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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yodsawan Sitsongrit (ranked 67 p4p, 2 weight class) and Samak Ruenroeng (ranked 259 p4p, 8 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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138 lbs
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144 lbs
16 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samak Ruenroeng!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ruenroeng counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sitsongrit's knee momentarily.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Ruenroeng there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
Ruenroeng misses with a wild combination.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit throws out a powerful jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Ruenroeng counters with a low kick, right behind Sitsongrit 's knee.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ruenroeng tries to work over Sitsongrit's front leg with a kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sitsongrit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit dips to his left and cracks Ruenroeng with an uppercut!
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruenroeng swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Ruenroeng motions for Sitsongrit to come forward. Ruenroeng throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ruenroeng throws a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ruenroeng swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A low kick from Sitsongrit is predictable there
and Ruenroeng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruenroeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Ruenroeng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit backing away here, and Ruenroeng unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ruenroeng takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ruenroeng ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ruenroeng. Ruenroeng obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruenroeng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses its target.
Sitsongrit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ruenroeng lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively.
Ruenroeng slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Ruenroeng.
Nice defenses there by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng takes one to the chin there.
Ruenroeng slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Ruenroeng manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Ruenroeng avoids it easily.
Ruenroeng swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ruenroeng's hands.
Ruenroeng misses with a hook.
Ruenroeng takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ruenroeng throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sitsongrit cracks Ruenroeng with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ruenroeng can pounce on him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ruenroeng lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sitsongrit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sitsongrit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruenroeng moves away.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
Ruenroeng lands a glancing blow to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Ruenroeng avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit jabs at Ruenroeng's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Sitsongrit was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ruenroeng.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruenroeng. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruenroeng flicks out a counter leg kick but Sitsongrit steps away.
Ruenroeng throws a chopping leg kick but Sitsongrit manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch
and Ruenroeng counters with a low kick, right behind Sitsongrit 's knee.
Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
Sitsongrit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sitsongrit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sitsongrit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Ruenroeng moved out of range.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Ruenroeng shapes to counter with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit dominated that round.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ruenroeng lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruenroeng misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sitsongrit cracks Ruenroeng with a good jab.
Ruenroeng lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ruenroeng 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.
Ruenroeng gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sitsongrit.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ruenroeng might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sitsongrit has got the better of the exchanges.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Ruenroeng moves away and avoids it.
Ruenroeng avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Ruenroeng avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Ruenroeng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit scores with a head kick. Ruenroeng tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Ruenroeng does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ruenroeng misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruenroeng was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Ruenroeng walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ruenroeng walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice head shot.
Sitsongrit lands with an overhand left.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruenroeng raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ruenroeng cracks the inside of Sitsongrit's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruenroeng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruenroeng.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Ruenroeng avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruenroeng can do to turn this around?
Ruenroeng throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sitsongrit - that will leave a mark!
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Ruenroeng shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ruenroeng throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Ruenroeng wants to slow Sitsongrit down by chopping away at his legs.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Ruenroeng avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Ruenroeng's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ruenroeng down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ruenroeng fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ruenroeng at a distance.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Ruenroeng counters with a good low kick that Sitsongrit was not able to check.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruenroeng throws out the jab.
As Ruenroeng backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
Ruenroeng fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ruenroeng scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ruenroeng takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ruenroeng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruenroeng lands a leg kick that knocks Sitsongrit off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ruenroeng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Ruenroeng moved away.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Ruenroeng ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands a head shot.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Ruenroeng moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruenroeng manages to avoid it.
Ruenroeng throws a nice looking combination but Sitsongrit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sitsongrit misses with a jab to the body
and Ruenroeng counters with an inside leg kick.
Ruenroeng digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
Ruenroeng scores with a body shot.
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
Ruenroeng connects with an inside leg kick.
Ruenroeng moves out of range of the strikes.
Ruenroeng unleashes a big counter combination but Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That kick from Ruenroeng tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ruenroeng. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. Ruenroeng looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruenroeng counters with a three punch combo that has Sitsongrit backing up. Sitsongrit nods at Ruenroeng to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruenroeng swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ruenroeng thinking.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng gets tackled into the cage by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit maintains the clinch.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ruenroeng misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng landing knees to the body.
