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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo De Geno (ranked 311 p4p, 1335 weight class) and Little Kitty Sripituksakul (ranked 16 p4p, 79 weight class). De Geno comes into the arena with DE MEXICO SONG blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo De Geno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Little Kitty Sripituksakul!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sripituksakul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sripituksakul slips a straight right by De Geno.
Sripituksakul changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sripituksakul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Geno manages to avoid it.
Sripituksakul dives in and grabs De Geno's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Geno pushes down on Sripituksakul's head and hops out.
A little feinted left hand from De Geno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sripituksakul throws the kick towards the body but De Geno avoids it.
De Geno on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sripituksakul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Geno moves away.
De Geno scores with a nice strike.
Sripituksakul connects with an inside leg kick.
De Geno fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from De Geno misses the target.
Sripituksakul works De Geno's body with a nice hook.
Sripituksakul 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.
Sripituksakul shoots and misses
letting De Geno counter with a right hand.
De Geno misses with a right hand
and Sripituksakul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Geno throws a hook but Sripituksakul blocks it.
De Geno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Geno looks to land a left hand but Sripituksakul moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Sripituksakul was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Geno loads up on a big right hand but Sripituksakul slips the punch.
De Geno throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Geno throws a looping overhand right but Sripituksakul ducks down to avoid it.
Sripituksakul shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Geno as he jumps to the side.
Pablo De Geno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Little Kitty Sripituksakul.
Jab by De Geno.
De Geno tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Geno swinging wildly here.
Pablo De Geno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sripituksakul shoots in and drives through. De Geno sprawls well.
De Geno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Geno misses with a hook. Sripituksakul ducked under it nicely.
Sripituksakul lands a nice hook to De Geno's body. De Geno takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pablo De Geno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Geno throws a poor cross that misses
and Sripituksakul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Geno throws a jab when Sripituksakul was well out of range.
De Geno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Geno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sripituksakul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Geno.
Sripituksakul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Geno connects with a right hand. Sripituksakul shakes it off.
Sripituksakul throws a jab but it's blocked by De Geno.
Sripituksakul ducks under a wild hook from De Geno.
De Geno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Geno defending well as Sripituksakul loads up on a big left hand.
De Geno throws a head kick that misses.
Sripituksakul appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De Geno misses with an uppercut. Sripituksakul saw that one coming.
And Sripituksakul tries to counter it with a takedown but De Geno pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sripituksakul defending well as De Geno loads up on a big left hand.
Sripituksakul misses with a straight right.
De Geno is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sripituksakul moves out of range of the strikes.
De Geno thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Geno throws a big shot that misses.
Sripituksakul moves out of range as De Geno strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sripituksakul! But no joy.
Sripituksakul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Geno.
De Geno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sripituksakul slips under a jab from De Geno.
Sloppy strikes from De Geno. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Geno throws a hook but Sripituksakul avoids it easily.
Sripituksakul is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Geno darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sripituksakul cracks De Geno with an open hand slap.
De Geno throws a jab but it's blocked by Sripituksakul.
De Geno scores with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from De Geno.
De Geno wants to slow Sripituksakul down by chopping away at his legs.
De Geno misses with a straight left.
Sripituksakul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Geno ducks under a wild hook from Sripituksakul.
De Geno misses with a hook.
Sripituksakul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Geno.
Sripituksakul throws out a counter right but De Geno avoids it with no problem.
Sripituksakul throws a body shot but no joy.
De Geno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Geno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sripituksakul looks for a takedown but De Geno sprawls well.
Sripituksakul punishes De Geno's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Geno cracks Sripituksakul with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Geno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Geno throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sripituksakul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Geno.
Sripituksakul on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sripituksakul jabs De Geno right on the nose. De Geno blinks but takes it well.
Sripituksakul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A left lands for De Geno.
Sripituksakul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sripituksakul takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Geno misses with an uppercut.
Sripituksakul just misses with a punch to the body.
