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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noomnoi Sitsongrit (ranked 24422 p4p, 4063 weight class) and Amir Hadrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 472 weight class). Amir Hadrovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noomnoi Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amir Hadrovic!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadrovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Amir Hadrovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hadrovic lands a jab-cross combination.
Hadrovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hadrovic slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Hadrovic throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hadrovic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sitsongrit back to the cage. Hadrovic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sitsongrit clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Hadrovic looking for a takedown.
Sitsongrit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hadrovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
Sitsongrit wants a takedown but no success here.
Hadrovic is trying to stall.
Hadrovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadrovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Sitsongrit has double underhooks.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hadrovic is trying to break the clinch but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Sitsongrit prevents the takedown attempt.
Hadrovic manages to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sitsongrit takes the fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
Hadrovic looks to throw a body kick
and Sitsongrit finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A punch combination from Sitsongrit misses.
Hadrovic is looking for the big counter here.
A head kick misses from Hadrovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit has Hadrovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Hadrovic tries a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hadrovic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Noomnoi Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Hadrovic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hadrovic clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Sitsongrit tightening his grip on Hadrovic, looking for the choke.
Hadrovic trying to get back to his feet but Sitsongrit is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Sitsongrit.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sitsongrit is punishing Hadrovic with strikes - can he finish him?!
Sitsongrit has the hooks in. Hadrovic is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Sitsongrit keeps control of the position easily here as Hadrovic tries to buck him off.
That's four 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.
Sitsongrit continues to stall.
Sitsongrit is persistently looking for the submission but Hadrovic is defending it well.
Sitsongrit has good solid back control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Noomnoi Sitsongrit dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No joy there for Hadrovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sitsongrit misses with a double jab.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Noomnoi Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Hadrovic lands with an uppercut that bounces Sitsongrit off the cage and back into range.
Hadrovic misses the body punch
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from Hadrovic.
As Hadrovic backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A nice combination there by Hadrovic.
Sitsongrit clinches up with Hadrovic and pushes him back against the cage.
Hadrovic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hadrovic working hard to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit gets control of Hadrovic's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sitsongrit will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
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!
Hadrovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sitsongrit wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hadrovic trying to control from the bottom.
Hadrovic pushes Sitsongrit off looking to stand but Sitsongrit dives back in and keeps control.
Still in half guard, Sitsongrit seems content to control.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hadrovic can do to turn this around?
Sitsongrit is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit passes to side control.
Sitsongrit stands up and beckons Hadrovic to his feet.
Hadrovic looks to land a combination but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Sitsongrit is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hadrovic.
Hadrovic tries to keep at a distance but Sitsongrit has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hadrovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sitsongrit avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit manages to pull guard.
Hadrovic preventing the sweep.
Hadrovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Sitsongrit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sitsongrit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sitsongrit seems keen to control Hadrovic's posture.
Sitsongrit's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sitsongrit looking for a sweep. Not yet Sitsongrit, not yet.
That's four 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.
Hadrovic being controlled here momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sitsongrit drives through and clinches with Hadrovic against the cage.
Hadrovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hadrovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sitsongrit missing with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hadrovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sitsongrit throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit gets control of Hadrovic's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sitsongrit will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Noomnoi Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sitsongrit has closed the distance and engaged Hadrovic in a clinch.
Hadrovic is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sitsongrit to keep the fight standing.
Sitsongrit drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hadrovic pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hadrovic misses with a wild combination.
Sitsongrit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sitsongrit pulls guard successfully.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position here.
Noomnoi Sitsongrit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sitsongrit is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sitsongrit stopping the sweep attempt from Hadrovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadrovic working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sitsongrit has passed into half guard!
Sitsongrit content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sitsongrit is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hadrovic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hadrovic defends it well.
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.
Sitsongrit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hadrovic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sitsongrit is working away from the top position though.
Sitsongrit controlling the action here.
Sitsongrit has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadrovic wants to get back to his feet.
Sitsongrit performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hadrovic is trying to maintain the position but Sitsongrit is very close to passing his half guard.
Hadrovic works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four 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.
Hadrovic throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hadrovic can't keep his opponent in guard - Sitsongrit advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sitsongrit with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Noomnoi Sitsongrit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sitsongrit has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noomnoi Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sitsongrit, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noomnoi Sitsongrit!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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