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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magomed Sitsongrit (ranked 1674 p4p, 1880 weight class) and Richard Cheese (ranked 222 p4p, 248 weight class). Cheese has chosen Rape Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Magomed Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheese scores with a nice strike.
Cheese throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Cheese throws a body kick that misses
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richard Cheese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sitsongrit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cheese dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cheese throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Cheese moved out of range nicely.
And Cheese responds with a good body kick, but Sitsongrit manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese cracks Sitsongrit with an open hand slap.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cheese checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit defending well as Cheese loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cheese ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cheese lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Cheese moved out of range.
Cheese lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cheese scores with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick from Cheese, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cheese takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Cheese.
Sitsongrit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sitsongrit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cheese instigates a clinch.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheese throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick but Cheese moves out of range.
Cheese gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cheese.
Sitsongrit drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cheese sprawls and moves away.
Sitsongrit sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cheese.
Cheese moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cheese! But no joy.
Sitsongrit has been working on his balance at Crapollas Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Cheese.
Cheese lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
Cheese thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Cheese swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
As Cheese backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cheese cracks Sitsongrit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice uppercut lands for Cheese. That snapped Sitsongrit's head back.
Nice body kick from Cheese.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cheese let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Cheese takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Cheese dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sitsongrit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cheese circles away.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Cheese moves out of range.
Sitsongrit gets tackled into the cage by Cheese. Cheese maintains the clinch.
Cheese tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cheese pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Cheese.
Cheese gets through Sitsongrit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cheese lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cheese.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheese scores with a jab.
Cheese closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Cheese.
Cheese lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cheese.
Cheese holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Cheese.
Sitsongrit throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Cheese is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sitsongrit is keeping busy.
Cheese has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sitsongrit pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit tries a knee to the head but Cheese blocks it.
Sitsongrit is working Cheese over against the cage.
Cheese lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Cheese working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Cheese - that landed with a thud.
Cheese misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheese lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Cheese.
Cheese lands with a right to the head.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Cheese.
Cheese misses with a punch to the body.
Cheese throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Cheese's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit lands a knee to the body.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cheese's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Cheese fails to land.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cheese misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick
and Cheese connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Cheese has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cheese is trying to maintain the position but Sitsongrit is very close to passing his half guard.
Cheese actively working from the bottom here.
Sitsongrit tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cheese knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cheese taking some punishment here, with Sitsongrit in his half guard.
Sitsongrit controlling the action here.
Sitsongrit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sitsongrit looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cheese with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cheese is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Richard Cheese will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cheese throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A shot to the liver by Cheese. Beautiful body shot.
Sitsongrit doesn't manage to clinch there - Cheese circles away.
Cheese misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cheese tries to clinch there but Sitsongrit circles away.
Cheese misses with a body kick.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sitsongrit finds it's way round the side to connect with Cheese's head.
Sitsongrit steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cheese. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sitsongrit takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cheese misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cheese fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Cheese misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch
and Cheese counters with an inside leg kick.
Cheese scores with a jab to the jaw.
Magomed Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cheese lands a jab-cross combination.
Cheese throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Cheese misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cheese throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches up with Cheese, looking for a takedown. Sitsongrit pushes Cheese against the cage but Cheese circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cheese follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Cheese thuds a left hand into Sitsongrit's body.
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 looking to score a takedown here. Cheese is defending well but Sitsongrit drives through and ends up in Cheese's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese keeping full guard, as Sitsongrit tries to pass.
Cheese keeping moving, preventing Sitsongrit from controlling successfully.
Cheese tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cheese can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sitsongrit controls the pace.
Cheese working a defensive guard here.
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.
Sitsongrit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Richard Cheese is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Cheese counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sitsongrit steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cheese. That one must have hurt.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cheese looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cheese moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cheese.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Cheese comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cheese winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Cheese!
During a confident post fight interview, Richard Cheese thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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