberg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Womba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Goldberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Goldberg working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Womba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goldberg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Womba keeping full guard, as Goldberg tries to pass.
Goldberg throws an elbow that misses. Womba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Goldberg's guard. Nice move by Womba!
Womba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Womba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goldberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Goldberg trying to control the position.
Womba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goldberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Goldberg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Womba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goldberg is keeping the position for now.
Womba stays in close to Goldberg's body and controls the position.
Womba wants to control from the top but Goldberg keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Womba looking to pass the guard.
Goldberg keeping moving, preventing Womba from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goldberg shoots in for a double leg but Womba sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Womba. Goldberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Goldberg is defended easily by Womba.
Goldberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Womba.
Goldberg thows a leg kick but Womba checks it
and Womba counters with a single leg into guard. Goldberg didn't expect that.
Womba throwing strikes but missing.
Womba is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Womba trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Womba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goldberg is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Goldberg holds on and takes a little breather.
Goldberg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Womba on the ground.
Goldberg keeping moving, preventing Womba from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Womba advances position into side control!
Womba passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Goldberg!
Womba working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Womba jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Goldberg is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Goldberg and Womba has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Goldberg tries to buck Womba off but Womba is having none of it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Womba working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Goldberg wants to control but Womba postures up.
Womba swings around for an armbar but Goldberg sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Womba's guard.
Goldberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Womba has wrist control.
Womba is looking for a triangle but Goldberg pushes his legs off easily.
Goldberg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Womba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dubaku Womba dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Goldberg fails to land the takedown.
Womba lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Goldberg walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Goldberg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Goldberg closes the distance and clinches up with Womba, looking for a takedown. Goldberg pushes Womba against the cage but Womba circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Goldberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Womba darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Womba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Womba stalks Goldberg and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Goldberg's face. Goldberg staggers backwards, shaken.
Goldberg throws a head kick that misses.
Goldberg tries for a takedown but Womba sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Womba throws a nice looking combination but Goldberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goldberg closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Womba on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Goldberg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Womba on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Womba manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been hearing that Goldberg has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Womba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Goldberg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Goldberg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Womba working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Goldberg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Goldberg manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Goldberg content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Goldberg throws an elbow that misses. Womba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Goldberg's guard. Nice move by Womba!
Goldberg looking for a guillotine here but Womba defends easily.
Womba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Womba wants to pass the guard but Goldberg is keeping the position.
Womba trying to control but Goldberg is working from the bottom.
Goldberg wants to sweep but no luck.
Womba is stalling in the full guard.
Goldberg looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Womba trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Goldberg is on top in guard.
Womba wants to sweep here but Goldberg controlling him for the moment.
Goldberg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Goldberg working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Womba's head.
Goldberg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Womba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Goldberg stands up over Womba, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Womba looking for a sweep. Not yet Womba, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Womba is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Womba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Goldberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Womba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goldberg is in close to Womba's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Goldberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goldberg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goldberg with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Goldberg postures up and lands a big shot to Womba's brow.
Womba is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Goldberg stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Womba throws up his legs and catches Goldberg in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Goldberg tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Womba! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dubaku Womba!
Dubaku Womba very nearly forgot to thank Conviction amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Rutten (ranked 1324 p4p, 1407 weight class) and King Kong (ranked 152 p4p, 161 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kong's choice of entrance music: Moviendo las Caderas. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastian Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, King Kong!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kong looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kong defending well as Rutten loads up on a big left hand.
Kong throws a lazy right hand but Rutten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kong scoring well with a low kick there.
Rutten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kong moves away.
Kong misses with a head kick.
Rutten scores with a jab to the body.
Kong darts in and clinches Rutten up against the cage.
Kong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kong is trying to break the clinch but Rutten has him pressed against the cage.
Rutten throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rutten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rutten blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kong is trying to break the clinch but Rutten has him pressed against the cage.
Kong misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kong cracks Rutten with a nice body shot.
Rutten tries a body shot but Kong blocks it.
Kong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Sebastian Rutten has been cut.
Rutten lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutten lands a shoulder strike.
Rutten throws a punch but it's blocked by Kong.
Rutten managing to block the knees to the body from Kong.
Kong misses with a knee strike.
Kong blocks an uppercut.
Rutten misses with a body punch.
Rutten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kong.
Rutten scores with a hook to the body. Kong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
Kong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rutten scores with a decent looking hook.
Kong tries to work over Rutten's front leg with a kick but Rutten checks it.
Kong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rutten. That did some damage!
A leg kick checked by Rutten.