Sripituksakul dodges the punch combination from De Geno.
De Geno is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Geno connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo De Geno dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sripituksakul looks to score with a jab to the body but De Geno is just out of range.
Sripituksakul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Geno.
Sripituksakul changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
De Geno throws a leg kick but Sripituksakul sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sripituksakul looks for a takedown but De Geno sprawls well.
De Geno thumps Sripituksakul with a low kick.
De Geno avoids the body shot from Sripituksakul.
De Geno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sripituksakul slips under a jab.
De Geno looks to land a left hand but Sripituksakul moved out of range nicely.
De Geno throws a big shot that misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Sripituksakul might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, De Geno has got the better of the exchanges.
De Geno bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sripituksakul throws the kick towards the body but De Geno avoids it.
De Geno takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sripituksakul wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sripituksakul dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Geno. That did some damage!
Sripituksakul misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Geno misses with an uppercut.
Sripituksakul slips a jab from De Geno.
Sripituksakul was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
De Geno steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sripituksakul. That one must have hurt.
De Geno buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from De Geno misses.
Jab by De Geno.
De Geno with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Sripituksakul. That snapped De Geno's head back.
Sripituksakul moves out of range as De Geno strikes.
Sripituksakul looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sripituksakul takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Geno scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sripituksakul tries to close the distance and clinch but De Geno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sripituksakul connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sripituksakul slips under a jab from De Geno.
De Geno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sripituksakul.
Nice defenses there by Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Geno moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Geno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sripituksakul can do to turn this around?
Sripituksakul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sripituksakul uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big right from De Geno misses.
Sripituksakul misses with a low kick.
Sripituksakul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Geno was well out of range. Poor timing from Sripituksakul.
De Geno sizes up Sripituksakul with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Geno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sripituksakul moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Geno throws a jab but it's blocked by Sripituksakul.
De Geno's corner calls for a 1-2. De Geno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sripituksakul just misses with a punch to the body.
Sripituksakul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Geno.
Pablo De Geno is winning the standup battle so far.
Sripituksakul defending well as De Geno loads up on a big left hand.
De Geno throws a series of punches but Sripituksakul avoids them all with ease.
De Geno thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Geno throws an overhand right that lands on Sripituksakul's shoulder, as Sripituksakul tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - De Geno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Geno throws a hook but Sripituksakul blocks it.
Sripituksakul swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sripituksakul ducks right into an uppercut from De Geno.
Sripituksakul tries to clinch but De Geno is having none of it.
Sripituksakul defending well as De Geno loads up on a big left hand.
Sripituksakul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Geno manages to avoid it.
De Geno throwing a counter right hand but Sripituksakul manages to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Geno throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sripituksakul counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sripituksakul looks to throw the jab but De Geno is out of range.
De Geno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul swings for the body but De Geno moves out of range.
De Geno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Geno slips a straight right by Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul cracks De Geno with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sripituksakul looks to score with a jab to the body but De Geno is just out of range.
De Geno throws a head kick but Sripituksakul moves out of range.
De Geno throws a lazy right hand but Sripituksakul sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sripituksakul doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Geno looks to throw the jab but Sripituksakul is out of range.
A cross from De Geno lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Geno scores with a hook.
Sripituksakul moves out of range as De Geno strikes.
Sripituksakul throws out a counter right but De Geno avoids it with no problem.
De Geno misses with a hook
and Sripituksakul counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Geno misses with a looping left.
De Geno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Geno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Geno scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sripituksakul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Geno.
De Geno swings widly with a right hand
and Sripituksakul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Geno closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Geno takes a swing at Sripituksakul's ribcage but misses.
Sripituksakul fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sripituksakul ducks under a wild hook from De Geno.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo De Geno dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sripituksakul moves out of range as De Geno strikes.
De Geno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sripituksakul.
A big right from De Geno misses.
Sripituksakul takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Geno connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sripituksakul momentarily.
