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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit (ranked 24 p4p, 75 weight class) and James River (ranked 4 p4p, 7 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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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 26 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, James River !
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit circles away from the clinch attempt.
River moves into the clinch successfully.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
River blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but River blocks it.
River effectively controlling the action here.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit pushes River back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River blocking some punches.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
River 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
River is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sitsongrit pulls him back up using the underhooks.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from River .
Sitsongrit tries to work over River 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from River .
River misses with the head strike.
River blocking some punches.
River tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River digs a right hand into Sitsongrit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sitsongrit's gas tank.
River has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Good body shot from River .
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of River 's head.
River misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
River scores with an uppercut up the middle.
River has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sitsongrit is trying to keep an underhook but River manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River is stalling here. Sitsongrit is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! River seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sitsongrit has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit decides to stand back up. Sitsongrit steps back and let's River get back to his feet.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
River lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
River misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
River misses with a hook to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
River tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
River throws a lazy uppercut
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
River is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from River .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit forces River back against the cage and clinches.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
River pulls guard successfully.
Sitsongrit is looking to stand up but River won't let him.
River has his foot on Sitsongrit's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sitsongrit works his way back into a safe position though.
Sitsongrit is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
River not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sitsongrit wants to get up but he can't break River 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Our spies down at at Rivers Edge Gym inform us that River has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Sitsongrit decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on River , up you get!
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but River moved out of range nicely.
River uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
James River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River takes a shot right to the bread basket.
River throws an off balance right hand
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
The crowd cheers as River lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sitsongrit doesn't seem phased though.
River throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitsongrit lunges at River with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by River 's hand.
River misses with a hook
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
River digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
River scores with the left hand. Sitsongrit knows he should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from River .
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
River misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. River manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like River was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
River throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
River misses with a body shot.
River lands a jab to the head.
River instigates a clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
River lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for River .
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
River has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into River 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on River 's gas tank.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
River throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
River blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
River misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sitsongrit gets through River 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
River stalling the fight.
River stalls.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that River can do to turn this around?
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from River .
A short right hand to the side of the head by River .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
River misses with a body punch
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Sitsongrit has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
River tries to clinch
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from River . Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but River sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
River misses with a few strikes there.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but River just manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
River throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
River bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from River .
It looked like Sitsongrit was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from River .
River tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
River lunges at Sitsongrit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sitsongrit's hand.
River throws a combination that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
River misses with a right hand
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
River scores with a body shot.
A big right from River misses.
Sitsongrit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
River moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
River on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
River throws a sloppy body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from River .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into River 's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
River misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
River slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
River misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
River wants to clinch up but Sitsongrit keeps it at a distance.
River feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sitsongrits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of River 's head but River sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between River 's hands.
River is rocked!
Sitsongrit tests River 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
River is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
River misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp right that sends River to the canvas! Sitsongrit follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit!
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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