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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hoodoo Brown (ranked 124 p4p, 287 weight class) and Pornthonglek Sitsongrit (ranked 13 p4p, 30 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 cm 30 145 15 - 3 - 1 |
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173 cm 27 150 12 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler World class MT Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hoodoo Brown! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pornthonglek Sitsongrit! The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sitsongrit takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses. Brown feinted with a counter takedown. Brown moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit. Brown attempts a counter takedown but Sitsongrit avoids it well and moves away. Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. A good leg kick by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown. Brown appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown. We've been hearing reports that Brown has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot. Brown changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but Brown checks it and Brown counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Brown postures up in Sitsongrit's guard and throws a big left but Sitsongrit blocks it. Sitsongrit wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Sitsongrit pulls Brown in close to prevent any damage. Brown has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Brown slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Sitsongrit is looking to reverse the position. Brown looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sitsongrit is avoiding damage well.
Sitsongrit takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sitsongrit is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Brown has just dragged him back down to the mat. Sitsongrit avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brown. Brown goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sitsongrit rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Brown's guard! Nice work there by Sitsongrit!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sitsongrit wanted to stand there but Brown had control of the position. Brown looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Sitsongrit trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brown's guard. Brown controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sitsongrit wants to stand but Brown has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Brown pulls Sitsongrit in close to prevent any damage. Brown is working an open guard so Sitsongrit takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily. Brown drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls and moves away. Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily. Brown half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sitsongrit misses with a looping left. Brown feinted with a counter takedown. Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely. Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot. Brown drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls and moves away. Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Brown feinted with a counter takedown. A good leg kick by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brown is landing a low percentage of strikes. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit. Brown feinted with a counter takedown. Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown tries to counter with a takedown but Sitsongrit is quick to defend against it. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. A low kick from Sitsongrit misses and Brown counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Sitsongrit makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work! Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far. A good leg kick by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit misses with a looping left. Brown half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Brown drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls and moves away. Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Brown attempts a counter takedown but Sitsongrit avoids it well and moves away. Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range. Brown half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown. Brown drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round. A jab from Sitsongrit misses. Brown changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Sitsongrit fakes the leg kick and cracks Brown in the body. Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brown. Hoodoo Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Sitsongrit is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Brown postures up in Sitsongrit's guard and throws a big left but Sitsongrit blocks it. Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sitsongrit swivels though and keeps the full guard. Brown passes into half guard. Brown looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sitsongrit desperately trying to maintain half guard. Brown thows a huge punch but Sitsongrit dodges it nicely.
Brown throws a strike but Sitsongrit avoids it easily and moves to full guard. Sitsongrit trying to control the position.
Brown postures up in Sitsongrit's guard and throws a big left but Sitsongrit blocks it. Sitsongrit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brown is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brown lands a couple of decent looking shots. Sitsongrit wants to stand up but Brown is controlling him. Brown looking to pass the guard. Sitsongrit pulls Brown in close to prevent any damage. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Brown throws a big right hand that misses. Brown throws a strike but Sitsongrit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Brown wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Sitsongrit wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Brown's closed guard. He's half up but Brown has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Brown pivots and extends the arm, Sitsongrit falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Brown! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hoodoo Brown! A relieved looking Hoodoo Brown thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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