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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Knuckles (ranked 5196 p4p, 3701 weight class) and Joseph Ducreux (ranked 514 p4p, 410 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 25 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Ducreux!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ducreux clinches with his opponent.
Ducreux drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Knuckles gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knuckles can't find room to land a body shot as Ducreux controls the action.
Ducreux gets control of Knuckles's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ducreux will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Knuckles is pushing down on Ducreux's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ducreux is fighting to maintain full guard but Knuckles has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ducreux tries to get to full guard but Knuckles has control of the leg.
Ducreux is doing well to control the position and prevent Knuckles from advancing to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ducreux trying to hold on to Knuckles's head to control him but Knuckles postures up.
Ducreux told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Ducreux tries to roll over but Knuckles keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducreux trying to control but Knuckles postures up.
Ducreux with the active half guard here but Knuckles passes nicely into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ducreux tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Knuckles easily slips into full mount!
Knuckles avoids the attempt from Ducreux to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ducreux keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ducreux wants to hold on but Knuckles pushes him away.
Ducreux is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux is squirming around, avoiding Knuckles's attempts to control the action.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ducreux can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ducreux tries to hold on but Knuckles pushes him away.
Ducreux is looking to improve his position but Knuckles isn't that keen on the idea.
Knuckles looking to ground and pound but Ducreux is blocking nicely.
Ducreux is wriggling around trying to escape.
Knuckles controlling his opponent.
Ducreux is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ducreux is squirming around, avoiding Knuckles's attempts to control the action.
Ducreux sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ducreux wants to get back to his feet.
Knuckles not doing much here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ducreux is trying to control but Knuckles passes into side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Knuckles dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Knuckles looks to land a left hand but Ducreux moved out of range nicely.
Knuckles connects with a single shot there.
Ducreux shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Knuckles sprawls well. Knuckles wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ducreux gets slowly back to his feet.
Knuckles misses with a few strikes there.
Knuckles misses with a straight right.
Joseph Ducreux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ducreux closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knuckles counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knuckles will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ducreux feints the counter takedown.
Ducreux has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knuckles.
Ducreux moves into the clinch successfully.
Ducreux prevents a body shot from Knuckles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducreux lands a left hand.
Ducreux has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Knuckles after a bit of a struggle.
Knuckles misses with a body punch.
Ducreux breaks from the clinch.
Ducreux takes one to the chin there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ducreux.
Ducreux looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bobby Knuckles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Ducreux.
Knuckles throws the left hand but Ducreux avoids the punch easily.
Ducreux ducks under a wild hook from Knuckles.
Ducreux appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ducreux moves out of range as Knuckles strikes.
Ducreux gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Knuckles fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Knuckles misses with a hook to the body
and Ducreux makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ducreux goes for a double leg but Knuckles avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Knuckles continues to drive forward.
Knuckles appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ducreux wants to clinch up but Knuckles keeps it at a distance.
Knuckles lands with an uppercut that bounces Ducreux off the cage and back into range.
Bobby Knuckles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ducreux defending well as Knuckles loads up on a big left hand.
Ducreux darts in and clinches Knuckles up against the cage.
Ducreux tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knuckles prevents the takedown attempt.
Ducreux controlling the action here for a moment.
Knuckles is looking to break free of the clinch but Ducreux has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles misses with the head strike.
Knuckles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knuckles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ducreux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knuckles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ducreux goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Knuckles takes one to the side of the head.
Ducreux fails with a takedown attempt.
Ducreux misses with a takedown
and Knuckles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux slips a straight right by Knuckles.
Ducreux with a poor takedown
and Knuckles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Knuckles misses the target.
Knuckles ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ducreux avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Ducreux.
Knuckles throws a leg kick
and Ducreux counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ducreux.
A short body shot lands from Knuckles as the two fighters clinch.
Knuckles working aggressively here.
Knuckles tries to circle away but Ducreux has him pinned against the cage.
Knuckles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Knuckles dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Knuckles tries to keep at a distance but Ducreux has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bobby Knuckles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ducreux jumps guard but Knuckles stands there with Ducreux around his waist. Ducreux gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ducreux.
