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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sakmongkol Sitsongrit (ranked 52 p4p, 446 weight class) and Juan Kemonito (ranked 8 p4p, 30 weight class). Kemonito has chosen Kemonito Entrance Music as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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14 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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 11 - 0 - 1, 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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Kemonito!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Kemonito checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kemonito has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sitsongrit is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick and Kemonito moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Kemonito.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Kemonito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kemonito's head.
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.
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kemonito stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kemonito takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Kemonito's body.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit defending well as Kemonito loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kemonito under the eye.
Kemonito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Kemonito moves out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Kemonito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Kemonito swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit misses with a head kick.
Kemonito looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kemonito.
Kemonito throws a big shot that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sitsongrit. Kemonito shrugs it off though.
Sitsongrit looks to clinch
and Kemonito counters with a stiff right hand.
Kemonito walks into a left hand.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Kemonito misses the body punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit cracks Kemonito with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemonito is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sitsongrit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kemonito has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kemonito there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
Sitsongrit is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kemonito just misses with a punch to the body.
Kemonito ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Kemonito throws a fast counter high kick but Sitsongrit manages to duck under it in time.
Sitsongrit cracks Kemonito with an open hand slap.
Sitsongrit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sitsongrit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Kemonito ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kemonito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit works Kemonito's body with a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Kemonito tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kemonito on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kemonito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Kemonito avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sitsongrit. Kemonito shrugs it off though.
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!
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Kemonito is out of range.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Kemonito's ribs.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick
and Kemonito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Sakmongkol Sitsongrit has been cut.
Sitsongrit lands with an uppercut that bounces Kemonito off the cage and back into range.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Kemonito avoids it.
Kemonito throws a counter combo.
Kemonito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sakmongkol Sitsongrit's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kemonito takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab. Kemonito acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Sitsongrit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sitsongrit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot that snaps Kemonito's head back.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Kemonito walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kemonito at a distance.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kemonito was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Kemonito feints the counter takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
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.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kemonito might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sitsongrit has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemonito gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sitsongrit.
Kemonito shoots in and drives through. Sitsongrit sprawls well.
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Kemonito's ribcage but misses.
Kemonito takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kemonito let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Kemonito misses with a looping right.
Kemonito throws a head kick that misses.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Kemonito.
Kemonito takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sitsongrit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy right hand. Kemonito should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sitsongrit lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Kemonito's front leg with a kick but Kemonito checks it.
Kemonito gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Kemonito throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick by Sitsongrit misses
and Kemonito counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit jabs at Kemonito's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kemonito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Kemonito drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Kemonito tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Kemonito's body.
Kemonito digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
Kemonito has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kemonito was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kemonito can do to turn this around?
Kemonito takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donk. Kemonito catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross.
Kemonito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
A little jabbing left from Kemonito on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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!
Kemonito throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Kemonito's shoulder, as Kemonito tries to avoid the shot.
Kemonito now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kemonito moves forwards but Sitsongrit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kemonito slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kemonito on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kemonito checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kemonito on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Kemonito down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sakmongkol Sitsongrit's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kemonito ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good shot there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kemonito.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kemonito chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
And Kemonito tries to counter it with a takedown but Sitsongrit pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kemonito.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemonito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kemonito looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Kemonito's leg. Kemonito is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kemonito has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kemonito doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kemonito moves out of range of the strikes.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Kemonito's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kemonito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kemonito lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Kemonito throws a body kick.
Kemonito swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Kemonito counters with an outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kemonito has his takedown stuffed
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
Kemonito moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Kemonito steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit misses the body punch
and Kemonito counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kemonito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Kemonito on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kemonito takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Kemonito counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sitsongrit pushes Kemonito up against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsongrit pushes Kemonito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kemonito.
Kemonito tries for a takedown but Sitsongrit manages to get underhooks.
Kemonito tries for a takedown but Sitsongrit manages to get underhooks.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Kemonito.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kemonito.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Kemonito controls his hands.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kemonito misses with a body punch.
Kemonito drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kemonito drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kemonito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kemonito was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Kemonito has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kemonito, pushing him back against the cage.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kemonito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kemonito has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kemonito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Kemonito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Sakmongkol Sitsongrit's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sitsongrit thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kemonito if he has to take too many more of those.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kemonito.
Kemonito on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kemonito takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kemonito on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sitsongrit cracks Kemonito with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kemonito is rocked!
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kemonito is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
A lazy left from Sitsongrit finds it's target.
Sitsongrit cracks Kemonito with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Kemonito falls to his knees and Sitsongrit doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sakmongkol Sitsongrit!
Sakmongkol Sitsongrit is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Sakmongkol Sitsongrit thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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