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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Petsuwan Sitsongrit (ranked 139 p4p, 112 weight class) and Greg Connor (ranked 14 p4p, 11 weight class). Connor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cherub Rock. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petsuwan Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Connor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Connor off balance momentarily.
Connor throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Connor was well out of range.
Connor appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Connor slips the punch.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
Connor has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
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.
Connor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connor.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Connor looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Connor's head but Connor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit backing away here, and Connor unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Connor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Connor.
A swing and a miss from Connor.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Connor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
Connor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Connor throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Connor just misses with a punch to the body.
As Connor backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
An inside leg kick from Connor misses.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit walks into a stiff left hand from Connor.
It looks like Petsuwan Sitsongrit has been cut.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Connor moves away.
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Connor throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Connor's front leg but catches the back leg as Connor tries to avoid it.
Connor swings widly with a right hand
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Connor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Connor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Connor slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Connor throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Connor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Connor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Connor tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Connor tries to clinch up but Sitsongrit circles away and keeps his distance.
Sitsongrit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Connor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Connor throws a low kick, looking for Sitsongrit's leg but Sitsongrit calmly moves out of range.
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Connor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A cross from Connor lands.
Connor throws a head kick that misses.
Connor lands with a nice body punch.
Connor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Connor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Connor misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Connor or not.
A short left from Connor.
Connor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Connor throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Connor tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Connor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Connor blocks the body kick.
Connor moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Connor was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Connor misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Connor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Connor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Connor.
Connor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Connor blocks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Connor.
Connor staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Connor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sitsongrit scrambles back to his feet.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Connors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
enabling Connor to counter with a crisp jab.
Connor misses with a body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Connor is out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit with a jab.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Connor's defenses.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the nose.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petsuwan Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Petsuwan Sitsongrit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Connor misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Connor was well out of range.
Sitsongrit walks into a jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Connor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Connor.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Connor ducks down to avoid it.
Connor misses with a leg kick.
Petsuwan Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Connor.
Connor tries to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit moves his leg out of the way.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Connor moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Connor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Connor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Connor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
Sitsongrit cracks Connor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Connor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Connor misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit moves into range and clinches up with Connor.
Connor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Connor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Connor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Connor misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Connor lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connor.
Connor misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Connor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Connor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Connor tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Connor back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Connor scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Connor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Connor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Greg Connor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Connor.
Connor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Connor's elbow.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Connor blocks an uppercut.
Connor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Connor.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Connor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Connor tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Connor tries a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Connor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Connor's elbow.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Connor backwards.
Connor blocking some punches.
Connor blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Connor.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Connor blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Connor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Connor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Connor controls the action.
Connor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Connor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Connor tries a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Connor backwards.
Connor looking to throw knees to the head but Sitsongrit is blocking nicely.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Connor.
Connor working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connor tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Connor.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Connor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Connor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Connor tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Connor prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Connor lands a right hand.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Petsuwan Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Petsuwan Sitsongrit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Connor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a right hand.
Connor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
Good standup being displayed there by Sitsongrit as he connects with a hook.
Connor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Connor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Connor tries to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit moves his leg out of the way.
Connor wants to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Connor is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks.
Connor tries to clinch up.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch but Connor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Nice defenses there by Connor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Connor lands a lovely overhand right.
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connor tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Connor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Connor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a decent looking hook.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Connor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Connor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Connor throws a body kick that misses.
Connor lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Connor avoids it.
Connor throws the kick towards the body but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Connor throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Connor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Connor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Connor.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Connor misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Connor.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit avoiding damage as Connor throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Connor.
Connor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
A right hand to the body from Connor.
Sitsongrit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Connor backwards.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Connor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Connor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sitsongrit or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Connor lands a body punch.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Connor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Connor misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Connor fails to land.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Connor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Connor pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Connor throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Connor takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Connor blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Connor controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Connor fails to land.
Connor tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Connor blocking some punches.
Connor blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connor does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sitsongrit lands with a right hand.
Sitsongrit jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sitsongrit sizes up Connor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Connor missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Connor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Connor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Connor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Connor tried to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but Connor avoided it.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit scores with the left hand. Connor knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Connor scores with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petsuwan Sitsongrit clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Petsuwan Sitsongrit's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Connor throws a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit jabs Connor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Connor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Connor misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Connor can do to turn this around?
Connor keeps the fight on the outside.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Connor ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Connor lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Connor on the side of the head.
Connor misses the shot to the body.
Connor throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
enabling Connor to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch but Connor is avoiding it.
Connor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Connor is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
Connor walks into a straight right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
Connor has closed the distance and engaged Sitsongrit in a clinch.
Connor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Connor lands a body shot.
Connor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Connor backwards.
Connor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Connor blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Connor digs a right hand underneath Sitsongrit's ribcage. Sitsongrit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Connor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Connor misses with the head strike.
Connor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Connor controls the action.
Connor swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Connor swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit pushes Connor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Connor misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Connor's midsection.
Sitsongrit pushes Connor away with a front kick.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up.
A nice side step and Connor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Connor manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Connor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Connor.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
Connor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Connor with a jab.
Connor jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Connor crunches a lovely knee into Sitsongrit's ribcage.
Connor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Connor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Connor struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Connor backwards.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Connor trying to land knees to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Connor.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Connor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connor.
Connor misses with a body punch.
Connor has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
A head punch on the inside from Connor fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Connor fails to land.
Connor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Connor throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Connor swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Connor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Connor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sitsongrit is defending well for now.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Connor's elbow.
Sitsongrit cracks Connor with a nice body shot.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Petsuwan Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Petsuwan Sitsongrit's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Connor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Connor down.
Petsuwan Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Connor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Connor throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Connor just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses
and Connor counters with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Connor misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Connor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit stuns Connor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Connor walks into a straight right hand from Sitsongrit.
Connor misses with a body shot.
Connor staying out of range there.
Connor misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor feints and then cracks Sitsongrit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sitsongrit down.
Connor throws a solid leg kick but Sitsongrit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Connor.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Connor checks it.
Sitsongrit backing away here, and Connor unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Connor ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Sitsongrit.
Connor 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 low kick.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Connor misses with a leg kick.
Connor 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.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Connor's leg but Connor calmly moves out of range.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sitsongrit wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Connor misses with a leg kick.
Connor looks for the body kick but Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Connor just manages to avoid it.
Connor throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Greg Connor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Connor at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Connor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Connor throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Connor's sensitive parts.
Connor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Connor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Connor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Connor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Connor tries a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a low kick but Connor moves his leg out of the way.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Connor throws out the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Sitsongrit there.
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Connor walks into a left hand.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Connor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Connor looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Connor misses the target.
Connor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Connor misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Connor.
Connor misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Connor's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Sitsongrit.
Connor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range and Connor settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Connor misses the target.
Connor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sitsongrit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connor tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A low kick from Connor misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Connor misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice strike.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sitsongrit - that will leave a mark!
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Connor is just out of range.
Connor tries a quick counter leg kick but Sitsongrit is wise to it.
Sitsongrit cracks Connor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Connor ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
A shot to the body from Sitsongrit misses
and Connor counters with a nice uppercut.
Connor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Petsuwan Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sitsongrit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petsuwan Sitsongrit!
Petsuwan Sitsongrit retains his featherweight title!
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