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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sakmongkol Sitsongrit (ranked 177 p4p, 26 weight class) and Juan Pique (ranked 366 p4p, 47 weight class). Pique has chosen Piranha as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sakmongkol Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Juan Pique!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Pique moves out of range.
Sitsongrit backing away here, and Pique unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pique looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pique misses with a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Pique uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sitsongrit has time to react.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pique dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Pique avoids it.
Pique swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pique needs to keep his hands up - Sitsongrit had a free shot at his head there.
Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Pique ducked under it nicely.
Pique flicks out a counter leg kick but Sitsongrit steps away.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Pique saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pique was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Good standup being displayed there by Sitsongrit as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pique looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pique avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Pique avoids it.
Pique lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pique fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sitsongrit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pique throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Pique moves away and avoids it.
Pique throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pique swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Pique throws a poor cross that misses
and Pique takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pique misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Pique moved away.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
A big left from Pique misses.
A jab lands there for Pique.
Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
and Pique counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pique throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pique avoids it.
Pique fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit cracks Pique with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pique thuds a left hand into Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit scores with the left hand. Pique knows he should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pique wants to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Pique avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Pique was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pique misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick
and Pique counters with a right hand to the body.
Pique gets tackled into the cage by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit maintains the clinch.
Pique tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Pique.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Pique.
Pique doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pique can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Pique misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pique misses with a body punch.
Pique lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Pique swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Pique fails to land.
Pique pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pique.
Pique loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Pique moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Pique slaps the foot to one side.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pique finds it's way round the side to connect with Sitsongrit's head.
Pique ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Pique cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pique was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pique lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sitsongrit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sitsongrit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pique connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pique misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pique misses the jab.
Sitsongrit jabs at Pique's body.
Pique on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pique misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pique throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit cracks Pique with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pique will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pique misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Pique is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pique thuds his shin into the meat of Sitsongrit's side.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That kick from Pique tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pique scores with a punch to the head.
A clash of legs there as Pique blocks the low kick.
Sitsongrit defending well as Pique loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juan Pique will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sitsongrit punishes Pique's body with a nice straight punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pique.
Pique throws a big shot that misses.
Pique lands a nice shot that snaps Sitsongrit's head back.
Pique pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Pique swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pique.
Pique looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Pique moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pique checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pique throws a body shot but no joy.
Pique misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Pique does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pique is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
letting Pique counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Pique off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Pique throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pique lands a right hook to the body.
Sitsongrit motions for Pique to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pique only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit needs to keep his hands up - Pique had a free shot at his head there.
Pique misses with a double jab
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body shot.
Juan Pique seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but Pique checks it
and Pique counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sitsongrit's knee momentarily.
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pique slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Pique lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pique.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Pique lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pique misses with a wild combination.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pique throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Pique moves out of range.
Pique throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Pique does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pique.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Pique throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and Pique makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pique 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.
Pique ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Pique lands a jab to Sitsongrit's midsection.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Pique avoids the punch easily.
Pique throws the kick towards the body but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Pique throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
and Pique counters with a low kick, right behind Sitsongrit 's knee.
Pique takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but Pique checks it
letting Pique counter with a right hand.
Pique ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pique throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sitsongrit throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pique avoids it.
Pique lands the left hand.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Pique moves out of range.
Sitsongrit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pique lands with an overhand left.
Pique throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Pique avoids it.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pique momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pique scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Pique connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sitsongrit momentarily.
Pique avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Pique ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Pique misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Pique looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good shot there by Pique.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Pique with a nice cross.
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.
Sitsongrit defending well as Pique loads up on a big left hand.
Pique throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick from Pique, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Pique showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Pique has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Pique moved out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Pique staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pique lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sitsongrit will feel that in the morning.
Sitsongrit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pique uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sitsongrit has time to react.
Pique 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 scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Pique.
Pique lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pique was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pique fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pique connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sitsongrit momentarily.
Sitsongrit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pique moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit feints a jab promting Pique to slip. Sitsongrit then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pique slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Pique saw that one coming.
Pique blocks a jab.
Pique takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sitsongrit defending well as Pique loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Pique was well out of range.
Pique throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pique moves out of range of the body kick.
Sitsongrit backing away here, and Pique unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Pique uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Pique misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pique struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pique.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pique misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Pique.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Pique's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pique blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pique misses with the head strike.
Pique throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pique creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pique throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Pique uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pique creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pique misses with a body punch.
Pique prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pique.
Pique misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pique blocking some punches.
Pique throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pique pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pique staying out of range there.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Pique connects with a right hand. Sitsongrit shakes it off.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Pique moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sitsongrit takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sitsongrit keeps Pique at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pique looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pique moves away.
Sitsongrit misses the body punch
and Pique counters with a nice uppercut.
Pique stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pique cracks Sitsongrit with an open hand slap.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pique blocks a leg kick.
Pique flicks out a counter leg kick but Sitsongrit steps away.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pique.
It seemed like Pique was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pique fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sitsongrit.
Pique throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Pique's front leg but catches the back leg as Pique tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Pique.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Sakmongkol Sitsongrit did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pique takes one to the side of the head.
Pique slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Pique scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
Pique throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pique keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pique.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Pique is just out of range.
Pique flicks out a counter leg kick but Sitsongrit steps away.
Sitsongrit avoids a kick to the body.
Pique with a nice cross.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pique counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Pique gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with low kicks.
Sitsongrit misses the body punch
and Pique counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pique.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Pique counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sitsongrit thinking.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pique.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Pique counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick but Pique moves out of range.
Donk. Sitsongrit catches Pique right on the button with a cross.
Pique sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pique.
Pique scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pique throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sitsongrit forces Pique back against the cage and clinches.
Nice body punch from Pique - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Pique.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pique tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Pique back against the cage.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pique lands a body shot.
Pique prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pique creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pique lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Pique lands with a light punch inside.
Pique misses with a punch on the inside.
Pique misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pique breaks from the clinch.
Pique swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a really nice looking cross but Pique seems unphased.
Pique scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Pique is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pique tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pique.
Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pique.
A swing and a miss from Pique.
Pique tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pique.
Pique feints and then cracks Sitsongrit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sitsongrit down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pique.
Pique misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Pique connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pique is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Pique looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pique misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pique's sensitive parts.
Pique steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Pique takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Pique ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Pique slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left lands for Pique.
That kick from Pique tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pique manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Pique takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Pique dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pique lands with a hook. Sitsongrit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pique throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pique dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pique smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pique avoids a kick to the body.
Pique misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Pique moves out of range.
Pique throws the kick towards the body but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Pique saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Pique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Pique avoids the punch easily.
Pique blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pique! But no joy.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Pique's midsection.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Pique.
Pique fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Pique counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Pique on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick nicely.
Sitsongrit misses with a jab to the body
and Pique counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Pique.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pique's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sitsongrit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pique scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pique moves away.
Pique throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit clinches with his opponent.
Pique stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Pique.
Pique throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Pique blocks it.
Pique misses with a punch on the inside.
Pique can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Pique struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pique.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pique goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pique fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pique tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Pique avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Pique uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pique doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pique prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Pique controls the action.
Pique can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Pique.
Pique throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Pique tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Juan Pique is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pique blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Pique throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Pique blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pique tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pique's elbow.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pique blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Pique misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pique goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sakmongkol Sitsongrit.
I think Pique has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 47:48
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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