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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between James Duke (ranked 2977 p4p, 3901 weight class) and Petchongboo Sitsongrit (ranked 246 p4p, 292 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent MT
Very strong
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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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petchongboo Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Duke coming out on top.
Duke has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom\'s Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Sitsongrit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws out a powerful jab.
Duke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Duke misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit takes one to the chin there.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
Sitsongrit 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.
A punch combination from Duke misses.
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!
Duke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Duke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
James Duke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duke wants to slow Sitsongrit down by chopping away at his legs.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Good work by Sitsongrit as he checks the leg kick.
Duke moves in looking to clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him off.
Duke throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit walks into a left hand.
Duke misses with the combination.
Sitsongrit feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Duke throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Duke misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with an inside leg kick.
Duke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Duke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit defending well as Duke loads up on a big left hand.
Duke looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Duke misses with a few strikes there.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Duke moves out of range.
Duke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Sitsongrit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sitsongrit.
Duke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Duke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Duke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duke throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Duke's shoulder, as Duke tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Duke moves out of range.
Sitsongrit cracks Duke with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Duke's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Duke down.
Duke is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Duke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duke down.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duke takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Duke avoids it easily.
Duke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Duke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Duke has managed to clinch.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petchongboo Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Duke moves in looking to clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him off.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Duke throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit feints a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Duke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Duke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duke.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Duke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duke down.
Duke instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
Duke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot lands for Sitsongrit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duke misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a left to the body.
Duke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Duke is able to avoid easily.
Sitsongrit scores with a three punch combo!
Duke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duke misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Duke fails to land.
Duke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duke throws a head punch that misses.
Duke prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Duke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sitsongrit defending well as Duke loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Duke is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
Petchongboo Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke lands with an overhand left.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duke.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Duke.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Duke is able to avoid easily.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Duke is just out of range.
Duke doesn't manage to clinch there - Sitsongrit circles away.
Sitsongrit doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Duke lands a nice shot that snaps Sitsongrit's head back.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sitsongrit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duke doesn't manage to clinch there - Sitsongrit circles away.
Sitsongrit now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Duke misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duke manages to avoid it.
Duke appears to be looking for a big counter.
Duke has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sitsongrit, pushing him back against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Petchongboo 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. This is the final round!
Duke misses with a right hand
and Duke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Duke's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Duke misses the target.
Sitsongrit is trying to counter with his kicks.
Duke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Duke swings widly with a right hand
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick
letting Duke counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Sitsongrit flicks out a counter leg kick but Duke steps away.
Duke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duke was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Duke appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Duke avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Duke appears to be looking for a big counter.
Duke drives through and clinches with Sitsongrit against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Duke blocks it.
James Duke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Duke down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Duke.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Duke takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Duke tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
Petchongboo Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sitsongrit was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Duke takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Duke.
Duke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duke wants to clinch up but Sitsongrit keeps it at a distance.
Duke throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Duke tries to clinch there but Sitsongrit circles away.
Sitsongrit is trying to counter with his kicks.
James Duke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duke swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sitsongrit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sitsongrit takes one to the chin there.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy right hand. Duke should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Duke misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a right hand to the body.
Duke misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Duke avoids it with no problem.
Duke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Duke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively.
Duke catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Petchongboo Sitsongrit has been cut.
Sitsongrit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Petchongboo Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sitsongrit winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petchongboo Sitsongrit!
Petchongboo Sitsongrit decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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