Ducreux tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ducreux tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Knuckles just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bobby Knuckles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Ducreux.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ducreux is working for takedown but Knuckles is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knuckles tries to work over Ducreux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ducreux is trying to pull guard but Knuckles has him pressed against the cage.
Knuckles misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducreux wants to take the fight to the mat but Knuckles manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ducreux jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Knuckles walks away with a smile on his face. Ducreux gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Knuckles misses with a straight right.
Ducreux misses the shot to the body.
Knuckles tries a head kick but it misses.
Knuckles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ducreux tries to close the distance and clinch but Knuckles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ducreux rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knuckles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knuckles throws a lazy right hand but Ducreux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ducreux moves out of range as Knuckles throws a body kick.
Knuckles throws out a loose jab but Ducreux uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been told by Knuckles's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Knuckles jabs Ducreux to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Ducreux. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Ducreux finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ducreux slips under a jab from Knuckles.
Ducreux misses with a looping left.
Ducreux is looking to clinch.
Ducreux moves forwards but Knuckles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Knuckles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Knuckles wants it to stay on the feet.
Bobby Knuckles is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knuckles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ducreux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knuckles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knuckles lands an overhand right.
Knuckles punishes Ducreux's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab, jab by Knuckles - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knuckles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ducreux circles away quickly and effectively.
Knuckles misses with a body shot.
Knuckles connects with a right hand. Ducreux shakes it off.
Knuckles lands a jab to the nose.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ducreux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ducreux takes the fight into the clinch.
Ducreux missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux is looking to break free of the clinch but Knuckles has double underhooks.
Ducreux has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Knuckles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ducreux makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ducreux tries to land knees in the clinch but Knuckles avoids the damage to the body.
Knuckles lands a nice uppercut.
Ducreux wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knuckles has him pressed against the cage.
Ducreux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ducreux closes the distance and pushes Knuckles back into the cage.
Knuckles looking to slow down the pace here.
Joseph Ducreux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ducreux prevents a body shot from Knuckles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Knuckles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knuckles, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Knuckles!
Bobby Knuckles seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu (ranked 3421 p4p, 3980 weight class) and Scottie Lamez (ranked 186 p4p, 208 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fukumitsu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to help_urself. Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Scottie Lamez!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamez misses with a hook.
Lamez scores with a nice right hand.
Fukumitsu throws the left hand but Lamez avoids the punch easily.
Fukumitsu throws a jab but it's blocked by Lamez.
Lamez looks to land a right hand but Fukumitsu moved out of range.
Lamez throws a big shot that misses.
Lamez throws out a loose jab but Fukumitsu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lamez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lamez! But no joy.
Lamez swings widly with a right hand
and Fukumitsu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lamez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice shot by Lamez.
Fukumitsu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lamez.
Lamez scores with a jab.
Fukumitsu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fukumitsu throws a lazy right hand but Lamez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lamez throws out a counter right but Fukumitsu avoids it with no problem.
Fukumitsu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fukumitsu.
 Lamez is rocked!
Lamez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lamez is still on wobbly legs! Can Fukumitsu finish him?
Fukumitsu lands a nice hook to Lamez's body. Lamez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lamez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Lamez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Fukumitsu lands a beautiful left hook that drops Lamez. Lamez tries to recover but Fukumitsu is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Lamez lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Arnason (ranked 1249 p4p, 22920 weight class) and Amarillo Brillo (ranked 169 p4p, 581 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Arnason might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Michael Jackson - Off The Wall. 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 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Arnason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amarillo Brillo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brillo dives in and grabs Arnason's left leg, looking for a takedown. Arnason pushes down on Brillo's head and hops out.
Arnason gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brillo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arnason but Arnason pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brillo misses with a few strikes there.
Arnason leaves Brillo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jeremy Arnason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amarillo Brillo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brillo closes the distance and clinches up with Arnason, looking for a takedown. Brillo pushes Arnason against the cage but Arnason circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Arnason misses the target.
Brillo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Arnason circles away.
