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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit (ranked 10 p4p, 50 weight class) and Sergei Petrov (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 28 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Petrov momentarily.
Sitsongrit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab. Petrov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Petrov there.
Petrov moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov misses with the combination.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice uppercut lands for Petrov. That snapped Sitsongrit's head back.
Petrov scores with a sloppy right hand. Sitsongrit should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
A little jabbing left from Petrov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sitsongrit cracks Petrov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov throws a nice looking combination but Sitsongrit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sitsongrit wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a good cross that connects.
Petrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Petrov misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Petrov avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Petrov.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit scores with a decent looking hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Petrov throws a right hand that Sitsongrit ducks under and follows up with a left that Sitsongrit also avoids with ease.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Petrov counters with an outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Petrov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Good work by Petrov as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
The fighters circle momentarily. Petrov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Petrov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Petrov.
Petrov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Petrov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Petrov lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitsongrit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Petrov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrov blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Petrov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the nose.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Petrov's belly button to the back.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Petrov just manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit fakes the leg kick and cracks Petrov in the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Petrov's legs.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Petrov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Petrov throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Petrov connects with a looping right hand.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Petrov's front leg with a kick but Petrov checks it.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Petrov slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Petrov scores with a hook.
Petrov cracks Sitsongrit with an open hand slap.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov throws a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Petrov 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.
Petrov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Petrov jumps back.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Petrov is able to avoid easily.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Petrov throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Petrov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Petrov has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Petrov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Petrov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice cross by Petrov.
Petrov throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Petrov is looking to chop away at Sitsongrit's legs.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
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 Petrov.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Petrov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Petrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Petrov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses its target.
Sitsongrit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit thumps Petrov with a low kick.
Petrov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Petrov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sitsongrit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
Petrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Petrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Sitsongrit has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sitsongrit throws a good cross that connects.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Petrov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Petrov slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A cross from Petrov lands.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Petrov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Petrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Petrov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but Petrov avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a jab to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov throws a nice looking combination but Sitsongrit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit walks into a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Petrov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Petrov moved away.
Nice jab there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit walks into a stiff left hand from Petrov.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Petrov lands a jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Petrov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petrov.
Petrov lands with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Petrov down.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Petrov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Petrov swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Petrov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Petrov checks a leg kick.
Petrov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab lands there for Petrov.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Petrov defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
Petrov misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrov.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
Sitsongrit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Sitsongrit is controlling him.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Petrov.
Petrov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petrov misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Sitsongrit is controlling him.
Petrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Petrov 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 Petrov can turn it around.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov is trying to break free.
Petrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Sergei Petrov just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sitsongrit thinking.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Petrov.
Petrov slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petrov.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Petrov throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov blocks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Petrov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Petrov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sitsongrit counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit prevents Petrov from breaking the clinch.
Petrov misses with a body punch.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrov is looking to break free of the clinch but Sitsongrit has double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Petrov.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrov is trying to break free.
Petrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Petrov scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrov lands with a hook. Sitsongrit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Petrov throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Petrov scores with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy body shot
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Petrov jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Petrov.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Petrov.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Petrov momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Petrov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Petrov misses with some punches.
Petrov cracks Sitsongrit with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Petrov can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Petrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Petrov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov blocks a low kick nicely.
Petrov scores with a jab. Sitsongrit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice jab there from Petrov.
Sitsongrit tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Petrov blocks the low kick.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petrov. Petrov obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Petrov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Petrov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Petrov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Petrov is having none of it.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Sergei Petrov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Petrov lands a glancing blow to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Petrov works Sitsongrit's body with a nice hook.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Petrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrov throws a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petrov moves into range and connects with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Petrov.
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Petrov moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Petrov throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Petrov sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Petrov. That did some damage!
Petrov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov jabs Sitsongrit right on the nose. Sitsongrit blinks but takes it well.
Sitsongrit defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit takes one to the side of the head.
Petrov misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters by moving into the clinch.
Sergei Petrov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Petrov tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Petrov avoids it easily.
Petrov throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov scores with a sloppy right hand. Sitsongrit should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
Petrov misses with the combination.
Nice cross by Petrov.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a low kick but Petrov moves his leg out of the way.
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Petrov tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Petrov blocks a jab.
Petrov cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit's ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as Petrov blocks the leg kick.
Petrov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Left hook, right uppercut from Petrov.
Petrov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit. Beautiful body shot.
Petrov 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 punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Petrov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Petrov digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Petrov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Petrov 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:50
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Petrov!
Sergei Petrov is the new bantamweight champion!
Sergei Petrov 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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