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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Byrum (ranked 1094 p4p, 1039 weight class) and Swag Sitsongrit (ranked 131 p4p, 120 weight class). Swag Sitsongrit will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Byrum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Swag Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Byrum fails with the takedown.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
Byrum misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Byrum 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.
Sitsongrit stuffs the takedown attempt from Byrum. Byrum gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit slaps away a takedown attempt from Byrum, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Byrum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sitsongrit with a jab.
Sitsongrit has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Byrum is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Byrum slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrum tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit lands a really nice looking cross but Byrum seems unphased.
Sitsongrit dips to his left and cracks Byrum with an uppercut!
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byrum takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitsongrit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Byrum needs to keep his hands up - Sitsongrit had a free shot at his head there.
Swag Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byrum shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sitsongrit as he avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Byrum's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrum takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byrum staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit scores with a decent looking hook.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of Byrum's head.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Byrum moves out of range.
Byrum has a takedown stuffed.
Sitsongrit pushes Byrum up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Byrum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sitsongrit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Swag Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Byrum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit stuns Byrum with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Byrum changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sitsongrit tries to avoid it but Byrum manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sitsongrit to the ground. Sitsongrit escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
so Byrum counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sitsongrit managing to control the position.
Sitsongrit wants to get back to his feet but Byrum is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sitsongrit keeping full guard, as Byrum tries to pass.
Sitsongrit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Byrum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sitsongrit is pulling down on Byrum's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Byrum wants to control but Sitsongrit is keeping busy.
Byrum is pressing down on Sitsongrit's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sitsongrit avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sitsongrit must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sitsongrit is looking to stand up but Byrum won't let him.
Sitsongrit controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sitsongrit trying to stand up but can't free himself from Byrum's guard.
Byrum looking for a guillotine here but Sitsongrit defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Swag Sitsongrit dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Byrum moves out of range.
Jab from Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrum shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sitsongrit pinned against the cage. Sitsongrit gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrum blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Byrum moves out of range.
Byrum throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sitsongrit's waist but Sitsongrit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Byrum off to one side.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Byrum half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Byrum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Byrum fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Byrum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Byrum on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrum fails with the takedown.
Byrum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Byrum avoids it easily.
Byrum fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Byrum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Byrum shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Swag Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Byrum takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. Byrum shakes it off.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Byrum's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Byrum misses with a takedown attempt
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byrum was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Byrum in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrum gets the takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Byrum are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sitsongrit tries to improve position but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sitsongrit can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sitsongrit wants to control but Byrum postures up.
Byrum wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sitsongrit keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Swag Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Byrum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Byrum fails to land the takedown.
Sitsongrit appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrum fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Sitsongrit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sitsongrit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Byrum fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sitsongrit avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Byrum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sitsongrit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Byrum. Byrum circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Byrum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Byrum shoots in for a takedown but Sitsongrit shows good takedown defense.
Byrum takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Byrum takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Byrum.
Sitsongrit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Byrum is having none of it.
Byrum changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Byrum throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Sitsongrit.
Jab by Sitsongrit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrum takes one to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit. Beautiful body shot.
Byrum takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Byrum shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sitsongrit but Sitsongrit pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Byrum's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Byrum half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a head shot.
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Byrum saw that one coming.
Byrum tries for a takedown but Sitsongrit circles away easily
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body shot.
Byrum takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Byrum looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Byrum's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sitsongrit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Byrum scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Byrum avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrum drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Byrum ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Byrum moved out of range nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horrible takedown attempt by Byrum or perhaps it was just good defense by Sitsongrit, which made it look bad.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Sitsongrit catches Byrum with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Byrum closes the distance and clinches up with Sitsongrit, looking for a takedown. Byrum pushes Sitsongrit against the cage but Sitsongrit circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Swag Sitsongrit really dominated that round.
That's time! Byrum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Byrum takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sitsongrit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Byrum is looking to counter punch.
Byrum gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
Byrum throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Byrum.
Sitsongrit sizes up Byrum with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Byrum misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Byrum. Byrum circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Byrum.
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch.
Byrum appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Byrum shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sitsongrit pinned against the cage. Sitsongrit gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sitsongrit lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Byrum takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Byrum is defended easily by Sitsongrit.
Byrum gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Byrum walks into a straight right hand from Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab. Byrum acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
Byrum is rocked!
A decent looking cross lands there for Sitsongrit.
Oh Byrum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Byrum's body. Byrum takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Byrum throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit punishes Byrum's body with a nice straight punch.
Byrum seems to have got his legs back now.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sitsongrit lands with a right hand.
Sitsongrit works Byrum's body with a nice hook.
Sitsongrit with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit throws a monster overhand right that drops Byrum! Sitsongrit follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Swag Sitsongrit!
Swag Sitsongrit is the new lightweight champion!
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