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GAMMA#1047 Sitsongrit v Grimm PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ike Goon (ranked 2146 p4p, 2473 weight class) and Albert Sojka (ranked 253 p4p, 286 weight class). Albert Sojka has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ike Goon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Sojka!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sojka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Goon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Sojka misses.
Goon misses with a right hand
and Sojka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sojka digs a good hook to Goon's body.
Goon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sojka.
Goon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sojka.
Sojka scores with a body shot.
Goon misses with a straight left.
Sojka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sojka closes the distance and clinches.
Sojka takes a shot to the head.
Goon throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Goon's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Sojka fails to land.
Sojka misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goon struggles to land a body shot inside as Sojka controls his hands.
Sojka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sojka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sojka tries to throw a body punch but Goon avoids it by throwing Sojka back against the cage.
Sojka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sojka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sojka has Goon pressed against the cage, preventing Goon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Goon tries to break the clinch but Sojka is controlling the position.
Goon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Goon.
Sojka misses with a punch to the body.
Goon is trying to trip Sojka. He has hold of a leg but Sojka is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Goon persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Goon stops Sojka from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goon wants to control from the top but Sojka keeps moving.
Goon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Goon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Goon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Goon is working Sojka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Goon 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.
Goon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goon throws a big right hand that misses.
Sojka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sojka wants to stand and escape but Goon is having none of it.
Goon throws a big right hand that misses.
Goon chips away with some ground and pound.
Goon won't allow Sojka to get back to his feet.
Sojka pushes Goon off and scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sojka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goon.
Goon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Goon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Goon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sojka finds it's way round the side to connect with Goon's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Goon.
Sojka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sojka ducks under a wild hook from Goon.
Sojka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sojka tries to clinch up.
Goon 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 nice leg kick lands there from Goon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sojka lands with a right hand.
Goon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Goon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Goon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Goon.
Sojka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Goon stuns Sojka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Goon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Goon throws a lazy right hand but Sojka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sojka scores with a nice right hand.
Goon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sojka.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sojka! But no joy.
Sojka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Sojka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sojka wants to clinch.
Goon just misses with a punch to the body.
Sojka just misses with a punch to the body.
Sojka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sojka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sojka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Goon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goon slips a jab from Sojka.
Goon connects with a crisp jab.
Goon swings for the body but Sojka moves out of range.
Sojka now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ike Goon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goon misses with a body punch
and Sojka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Goon.
Sojka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Goon misses with a kick to the body.
Sojka throws out a counter right but Goon avoids it with no problem.
Goon dips to his left and cracks Sojka with an uppercut!
Sojka has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sojka tries to clinch but Goon is having none of it.
Sojka tries to clinch up.
Sojka goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sojka cracks Goon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sojka avoids a kick to the body.
Sojka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A low kick from Goon misses
and Sojka counters with a nice uppercut.
Goon swats away the attempt to clinch by Sojka.
Goon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sojka under the eye.
 Sojka is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ike Goon dominated that round.
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.
Goon throws a shot from downtown. Sojka moves away and avoids it.
 It looks like Albert Sojka has been cut.
Sojka connects with a single shot there.
Ike Goon is winning the standup battle so far.
Goon throws a poor cross that misses
and Sojka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sojka is looking to clinch.
Sojka staying out of range there.
Sojka scores with a punch to the head.
Sojka slips under a jab from Goon.
Sojka slips under a jab from Goon.
Sojka tests Goon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice cross by Goon.
Sojka is looking to clinch.
Nice jab there from Sojka.
Sojka digs a good body shot into Goon's ribs.
Goon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sojka was well out of range. Poor timing from Goon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goon walks into a stiff left hand from Sojka.
Goon throws the left hand but Sojka avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Sojka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Goon takes a swing at Sojka's ribcage but misses.
Goon tests Sojka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Goon looks to land a left hand but Sojka moved out of range nicely.
Sojka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sojka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Goon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goon lands a body shot.
Sojka lands a nice looking body shot.
Goon scoring well with a low kick there.
Goon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sojka avoids the body shot from Goon.
Sojka takes one to the chin there.
Goon loads up on a big right hand but Sojka slips the punch.
Good exchange - Sojka coming out on top.
Sojka closes the distance and pushes Goon back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sojka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Goon.
Sojka stalling in the clinch.
Goon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Goon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sojka fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goon is trying to push Sojka away but Sojka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Goon is working for takedown but Sojka is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sojka presses Goon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sojka misses with some punches.
Goon breaks from the clinch.
Goon scores with a jab. Sojka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Goon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sojka.
Sojka stuns Goon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sojka cracks Goon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Goon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sojka catches Goon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Goon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sojka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sojka slips a straight right by Goon.
Sojka looks to throw the jab but Goon is out of range.
Goon misses with a body punch
and Sojka counters with a straight right hand.
Goon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sojka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sojka just misses with a punch to the body.
Goon throws a low kick, looking for Sojka's leg but Sojka calmly moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Goon - that will leave a mark!
Sojka thuds a left hand into Goon's body.
