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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Showtime Sitsongrit (ranked 1435 p4p, 1140 weight class) and Edgy Brah (ranked 153 p4p, 122 weight class). Sitsongrit comes to the cage accompanied by ศึกษานารี - LABANOON. Brah has chosen Dropped by Smoke Serpent as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Showtime Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Edgy Brah!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brah just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a high kick!
Brah cracks Sitsongrit with an open hand slap.
Brah shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sitsongrit tries to kick Brah off but Brah keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brah controlling the action here.
Brah passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brah controlling his opponent.
Sitsongrit taking shots to the head.
Brah looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brah has hold of Sitsongrit's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sitsongrit manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Brah controlling the pace for now.
Brah tries to control but Sitsongrit wriggling away.
Sitsongrit is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Brah with shots to the head and body - Sitsongrit looks very uncomfortable down there.
Brah landing strikes from the mount.
Sitsongrit wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Brah looking to control but Sitsongrit is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sitsongrit is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Brah can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sitsongrit is looking to escape.
Sitsongrit wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brah working for a submission but Sitsongrit is keeping him at bay.
Brah controlling from the full mount.
Brah trying to control but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
Sitsongrit is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Brah tries to control but Sitsongrit wriggling away.
Sitsongrit's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brah controlling from mount.
Sitsongrit has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brah just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Sitsongrit is trying to stand back up.
Brah has his opponent's back but Sitsongrit is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Brah.
Showtime Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brah.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brah works Sitsongrit's body with a nice hook.
Brah is looking to clinch but Sitsongrit is avoiding it.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brah drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sitsongrit defends it well.
Brah drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brah trying to control the position from guard on top but Sitsongrit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sitsongrit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brah trying to control the position from guard on top but Sitsongrit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brah wants to pass the guard but Sitsongrit is keeping the position.
Brah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brah trying to control but Sitsongrit is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brah prevents Sitsongrit from getting back to his feet.
Sitsongrit manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Sitsongrit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brah tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brah jabs at Sitsongrit's body.
Showtime Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brah misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Brah moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Brah moved away.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Brah uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgy Brah dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot that snaps Brah's head back.
Brah fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brah wants to clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Brah blocks it.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Brah.
That kick from Brah tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Brah was well out of range.
Brah throws a body kick that misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit lands with a slapping head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Brah is out of range.
Brah wants to slow Sitsongrit down by chopping away at his legs.
Brah checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Brah misses with a few strikes there.
Brah throws a sloppy body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a three punch combo that has Brah backing up. Brah nods at Sitsongrit to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Brah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit tries to land a leg kick but Brah saw it coming and moves away.
Brah takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brah tries to clinch up but Sitsongrit circles away and keeps his distance.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brah.
A nice combination there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Brah saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brah throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Brah avoids it easily.
Brah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brah swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brah checks it well.
Showtime Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brah misses with a two punch combination.
Sitsongrit throws a good cross that connects.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Brah sees it coming and moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Brah avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brah throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brah is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sitsongrit rather than just go for the knockout.
Brah throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Brah.
An inside leg kick from Brah misses.
Brah tries to clinch up but Sitsongrit circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Brah throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Brah tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brah checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws out a leg kick but Brah moves out of range and Sitsongrit only half commits.
Brah throws a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brah's sensitive parts.
Brah fails with the takedown.
Brah closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sitsongrit did well to prevent Brah getting side control.
Sitsongrit scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Brah manages to mount him!
Sitsongrit wants to try and get back to his feet.
Brah lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sitsongrit hang on?
Sitsongrit wants to try and get back to his feet.
Brah trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brah lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brah is landing with some decent strikes but Sitsongrit is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
My spies in Bop HQ inform me that Brah has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
You get the feeling that Sitsongrit really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Brah has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sitsongrit is squirming around, avoiding Brah's attempts to control the action.
Sitsongrit is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Edgy Brah has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sitsongrit is squirming around, avoiding Brah's attempts to control the action.
Sitsongrit is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Sitsongrit stops Brah from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Sitsongrit somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brah closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit circles away.
Showtime Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgy Brah.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brah takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Showtime Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Brah scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Brah just misses with a punch to the body.
Brah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Brah.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Brah moves away and avoids it.
Brah throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brah doesn't seem phased though.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Brah avoids it.
Brah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Brah is out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brah manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit tries to land a body kick
and Brah counters with a single leg into guard. Sitsongrit didn't expect that.
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!
Brah prevents Sitsongrit from getting back to his feet.
Brah not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brah tries to free his leg and advance position but Sitsongrit is retaining full guard.
Brah keeps trying to improve his position.
Sitsongrit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brah is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit keeping moving, preventing Brah from controlling successfully.
Sitsongrit is looking to stand up but Brah isn't so interested in that idea.
Brah trying to control the position from guard on top but Sitsongrit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brah slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brah's head backwards.
A punch combination from Brah misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab. Brah acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sitsongrit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brah.
Brah throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brah cracks Sitsongrit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with low kicks.
Brah tries to counter with a clinch but Sitsongrit shakes him off and moves away.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brah.
No luck for Brah with that takedown attempt.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Brah moves out of range easily.
Brah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Sitsongrit as he connects with a hook.
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 connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
Brah throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brah lunges at Sitsongrit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sitsongrit's hand.
Jab, jab by Sitsongrit - just one landing.
Brah has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brah there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brah darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Brah blocks the low kick.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Brah avoids it easily.
Brah doesn't manage to clinch there - Sitsongrit circles away.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick
and Brah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brah fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sitsongrit, pushing him back against the cage.
Brah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch.
Brah misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Brah changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sitsongrit tries to avoid it but Brah manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sitsongrit to the ground. Sitsongrit escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Showtime Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgy Brah.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brah is defended easily by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brah looks for a takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brah wants to clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Brah's ribs.
Sitsongrit takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit dodges the punch combination from Brah.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Brah's front leg but catches the back leg as Brah tries to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at Brah's knee but Brah avoids it well.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Brah was well out of range.
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 Showtime Sitsongrit.
I think Sitsongrit 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Edgy Brah!
A relieved looking Edgy Brah thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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