It looked like Arnason wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brillo tries to clinch up
and Arnason counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brillo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Arnason connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jeremy Arnason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brillo misses with a takedown attempt
and Arnason counters with a crisp right hand that drops Brillo! Arnason lets Brillo back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Brillo is rocked!
 It looks like Amarillo Brillo has been cut.
Brillo misses with a low kick as Arnason jumps back.
Arnason was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Amarillo Brillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brillo tries to clinch up
and Arnason scores with a counter punch that sends Brillo to the canvas! Arnason smells blood - he's punishing Brillo with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Brillo has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Arnason!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeremy Arnason thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arto Jarvinen (ranked 1323 p4p, 1083 weight class) and D.D Panda (ranked 176 p4p, 140 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arto Jarvinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, D.D Panda!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda lands a nice looking body shot.
Panda drives through and clinches with Jarvinen against the cage.
Panda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jarvinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jarvinen digs a right hand into Panda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Panda's gas tank.
Jarvinen tries to work over Panda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Panda takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Panda.
Panda blocks a body shot from Jarvinen.
Panda misses with some punches.
Jarvinen working aggressively here.
Jarvinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jarvinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like D.D Panda has been cut.
Jarvinen throws a head punch that misses.
Panda is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jarvinen to keep the fight standing.
Jarvinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jarvinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
A short uppercut from Jarvinen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panda looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Panda can't find room to land a body shot as Jarvinen controls the action.
Panda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jarvinen working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda is trying to pull guard but Jarvinen has him pressed against the cage.
Arto Jarvinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of D.D Panda.
Jarvinen lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen lands a shot to the body.
Panda looks winded!
Jarvinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Panda or not.
Jarvinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Panda has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jarvinen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Panda can turn it around.
Jarvinen lands a shot to the body.
Jarvinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
Jarvinen lands a shoulder strike.
Panda tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jarvinen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Panda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Jarvinen.
Panda blocking some punches.
Panda prevents a body shot from Jarvinen.
Jarvinen lands with a left 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!
Jarvinen tries to throw a body punch but Panda avoids it by throwing Jarvinen back against the cage.
Panda tries a body shot but Jarvinen blocks it.
Jarvinen tries a body shot but Panda blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jarvinen.
Panda just leaning against Jarvinen, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Jarvinen as the two fighters clinch.
Jarvinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Jarvinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jarvinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jarvinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Panda controls his hands.
Jarvinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jarvinen misses with a body punch.
Panda blocking some punches.
Jarvinen lands with a light punch inside.
Jarvinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jarvinen lands with a right to the head.
Jarvinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Panda trying to control the position but instead, Jarvinen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Panda into the cage.
Jarvinen scores with a shoulder strike.
That has opened up D.D Panda's cut even more.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen tries to work over Panda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Panda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jarvinen smiles and moves away.
Jarvinen cracks Panda with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jarvinen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Panda to stand back up!
Panda is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Jarvinen swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arto Jarvinen!
After winning the bout, Arto Jarvinen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kip Stern (ranked 780 p4p, 917 weight class) and Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. (ranked 99 p4p, 109 weight class). Stern's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fight. Thibodeaux Jr. comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rags2Riches kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kip Stern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dakota Thibodeaux Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stern slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stern checks a leg kick nicely.
Stern appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stern doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a low kick, right behind Stern 's knee.
Stern drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stern with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern stopping the sweep attempt from Thibodeaux Jr..
Stern throws an elbow that misses. Thibodeaux Jr. uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stern's guard. Nice move by Thibodeaux Jr.!
Stern is controlling Thibodeaux Jr.'s posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern looking for a sweep. Not yet Stern, not yet.
Thibodeaux Jr. gets to his feet. Stern looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stern decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stern throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stern throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thibodeaux Jr. really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stern. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stern not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Well, if Stern is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Stern trying to control the pace.
Thibodeaux Jr. blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stern.
Stern winds up and cracks Thibodeaux Jr. with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Stern there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. is trying to maintain the position but Stern is very close to passing his half guard.
Stern throwing shots but Thibodeaux Jr. is blocking nicely.
Thibodeaux Jr. on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stern throwing shots but Thibodeaux Jr. is blocking nicely.