Rutten checks a leg kick nicely.
It looked like Rutten wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rutten steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kong. That one must have hurt.
Kong looks for the body kick but Rutten saw that one coming.
Rutten moves out of range as Kong throws a body kick.
Rutten loads up on a big right hand but Kong slips the punch.
Kong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab by Rutten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong slips a straight right by Rutten.
Rutten keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kong tries a knee to the head but Rutten blocks it.
Rutten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kong looks to throw a body kick
and Rutten counters with a stiff right hand.
Rutten lands with a cross.
Kong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kong plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kong throws a body kick that misses
and Kong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kong tries to clinch but Rutten moves away
and Rutten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rutten misses with a straight right.
Rutten throws out a loose jab but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kong tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten misses the jab.
Kong wants to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Rutten. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rutten.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutten. Kong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kong thinks about the counter body kick.
Kong is looking to score with low kicks.
Kong delivers a nice body kick.
Rutten moves out of range as Kong throws a body kick.
Kong scores with a shot to the body.
Kong throws a lazy head kick
and Rutten counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kong tries a low kick but Rutten avoids it.
Rutten tries to keep at a distance but Kong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rutten tries to throw a body punch but Kong avoids it by throwing Rutten back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sebastian Rutten will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Rutten's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kong misses with a body kick.
Rutten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kong lands with a slapping head kick.
Rutten looks to score with a jab to the body but Kong is just out of range.
Kong feints and then cracks Rutten's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rutten down.
Sebastian Rutten is winning the standup battle so far.
Kong throws a head kick but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten throws a jab but it's blocked by Kong.
Kong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kong misses with a head kick.
Rutten fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten checks a low kick from Kong.
Rutten was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kong - that will leave a mark!
Kong throws a nice head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rutten looks to score with a jab to the body but Kong is just out of range.
Kong misses with a lunging right hand
and Rutten counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
Rutten moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKong.
A lazy left from Rutten finds it's target.
Rutten lands with a cross.
Kong misses with a kick to the body
and Rutten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rutten scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rutten throws a right hand that misses
and Kong counters with a head kick.
Sebastian Rutten's cut is getting worse.
Rutten misses with a body shot.
Kong flicks out a counter leg kick but Rutten steps away.
Rutten has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A lazy body kick from Kong
and Rutten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rutten moves out of range of the body kick from Kong.
Rutten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kong.
Rutten fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rutten is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kong under the eye.
Rutten throws a lazy right hand but Kong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutten bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A lazy body kick from Kong
and Rutten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rutten lands with a cross.
Kong wants to clinch.
Kong moves out of range as Rutten strikes.
Kong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rutten throws out a powerful jab.
Rutten lands a slapping body shot.
Kong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rutten.
Kong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten looks to land a left hand but Kong moved out of range nicely.
A lazy body kick from Kong
and Rutten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rutten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kong can do to turn this around?
Kong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
 Kong is rocked!
Rutten throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kong throws a sloppy head kick and Rutten moves out of range easily.
Kong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rutten.
Kong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rutten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutten.
Kong throws the left hand but Rutten avoids the punch easily.
Rutten throwing a counter right hand but Kong manages to avoid it.
Kong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rutten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kong tests Rutten's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kong just misses with a punch to the body.
Kong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kong shapes to counter with a head kick.
Nice shot by Rutten.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong needs to keep his hands up - Rutten had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutten lands a jab.
Kong is still on wobbly legs! Can Rutten finish him?
Rutten ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kong seems to have recovered his senses.
Rutten throws a lazy right hand but Kong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutten lands with a straight right. Kong didn't see that one coming.
Kong throws a leg kick
and Rutten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rutten moves out of range as Kong strikes.
Rutten throws a hook but Kong blocks it.
Kong looks to land a body kick but Rutten moved away.
Rutten is looking to counter punch.
A head kick misses from Kong.
Kong looks for the body kick but Rutten saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Rutten.
Rutten throws out a powerful jab.
Rutten steps in with a hook that catches Kong right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Rutten follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Kong looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastian Rutten!
Sebastian Rutten seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uriah Chin (ranked 1939 p4p, 490 weight class) and Juan Kemonito (ranked 111 p4p, 30 weight class). Kemonito has chosen Kemonito Entrance Music as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uriah Chin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Kemonito!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chin misses with a low kick.
Kemonito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chin.
Chin darts in and clinches Kemonito up against the cage.
Chin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kemonito tries to work over Chin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kemonito.
Kemonito has clasped his hands together around Chin's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Chin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kemonito connects with a decent elbow.
