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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Little Kitty Sripituksakul (ranked 292 p4p, 580 weight class) and Damen Mayer (ranked 19 p4p, 36 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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170 cm
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27 - 23 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Little Kitty Sripituksakul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Damen Mayer!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Watson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sripituksakul throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mayer counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayer is trying to get an arm triangle but Sripituksakul is defending well.
Sripituksakul gets back to half guard.
Mayer stalling away here and it's allowed Sripituksakul to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Mayer stopping the sweep attempt from Sripituksakul.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sripituksakul is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sripituksakul not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sripituksakul missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mayer tries to roll over but Sripituksakul keeps him under control.
Sripituksakul looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sripituksakul 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.
Mayer actively working from the bottom here.
Sripituksakul tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mayer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mayer is trying to get back to full guard.
Sripituksakul works his way into side control.
Mayer prevents Sripituksakul from improving position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sripituksakul working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mayer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sripituksakul working the head with strikes.
Sripituksakul scoring with punches and elbows.
Sripituksakul in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sripituksakul working the ground and pound.
Sripituksakul wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mayer, who protects the arm well.
Sripituksakul is putting a hurting on Mayer here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sripituksakul scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer is trying to improve his position.
Sripituksakul working the head and body with strikes.
Mayer takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sripituksakul landing a few strikes.
Sripituksakul works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sripituksakul is working Mayer over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mayer is rocked!
Sripituksakul throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sripituksakul goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mayer has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sripituksakul but great work by Mayer.
Mayer goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sripituksakul rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mayer's guard! Nice work there by Sripituksakul!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sripituksakul cracks Mayer with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sripituksakul landing some decent shots from guard.
Mayer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sripituksakul is aware though and is defending well.
Sripituksakul is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sripituksakul is pushing down on Mayer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mayer is fighting to maintain full guard but Sripituksakul has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sripituksakul looks to land a strike but Mayer avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mayer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mayer throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sripituksakul uses it to pass to side control.
Sripituksakul landing a few strikes.
Sripituksakul working the ground and pound.
Sripituksakul tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sripituksakul has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Little Kitty Sripituksakul dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Mayer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sripituksakul swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sripituksakul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayer manages to avoid it.
Mayer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sripituksakul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mayer can do to turn this around?
Sripituksakul shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mayer as he avoids it easily.
Mayer stuns Sripituksakul with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mayer. Sripituksakul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sripituksakul lands a jab to Mayer's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sripituksakul takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mayer moves out of range of the strikes.
Sripituksakul gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mayer to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Little Kitty Sripituksakul overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mayer drops back looking for a leg! Sripituksakul is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sripituksakul manages to kick Mayer off! Mayer jumps back into Sripituksakul's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sripituksakul looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mayer passes into half guard.
Sripituksakul looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sripituksakul is not content to let Mayer control the position.
Sripituksakul is looking to improve his position.
That's two 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.
Sripituksakul moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mayer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mayer trying to control but Sripituksakul is working from the bottom.
Sripituksakul looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mayer passes into side control.
Sripituksakul gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sripituksakul defends it well.
Sripituksakul is refusing to be controlled, as Mayer sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sripituksakul manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sripituksakul isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mayer stacks Sripituksakul on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mayer!
Sripituksakul manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mayer manages to get to full guard.
Sripituksakul is in close to Mayer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sripituksakul working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Damen Mayer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sripituksakul slips under a jab.
Damen Mayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sripituksakul missing with a left hand there. Mayer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mayer scores with a nice right hand.
Mayer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sripituksakul's hands.
Sripituksakul shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mayer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sripituksakul trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sripituksakul postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sripituksakul throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sripituksakul slips nicely into half guard.
Sripituksakul working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Sripituksakul there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer taking some punishment here, with Sripituksakul in his half guard.
Sripituksakul missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sripituksakul is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mayer looking for submissions off his back.
Sripituksakul is looking for a kimura here.
Sripituksakul landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mayer sees it coming and defends easily.
Sripituksakul not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sripituksakul is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mayer defends it well.
Sripituksakul slips a nice elbow through Mayer's hands, connecting with Mayer's forehead.
Mayer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sripituksakul misses with a head shot. Mayer uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mayer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mayer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sripituksakul gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sripituksakul throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sripituksakul postures up in Mayer's guard and throws a big left but Mayer blocks it.
Sripituksakul stands up over Mayer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mayer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sripituksakul trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sripituksakul trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mayer manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mayer is one step ahead there.
Mayer tries to free his leg and advance position but Sripituksakul is retaining full guard.
Sripituksakul wants to hit a sweep here but Mayer passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sripituksakul there!
Mayer is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sripituksakul has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sripituksakul is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Little Kitty Sripituksakul showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sripituksakul 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 Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Little Kitty Sripituksakul!
An out of breath Little Kitty Sripituksakul 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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energy
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hype
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RATING
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