Stern is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Stern wants to take a breather but Thibodeaux Jr. is having none of it.
Stern thows a huge punch but Thibodeaux Jr. dodges it nicely.
Thibodeaux Jr. felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Stern is trying to control. Thibodeaux Jr. wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stern missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thibodeaux Jr. wants to control but Stern is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stern 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.
Thibodeaux Jr. wants to improve his position but Stern is controlling well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands with a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a leg kick but Stern moved away.
A counter left hand to the body from Stern misses its target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thibodeaux Jr. scores with a hook to the body. Stern takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stern misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thibodeaux Jr. looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kip Stern dominated that round.
That's time! Stern's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thibodeaux Jr. dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stern. That did some damage!
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Stern moves out of range of the body kick from Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a body kick that misses.
Stern throwing a counter right hand but Thibodeaux Jr. manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thibodeaux Jr..
A slapping leg kick lands for Thibodeaux Jr..
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thibodeaux Jr.s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stern scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thibodeaux Jr. doesn't seem bothered though.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stern misses with a looping right.
Stern throws a hook to the side of Thibodeaux Jr.'s head but Thibodeaux Jr. sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stern swings widly with a right hand
and Thibodeaux Jr. cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws the kick towards the body but Stern avoids it.
Stern appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stern.
Thibodeaux Jr. now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a wild body kick that Stern sees coming a mile off.
Stern throws a poor cross that misses
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with an uppercut.
Stern uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thibodeaux Jr..
Thibodeaux Jr. tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern scores with a hook.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a swing at Stern's ribcage but misses.
Stern with a nice calf kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands with a nice body punch.
Thibodeaux Jr. is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stern rather than just go for the knockout.
Thibodeaux Jr. swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stern fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thibodeaux Jr. moves away from the strike by Stern.
Thibodeaux Jr. only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Thibodeaux Jr. turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stern throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Thibodeaux Jr. showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thibodeaux Jr. tries to score with a low kick but Stern moves his leg out of the way.
Stern checks a leg kick.
Stern throws a leg kick which misses Thibodeaux Jr.'s front leg but catches the back leg as Thibodeaux Jr. tries to avoid it.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with an uppercut.
Stern feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stern throws a lazy uppercut
and Thibodeaux Jr. counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a lazy body kick
and Stern decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thibodeaux Jr.'s guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stern throws a strike but Thibodeaux Jr. rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stern is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stern is looking to take a break and control but Thibodeaux Jr. is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thibodeaux Jr. is looking to improve his position.
Stern throwing shots but Thibodeaux Jr. is blocking nicely.
Stern sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thibodeaux Jr. defending well though.
Thibodeaux Jr. controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stern is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Thibodeaux Jr. blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stern.
Stern sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thibodeaux Jr. defending well though.
Stern working Thibodeaux Jr. over with strikes.
Stern not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thibodeaux Jr. is not content to let Stern control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stern lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stern thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thibodeaux Jr.'s head.
Stern wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thibodeaux Jr. keeps working.
Thibodeaux Jr. looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stern sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thibodeaux Jr. defending well though.
Ground and pound from Stern.
Stern trying to control the action but Thibodeaux Jr. is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thibodeaux Jr. can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stern missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stern looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Thibodeaux Jr. fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stern manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux Jr. throws a leg kick
and Stern counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stern throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stern with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stern trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kip Stern showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stern 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kip Stern!
During a confident post fight interview, Kip Stern thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kongthoranee Sitsongrit (ranked 294 p4p, 839 weight class) and Shinji Tomoguchi (ranked 39 p4p, 94 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kongthoranee Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinji Tomoguchi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Tomoguchi is just out of range.
Tomoguchi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tomoguchi 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.
Tomoguchi ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Tomoguchi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomoguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tomoguchi.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tomoguchi slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Tomoguchi needs to keep his hands up - Sitsongrit had a free shot at his head there.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at Tomoguchi's knee but Tomoguchi avoids it well.
Tomoguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tomoguchi on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Tomoguchi moves out of range.
Tomoguchi lands with a straight right. Sitsongrit didn't see that one coming.