Ruenroeng blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Ruenroeng tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruenroeng pulls Sitsongrit into guard.
Ruenroeng trying to control the position.
Ruenroeng looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sitsongrit controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sitsongrit wants to control from the top but Ruenroeng keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit preventing the sweep.
Ruenroeng controls Sitsongrit momentarily but Sitsongrit frees himself.
Sitsongrit sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruenroeng has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ruenroeng misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruenroeng manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Ruenroeng finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruenroeng.
As Sitsongrit backs off Ruenroeng throws a huge counter combo but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sitsongrit's calf.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Ruenroeng's ribs.
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A shot to the body from Sitsongrit misses
and Ruenroeng counters with a three punch combo that has Sitsongrit backing up. Sitsongrit nods at Ruenroeng to acknowledge the strikes.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ruenroeng doesn't seem bothered though.
Ruenroeng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Ruenroeng moves away and avoids it.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick which misses Sitsongrit's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitsongrit tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Ruenroeng does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four 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!
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruenroeng manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Ruenroeng's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ruenroeng misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of Ruenroeng's head.
Ruenroeng swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruenroeng.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Ruenroeng avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ruenroeng misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruenroeng.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Yodsawan Sitsongrit did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Ruenroeng moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Ruenroeng avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit backing away here, and Ruenroeng unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ruenroeng lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ruenroeng on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruenroeng is just out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Ruenroeng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Ruenroeng connects with a solid leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruenroeng counters with a straight right hand.
Ruenroeng tried to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ruenroeng at a distance.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Ruenroeng's ribs.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick nicely.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Ruenroeng's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Ruenroeng sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Ruenroeng.
A left and a right from Ruenroeng both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng throws a low kick, looking for Sitsongrit's leg but Sitsongrit calmly moves out of range.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
It appears Sitsongrit was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ruenroeng ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ruenroeng buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Ruenroeng checks a leg kick.
Ruenroeng now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ruenroeng staying out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Sitsongrit blocks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Ruenroeng counters with a left and a right that stings Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
Ruenroeng is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sitsongrit with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruenroeng was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Ruenroeng only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws out a powerful jab.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Ruenroeng slips the punch.
Ruenroeng ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruenroeng's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ruenroeng duly obliges.
Ruenroeng connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ruenroeng stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that misses.
Sitsongrit lands a head kick. Ruenroeng smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ruenroeng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Ruenroeng flicks out a counter leg kick but Sitsongrit steps away.
Ruenroeng takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruenroeng counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruenroeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Ruenroeng appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the leg kick from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ruenroeng, right into the meat.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Ruenroeng shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Ruenroeng was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ruenroeng closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Yodsawan Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Ruenroeng slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Ruenroeng down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Ruenroeng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruenroeng manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy body shot
and Ruenroeng counters with a head kick.
Sitsongrit lands with an overhand left.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ruenroeng to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruenroeng dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruenroeng connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruenroeng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild combination.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruenroeng counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Ruenroeng is out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruenroeng manages to avoid it.
Ruenroeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Ruenroeng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Sitsongrit as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ruenroeng.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Nice straight punches there by Sitsongrit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sitsongrit.
Ruenroeng buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ruenroeng cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruenroeng wants to slow Sitsongrit down by chopping away at his legs.
Ruenroeng moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Ruenroeng's ribs.
Ruenroeng throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Ruenroeng is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Ruenroeng moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A lazy left from Ruenroeng finds it's target.
Sitsongrit shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ruenroeng eats them both and turns towards Sitsongrit to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Ruenroeng jumps back.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sitsongrit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng is looking for the big counter here.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Ruenroeng moves out of range.
Ruenroeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
It seemed like Ruenroeng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ruenroeng.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ruenroeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Ruenroeng throws a counter combo.
Ruenroeng closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Samak Ruenroeng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruenroeng ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ruenroeng on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ruenroeng throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruenroeng was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Ruenroeng's head but Ruenroeng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yodsawan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
Yodsawan Sitsongrit 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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