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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kristof Pardi (ranked 1433 p4p, 1856 weight class) and Thongthailek Sitsongrit (ranked 195 p4p, 296 weight class). Pardi comes to the cage accompanied by Party Boy Theme. Kristof Pardi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thongthailek Sitsongrit 's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kristof Pardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thongthailek Sitsongrit !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pardi tries to clinch up.
Pardi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pardi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pardi.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pardi.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit ! But no joy.
Sitsongrit has managed to clinch.
Pardi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pardi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pardi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch but Pardi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crunch! Sitsongrit slams his shin into Pardi's torso.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pardi jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pardi misses with a left hand
and Pardi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Pardi.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pardi.
Sitsongrit tries to counter with a clinch but Pardi shakes him off and moves away.
Pardi swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit .
Pardi throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Kristof Pardi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pardi throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Pardi.
Pardi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sitsongrit sprawls well. Sitsongrit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pardi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kristof Pardi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pardi swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit fakes the leg kick and cracks Pardi in the body.
A slow jab from Pardi misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit moves into range and clinches up with Pardi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pardi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pardi tries to stall but Sitsongrit uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pardi lands a shoulder strike.
Pardi lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pardi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sitsongrit up against the cage.
Pardi working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sitsongrit is trying to push Pardi away but Pardi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pardi throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Pardi.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Pardi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pardi lands with a right to the head.
Sitsongrit being controlled against the cage.
A short right from Pardi on the inside.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pardi. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit pushes Pardi up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit is trying to break the clinch but Pardi is controlling him.
The referee calls for Pardi to work.
Sitsongrit tries to circle away but Pardi has him pinned against the cage.
Sitsongrit is trying to push Pardi away but Pardi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sitsongrit can't break the clinch.
Pardi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sitsongrit tries to break free but Pardi pushes him back against the cage.
Pardi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sitsongrit looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kristof Pardi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Pardi.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pardi misses with a jab to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a series of strikes. Pardi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pardi.
Sitsongrit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pardi.
Pardi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Pardi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sitsongrit defends it nicely.
Pardi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sitsongrit stuffs the takedown.
Sitsongrit shapes to counter with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pardi misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pardi has Sitsongrit pressed against the cage, preventing Sitsongrit from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pardi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sitsongrit 's efforts to push away.
Sitsongrit is trying to force a seperation but Pardi has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardi throws a head punch that misses.
Pardi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pardi is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kristof Pardi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pardi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sitsongrit fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sitsongrit stuns Pardi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thongthailek Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Pardi misses.
Sitsongrit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pardi circles away quickly and effectively.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Pardi.
A swing and a miss from Pardi.
Thongthailek Sitsongrit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Pardi moves out of range.
Pardi has managed to clinch.
Pardi is struggling to control the position.
Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pardi is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
Pardi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thongthailek Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pardi throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sitsongrit duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pardi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pardi throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Pardi doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pardi takes one to the chin there.
Sitsongrit cracks Pardi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Pardi.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit has closed the distance and engaged Pardi in a clinch.
Kristof Pardi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pardi lands with a left to the head.
Pardi stalling in the clinch.
Pardi prevents Sitsongrit from breaking the clinch.
Pardi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pardi effectively controlling the action here.
Pardi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pardi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pardi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pardi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sitsongrit avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
Pardi loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pardi misses with a hook.
Pardi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit scores with a push kick.
Sitsongrit has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Pardi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pardi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit .
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pardi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Pardi looks to land a combination but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Pardi down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sitsongrit wants it to stay on the feet.
Sitsongrit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pardi, pushing him back against the cage.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pardi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pardi shoots in for a double leg but Sitsongrit sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pardi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thongthailek Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pardi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pardi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pardi misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit jabs Pardi right on the nose. Pardi blinks but takes it well.
Pardi looks for a takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls well.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pardi swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit gets tackled into the cage by Pardi. Pardi maintains the clinch.
Pardi lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit takes the fight into the clinch.
Pardi blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardi is trying to pull guard but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Pardi misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pardi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pardi throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pardi.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
Pardi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pardi misses with the combination.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a two punch combo.
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 slips under a jab from Pardi.
Sitsongrit throws a big counter head kick but Pardi avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pardi swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Pardi scores with a shot to the body.
Pardi closes the distance and clinches.
Pardi stalling.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pardi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kristof Pardi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sitsongrit has closed the distance and engaged Pardi in a clinch.
Pardi is trying to pull guard but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Pardi has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit .
Pardi misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sitsongrit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pardi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit misses with a double jab.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Pardi.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Pardi off balance momentarily.
Pardi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sitsongrit s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sitsongrit lands a jab-cross combination.
Pardi throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit 's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Pardi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pardi fails to land with a series of punches.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice combination. Pardi backs away looking to recover.
Pardi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pardi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy right hand. Pardi should have avoided that one.
Pardi misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit thumps Pardi with a low kick.
Pardi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pardi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pardi fails to land the takedown.
Sitsongrit throws a counter combo.
No joy there for Sitsongrit , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pardi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pardi misses with some punches.
Pardi misses with a body punch.
Pardi is trying to stall.
Sitsongrit has had enough of the clinch but Pardi keeps him there for the moment.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Pardi throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thongthailek Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sitsongrit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thongthailek Sitsongrit !
Kristof Pardi spoke after the fight, saying 'That was intense. REALLY intense. Well, not really intense. But pretty intense (https://youtu.be/OhbPPy4TuYI)'.
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