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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcinho Sitsongrit (ranked 204 p4p, 26 weight class) and Kendo Hirigushi (ranked 523 p4p, 66 weight class). Marcinho Sitsongrit could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kendo Hirigushi's chin.
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160 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcinho Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Kendo Hirigushi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirigushi moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hirigushi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Hirigushi throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Hirigushi misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit attempts a counter takedown but Hirigushi avoids it well and moves away.
Hirigushi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hirigushi misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hirigushi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sitsongrit under the eye.
Hirigushi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirigushi lands with a nice body punch.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hirigushi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hirigushi to counter with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
and Hirigushi counters with a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hirigushi manages to avoid it.
Hirigushi unleashes a big counter combination but Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hirigushi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hirigushi misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Hirigushi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hirigushi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hirigushi slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice head shot.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Hirigushi is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sitsongrit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hirigushi.
Hirigushi lands with a straight right. Sitsongrit didn't see that one coming.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Hirigushi moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hirigushi is looking to escape.
Sitsongrit performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirigushi wants to get back to his feet.
Sitsongrit trying to control from half guard but Hirigushi is working away.
Hirigushi is looking to escape.
Sitsongrit wants to free his trapped foot but Hirigushi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sitsongrit content to control rather than advance.
Hirigushi keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Sitsongrit is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marcinho Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the body
and Hirigushi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hirigushi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hirigushi throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Hirigushi counters with a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and Hirigushi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hirigushi swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hirigushi doesn't seem bothered though.
Kendo Hirigushi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hirigushi throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirigushi looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Hirigushi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sitsongrit.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hirigushi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit thuds his right hand into Hirigushi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hirigushi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Hirigushi thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hirigushi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sitsongrit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hirigushi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sitsongrit half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hirigushi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hirigushi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hirigushi tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hirigushi misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hirigushi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hirigushi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sitsongrit counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hirigushi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hirigushi lands a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit tries for a takedown but Hirigushi manages to get underhooks.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries to pull guard but Hirigushi holds him up against the cage and eventually Sitsongrit drops back down to his feet.
Hirigushi prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Hirigushi tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hirigushi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hirigushi throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Hirigushi does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hirigushi misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit closes the distance but Hirigushi moves to the side
and Hirigushi counters with a stiff right hand.
Hirigushi avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sitsongrit there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendo Hirigushi 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.
Sitsongrit swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hirigushi counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hirigushi counters with a three punch combo that has Sitsongrit backing up. Sitsongrit nods at Hirigushi to acknowledge the strikes.
Kendo Hirigushi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hirigushi takes one on the button.
Hirigushi misses with a double jab.
Sitsongrit drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hirigushi sprawls and moves away.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hirigushi.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hirigushi's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Hirigushi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hirigushi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Hirigushi counters with a nice uppercut.
Hirigushi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hirigushi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hirigushi is rocked!
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hirigushi is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Hirigushi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hirigushi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hirigushi seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hirigushi. Those never looked like landing.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Hirigushi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hirigushi tries to keep at a distance but Sitsongrit has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hirigushi scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Hirigushi gets underhooks to prevent Sitsongrit's takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Hirigushi fails to land.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hirigushi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sitsongrit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sitsongrit has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hirigushi clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hirigushi preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Sitsongrit.
Hirigushi is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Sitsongrit off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirigushi trying to get back to his feet but Sitsongrit is in full control for now.
Sitsongrit has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Hirigushi's body.
Hirigushi preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to get the hooks in deep but Hirigushi pushed the leg off.
Hirigushi trying to get back to his feet but Sitsongrit is in full control for now.
Sitsongrit slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Hirigushi staying busy and making it hard for Sitsongrit to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sitsongrit just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Hirigushi wants to get back to his feet.
Hirigushi tries to escape the position.
Hirigushi trying to get back to his feet but Sitsongrit is in full control for now.
Sitsongrit working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Hirigushi is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Sitsongrit has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Hirigushi taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marcinho Sitsongrit!
Marcinho Sitsongrit retains his featherweight title!
Marcinho Sitsongrit spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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