Sojka moves away from the strike by Goon.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sojka! But no joy.
Sojka walks into a straight right hand from Goon.
Sojka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goon manages to avoid it.
Goon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Goon throws a looping overhand right but Sojka ducks down to avoid it.
Sojka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sojka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Goon in his tracks.
Goon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Goon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goon loads up on a big right hand but Sojka slips the punch.
Goon looks to throw the jab but Sojka is out of range.
It seemed like Sojka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Goon throws a hook but Sojka avoids it easily.
Sojka swings for the body but Goon moves out of range.
Sojka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Goon is predictable there
and Sojka counters with a nice uppercut.
Sojka staying out of range there.
Nice shot by Goon.
Goon tries to keep at a distance but Sojka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sojka throws a head punch that misses.
Goon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sojka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Goon struggles to land a body shot inside as Sojka controls his hands.
Sojka prevents Goon from breaking the clinch.
Sojka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sojka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sojka scores with a nice hook to the head.
 Goon is rocked!
Goon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Goon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goon can't break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sojka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sojka walks away with a smile on his face. Goon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sojka drops Goon with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Goon! Sojka dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Sojka!
An out of breath and clearly excited Albert Sojka thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven Christie (ranked 1918 p4p, 795 weight class) and Renoa Gracie (ranked 144 p4p, 65 weight class). Christie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Amityville. Gracie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Apaga Mas Não Bate. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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145
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World class boxer
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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 19 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Christie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Renoa Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a body punch but Christie moves out of range.
Christie is looking to counter punch.
Gracie with a jab.
Gracie moves forwards but Christie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Christie scores with a nice right hand.
Gracie scores with a decent looking hook.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Christie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gracie lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Christie swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Gracie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Christie throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Christie cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Christie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Gracie does it's job there.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Christie.
Gracie moves into range and clinches up with Christie.
Christie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gracie jumps guard.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Christie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Christie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Christie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Christie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Christie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Christie is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at GAMMA Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Christie controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Christie rolls with it to try and escape but Gracie cranks on the arm and Christie is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Renoa Gracie!
A victorious Renoa Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Steven Christie stepped up to the mic, saying 'Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm making a voodoo doll, thinking of you.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rustam Kadurov (ranked 742 p4p, 1415 weight class) and Patrick Matthew (ranked 107 p4p, 184 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rustam Kadurov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Matthew!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthew throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Kadurov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matthew tries to land a body kick
and Kadurov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Matthew's guard.
Matthew avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Matthew is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kadurov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Matthew is wriggling around but Kadurov manages to pass to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthew wants to get back to his feet.
Matthew is refusing to be controlled, as Kadurov sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadurov controlling the action here.
Kadurov tries to pass to full mount but Matthew defends it.
Kadurov is keen to just control but Matthew is a slippery customer.
Kadurov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Matthew tries to kick Kadurov off but Kadurov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A jab lands there for Matthew.
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.
Kadurov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matthew.
Kadurov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice shot lands for Matthew.
Patrick Matthew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kadurov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Matthew.
Kadurov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Patrick Matthew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kadurov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kadurov looks to land a left hand but Matthew moved out of range nicely.
Matthew moves out of range as Kadurov strikes.
Matthew lands a jab to Kadurov's midsection.
Kadurov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matthew to score with a decent uppercut.
Matthew throws a shot from downtown. Kadurov moves away and avoids it.
Matthew looks to land a combination but Kadurov avoids it well.
Kadurov slips under a jab.
Matthew lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Matthew connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kadurov's hands.
Matthew scores with a jab.
A jab from Kadurov does it's job there.
Kadurov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthew scores with a jab to the body.
Matthew is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kadurov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kadurov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matthew clinches up against the cage.
Kadurov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Matthew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kadurov tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short uppercut from Matthew.
Kadurov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Matthew pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rustam Kadurov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Matthew.
Matthew working aggressively here.
Matthew scores with a shoulder strike.
Matthew working aggressively here.
Matthew throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kadurov is breathing heavily.
Kadurov blocks an uppercut.
Matthew lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matthew misses with the head strike.
Matthew lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kadurov backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matthew misses with some punches.
Matthew misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kadurov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kadurov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kadurov tries to move into range but Matthew moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kadurov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Matthew misses with a hook. Kadurov ducked under it nicely.
Matthew connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kadurov. Kadurov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kadurov is rocked!
Matthew lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Kadurov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matthew throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matthew drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Kadurov right on the button. Kadurov goes down! Matthew follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Matthew gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Matthew!
In his post fight interview, Patrick Matthew started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Berkut (ranked 817 p4p, 1418 weight class) and Jeong Hoon Chai (ranked 66 p4p, 114 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Berkut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeong Hoon Chai!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Berkut has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Berkut swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Berkut with a body shot.
Berkut connects with a body shot.
Berkut fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Berkut looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Berkut just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkut swings widly with a right hand
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Berkut blocks the body kick.
Berkut connects with the punch.
Nice shot by Chai.
