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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kongthoranee Sitsongrit (ranked 87 p4p, 226 weight class) and Black Leben (ranked 14 p4p, 28 weight class). Leben has chosen Wynona's Big Brown Beaver as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kongthoranee Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Black Leben!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Leben misses its intended target.
Leben throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Leben's shoulder, as Leben tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Leben uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Leben throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leben connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Leben has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Leben throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leben lands a head kick. Sitsongrit smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leben throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and Leben counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leben lands a head kick. Sitsongrit smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leben lands a jab to the nose.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Leben lands with a cross.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Leben looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leben.
Sitsongrit thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Leben keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black Leben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Leben counters with a straight right hand.
Leben throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Leben avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
A jab from Leben misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Leben misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leben 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben 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.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leben looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Leben throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Leben takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Leben chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Leben swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leben checks a leg kick.
Leben walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sitsongrit defending well as Leben loads up on a big left hand.
Leben lands with an uppercut that bounces Sitsongrit off the cage and back into range.
Leben throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the kisser.
Leben swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Leben delivers a nice body kick.
Leben bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Leben on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Leben lands with an overhand left.
Leben moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Leben lands a jab to Sitsongrit's midsection.
Leben takes one to the chin there.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leben manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Leben misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Leben fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Leben misses with a low kick as Sitsongrit jumps back.
Leben misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Leben is just out of range.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leben throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben misses with a head kick.
Leben throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Leben throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit thinks about countering with a body kick.
Leben lands with a straight right. Sitsongrit didn't see that one coming.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leben manages to avoid it.
Leben misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses its target.
Leben throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leben thumps Sitsongrit with a low kick.
Leben throws a big shot that misses.
Leben throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit lands with a straight right. Leben didn't see that one coming.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch but Leben swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leben delivers a nice body kick.
Leben scores with a decent looking hook.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Leben.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Leben's front leg but catches the back leg as Leben tries to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Black Leben dominated that round.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good leg kick by Leben.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Leben.
A counter left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses its target.
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Leben avoids it.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leben.
Black Leben seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leben throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Leben is looking to score with low kicks.
Leben fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
As Leben backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leben.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leben.
Leben misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Leben is just out of range.
Leben throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Leben throws a sloppy head kick and Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Leben.
Sitsongrit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leben thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Leben swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leben staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Leben moves out of range.
Leben thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leben takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leben bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Leben moved out of range nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Leben tried to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Leben's leg but Leben calmly moves out of range.
Leben throws a head kick that half lands.
Sitsongrit tests Leben's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit tries to land a leg kick but Leben saw it coming and moves away.
Sitsongrit cracks Leben with a good jab.
Leben lands with a nice body punch.
Leben with the inside leg kick.
Leben looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leben throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Leben sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leben avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Leben throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy right hand. Leben should have avoided that one.
Leben misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Leben fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sitsongrit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leben swings widly with a right hand
and Leben takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leben looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sitsongrit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sitsongrit.
It looks like Black Leben has been cut.
Sitsongrit moves into the clinch successfully.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Leben.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leben misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Leben.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leben.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit cracks Leben with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Sitsongrit.
Leben throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Leben controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Leben throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lebens head.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leben misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leben backwards.
Leben takes a shot to the head.
Leben blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Leben uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leben misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leben is trying to push Sitsongrit away but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Leben swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leben is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Leben wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Leben wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leben scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leben swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Black Leben's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Leben throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Leben.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Leben.
Leben misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Leben tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Leben ducks down to avoid it.
Leben lands with a cross.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Leben counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Leben.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Leben keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leben misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
A big right from Leben misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leben was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leben. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Leben's corner calls for a 1-2. Leben obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Leben, right into the meat of the thigh.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sitsongrit.
Leben just misses with a punch to the body.
Leben is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Leben takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sitsongrit clinches up with Leben and pushes him back against the cage.
Leben working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Leben prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Leben uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leben lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Leben scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leben throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Leben's ribcage. Leben let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leben takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sitsongrit gets through Leben's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lebens head.
Leben wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Leben.
Leben manages to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Leben looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leben thows a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the leg kick from Leben.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Leben misses the target.
Leben circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leben throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
As Leben backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Leben is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Leben misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leben connects with a nice looking jab.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leben's head.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Leben's shoulder, as Leben tries to avoid the shot.
Leben's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sitsongrit under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Leben to counter with a crisp jab.
Leben throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Leben throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Leben pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Leben is just out of range.
Sitsongrit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leben.
Leben misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitsongrit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leben manages to avoid it.
Leben slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Leben fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leben pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Leben does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kongthoranee Sitsongrit did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Black Leben's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leben.
Leben keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leben only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leben walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leben throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leben swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a good low kick that Leben was not able to check.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Leben is out of range.
Leben stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leben misses with a hook to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Leben misses with a low kick.
Leben tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leben. Leben obviously looking to wear him down.
Leben throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Leben 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.
Leben ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Leben looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
Leben lands a head kick!
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leben was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leben finds it's way round the side to connect with Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Leben off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit keeps Leben at a distance using the push kick.
Sitsongrit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leben swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leben thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leben throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leben slips under a jab.
Leben looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leben keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Leben has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Leben throws a right hand that misses
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leben.
Leben flicks out a counter leg kick but Sitsongrit steps away.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Leben moves out of range.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Leben slips the punch.
Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leben misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leben.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Leben slips the punch.
Leben looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leben stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Leben lands a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Leben moved out of range.
Leben 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leben.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Leben throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good work by Sitsongrit as he checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Leben.
Sitsongrit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Leben.
Leben moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leben takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
Leben lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Leben was well out of range.
Sitsongrit swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leben.
Leben looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
That kick from Leben tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Leben strikes.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Good shot there by Leben.
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leben.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Kongthoranee Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Black Leben's cut.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Leben lands with an overhand left.
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leben.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leben! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Leben ducks down to avoid it.
Leben walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leben swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leben plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A big left from Leben misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leben missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Good work by Sitsongrit as he checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Leben swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Leben saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit rushes Leben and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leben wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Leben on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Leben has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
A frustrated look appears on Leben's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Leben throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Leben.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Black Leben has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leben takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Decent striking displayed by Leben there.
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
Leben misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leben manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leben looks for the body kick but Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Leben blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Leben's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leben throws a head punch that misses.
Leben throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leben's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Leben breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Leben.
Leben throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Leben manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leben.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Leben does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
Leben throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Leben slaps the foot to one side.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
Leben avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Leben connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Leben misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leben keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leben attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit doesn't manage to clinch there - Leben circles away.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leben thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leben.
Leben jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Leben throws a leg kick which misses Sitsongrit's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitsongrit tries to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Leben delivers a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Black Leben.
I think Sitsongrit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 49:47
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 48:48
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kongthoranee Sitsongrit!
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit is the new lightweight champion!
After the fight, Kongthoranee Sitsongrit was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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