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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pornthonglek Sitsongrit (ranked 11 p4p, 68 weight class) and Sean O Malley (ranked 2 p4p, 7 weight class). O Malley has chosen Goat Talk- Sugar Sean as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pornthonglek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean O Malley!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Malley on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch up but O Malley keeps it at a distance.
Sitsongrit lands with a straight right. O Malley didn't see that one coming.
O Malley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
O Malley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but O Malley moves out of range.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Malley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
O Malley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
O Malley throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
O Malley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Malley misses with a straight right.
O Malley scores with a hook.
It looks like Pornthonglek Sitsongrit has been cut.
O Malley scores with a body shot.
O Malley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
O Malley moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
O Malley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit defending well as O Malley loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Malley.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from O Malley is predictable there
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and O Malley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sitsongrit scrambles back to his feet.
O Malley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
O Malley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
O Malley takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
O Malley scores with a jab. Sitsongrit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Malley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
O Malley throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Malley.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by O Malley.
O Malley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
O Malley flicks out a counter leg kick but Sitsongrit steps away.
Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
O Malley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
O Malley with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Malley's head backwards.
O Malley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Malley throws out a powerful jab.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Malley misses the body punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy body kick from Sitsongrit
and O Malley counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice uppercut there from O Malley.
Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
and O Malley counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Malley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Malley at a distance.
Good shot there by O Malley.
O Malley swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Donk. Sitsongrit catches O Malley right on the button with a cross.
O Malley moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley cracks Sitsongrit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
O Malley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sitsongrit. That one must have hurt.
O Malley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Malley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
O Malley has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand right.
O Malley with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at O Malley's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from O Malley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Malley throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Malley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
O Malley misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow O Malley down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target.
O Malley with a nice cross.
O Malley scores with a nice strike.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
O Malley throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
O Malley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
O Malley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but O Malley avoids it easily.
O Malley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
O Malley throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot by O Malley.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pornthonglek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pornthonglek Sitsongrit's cut.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
O Malley missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Malley doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but O Malley is out of range.
O Malley throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like O Malley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from O Malley.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Malley. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks O Malley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Malley down.
O Malley jabs at Sitsongrit's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
O Malley scores with a nice head shot.
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands with a right hand.
O Malley thows a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it
and Sitsongrit counters with a thumping low kick.
O Malley with the inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
O Malley tries to work over Sitsongrit's front leg with a kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but O Malley moves out of range.
O Malley cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab.
O Malley misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
O Malley scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Sitsongrit.
O Malley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and O Malley counters with a nice uppercut.
O Malley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks O Malley off balance momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sitsongrit lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and O Malley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from O Malley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
O Malley looks for the body kick but Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
O Malley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Malley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
O Malley dips to his left and cracks Sitsongrit with an uppercut!
O Malley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from O Malley.
O Malley moves out of range of the body kick.
Sitsongrit jabs O Malley right on the nose. O Malley blinks but takes it well.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
O Malley misses with a combination
and Sitsongrit makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. O Malley really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like O Malley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
O Malley throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Malley misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
O Malley loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
O Malley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a right hand.
O Malley thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Malley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses the body punch
and O Malley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from O Malley misses.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Malley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from O Malley misses.
O Malley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit lunges at O Malley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Malley's hand.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but O Malley is out of range.
O Malley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Malley! But no joy.
O Malley connects with a jab.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit's cut is getting worse.
O Malley misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit clinches.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
O Malley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sitsongrit prevents O Malley from breaking the clinch.
O Malley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
O Malley can't break the clinch.
O Malley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pornthonglek Sitsongrit's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sitsongrit thuds his right hand into O Malley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
O Malley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
O Malley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot that snaps O Malley's head back.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but O Malley avoids it.
O Malley throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
A big right from O Malley misses.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit takes one to the side of the head.
O Malley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the leg kick from O Malley.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sitsongrit's hands.
O Malley misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
O Malley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but O Malley avoids it.
O Malley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
O Malley slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from O Malley.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Malley connects with a nice looking jab.
O Malley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
Sitsongrit motions for O Malley to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and O Malley is able to avoid easily.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Malley tried to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but O Malley moves out of range.