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Berkut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkut jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Berkut throws an off balance right hand
and Chai counters with a solid body kick.
Chai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chai throws a head kick that misses.
Berkut misses with a hook
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.
Berkut shoots in but Chai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chai is looking to slow Berkut down with leg kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Chai there.
Berkut throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.
Berkut takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chai has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkut throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Berkut sizes up Chai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai staying out of range there.
Berkut is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Chai's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Berkut dives in and scores a takedown into Chai's guard.
Berkut stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Berkut is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Berkut throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai is adopting a defensive guard.
Chai's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkut wants to control from the top but Chai keeps moving.
Berkut throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Berkut controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Berkut throws a strike but Chai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chai looking to pass the guard.
Berkut throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai won't allow Berkut to sweep him here.
Chai controlling from the top position.
Berkut 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.
Chai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Berkut is keeping the position for now.
Berkut controls Chai momentarily but Chai frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berkut working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chai doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chai manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeong Hoon Chai will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chai is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berkut.
Chai swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Berkut.
Berkut staying out of range there.
Berkut attempts a counter takedown but Chai avoids it well and moves away.
Jeong Hoon Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chai tries to move into range but Berkut moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Berkut looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chai is fending him off so far but Berkut persists. Nope, Chai circles away and we're back to standing.
Chai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkut throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Berkut takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Berkut tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chai defends well and Berkut ends up having to push Chai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Chai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as Berkut controls the action.
Berkut wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirill Berkut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berkut tries for a takedown. No joy.
Berkut goes for a takedown attempt but Chai pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Berkut looks for a takedown but Chai sprawls well.
Chai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berkut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chai.
Chai displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chai slips a straight right by Berkut.
Chai misses with a looping right.
Jeong Hoon Chai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Berkut misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkut throws a series of punches but Chai moves out of range.
Berkut shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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!
Berkut looking to sit in guard and control but Chai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chai looking to pass the guard.
Berkut trying to keep a closed guard but Chai is proving a slippery customer.
Chai tries to free his leg and advance position but Berkut is retaining full guard.
Berkut might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Berkut pulls Chai in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkut trying to keep a closed guard but Chai is proving a slippery customer.
Berkut escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chai won't allow Berkut to sweep him here.
Berkut looking to control.
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.
Berkut looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Chai has picked Berkut up and slammed him! Berkut can't keep hold of the triangle and Chai manages to pass to side control!
Berkut tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chai wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chai trying to control the action but Berkut is working from the bottom.
Chai controlling from side mount.
Chai is looking to take a break and control but Berkut is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeong Hoon Chai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Berkut throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Chai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Berkut.
Chai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A jab lands there for Berkut.
Chai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Chai. No joy for Berkut on that attempt.
Berkut backing away here, and Chai unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Chai delivers a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkut looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Berkut on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chai. Chai obviously looking to wear him down.
Berkut misses with a body shot.
Chai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Berkut takes one on the button.
Kirill Berkut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkut throws a shot to the body.
Berkut misses with a body shot
and Chai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chai takes a swing at Berkut's ribcage but misses.
Berkut on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chai. Chai obviously looking to wear him down.
Berkut takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chai is looking to slow Berkut down with leg kicks.
Chai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berkut throws an off balance right hand
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Chai stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirill Berkut. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chai with the inside leg kick.
Chai lands a nice looking kick to the body. Berkut takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Chai slips a jab from Berkut.
Chai throws a right and a left that Berkut avoids nicely.
Chai lands a slapping body shot.
Chai misses with a series of wild punches.
Chai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Berkut misses with a hook
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chai tries a head kick but it misses.
Chai with a hook.
Berkut shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chai as he avoids it easily.
Berkut misses with a straight right.
Chai throws out a counter right but Berkut avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkut misses with a body punch
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
Kirill Berkut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Berkut wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chai.
Berkut takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Berkut on the side of the head.
Berkut is rocked!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chai - that will leave a mark!
Oh Berkut is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chai lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Berkut - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Chai!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeong Hoon Chai!
Jeong Hoon Chai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buster Glover (ranked 812 p4p, 787 weight class) and Aonghus Mormaer (ranked 101 p4p, 97 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Aonghus Mormaer was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buster Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aonghus Mormaer!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover misses with a body shot
and Mormaer counters with a nice uppercut.
Glover scores with a decent looking hook.
Glover punishes Mormaer's body with a nice straight punch.
Glover throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mormaer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mormaer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glover.
Mormaer throws out a counter right but Glover avoids it with no problem.
Mormaer ducks under a wild hook from Glover.
Mormaer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Glover.
Glover misses with a lunging right hand
and Mormaer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glover lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mormaer will feel that in the morning.
Glover pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Glover lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glover misses with a hook. Mormaer ducked under it nicely.
As Glover backs off Mormaer throws a huge counter combo but Glover manages to avoid it all.
Glover looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Glover moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover jabs Mormaer right on the nose. Mormaer blinks but takes it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Glover as he connects with a hook.
Mormaer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Glover misses with a hook.
