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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cormac McCarthy (ranked 996 p4p, 2074 weight class) and Madkhao Sitsongrit (ranked 137 p4p, 252 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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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cormac McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Madkhao Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by McCarthy.
McCarthy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit takes one to the side of the head.
McCarthy ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
McCarthy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sitsongrit counters with a body kick that stops McCarthy in his tracks momentarily.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
McCarthy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McCarthy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
McCarthy misses with a hook to the body
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McCarthy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McCarthy misses with a hook.
McCarthy moves forwards but Sitsongrit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McCarthy shoots in for a double leg but Sitsongrit sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
McCarthy shoots in looking for a takedown. Sitsongrit tries to sprawl out of it but McCarthy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sitsongrit manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cormac McCarthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McCarthy looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
McCarthy throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sitsongrit explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McCarthy ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Jab, jab by Sitsongrit - just one landing.
McCarthy lands a really nice looking cross but Sitsongrit seems unphased.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCarthy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCarthy misses the body punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit drives through and clinches with McCarthy against the cage.
Sitsongrit is fighting off a takedown attempt but McCarthy is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sitsongrit to the mat. Sitsongrit regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Sitsongrit manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
McCarthy tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing McCarthy back against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCarthy backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
McCarthy avoiding damage as Sitsongrit throws knees to the body.
McCarthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but McCarthy avoids it.
McCarthy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from McCarthy.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
McCarthy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Madkhao Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
McCarthy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects with the punch.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCarthy moves away.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than McCarthy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sitsongrit is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, McCarthy asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sitsongrit struggling a bit here.
McCarthy trying to control the action but Sitsongrit is working from the bottom.
McCarthy misses with the ground and pound.
Sitsongrit tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy trying to control the action but Sitsongrit is working from the bottom.
Sitsongrit is working to avoid the ground and pound but McCarthy connects with a decent elbow.
Sitsongrit tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McCarthy working the head with strikes.
McCarthy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
McCarthy trying to control the position but Sitsongrit is working away.
Sitsongrit is looking to regain half guard here but McCarthy keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes there by McCarthy.
McCarthy 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.
McCarthy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Madkhao Sitsongrit dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCarthy.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McCarthy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sitsongrit has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of McCarthy's head but McCarthy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCarthy feinted with a counter takedown.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but McCarthy moves out of range.
McCarthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. McCarthy shakes it off.
McCarthy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McCarthy feinted with a counter takedown.
McCarthy shoots in looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McCarthy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McCarthy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but McCarthy avoids it with no problem.
A jab lands there for Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - McCarthy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCarthy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from McCarthy.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McCarthy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McCarthy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit needs to keep his hands up - McCarthy had a free shot at his head there.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from McCarthy.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McCarthy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sitsongrit defends well and McCarthy ends up having to push Sitsongrit into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sitsongrit was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McCarthy can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
McCarthy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sitsongrit.
McCarthy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sitsongrit using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sitsongrit obliges.
McCarthy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McCarthy working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCarthy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sitsongrit unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Sitsongrit landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCarthy backwards.
Sitsongrit landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sitsongrit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCarthy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
McCarthy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sitsongrit crunches a lovely knee into McCarthy's ribcage.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McCarthy working aggressively here.
Madkhao Sitsongrit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sitsongrit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCarthy avoids it.
McCarthy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cormac McCarthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCarthy backwards.
Sitsongrit is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sitsongrit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCarthy.
Sitsongrit lands a knee to the body.
Sitsongrit gets through McCarthy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCarthy backwards.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCarthy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Sitsongrit unloads a knee to the mid-section. McCarthy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sitsongrit using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Sitsongrit.
McCarthy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McCarthy tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCarthy is defending well for now.
Sitsongrit working McCarthy over with knees to the body.
Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
McCarthy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a hook. McCarthy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
McCarthy is rocked!
Sitsongrit throws a monster overhand right that drops McCarthy! Sitsongrit follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Madkhao Sitsongrit!
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hype
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