O Malley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Some bone on bone action there as O Malley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
O Malley looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Malley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Malley slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but O Malley avoids the punch easily.
O Malley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
O Malley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Malley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
O Malley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sitsongrit throws a predictable looking body shot
and O Malley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit punishes O Malley's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by O Malley.
O Malley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sitsongrit lands with a right hand.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but it's checked well by O Malley.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
O Malley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Sitsongrit misses
and O Malley counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
O Malley cracks Sitsongrit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from O Malley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sitsongrit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sitsongrit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before O Malley can pounce on him.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits O Malleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big left from O Malley misses.
O Malley moves out of range of the body kick.
Sitsongrit tries to land a leg kick but O Malley saw it coming and moves away.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
O Malley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sitsongrit's hands.
O Malley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by Sitsongrit as he checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
O Malley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to O Malley's midsection.
O Malley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Malley throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Malley's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for a 1-2. Sitsongrit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
O Malley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but O Malley moves out of range.
O Malley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
O Malley throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Malley thuds his right hand into Sitsongrit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sitsongrit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Pornthonglek Sitsongrit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sitsongrit lands an overhand right.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks O Malley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Malley down.
O Malley looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
O Malley throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Malley.
O Malley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but O Malley avoids the punch easily.
O Malley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
O Malley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Malley throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit clinches up against the cage.
O Malley can't break the clinch.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but O Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Malley checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
O Malley misses with a hook.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
O Malley checks a leg kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from O Malley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Malley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
O Malley throws a chopping leg kick but Sitsongrit manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
O Malley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O Malley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and O Malley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Malley.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab. O Malley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
O Malley looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
It looked like Sitsongrit was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from O Malley.
Sitsongrit wants to slow O Malley down by chopping away at his legs.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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!
O Malley lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Malley is looking to score with low kicks.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but O Malley just manages to avoid it.
O Malley throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Malley.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
letting O Malley counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit with a nice cross.
Sitsongrit gets off balance looking for a body kick
and O Malley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
O Malley jabs Sitsongrit right on the nose. Sitsongrit blinks but takes it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped O Malley's head back.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and O Malley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking cross lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with O Malley, pushing him back against the cage.
Sitsongrit gets through O Malley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit tries to work over O Malley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and O Malley counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from O Malley.
O Malley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sitsongrit gets off balance looking for a body kick
and O Malley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
O Malley throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Malley.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot that snaps O Malley's head back.
O Malley throws a body kick that misses.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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 digs a good hook to O Malley's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
O Malley throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
O Malley misses with a straight right.
O Malley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the body
and O Malley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
O Malley tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as O Malley blocks the low kick.
Jab by Sitsongrit.
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick nicely.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
O Malley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but O Malley avoided it.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but O Malley moves out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit had his way with Sean O Malley in that round.
The cut man is working on Pornthonglek Sitsongrit's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
O Malley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sitsongrit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. O Malley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice jab there from Sitsongrit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into O Malley's body.
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy body kick
and O Malley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
Sitsongrit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
O Malley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from O Malley.
O Malley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
O Malley scores with a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but O Malley checks it.
O Malley avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
O Malley defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
O Malley misses the jab.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
O Malley scores with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but O Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sean O Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. O Malley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when O Malley was well out of range.
O Malley throws a big shot that misses.
O Malley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Malley misses with a straight left.
And Sitsongrit counters with a quick kick to the body but O Malley blocks it.
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
O Malley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Malley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from O Malley misses.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before O Malley has time to react.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from O Malley.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but O Malley moves out of range.
O Malley raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sitsongrit explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
O Malley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Malley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Malley's head backwards.
O Malley looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O Malley momentarily.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the nose.
A nice leg kick lands there from O Malley.
O Malley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sitsongrit lands a jab.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of O Malley's head.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but O Malley moves out of range.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Malley missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Malley takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
O Malley looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Malley misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
O Malley takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Malley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sitsongrit under the eye.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that O Malley sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Malley.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit lunges at O Malley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Malley's hand.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from O Malley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sitsongrit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sitsongrit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
O Malley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sitsongrit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:46
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pornthonglek Sitsongrit!
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit retains his featherweight title!
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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