Glover digs a good hook to Mormaer's body.
Glover throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Mormaer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mormaer throws a push kick but Glover slaps the foot to one side.
Buster Glover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glover scores with a body shot.
Glover lands with a nice body punch.
Mormaer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glover.
Glover missing with a left hand there. Mormaer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mormaer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Glover throws a looping overhand right but Mormaer ducks down to avoid it.
Mormaer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mormaer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glover cracks Mormaer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Glover missing with a left hand there. Mormaer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mormaer moves into the clinch successfully.
Mormaer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mormaer throws a lazy right hand but Glover sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Glover takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Glover waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mormaer.
Mormaer misses the jab.
Glover half committed to a counter leg kick.
Glover throws the left hand but Mormaer avoids the punch easily.
Glover fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mormaer manages to avoid it.
Glover throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Glover getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mormaer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Glover cracks Mormaer with a good jab.
Glover 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.
Glover wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Glover sends Mormaer crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Glover is motioning to the referee to let Mormaer up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Mormaer is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glover connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Mormaer out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Buster Glover!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Buster Glover made sure he mentioned HELL'S BALLS NUTRITION, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Peters (ranked 592 p4p, 605 weight class) and Bigi Boi Chai (ranked 28 p4p, 38 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Peters might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Skyfire - Shogun. Chai has chosen Dirt 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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sol Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bigi Boi Chai!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai tries to clinch up but Peters circles away and keeps his distance.
Peters throwing a counter right hand but Chai manages to avoid it.
Chai throws a good cross that connects.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Peters manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peters lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chai takes a step back to recover.
Chai scores with the left hand. Peters knows he should have avoided that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Peters.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peters.
Chai throws a fast counter high kick but Peters manages to duck under it in time.
Peters tries to land a front kick but Chai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chai throws a low kick but Peters avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai moves out of range as Peters strikes.
Chai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chai is looking to slow Peters down with leg kicks.
Chai lands a nice shot to the body.
Peters lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai takes one on the button.
Good shot there by Chai.
Peters takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chai moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
 It looks like Sol Peters has been cut.
Peters thuds a left hand into Chai's body.
Peters throws a lazy uppercut
and Chai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chai moves out of range of the body kick.
Peters lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chai lands a jab to the head.
Peters lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chai looks winded!
Peters jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peters throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Peters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Peters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
It seemed like Chai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Peters jabs Chai right on the nose. Chai blinks but takes it well.
Peters fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
Peters catches Chai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Peters misses with a straight right.
Peters has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Peters connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chai momentarily.
Chai looks to throw the jab but Peters is out of range.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peters.
Chai wants to counter the offense by Peters and move into the clinch position.
Peters misses with a looping right.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peters.
Chai steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Peters. That one must have hurt.
Chai closes the distance and pushes Peters back into the cage.
Peters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters lands a nice uppercut.
Chai misses with a knee to the head.
Peters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peters takes one to the side of the head.
Peters lands the left hand.
Peters checks a leg kick.
Chai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peters throws an off balance right hand
and Chai counters with a low kick, right behind Peters 's knee.
Chai lands a head shot.
Chai is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Peters had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Peters throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid body kick from Chai.
Peters lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chai at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai lunges at Peters with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Peters's hand.
Peters with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
An inside leg kick lands from Chai.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chai. That's going to slow Peters down.
Peters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Chai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Peters checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chai seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Peters shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Chai is backing up but Peters catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Chai covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Peters Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sol Peters!
A very excited looking Sol Peters 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Levi Daan (ranked 194 p4p, 215 weight class) and Genkei Takahashi (ranked 26 p4p, 31 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levi Daan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Genkei Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Daan thinks about countering with a body kick.
A low kick from Takahashi is predictable there
and Daan counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Takahashi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Takahashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takahashi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daan circles away.
Takahashi lands a head shot.
Daan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Takahashi throws out a leg kick but Daan moves out of range and Takahashi only half commits.
Daan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Takahashi throws an off balance right hand
letting Daan counter with a right hand.
Daan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Genkei Takahashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takahashi shoots and misses
and Daan counters with a good low kick that Takahashi was not able to check.
Takahashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Takahashi as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takahashi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Takahashi misses with a looping right.
Takahashi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Takahashi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Daan counters with a two punch combo.
Takahashi wants to clinch.
It appears Daan was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Daan finds it's way round the side to connect with Takahashi's head.
Daan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takahashi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Daan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for Takahashi.
Takahashi misses with a looping right.
Levi Daan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Daan.
Daan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Takahashi in his tracks.
Daan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Takahashi tries a low kick but Daan avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Daan blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takahashi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Daan lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takahashi. Daan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takahashi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Daan.
Takahashi throws a lazy right hand but Daan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takahashi thows a leg kick but Daan checks it
and Daan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Takahashi fails to land the takedown.
Levi Daan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Genkei Takahashi.
Daan scores with a nice right hand.
Daan ducks under a wild hook from Takahashi.