Kemonito trying to control the position but Chin is working away.
Chin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Chin tries to roll over but Kemonito keeps him under control.
Chin manages to get to full guard.
Chin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chin wants to control from the top but Kemonito keeps moving.
Chin looking to pass the guard.
Kemonito utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kemonito looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chin is fending him off so far but Kemonito persists. Nope, Chin circles away and we're back to standing.
Chin tries to close the distance and clinch but Kemonito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chin moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKemonito.
Chin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kemonito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chin lands a nice shot that snaps Kemonito's head back.
Chin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kemonito.
Kemonito with the counter takedown but Chin avoids it easily.
Chin cracks Kemonito with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chin throws a leg kick but Kemonito checks it.
Chin tries to clinch up
and Kemonito counters with a nice body shot.
A low kick from Chin is predictable there
and Kemonito counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chin is rocked!
Chin throws a sloppy head kick and Kemonito moves out of range easily.
Oh Chin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A low kick from Chin is predictable there
and Kemonito counters with a HUGE slam that knocks Chin out cold!!! When he eventually wakes up, that one's gunna hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Juan Kemonito!
After the fight, Juan Kemonito was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lynton Miller (ranked 1028 p4p, 781 weight class) and Skillz Kneeland (ranked 128 p4p, 97 weight class). Kneeland comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kung Fu FIghting kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lynton Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skillz Kneeland!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kneeland appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from Kneeland misses its intended target.
Kneeland on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Miller darts in and clinches Kneeland up against the cage.
Miller can't find room to land a body shot as Kneeland controls the action.
Miller is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kneeland pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Miller stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Miller.
Miller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kneeland avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Kneeland.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kneeland throws an elbow but misses.
Kneeland throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Miller.
Kneeland creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Miller is trying to drag Kneeland to the mat but Kneeland just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
I was talking to Miller's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lynton Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Miller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Miller lands a hook that snaps the head of Kneeland backwards.
A shot in the inside from Miller.
Kneeland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Kneeland pushes Miller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kneeland takes a shot to the head.
Kneeland misses with a body punch.
Kneeland misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kneeland.
Miller has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kneeland regains guard immediately.
Kneeland working a defensive guard here.
Miller wants to control from the top but Kneeland keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeland is adopting a defensive guard.
Kneeland keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses.
Miller works over Kneeland with some ground and pound from guard.
Kneeland keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller being controlled here momentarily.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kneeland wants to sweep but no luck.
Kneeland manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Miller manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kneeland wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Kneeland must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kneeland won't allow Miller to sweep him here.
Kneeland trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Kneeland preventing the sweep.
Miller is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Miller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kneeland stands and throws Miller's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller manages to get back to half guard.
Kneeland keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lynton Miller dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miller instigates a clinch.
Miller looking for a takedown.
Miller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeland lands an elbow that stopped Miller in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Lynton Miller has been cut.
Miller misses with some punches.
Kneeland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kneeland blocking some punches.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Kneeland struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Kneeland working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miller scores with a shot to the side of Kneeland's head.
Miller lands with a right to the head.
Kneeland softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Miller.
Kneeland has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Miller seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kneeland can turn it around.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeland controls Miller momentarily but Miller frees himself.
Kneeland preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a big right hand that misses.
Miller preventing the sweep.
Kneeland utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Miller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miller tries to free his leg and advance position but Kneeland is retaining full guard.
Miller wants to control from the top but Kneeland keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kneeland is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Miller content to stall in guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Miller scores with a nice head shot.
Miller digs a good body shot into Kneeland's ribs.
Miller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kneeland avoids it really well and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Miller, as that shot connected.
Skillz Kneeland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller lands with a straight right. Kneeland didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland slips under a jab from Miller.
Kneeland misses with a looping right.
Miller attempts a counter takedown but Kneeland avoids it well and moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Miller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kneeland misses with a wild body shot.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kneeland.
A jab from Miller does it's job there.
Miller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kneeland under the eye.
Miller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Miller lands with a cross.
Lynton Miller is winning the standup battle so far.
Miller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kneeland.
Miller misses with a hook
letting Kneeland counter with a right hand.
A jab from Miller misses.
Miller misses with a straight right.
Miller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kneelands jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Kneeland misses the target.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Kneeland.
Miller lands a glancing blow to the side of Kneeland's head.
Miller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kneeland.
Kneeland tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Kneeland ducks down to avoid it.
Miller throws a right hand that Kneeland ducks under and follows up with a left that Kneeland also avoids with ease.