De Geno throws a hook to the side of Sripituksakul's head but Sripituksakul sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Geno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Geno slips under a jab from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul lands an overhand right.
De Geno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sripituksakul.
De Geno throws a hook to the side of Sripituksakul's head but Sripituksakul sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Geno throws a lazy uppercut
and Sripituksakul counters with a straight right hand.
Sripituksakul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Geno on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Geno throws a hook but Sripituksakul blocks it.
Sripituksakul with the counter takedown but De Geno avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from De Geno.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Geno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Geno misses with a body shot.
Sripituksakul manages to get an easy takedown there - catching De Geno on his heels. He'll look to pass De Geno's guard now, I'm sure.
De Geno preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Geno knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sripituksakul on the ground.
De Geno keeping full guard, as Sripituksakul tries to pass.
Sripituksakul pushes down on De Geno's leg and manages to get into half guard.
De Geno won't allow Sripituksakul to pass to mount.
Sripituksakul trying to control the action but De Geno is working from the bottom.
Sripituksakul looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
De Geno is trying to stand back up but Sripituksakul is controlling him
Sripituksakul is taking a breather. De Geno says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sripituksakul is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sripituksakul is sneakily working for an arm triangle but De Geno sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul thows a huge punch but De Geno dodges it nicely.
Sripituksakul drops an elbow to the side of De Geno's head.
Sripituksakul slows the pace down in half guard.
Sripituksakul has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sripituksakul looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Geno with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sripituksakul not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sripituksakul slows the pace down in half guard.
Sripituksakul throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
De Geno paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Geno doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from De Geno misses its intended target.
Nice shot lands for De Geno.
De Geno with a nice calf kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sripituksakul slips under a jab from De Geno.
Sripituksakul moves away from the strike by De Geno.
Sripituksakul tries a quick counter leg kick but De Geno is wise to it.
De Geno misses with a looping left.
Sripituksakul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Little Kitty Sripituksakul just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
De Geno scores with a nice strike.
De Geno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sripituksakul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sripituksakul just misses with a punch to the body.
De Geno slips under a jab.
De Geno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sripituksakul was well out of range. Poor timing from De Geno.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sripituksakul checks a leg kick.
Sripituksakul is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sripituksakul gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice takedown defense from De Geno. No joy for Sripituksakul on that attempt.
Sripituksakul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sripituksakul thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - De Geno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sripituksakul! But no joy.
Sripituksakul has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sripituksakul 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.
De Geno throws a one two combo.
De Geno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul tries to land a leg kick but De Geno saw it coming and moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as De Geno checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Sripituksakul as he checks the leg kick.
De Geno bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De Geno walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Geno misses with a lunging right hand
and Sripituksakul counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
De Geno throws a low kick but Sripituksakul moves out of range easily.
Sripituksakul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Geno.
Sripituksakul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Geno throws out the jab.
Sripituksakul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Geno manages to avoid it.
Sripituksakul stuns De Geno with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Geno scores with a jab.
Sripituksakul tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Geno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Geno throws a hook but Sripituksakul avoids it easily.
De Geno lands a glancing blow to the side of Sripituksakul's head.
A jab lands there for Sripituksakul.
A swing and a miss from De Geno.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Geno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sripituksakul throws a body shot but no joy.
De Geno throws a right hand that Sripituksakul ducks under and follows up with a left that Sripituksakul also avoids with ease.
Sripituksakul walks into a left hand.
De Geno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sripituksakul throws out a powerful jab.
De Geno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul throws out a counter right but De Geno avoids it with no problem.
De Geno throws a hook to the side of Sripituksakul's head but Sripituksakul sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pablo De Geno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Geno misses with a straight left.
Sripituksakul replies with a solid counter kick to the body but De Geno blocks it well.
Sripituksakul ducks under a wild hook from De Geno.
A slow jab from De Geno misses its intended target.
A jab from De Geno finds it's way through Sripituksakul's defenses.