Takahashi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Takahashi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Takahashi misses with a body shot.
Takahashi forces Daan back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi lands with a light punch inside.
Takahashi tries a body shot but Daan blocks it.
Daan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
Daan blocking some punches.
Daan controlling the action here for a moment.
Daan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takahashi has Daan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Daan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Daan misses with a punch on the inside.
Daan is trying to stall.
Daan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takahashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Daan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takahashi stalls.
Takahashi looking for a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Takahashi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Daan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takahashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daan lands a nice uppercut.
Daan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Daan tries a body shot but Takahashi blocks it.
Takahashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Daan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daan.
Takahashi is rocked!
Daan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Takahashi is still on wobbly legs! Can Daan finish him?
Takahashi can't find room to land a body shot as Daan controls the action.
Takahashi has a couple of punches blocked by Daan.
Takahashi seems to have recovered his senses.
Daan throws a punch but it's blocked by Takahashi.
Takahashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takahashi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Daan has a couple of punches blocked by Takahashi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Daan.
Takahashi blocks an uppercut.
Takahashi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Takahashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Takahashi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Levi Daan dominated that round.
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.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Daan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takahashi throws a right hand that misses
enabling Daan to counter with a crisp jab.
Takahashi knocks Daan to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Daan is rocked!
It looks like Levi Daan has been cut.
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!
Takahashi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Oh Daan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daan is trying to control Takahashi's posture but Takahashi avoids it.
The ground and pound from Takahashi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Daan is looking for a sweep.
Daan is working hard here to advance position.
Takahashi in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Daan looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Takahashi turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Genkei Takahashi!
Genkei Takahashi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Cross (ranked 338 p4p, 232 weight class) and Ronan Darongo (ranked 16 p4p, 11 weight class). Cross's entrance music is Folk Metal. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Darongo's choice of entrance music: Chaos And Destruction. On his way into the cage it seems that Jeremy Cross has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jeremy Cross seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronan Darongo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Cross 's head but he takes it in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Darongo.
Darongo scores with a nice strike.
Oooooh!!! Cross has knocked Darongo down with a huge combo! Cross steps away and waves a wobbly Darongo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Ronan Darongo has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darongo feints and then cracks Cross's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cross down.
Darongo connects with a body shot.
Cross 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.
Darongo misses the shot to the body.
Darongo misses with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Cross throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darongo thows a leg kick but Cross checks it
and Cross counters with a crisp right hand that drops Darongo! Cross lets Darongo back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Darongo is rocked!
Cross misses the shot to the body.
Darongo gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Cross points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Darongo wakes up just in time to hear Cross thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeremy Cross!
A very excited looking Jeremy Cross 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris John (ranked 198 p4p, 288 weight class) and Jian Zhao (ranked 26 p4p, 43 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think John might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Don't Stop Me Now. Zhao is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dirty Harry (Schtung Chinese New Year Remix) - Gorillaz. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jian Zhao!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Zhao.
Zhao avoids the head kick by John.
John takes one to the chin there.
Zhao misses with a low kick.
John went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Zhao stuns John with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
John pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zhao is out of range and John settles back down.
Zhao connects with a solid leg kick.
Zhao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by John.
Jian Zhao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhao throws a lazy body kick
enabling John to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Jian Zhao has been cut.
Zhao scores with a nice right hand.
John displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zhao throws out the jab.
Zhao lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
John throws a hook but Zhao avoids it easily.
John tries to work over Zhao's front leg with a kick but Zhao checks it.
Zhao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
John throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zhao.
John moves out of range of the strikes.
Zhao tries to close the distance and clinch up but John swats him away and circles back towards the center.
John lands a jab to the head.
Zhao has closed the distance and engaged John in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zhao tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zhao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhao working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
Zhao prevents a body shot from John.
Zhao misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to John's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
John working aggressively here.
Zhao tries a body shot but John blocks it.
Zhao lands a shot to the body.
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
John lands with a light punch inside.
John can't find room to land a body shot as Zhao controls the action.
Zhao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhao pushes John back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
John lands a body punch.
Zhao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zhao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zhao.
Zhao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zhao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
John prevents a body shot from Zhao.
John is trying to break free.
John lands a left hand.
Zhao misses with a hook from the clinch.
John throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhao.
John throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhao.
John blocks a body shot from Zhao.
Zhao prevents John from breaking the clinch.
John manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhao throws a front kick aimed at John's knee but John avoids it well.
Zhao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by John.
Zhao scores with a punch to the head.
Zhao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zhao walks forward, straight into a front kick from John.
John throws a jab but it's blocked by Zhao.
Zhao tries to clinch but John moves out of range.
John looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A chopping leg kick lands by John.
Zhao throws a leg kick that misses.
John looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
John misses with a low kick.
Zhao was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
John walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhao. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like John wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
John tries to bum rush Zhao with a series of wild strikes but Zhao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zhao is looking to slow John down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John tries to bum rush Zhao with a series of wild strikes but Zhao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zhao has John up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhao has a couple of punches blocked by John.