Kneeland moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Miller slips a straight right by Kneeland.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Kneeland.
Kneeland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lynton Miller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lynton Miller's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kneeland.
Kneeland misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Kneeland is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kneeland.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller feinted with a counter takedown.
Miller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Miller is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Miller throwing strikes from guard but Kneeland blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kneeland is keeping the position for now.
Kneeland looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kneeland's head.
Miller keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kneeland's head.
Kneeland has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Miller has passed into side control.
Kneeland wants to control but Miller postures up.
Miller misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Miller happy to just control the position for now.
Miller cracks Kneeland with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kneeland is trying to control Miller's posture but Miller avoids it.
Miller works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland is trying to get back to half guard.
Miller in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kneeland tries to buck Miller off but Miller is having none of it.
Kneeland regains half guard.
Miller has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Miller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Miller throwing shots but Kneeland is blocking nicely.
Kneeland trying to control from the bottom.
Miller seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kneeland wants to improve his position but Miller is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kneeland desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Miller content to control rather than advance.
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miller working Kneeland over with strikes.
Miller is trying to control. Kneeland wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kneeland tries to get to full guard but Miller has control of the leg.
Kneeland keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lynton Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller content to control rather than advance.
Kneeland keeping control of the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Skillz Kneeland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kneeland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Kneeland misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lynton Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miller has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lynton Miller!
A very excited looking Lynton Miller made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Budgiehandler (ranked 622 p4p, 410 weight class) and Azacca Trounvouche (ranked 75 p4p, 52 weight class). Budgiehandler comes to the cage accompanied by Jack White - Lazaretto. Trounvouche has chosen Wanted Dread & Alive as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reginald Budgiehandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azacca Trounvouche!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trounvouche misses with a low kick as Budgiehandler jumps back.
Budgiehandler looks for the body kick but Trounvouche saw that one coming.
Trounvouche lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Trounvouche thuds his shin into the meat of Budgiehandler's side.
No joy there for Budgiehandler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trounvouche lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Trounvouche moves away from the strike by Budgiehandler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budgiehandler ducks under a wild hook from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche's coach down at Fist of Fury Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Trounvouche's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Budgiehandler misses with a double jab.
Trounvouche loads up on a big right hand but Budgiehandler slips the punch.
Budgiehandler cracks Trounvouche with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trounvouche steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Budgiehandler.
Budgiehandler throws a hook to the side of Trounvouche's head but Trounvouche sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trounvouche lands with a nice body punch.
Budgiehandler throws a right hand that Trounvouche ducks under and follows up with a left that Trounvouche also avoids with ease.
Trounvouche throws a chopping leg kick but Budgiehandler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Trounvouche throws a predictable looking body shot
and Budgiehandler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Budgiehandler takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Trounvouche waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Budgiehandler.
Trounvouche uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Budgiehandler.
A big left from Trounvouche misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trounvouche throws a front kick that sends Budgiehandler stumbling back into the cage.
Trounvouche ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Budgiehandler has been working on his boxing with his coaches at McGrady FT in the buildup to the fight.
Trounvouche is looking to slow Budgiehandler down with leg kicks.
Trounvouche misses with a left hand
and Budgiehandler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Trounvouche - that will leave a mark!
Trounvouche throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Budgiehandler finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Budgiehandler throws a head kick that misses.
Trounvouche walks into a straight right hand from Budgiehandler.
Trounvouche ducks under a wild hook from Budgiehandler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budgiehandler misses with a looping right.
Budgiehandler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Trounvouche.
Trounvouche lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Trounvouche throws a right and a left that Budgiehandler avoids nicely.
Budgiehandler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Trounvouche can pounce on him.
Budgiehandler misses with a looping left.
A punch lands to the side of Budgiehandler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Budgiehandler looks to throw the jab but Trounvouche is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Trounvouche on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budgiehandler looks to land a right hand but Trounvouche moved out of range.
Trounvouche looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Trounvouche moves out of range of the strikes.
Trounvouche appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Trounvouche swings for the body but Budgiehandler moves out of range.
Trounvouche connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Reginald Budgiehandler has been cut.
Trounvouche misses with an uppercut
enabling Budgiehandler to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trounvouche cracks Budgiehandler on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Budgiehandler falls backwards against the cage. Trounvouche follows up with more strikes that drop Budgiehandler to his knees. Trounvouche keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Budgiehandler! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Azacca Trounvouche!