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!
No joy there for Tomoguchi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tomoguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Tomoguchi slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tomoguchi! But no joy.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Tomoguchi's ribcage but misses.
Tomoguchi connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Tomoguchi scores with the left hand. Sitsongrit knows he should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Tomoguchi is just out of range.
Tomoguchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Tomoguchi does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Tomoguchi is just out of range.
Shinji Tomoguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomoguchi throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Tomoguchi's body.
Tomoguchi misses with the combination.
Tomoguchi misses with a body shot
and Sitsongrit counters by clinching up.
I was talking to Sitsongrit's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tomoguchi trying to control the position but instead, Sitsongrit has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tomoguchi into the cage.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Tomoguchi blocks it.
Tomoguchi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tomoguchis head.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Tomoguchi blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Tomoguchi.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tomoguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Tomoguchi slows down the pace here.
Tomoguchi blocks an uppercut.
Tomoguchi misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tomoguchi backwards.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomoguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tomoguchi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sitsongrit to keep the fight standing.
Tomoguchi blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is working Tomoguchi over against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Tomoguchi tries to pull guard but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
Tomoguchi is trying to stall.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tomoguchi backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Tomoguchi blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomoguchi's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit works on Tomoguchi's body with a couple of short punches.
Tomoguchi tries to pull guard but Sitsongrit holds him up against the cage and eventually Tomoguchi drops back down to his feet.
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Tomoguchi.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomoguchi controls his hands.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomoguchi tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomoguchi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Tomoguchi takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Sitsongrit.
Tomoguchi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tomoguchi pulls guard successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomoguchi being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position from guard on top but Tomoguchi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sitsongrit stands and steps away. Tomoguchi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tomoguchi misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tomoguchi slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Tomoguchi moves away and avoids it.
Tomoguchi misses with a looping right.
Tomoguchi misses with a few strikes there.
Tomoguchi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shinji Tomoguchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tomoguchi is out of range.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tomoguchi blocks the body kick.
Tomoguchi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Tomoguchi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sitsongrit has time to react.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Tomoguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Tomoguchi avoids the punch easily.
Tomoguchi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice straight punches there by Tomoguchi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tomoguchi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit with a jab.
Tomoguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tomoguchi throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Tomoguchi controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Tomoguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tomoguchi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tomoguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomoguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Tomoguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Tomoguchi is trying to stall.
Tomoguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tomoguchis head.
Tomoguchi is trying to stall.
Tomoguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Tomoguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tomoguchi can do to turn this around?
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Tomoguchi avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Tomoguchi working aggressively here.
Shinji Tomoguchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomoguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Tomoguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Tomoguchi controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tomoguchi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sitsongrit smiles and moves away.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Tomoguchi.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
A punch lands to the side of Tomoguchi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tomoguchi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tomoguchi lands a nice shot that snaps Sitsongrit's head back.
Tomoguchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tomoguchi moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Tomoguchi moved out of range nicely.
Tomoguchi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sitsongrit.
Tomoguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit cracks Tomoguchi with an open hand slap.
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!
Tomoguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit defending well as Tomoguchi loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Tomoguchi.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Tomoguchi's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tomoguchi slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tomoguchi.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tomoguchi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Tomoguchi slips under a jab.
Tomoguchi throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Tomoguchi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Tomoguchi's front leg with a kick but Tomoguchi checks it.
Tomoguchi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tomoguchi loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Tomoguchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomoguchi manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Tomoguchi misses.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Tomoguchi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sitsongrit motions for Tomoguchi to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Tomoguchi moves away and avoids it.
Tomoguchi scores with a one two! Sitsongrit had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tomoguchi in his tracks.
Tomoguchi tries to clinch up.
A counter left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses its target.
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp 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!
Tomoguchi moves into range and clinches up with Sitsongrit.
Tomoguchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tomoguchi pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tomoguchi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tomoguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomoguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sitsongrit gets through Tomoguchi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tomoguchi is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomoguchi tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sitsongrit smiles and moves away.
Tomoguchi throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Tomoguchi moved away.