Zhao has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. John seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zhao can turn it around.
John has a couple of punches blocked by Zhao.
Zhao prevents a body shot from John.
Zhao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John lands a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zhao misses with a short punch on the inside.
John dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
John effectively controlling the action here.
John gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Zhao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zhao lands with a light punch inside.
John prevents a body shot from Zhao.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jian Zhao will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jian Zhao's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
John smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
John avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zhao throws a head kick but John moves out of range.
A big left from Zhao misses.
A right-left combo lands from John.
Zhao lands a body shot.
John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
John throws a right and a left that Zhao avoids nicely.
Zhao lands an overhand right.
John drops his hands momentarily and Zhao takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
John ducks under a wild hook from Zhao.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Zhao.
John rushes Zhao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
John working aggressively here.
John throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhao.
Zhao misses with a punch to the body.
John pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zhao lunges at John with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by John's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from John finds it's way through Zhao's defenses.
Zhao gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zhao lands with a short shot to the head.
John misses with some punches.
John lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zhao backwards.
Chris John has scored more points in the clinch so far.
John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John fakes the leg kick and cracks Zhao in the body.
John takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zhao throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
Chris John is winning the standup battle so far.
Zhao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and John is able to avoid easily.
John stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zhao.
Nice uppercut there from Zhao.
John is looking to clinch but Zhao is avoiding it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zhao. That's going to slow John down.
The fighters circling - Zhao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
John throws a quick counter kick to the body but Zhao avoids it.
John defending well as Zhao loads up on a big left hand.
John half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. John sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zhao blocks a leg kick.
John scores with the left hand. Zhao knows he should have avoided that one.
Zhao loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.
Zhao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
Zhao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
John connects with a jab.
John closes the distance and clinches.
John is working Zhao over against the cage.
Zhao lands an uppercut.
Zhao lands with a light punch inside.
John breaks the clinch.
Zhao moves into the clinch successfully.
John misses with the head strike.
Zhao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John blocks an uppercut.
Zhao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by John.
A left hand lands to the body for John.
Zhao blocks an uppercut.
Zhao swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zhao.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zhao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
John lands with a left to the head.
John breaks from the clinch.
Zhao is looking to score with low kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A chopping leg kick lands by John.
Zhao lands a leg kick that knocks John off balance momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from John. Those never looked like landing.
Zhao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zhao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. John sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zhao connects with a good right hand that stumbles John. John circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from John does no damage.
Zhao ducks under a wild hook from John.
Zhao lands a glancing blow to the side of John's head.
Zhao misses with a low kick.
John half committed to a counter leg kick.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zhao takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
John moves forwards but Zhao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zhao throws a body shot but no joy.
John jabs at Zhao's body.
John listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
John takes one to the chin there.
Zhao misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
John is looking to counter punch.
John throws a body punch but Zhao moves out of range.
Zhao appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from John misses.
John avoids the head kick by Zhao.
A big right from John misses.
John misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chris John will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jian Zhao's cut.
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!
Zhao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
Zhao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zhao throws a big shot that misses.
Zhao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent John stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zhao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zhao is looking to land body kicks.
John fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by John.
John is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhao manages to avoid it.
John wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
John takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zhao finds it's way round the side to connect with John's head.
Zhao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by John. John obviously looking to wear him down.
Zhao misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
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!
Zhao cracks John with an open hand slap.
John feints and then cracks Zhao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zhao down.
John throws a head kick but Zhao moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from John.
John throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zhao.
John throws a looping overhand right but Zhao ducks down to avoid it.
John is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
John takes one on the button.
John lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zhao backs up against the cage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zhao!
Nice defenses there by Zhao.
John with a jab.
That has opened up Jian Zhao's cut even more.
John lands a jab.
John finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zhao blocks the body kick.
Zhao thuds his right hand into John's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhao lands a nice looking body shot.
John misses with a hook. Zhao ducked under it nicely.
John scores with a hook.
John gets a clinch.
John wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zhao has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhao misses with a punch to the body.
John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zhao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
John throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zhao can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
John breaks from the clinch.
John looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zhao.
John dodges the punch combination from Zhao.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhao.
John misses with a jab, cross combination.
John lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zhao at a distance.
Zhao takes one to the chin there.
John motions for Zhao to come forward. John throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Zhao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zhao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
John throws a hook but Zhao avoids it easily.
John has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from John there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zhao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
John throws a good cross that connects.
Zhao moves out of range of the body kick from John.
John buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zhao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of John's head.
John wants to slow Zhao down by chopping away at his legs.
John misses with a wild body shot.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
John keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zhao.
Zhao lands with a shot to the body.
Zhao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zhao has closed the distance and engaged John in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John is trying to force a seperation but Zhao has the dominant position.
Zhao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, John creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zhao has a couple of punches blocked by John.
Zhao tries a body shot but John blocks it.
Zhao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
Zhao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zhao can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
Zhao misses with a body punch.
Zhao tries a body shot but John blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Zhao.
Zhao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zhao moves out of range of the strikes.