A very excited looking Azacca Trounvouche rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sakmongkol Sitsongrit (ranked 70 p4p, 191 weight class) and Tree Fortay (ranked 9 p4p, 28 weight class). Fortay has chosen The Choice Is Yours as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sakmongkol Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tree Fortay!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortay blocks a low kick nicely.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fortay moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fortay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Fortay.
Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fortay misses with a straight right.
Fortay cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Fortay on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fortay. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fortay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fortay throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit takes the fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortay lands a knee to the body.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Fortay controls the action.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortay controls his hands.
Fortay lands with a short shot to the head.
Fortay blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fortay or not.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Fortay.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fortay prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fortay blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit cracks Fortay with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Fortay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Fortay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sitsongrit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sitsongrit works on Fortay's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Fortay and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fortay's elbow.
Fortay lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Fortay blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
A head punch on the inside from Fortay fails to land.
Fortay using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortay throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Fortay controls the action.
Fortay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fortay backwards.
Fortay makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fortay lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Fortay.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Fortay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fortay.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Fortay controls his hands.
Fortay works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fortay throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Fortay is trying to pull guard but Sitsongrit turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortay manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fortay is looking for a triangle but Sitsongrit pushes his legs off easily.
Sitsongrit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fortay has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sitsongrit has managed to get both his arms back between Fortay's legs - danger averted.
Sitsongrit controlling from the top position.
Fortay is looking for a triangle but Sitsongrit pushes his legs off easily.
Sitsongrit seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fortay is looking for a triangle but Sitsongrit pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fortay is proving hard to escape from.
Sitsongrit is stalling in the full guard.
Sitsongrit trying to control but Fortay is working from the bottom.
Fortay is trying to control the position but Sitsongrit postures up.
Sitsongrit decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sitsongrit defending well as Fortay loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fortay swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Fortay misses the target.
Fortay takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sakmongkol Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice strike.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Fortay.
Fortay fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Fortay misses the target.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fortay.
Fortay's coach down at Team Alpha Midget was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fortay's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortay changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Fortay ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Fortay misses its intended target.
Fortay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fortay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes one to the side of the head.
Fortay moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes one on the button.
Fortay bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Fortay.
Fortay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fortay scores with a nice right hand.
Tree Fortay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fortay moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Fortay was well out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Fortay is just out of range.
Fortay is looking to clinch but Sitsongrit is avoiding it.
Fortay throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Fortay misses with the combination.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fortay moves away.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fortay at a distance.
Fortay throws a right hand that Sitsongrit ducks under and follows up with a left that Sitsongrit also avoids with ease.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fortay misses with an uppercut.
Fortay swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Fortay.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fortay missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fortay throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Fortay checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Fortay ducks down to avoid it.
Fortay missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick.
Fortay checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws out a powerful jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sitsongrit, as that shot connected.
Fortay misses with a body shot.
Fortay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Tree Fortay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortay is looking to clinch.
Fortay misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fortay lands with a nice body punch.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Fortay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
Fortay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a low kick but Fortay moves his leg out of the way.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Fortay takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fortay cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fortay misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Fortay.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick from Fortay.
Sitsongrit throws a quick counter kick to the body but Fortay avoids it.
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fortay throws an off balance right hand
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Fortay connects with a looping right hand.
Fortay lands a nice looking body shot.
Fortay takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. Fortay shakes it off.
Fortay tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sitsongrit counters with an outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Fortay.
Fortay throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Fortay manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit defending well as Fortay loads up on a big left hand.
Fortay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fortay moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
A little jabbing left from Fortay on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Fortay. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fortay.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Fortay.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Fortay just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fortay.
Fortay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Fortay loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fortay.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Fortay checks it.
Fortay throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Fortay tries to clinch up but Sitsongrit circles away and keeps his distance.
Fortay misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fortay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Fortay takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sitsongrit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fortay takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fortay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Fortay throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fortay.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tree Fortay will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fortay on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fortay misses the shot to the body.
Fortay misses with a kick to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fortay's knee momentarily.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Fortay.
Fortay looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fortay throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Fortay closes the distance and clinches.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fortay can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fortay blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fortay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Fortay misses the target.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fortay is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Fortay.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Fortay moves out of range.
Fortay throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fortay has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fortay scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks.
Fortay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fortay punishes Sitsongrit's body with a nice straight punch.
Fortay tries to clinch but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
Fortay looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Fortay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fortay darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fortay walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Fortay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fortay misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Fortay.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice jab there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortay misses with a looping right.