Tomoguchi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tomoguchi throws a big shot that misses.
Tomoguchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tomoguchi misses with a double jab.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tomoguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tomoguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Sitsongrit there.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Tomoguchi misses.
Tomoguchi missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit 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.
Sitsongrit cracks Tomoguchi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi tries to bum rush Sitsongrit with a series of wild strikes but Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sitsongrit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tomoguchi throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit avoids them all with ease.
Tomoguchi misses with a wild body shot.
Tomoguchi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tomoguchi missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tomoguchi misses with a looping right.
Tomoguchi misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit jabs at Tomoguchi's body.
Sitsongrit clobbers Tomoguchi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Tomoguchi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Tomoguchi misses the target.
Tomoguchi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tomoguchi doesn't seem bothered though.
Tomoguchi misses with a wild combination.
Tomoguchi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tomoguchi throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tomoguchi's head backwards.
Tomoguchi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tomoguchi walks into a left hand.
Tomoguchi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tomoguchi just manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tomoguchi loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tomoguchi throws out the jab.
Tomoguchi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Tomoguchi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tomoguchi.
Sitsongrit doesn't manage to clinch there - Tomoguchi circles away.
Tomoguchi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tomoguchi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tomoguchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tomoguchi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tomoguchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sitsongrit, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kongthoranee Sitsongrit!
A less than humble Kongthoranee Sitsongrit misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Carioni (ranked 749 p4p, 452 weight class) and Pavel Kostov (ranked 95 p4p, 55 weight class). Kostov has chosen Гио Пика - Буйно Голова as his entrance music. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Carioni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Kostov!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Carioni coming out on top.
Carioni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carioni ducks under a wild hook from Kostov.
Kostov throws a front kick that sends Carioni stumbling back into the cage.
Carioni throws a poor cross that misses
and Kostov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kostov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carioni takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carioni missing with a left hand there. Kostov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carioni swings widly with a right hand
and Kostov counters with a nice uppercut.
Carioni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kostov.
Carioni misses with a lunging right hand
and Kostov counters with a leg kick.
Kostov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kostov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kostov with a nice calf kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Carioni.
Kostov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Carioni blocks it well.
Carioni dips to his left and cracks Kostov with an uppercut!
Carioni throws a right and a left that Kostov avoids nicely.
Kostov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carioni throws a poor cross that misses
and Kostov counters with a stiff right hand.
Carioni connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kostov. Kostov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kostov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carioni throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kostov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kostov cracks Carioni with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carioni lands a jab to the head.
Kostov moves out of range as Carioni strikes.
Carioni misses with a left hand
and Kostov counters with a right hand to the body.
Carioni looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kostov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carioni.
Kostov wants to counter with a clinch but Carioni pushes him away.
Kostov tries to work over Carioni's front leg with a kick but Carioni checks it.
Carioni swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kostov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carioni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kostov moves away.
Kostov throws the left hand but Carioni avoids the punch easily.
Rodrigo Carioni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carioni takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carioni misses with a double jab
and Kostov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kostov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Carioni had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Carioni on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carioni.
Kostov thumps Carioni with a low kick.
Carioni misses with a body shot
and Kostov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kostov misses with a hook. Carioni ducked under it nicely.
Carioni swings widly with a right hand
and Kostov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carioni throws a lazy uppercut
and Kostov counters with an outside leg kick.
Carioni misses the shot to the body.
Carioni ducks right into an uppercut from Kostov.
Kostov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kostov throws a shot from downtown. Carioni moves away and avoids it.
Carioni swings widly with a right hand
and Kostov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carioni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kostov counters with a leg kick.
Kostov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carioni on the side of the head.
 Carioni is rocked!
 It looks like Rodrigo Carioni has been cut.
Kostov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Carioni sprawling to the canvas! Carioni rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kostov finish him?!
Oh Carioni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kostov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carioni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kostov counters with a huge left! Carioni is in big trouble! He's backing up but Kostov isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Carioni from any more damage. A dominating finish by Kostov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pavel Kostov!
