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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Petchuanglek Sitsongrit (ranked 110 p4p, 295 weight class) and Vadim Golovkin (ranked 4 p4p, 18 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petchuanglek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vadim Golovkin!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovkin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts.
Golovkin wants to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Golovkin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Golovkin tries to clinch but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Golovkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Golovkin.
Golovkin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Golovkin throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Golovkin is just out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Golovkin saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Golovkin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Golovkin tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Golovkin.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit lands a jab.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Golovkin is out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golovkin's corner calls for a 1-2. Golovkin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick
and Golovkin counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Golovkin works Sitsongrit's body with a nice hook.
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Golovkin.
Golovkin lands a jab to the head.
Golovkin tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Golovkin moves in looking to clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him off.
Golovkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Golovkin moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Golovkin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Golovkin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Golovkin avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Golovkin looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Golovkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Sitsongrit circles away.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Golovkin moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
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 wants to slow Golovkin down by chopping away at his legs.
Golovkin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Golovkin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Golovkin slips the punch.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Golovkin throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Golovkin.
Sitsongrit works the jab nicely.
Golovkin misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Golovkin.
Golovkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and pushes Golovkin back into the cage.
Golovkin tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Golovkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Golovkin misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Golovkin blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Golovkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Golovkin lands with a right to the head.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Golovkin.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Golovkin.
Golovkin can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Golovkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golovkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Golovkin 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 Golovkin can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Golovkin avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Golovkin.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Golovkin blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
Golovkin misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Golovkin fails to land.
Golovkin blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
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 Petchuanglek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Golovkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Golovkin throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses its target.
Sitsongrit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Golovkin can pounce on him.
Golovkin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit tries to counter by clinching up but Golovkin breaks away and moves out of range.
Golovkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sitsongrit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Golovkin blocks the body kick.
Sitsongrit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Golovkin.
Jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Golovkin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit rushes Golovkin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Golovkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Golovkin avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Golovkin misses with a body punch.
Golovkin lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Golovkin lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Golovkin fails to land.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Golovkin avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Golovkin prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Golovkin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Golovkin lands an uppercut.
Golovkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Golovkin pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Golovkin blocking some punches.
Golovkin misses with some punches.
Golovkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Golovkin.
Golovkin throws a head punch that misses.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Golovkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Golovkin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Golovkin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Golovkin.
Golovkin misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Golovkin has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Golovkin controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
A shot in the inside from Golovkin.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Golovkin fails to land.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Golovkin throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit presses Golovkin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch.
Golovkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Golovkin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Golovkin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Golovkin.
Golovkin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Golovkin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Golovkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Golovkin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Golovkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Golovkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Golovkin slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
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 Petchuanglek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Golovkin's body.
Sitsongrit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Golovkin tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
Golovkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Golovkin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Golovkin throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Golovkin throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Golovkin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Golovkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Golovkin strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and pushes Golovkin back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golovkin lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Golovkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Golovkin lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Golovkin.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Golovkin blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Golovkin.
Sitsongrit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Golovkin is just out of range.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Golovkin has time to react.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Golovkin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Golovkin misses.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Golovkin moved away.
Golovkin scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vadim Golovkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golovkin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Golovkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter the offense by Golovkin and move into the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Golovkin missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Golovkin moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Golovkin tries a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Golovkin ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Golovkin avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Golovkin with the inside leg kick.
Golovkin tries to clinch up.
Golovkin gets tackled into the cage by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit maintains the clinch.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Golovkin avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Golovkin fails to land.
Golovkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Golovkin's head.
Golovkin misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Golovkin fails to land.
Golovkin has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Golovkin.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
A body shot lands from Golovkin.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Golovkin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Golovkin working aggressively here.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
Golovkin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it well.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Golovkin moves forwards but Sitsongrit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sitsongrit moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golovkin misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
Golovkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Golovkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Petchuanglek 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Petchuanglek Sitsongrit!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Petchuanglek Sitsongrit!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Petchuanglek Sitsongrit!
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Petchuanglek Sitsongrit thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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