Fortay has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sitsongrit finds it's way round the side to connect with Fortay's head.
Fortay's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fortay listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fortay moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
Fortay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fortay has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fortay there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fortay misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Fortay.
Sitsongrit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fortay looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Fortay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fortay.
Fortay throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Fortay feints a counter leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Fortay down.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Fortay.
Fortay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Fortay's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortay getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Fortay slips the punch.
A nice side step and Fortay releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Good standup being displayed there by Sitsongrit as he connects with a hook.
Fortay takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Fortay throws the kick towards the body but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Fortay looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Fortay was well out of range.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fortay is able to avoid easily.
Fortay moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Fortay avoids the punch easily.
Fortay checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Fortay checks it.
Fortay slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Fortay.
Fortay moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fortay.
Sitsongrit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fortay.
Fortay scores with a sloppy right hand. Sitsongrit should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fortay.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Fortay misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Fortay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That kick from Fortay tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fortay.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fortay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fortay throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Fortay manages to avoid it.
Fortay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Fortay releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fortay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fortay jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fortay takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fortay lands with a hook. Sitsongrit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit motions for Fortay to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fortay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fortay lands with a good body shot.
Fortay just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
A big right from Fortay misses.
Fortay wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortay avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Fortay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fortay lands a really nice looking cross but Sitsongrit seems unphased.
Fortay slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Fortay fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Fortay is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit clinches with his opponent.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Fortay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Fortay's head.
Fortay jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sitsongrit walks away with a smile on his face. Fortay gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Fortay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fortay connects with a solid leg kick.
Fortay misses with a looping right.
Fortay has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fortay lands with a nice body punch.
Fortay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Fortay just misses with a punch to the body.
Fortay scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fortay.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Fortay.
Fortay doesn't manage to clinch there - Sitsongrit circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Fortay swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fortay takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fortay on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Good shot there by Sitsongrit.
Fortay tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fortay looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Fortay throws a leg kick that misses.
Fortay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortay is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortay looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Fortay blocks a jab.
Fortay throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit jabs Fortay right on the nose. Fortay blinks but takes it well.
Fortay clinches.
Fortay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fortay gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fortay is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sitsongrit doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fortay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is doing well to control the position and prevent Fortay from advancing to side control.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sitsongrit is trying to stand up here but Fortay is controlling him well.
Fortay is working for a submission of some sort.
Sitsongrit holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fortay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sitsongrit keeps working.
Sitsongrit preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sitsongrit tries to get to full guard but Fortay has control of the leg.
Sitsongrit pushes Fortay off looking to stand but Fortay dives back in and keeps control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fortay clinches up with Sitsongrit and pushes him back against the cage.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Fortay tries to land a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Tree Fortay will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Sitsongrit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fortay can pounce on him.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Fortay slaps the foot to one side.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fortay lands a glancing blow to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fortay.
Fortay on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Fortay moves out of range.
Fortay moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit instigates a clinch.
Fortay tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sitsongrit smiles and moves away.
Fortay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Fortay misses
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Fortay throws a low kick, looking for Sitsongrit's leg but Sitsongrit calmly moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Fortay throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortay misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Sitsongrit as he connects with a hook.
Fortay is looking to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fortay, as that shot connected.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sitsongrit scores with a decent looking hook.
Fortay pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range and Fortay settles back down.
As Fortay backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Fortay is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
A low kick lands for Fortay.
Fortay swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Fortay throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Fortay's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortay loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Fortay.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
A big left from Fortay misses.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Fortay ducks down to avoid it.
Fortay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fortay lands the left hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fortay or perhaps it was just good defense by Sitsongrit, which made it look bad.
Fortay blocks a low kick nicely.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortay manages to avoid it.
Fortay throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Fortay lands a jab to the head.
Fortay misses with a straight right.
Fortay lands a jab to the nose.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sitsongrit.
Fortay throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Fortay throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Fortay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fortay misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fortay connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sitsongrit scrambles back to his feet.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fortay just misses with a punch to the body.
Fortay ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Fortay appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Fortay.
Fortay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fortay moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit stuns Fortay with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortay throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fortay paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fortay with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fortay.
Fortay steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sitsongrit. That one must have hurt.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
Fortay misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fortay lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fortay lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fortay.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit tests Fortay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sakmongkol Sitsongrit.
I think Sitsongrit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 49:46
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:47
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sakmongkol Sitsongrit!
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Sakmongkol Sitsongrit thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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