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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luuk Benjamin (ranked 74 p4p, 144 weight class) and Pornthonglek Sitsongrit (ranked 8 p4p, 17 weight class). Pornthonglek Sitsongrit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luuk Benjamin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pornthonglek Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjamin throws a sloppy head kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Benjamin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A bone on bone clash there as Benjamin blocks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benjamin manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Benjamin counter with a right hand.
It looks like Pornthonglek Sitsongrit has been cut.
Benjamin ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Benjamin moves out of range.
Benjamin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Benjamin is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Benjamin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benjamin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benjamin counters with a nice body shot.
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 throws out a leg kick but Benjamin moves out of range and Sitsongrit only half commits.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but Benjamin checks it
and Benjamin counters with a good, hard body kick but Sitsongrit shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Benjamin blocks it.
Benjamin looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Benjamin with a hook.
Sitsongrit lands with a right hand.
Benjamin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Benjamin quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We've been told by Benjamin's head coaches at Bushido Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Benjamin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benjamin.
Sitsongrit works Benjamin's body with a nice hook.
Sitsongrit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benjamin.
A shot to the body from Sitsongrit misses
and Benjamin counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Benjamin misses with a leg kick
and Benjamin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit connects with the punch.
Benjamin checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Benjamin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benjamin tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Benjamin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Benjamin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sitsongrit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sitsongrit jabs Benjamin right on the nose. Benjamin blinks but takes it well.
Benjamin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Benjamin checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Benjamin is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Benjamin misses the target.
Benjamin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sitsongrit counters with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benjamin is looking for a counter combo.
Benjamin moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Benjamin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Benjamin's head but Benjamin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benjamin ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Benjamin tries a head kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Benjamin's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit scores with the left hand. Benjamin knows he should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Benjamin's body. Benjamin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Benjamin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benjamin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benjamin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sitsongrit has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Benjamin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benjamin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Benjamin throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That has opened up Pornthonglek Sitsongrit's cut even more.
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benjamin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Benjamin moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit tests Benjamin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Benjamin's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pornthonglek Sitsongrit's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benjamin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sitsongrit throws out a powerful jab.
Benjamin swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
Benjamin throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Benjamin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a kick to the body.
Benjamin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit lands with a hook. Benjamin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Benjamin slips under a jab.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch
enabling Benjamin to counter with a crisp jab.
Benjamin throws a head kick that misses.
Benjamin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
Benjamin misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benjamin was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Benjamin avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benjamin doesn't seem bothered though.
Benjamin avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benjamin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benjamin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Benjamin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benjamin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benjamin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
Benjamin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benjamin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitsongrit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benjamin moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Benjamin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch but Benjamin is avoiding it.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the nose.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Benjamin's body.
Benjamin throws a nice looking combination but Sitsongrit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benjamin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Benjamin.
Benjamin slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benjamin counters with a nice uppercut.
Benjamin throws a right and a left that Sitsongrit avoids nicely.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Benjamin moved away.
Benjamin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Benjamin.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Benjamin throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
Benjamin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Benjamin is just out of range.
Benjamin throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Benjamin off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Benjamin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Benjamin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by Benjamin.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benjamin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit with a nice cross.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and Benjamin counters with a left and a right that stings Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Benjamin counters with an inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pornthonglek Sitsongrit's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sitsongrit throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Benjamin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benjamin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit cracks Benjamin with an open hand slap.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Benjamin looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Benjamin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Benjamin down.
Benjamin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benjamin avoids a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Benjamin's ribs.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benjamin counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Benjamin misses the target.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Benjamin counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. Benjamin shakes it off.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Benjamin counters with a stiff right hand.
Benjamin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Benjamin checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benjamin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Benjamin is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Benjamin.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benjamin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Benjamin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Benjamin takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Benjamin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benjamin ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Benjamin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donk. Sitsongrit catches Benjamin right on the button with a cross.
Benjamin walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
Benjamin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Luuk Benjamin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
It looked like Benjamin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benjamin slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Benjamin thows a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Benjamin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Benjamin misses the target.
Sitsongrit 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 connects with a good right hand that stumbles Benjamin. Benjamin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Benjamin moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benjamin.
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit 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.
As Sitsongrit backs away, Benjamin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Benjamin's ribs.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benjamin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and Benjamin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benjamin blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Benjamin moved out of range.
It looked like Benjamin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Benjamin's head but Benjamin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benjamin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit closes the distance but Benjamin moves to the side
and Benjamin counters with a left to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sitsongrit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pornthonglek Sitsongrit!
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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