De Geno walks into a jab.
De Geno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sripituksakul moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sripituksakul looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sripituksakul connects with a nice looking jab.
De Geno throws the left hand but Sripituksakul avoids the punch easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Sripituksakul misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul blocks a jab.
Sripituksakul looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Geno throws an overhand right that lands on Sripituksakul's shoulder, as Sripituksakul tries to avoid the shot.
Sripituksakul fails to land the takedown.
De Geno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sripituksakul on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sripituksakul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Geno.
Sripituksakul tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but De Geno defends well and Sripituksakul ends up having to push De Geno into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pablo De Geno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Little Kitty Sripituksakul.
De Geno misses with an uppercut. Sripituksakul saw that one coming.
Sripituksakul tries to close the distance and clinch but De Geno swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sripituksakul avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sripituksakul. De Geno does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Geno misses the jab.
De Geno moves out of range of the leg kick from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul staying out of range there.
Sripituksakul blocks a jab.
De Geno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sripituksakul.
De Geno looks to land a right hand but Sripituksakul moved out of range.
Sripituksakul connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Geno throws a big shot that misses.
A clash of legs there as Sripituksakul blocks the low kick.
De Geno's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sripituksakul under the eye.
De Geno stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Geno wants it to stay on the feet.
Sripituksakul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Geno cracks Sripituksakul with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Geno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sripituksakul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sripituksakul misses with a body shot.
De Geno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo De Geno had his way with Little Kitty Sripituksakul in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sripituksakul ducks under a wild hook from De Geno.
De Geno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sripituksakul checks a leg kick.
De Geno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Geno throws an overhand right that lands on Sripituksakul's shoulder, as Sripituksakul tries to avoid the shot.
Sripituksakul misses with a wild body shot.
Sripituksakul shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Geno but De Geno pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sripituksakul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Geno.
De Geno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sripituksakul counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from De Geno misses its intended target.
De Geno blocks a jab.
De Geno misses with a straight left.
Sripituksakul moves out of range of the strikes.
Sripituksakul misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Geno misses with a straight right.
Sripituksakul slips a straight right by De Geno.
Sripituksakul moves out of range as De Geno strikes.
De Geno loads up on a big right hand but Sripituksakul slips the punch.
Sripituksakul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Geno.
De Geno throws the left hand but Sripituksakul avoids the punch easily.
Sripituksakul throws an overhand right that lands on De Geno's shoulder, as De Geno tries to avoid the shot.
De Geno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Geno misses with an uppercut. Sripituksakul saw that one coming.
Sripituksakul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Geno.
De Geno backing away here, and Sripituksakul unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Geno.
A jab lands there for De Geno.
Sripituksakul lands with a good body shot.
De Geno throws a hook but Sripituksakul blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul defending well as De Geno loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Sripituksakul.
De Geno lands with a good body shot.
De Geno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sripituksakul.
De Geno takes a swing at Sripituksakul's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for De Geno. That snapped Sripituksakul's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sripituksakul staying out of range there.
De Geno scoring well with a low kick there.
A telegraphed right hand from De Geno misses the target.
De Geno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Geno swings widly with a right hand
and Sripituksakul counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sripituksakul.
De Geno wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sripituksakul manages to pass to side control.
Sripituksakul trying to control the action but De Geno is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sripituksakul perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
De Geno is refusing to be controlled, as Sripituksakul sits in half guard.
Little Kitty Sripituksakul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sripituksakul looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Geno with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sripituksakul is trying to control. De Geno wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sripituksakul sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Geno defending well though.
De Geno looks like he's trying to stand up.
De Geno is not content to let Sripituksakul control the position.
Sripituksakul not landing any meaningful shots this time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sripituksakul passes to side control.
Sripituksakul trying to control the position but De Geno is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo De Geno showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Geno 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 49:46
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo De Geno!
Pablo De Geno retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Pablo De Geno thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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