Zhao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body 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 Chris John.
I think John 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Surianglek Sitsongrit (ranked 32 p4p, 134 weight class) and Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (ranked 5 p4p, 15 weight class). Surianglek Sitsongrit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Surianglek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaegerjaquez rushes Sitsongrit and presses him up against the cage.
Jaegerjaquez lands a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit presses Jaegerjaquez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jaegerjaquez blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Jaegerjaquez blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick nicely.
Sitsongrit is looking for a counter combo.
A clash of legs there as Jaegerjaquez blocks the low kick.
Jaegerjaquez misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Jaegerjaquez.
We've been told by Sitsongrit's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Jaegerjaquez throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Jaegerjaquez blocks it.
Sitsongrit lunges at Jaegerjaquez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jaegerjaquez's hand.
Jaegerjaquez moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sitsongrit blocks a low kick nicely.
Jaegerjaquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Jaegerjaquez's front leg but catches the back leg as Jaegerjaquez tries to avoid it.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
Jaegerjaquez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Jaegerjaquez tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jaegerjaquez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Sitsongrit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaegerjaquez scores with a nice strike.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jaegerjaquez gets a clinch.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Jaegerjaquez lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jaegerjaquez lands a body punch.
Jaegerjaquez digs a right hand underneath Sitsongrit's ribcage. Sitsongrit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jaegerjaquez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sitsongrit seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jaegerjaquez can turn it around.
Jaegerjaquez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jaegerjaquez is working Sitsongrit over against the cage.
Jaegerjaquez lands a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jaegerjaquezs head.
Jaegerjaquez throws a head punch that misses.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaegerjaquez lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaegerjaquez controls his hands.
Jaegerjaquez slowing the pace effectively.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaegerjaquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Jaegerjaquez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
A shot in the inside from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaegerjaquez lands a body punch.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jaegerjaquez avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Nice defenses there by Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaegerjaquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Surianglek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit defending well as Jaegerjaquez loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez throws a shot to the body.
Jaegerjaquez throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jaegerjaquez clinches.
A short left from Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaegerjaquez's elbow.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
Jaegerjaquez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jaegerjaquez blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaegerjaquez prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Jaegerjaquez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jaegerjaquez backwards.
Jaegerjaquez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Surianglek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaegerjaquez.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Jaegerjaquez down.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Jaegerjaquez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Jaegerjaquez moved away.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jaegerjaquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws a series of punches but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Jaegerjaquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jaegerjaquez walks into a left hand.
Sitsongrit works the jab nicely.
Sitsongrit tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Jaegerjaquez. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaegerjaquez looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that Jaegerjaquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaegerjaquez also avoids with ease.
Jaegerjaquez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
An inside leg kick from Jaegerjaquez misses.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Jaegerjaquez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand right.
A low kick from Sitsongrit is predictable there
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Jaegerjaquez misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Jaegerjaquez slips the punch.
Surianglek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit lands a really nice looking cross but Jaegerjaquez seems unphased.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaegerjaquez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jaegerjaquez lands a leg kick that knocks Sitsongrit off balance momentarily.
Jaegerjaquez throws a front kick that sends Sitsongrit stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a jab to the body
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A cross from Jaegerjaquez lands.
Jaegerjaquez jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Jaegerjaquez avoids it.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Jaegerjaquez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Jaegerjaquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jaegerjaquez.
A slow jab from Jaegerjaquez misses its intended target.
Jab from Sitsongrit.
Jaegerjaquez throws a body kick that misses.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Jaegerjaquez down.
Jaegerjaquez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the body
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A cross from Jaegerjaquez lands.
Jaegerjaquez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sitsongrit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jaegerjaquez's hands.
A jab from Jaegerjaquez finds it's way through Sitsongrit's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jaegerjaquez feints a counter leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Jaegerjaquez down.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jaegerjaquez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Jaegerjaquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaegerjaquez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Jaegerjaquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Jaegerjaquez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sitsongrit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Jaegerjaquez. That snapped Sitsongrit's head back.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Jaegerjaquez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaegerjaquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jaegerjaquez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sitsongrit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A lazy left from Sitsongrit finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaegerjaquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit punishes Jaegerjaquez's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Jaegerjaquez was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Surianglek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jaegerjaquez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a low kick but Jaegerjaquez moves his leg out of the way.
Jaegerjaquez flicks out a counter leg kick but Sitsongrit steps away.
Jaegerjaquez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Jaegerjaquez slips under a jab.
Jaegerjaquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jaegerjaquez wants to slow Sitsongrit down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit misses with a head kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Jaegerjaquez jumps back.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Jaegerjaquez saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaegerjaquez avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Jaegerjaquez slips the punch.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jaegerjaquez! But no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaegerjaquez was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaegerjaquez manages to avoid it.
Jaegerjaquez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jaegerjaquez under the eye.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a solid leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez dips to his left and cracks Sitsongrit with an uppercut!
Jaegerjaquez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jaegerjaquez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jaegerjaquez. That did some damage!