A relieved looking Pavel Kostov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lutalo Masamba (ranked 429 p4p, 879 weight class) and John Wick (ranked 50 p4p, 112 weight class). Masamba's entrance music is Conversations (Skeler Remix) - Juice WRLD. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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, Lutalo Masamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wick!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wick defending well as Masamba loads up on a big left hand.
Wick throws a poor cross that misses
and Wick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wick throws a leg kick which misses Masamba's front leg but catches the back leg as Masamba tries to avoid it.
Masamba looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Masamba takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wick bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Masamba's head backwards.
It looks like Lutalo Masamba has been cut.
Wick moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Masamba misses its intended target.
Wick ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wick throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Masamba to counter with a crisp jab.
Masamba blocks a head kick by Wick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wick slips under a jab.
Wick drops Masamba with a beautiful combination! Masamba stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Wick is looking for the KO!
Masamba is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wick darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Masamba's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Wick before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Wick!
After winning the bout, John Wick thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Natalia Pisswater (ranked 113 p4p, 332 weight class) and Mickey Cowan (ranked 8 p4p, 28 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 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Natalia Pisswater!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Cowan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pisswater tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pisswater throws a head kick that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Pisswater has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pisswater scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pisswater fails with a takedown attempt.
Pisswater just misses with a punch to the body.
Cowan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pisswater fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cowan manages to avoid it.
Pisswater closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pisswater lands in his opponent's guard.
Pisswater drops back looking for a leg! Cowan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cowan manages to kick Pisswater off! Pisswater jumps back into Cowan's guard.
Cowan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pisswater.
Pisswater postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cowan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pisswater. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pisswater lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pisswater with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pisswater trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pisswater content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pisswater lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pisswater throwing strikes from guard but Cowan blocks nicely.
Pisswater with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cowan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pisswater.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pisswater accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cowan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pisswater connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pisswater accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pisswater is one step ahead there.
Pisswater throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cowan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pisswater accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pisswater stands up over Cowan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pisswater throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cowan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pisswater 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.
Pisswater connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cowan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pisswater is looking to work some ground and pound but Cowan has wrist control.
Pisswater is looking to work some ground and pound but Cowan has wrist control.
Pisswater throws a big right hand that misses.
Pisswater throwing strikes from guard but Cowan blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pisswater throws an elbow that misses. Cowan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pisswater's guard. Nice move by Cowan!
Pisswater has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Cowan doesn't defend quickly enough and Pisswater has managed to lock this one up! Can Cowan escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Pisswater on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Natalia Pisswater!
Natalia Pisswater retains his bantamweight title!
Natalia Pisswater 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit (ranked 14 p4p, 148 weight class) and Dezmond Drake (ranked 2 p4p, 14 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 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dezmond Drake!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
Jab by Drake.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Drake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drake misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Drake throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sitsongrit under the eye.
Drake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drake throws out a powerful jab.
Sitsongrit walks into a straight right hand from Drake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake darts in and clinches Sitsongrit up against the cage.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Drake.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Drake controls the action.
I was talking to Sitsongrit's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Drake controls the action.
Drake misses with some punches.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake works on Sitsongrit's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drake's elbow.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Drake stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Drake blocks it.
Drake blocking some punches.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake working aggressively here.
Drake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Drake stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drake's elbow.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Drake lands with a short shot to the head.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Drake 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 Drake can turn it around.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Drake on the inside.
Sitsongrit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drake misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drake or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drake lands a shoulder strike.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drake's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Drake.
Drake tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Drake back against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drakes head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Drake blocking some punches.
Drake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dezmond Drake will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Drake throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Drake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sitsongrit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drake misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit thumps Drake with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drake takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit cracks Drake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Drake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drake misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Drake scores with a nice head shot.
Sitsongrit connects with the punch.
Drake is rocked!
Drake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Drake checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Drake throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Drake throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drake momentarily.
Drake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit throws out a leg kick but Drake moves out of range and Sitsongrit only half commits.
Drake throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Drake is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Drake walks straight into a right hand from Sitsongrit - that's dropped him! Sitsongrit jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Drake from any more punishment! Drake complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit!
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit retains his featherweight title!
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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