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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit (ranked 12 p4p, 252 weight class) and Satoshi Ekaku (ranked 3 p4p, 26 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Satoshi Ekaku!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekaku sizes up Sitsongrit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Ekaku throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a good low kick that Ekaku was not able to check.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Ekaku controls the action.
Ekaku can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Ekaku lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Ekaku tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ekaku misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Ekaku.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Sitsongrit's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ekaku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ekaku's elbow.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekaku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Ekaku controls his hands.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit cracks Ekaku with a nice body shot.
Ekaku tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Ekaku back against the cage.
Ekaku scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Ekaku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ekaku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
A head punch on the inside from Ekaku fails to land.
Sitsongrit cracks Ekaku with a nice body shot.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Ekaku tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Ekaku back against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Ekaku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ekaku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ekaku tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Ekaku back against the cage.
Sitsongrit gets through Ekaku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit is leaning against Ekaku and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ekaku can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ekaku looks winded!
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit is working Ekaku over against the cage.
Sitsongrit presses Ekaku against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sitsongrit gets through Ekaku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Sitsongrit.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit is working Ekaku over against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ekaku backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Ekaku takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ekaku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit works on Ekaku's body with a couple of short punches.
Ekaku swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekaku tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ekaku.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Ekaku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Ekaku throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit pushes Ekaku back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ekaku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ekaku can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Sitsongrit gets through Ekaku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ekaku 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 Ekaku can turn it around.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit pushes Ekaku back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ekaku is rocked!
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ekaku is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Ekaku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ekaku backwards.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ekaku to his knees! Sitsongrit keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit!
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit retains his featherweight title!
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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