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a jab.
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!
Jaegerjaquez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Jaegerjaquez's defenses.
A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit. Beautiful body shot.
Jaegerjaquez throws a solid leg kick but Sitsongrit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Jaegerjaquez checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Jaegerjaquez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Jaegerjaquez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jaegerjaquez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sitsongrit, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit throws out a leg kick but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range and Sitsongrit only half commits.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit defending well as Jaegerjaquez loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaegerjaquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jaegerjaquez is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
Jaegerjaquez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses its target.
Sitsongrit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jaegerjaquez finds it's way round the side to connect with Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit clinches up with Jaegerjaquez and pushes him back against the cage.
Sitsongrit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaegerjaquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaegerjaquez prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez blocking some punches.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jaegerjaquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaegerjaquez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaegerjaquez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a hook to the body.
Jaegerjaquez lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaegerjaquez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaegerjaquez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sitsongrit leaning against his opponent.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Jaegerjaquez avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Surianglek Sitsongrit did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Jaegerjaquez's ribcage but misses.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a series of punches.
Jaegerjaquez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sitsongrit's head backwards.
Jaegerjaquez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a looping left.
Jaegerjaquez 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 tests Jaegerjaquez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jaegerjaquez swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Jaegerjaquez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jaegerjaquez clinches.
Jaegerjaquez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jaegerjaquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez just leaning against Sitsongrit, taking a breather.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaegerjaquez manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Jaegerjaquez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit jabs Jaegerjaquez right on the nose. Jaegerjaquez blinks but takes it well.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jaegerjaquez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Jaegerjaquez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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.
Jaegerjaquez motions for Sitsongrit to come forward. Jaegerjaquez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jaegerjaquez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Jaegerjaquez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the leg kick from Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Jaegerjaquez ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Jaegerjaquez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Sitsongrit - just one landing.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Jaegerjaquez is having none of it.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jaegerjaquez is able to avoid easily.
Jaegerjaquez avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Jaegerjaquez slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Jaegerjaquez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but Jaegerjaquez checks it
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a low kick, right behind Sitsongrit 's knee.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jaegerjaquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jaegerjaquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a jab.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sitsongrit throws a combination. Jaegerjaquez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jaegerjaquez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sitsongrit.
Jaegerjaquez takes the fight into the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jaegerjaquez tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaegerjaquez controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Jaegerjaquez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Jaegerjaquez is working Sitsongrit over against the cage.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a shoulder strike.
Jaegerjaquez swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaegerjaquez blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaegerjaquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jaegerjaquez can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Jaegerjaquez can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Sitsongrit is trying to push Jaegerjaquez away but Jaegerjaquez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jaegerjaquez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jaegerjaquez finds it's way round the side to connect with Sitsongrit's head.
Jaegerjaquez doesn't manage to clinch there - Sitsongrit circles away.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Jaegerjaquez slips the punch.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaegerjaquez manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a stiff right hand.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a jab. Sitsongrit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jaegerjaquez tried to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Surianglek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaegerjaquez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Jaegerjaquez moved away.
Jaegerjaquez checks a leg kick nicely.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jaegerjaquez under the eye.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit with a jab.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sitsongrit thumps Jaegerjaquez with a low kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaegerjaquez. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit. Beautiful body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaegerjaquez. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit lunges at Jaegerjaquez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jaegerjaquez's hand.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Jaegerjaquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Jaegerjaquez.
Good work by Jaegerjaquez as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jaegerjaquez.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Jaegerjaquez's ribs.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Jaegerjaquez saw that one coming.
Jaegerjaquez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jaegerjaquez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jaegerjaquez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sitsongrit really felt that one!
Jaegerjaquez throws a wild body kick that Sitsongrit sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Jaegerjaquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Jaegerjaquez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaegerjaquez moves away.
Jaegerjaquez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jaegerjaquez connects with an inside leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez throws a solid leg kick but Sitsongrit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
A good leg kick by Jaegerjaquez.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaegerjaquez moves away.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sitsongrit.
Decent striking displayed by Jaegerjaquez there.
Jaegerjaquez tries to clinch but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Jaegerjaquez misses.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Jaegerjaquez's belly button to the back.
Jaegerjaquez walks into a straight right hand from Sitsongrit.
Jaegerjaquez tries to clinch but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Jaegerjaquez tries to keep at a distance but Sitsongrit has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Jaegerjaquez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jaegerjaquez's gas tank.
Sitsongrit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Jaegerjaquez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Jaegerjaquez avoids it easily.
Jaegerjaquez moves out of range of the body kick.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a straight left.
Good standup being displayed there by Sitsongrit as he connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jaegerjaquez's hands.
Surianglek Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jaegerjaquez takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Jaegerjaquez walks into a jab.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
Jaegerjaquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaegerjaquez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jaegerjaquez 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 bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Surianglek 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:46
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Surianglek Sitsongrit!
Surianglek Sitsongrit retains his lightweight title!
Surianglek Sitsongrit thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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