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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Arthur Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giant Sitthichai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pendragon comes to the ring accompanied by Avatar-Smells Like A Freakshow. Giant Sitthichai will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arthur Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Giant Sitthichai!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitthichai tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pendragon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sitthichai moves into range and clinches up with Pendragon.
Sitthichai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pendragon's face.
It looks like Arthur Pendragon has been cut.
Sitthichai throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Sitthichai.
Sitthichai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pendragon is defending well for now.
The referee calls for Pendragon to work.
Pendragon pushes Sitthichai back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Sitthichai misses with a knee strike.
Sitthichai is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pendragon stalling against the ropes.
Pendragon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sitthichai backwards.
Pendragon tries to throw a body punch but Sitthichai avoids it by throwing Pendragon back against the ropes.
Pendragon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitthichai backwards.
Pendragon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitthichai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pendragon.
Sitthichai tries to clinch but Pendragon moves out of range.
Sitthichai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pendragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitthichai is just out of range.
Sitthichai tries to clinch but Pendragon is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitthichai rushes Pendragon and presses him up against the ropes.
Pendragon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pendragon looking to stall.
Sitthichai tries a knee to the head but Pendragon blocks it.
Sitthichai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pendragon is defending well for now.
Sitthichai tries to land knees in the clinch but Pendragon avoids the damage to the body.
Sitthichai missing with knees to the body.
Pendragon throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitthichai.
Nice body punch from Pendragon.
Pendragon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pendragon manages to break the clinch.
Sitthichai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pendragon.
Sitthichai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pendragon.
Sitthichai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitthichai wants to clinch up but Pendragon keeps it at a distance.
Sitthichai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sitthichai fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitthichai blocks a leg kick.
Pendragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitthichai.
Sitthichai tries to clinch there but Pendragon circles away.
Pendragon looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pendragon.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pendragon tries a body shot but Sitthichai blocks it.
Pendragon misses with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sitthichai obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pendragon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitthichai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pendragon can't find room to land a body shot as Sitthichai controls the action.
Pendragon lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitthichai working Pendragon over with knees to the body.
Pendragon is breathing heavily.
Sitthichai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pendragon avoids it.
Pendragon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitthichai.
Sitthichai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pendragon is defending well for now.
Pendragon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Giant Sitthichai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pendragon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Sitthichai closes the distance and clinches.
Pendragon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitthichai backwards.
Sitthichai scores with a knee to the head.
Sitthichai misses with a knee to the head.
Sitthichai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pendragon.
Sitthichai misses with a knee to the head.
Pendragon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sitthichai is keeping busy.
Pendragon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitthichai tries to land knees in the clinch but Pendragon avoids the damage to the body.
Sitthichai is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pendragon is keeping busy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitthichai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pendragon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Pendragon - that landed with a thud.
Sitthichai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pendragon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pendragon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pendragon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitthichai missing with knees to the body.
Sitthichai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sitthichai misses with a knee to the head.
Sitthichai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sitthichai prevents a body shot from Pendragon.
Pendragon misses with a body punch.
Pendragon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pendragon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Pendragon.
Sitthichai is breathing heavily.
Pendragon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Pendragon.
Pendragon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pendragon lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pendragon working aggressively here.
Pendragon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pendragon wants to stall.
Pendragon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sitthichai.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pendragon managing to block the knees to the body from Sitthichai.
Pendragon tries to work over Sitthichai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pendragon managing to block the knees to the body from Sitthichai.
Pendragon lands with a left to the head.
Pendragon tries a body shot but Sitthichai blocks it.
Pendragon works on Sitthichai's body with a couple of short punches.
Pendragon avoiding damage as Sitthichai throws knees to the body.
Pendragon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitthichai prevents a body shot from Pendragon.
Pendragon can't find room to land a body shot as Sitthichai controls the action.
Sitthichai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sitthichai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pendragon is defending well for now.
Sitthichai tries to land a knee to the head but Pendragon blocks with his arms.
Sitthichai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pendragon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pendragon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sitthichai backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Giant Sitthichai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pendragon's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Pendragon throws a body punch but Sitthichai moves out of range.
Arthur Pendragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giant Sitthichai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitthichai tries to close the distance and clinch but Pendragon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sitthichai slips a straight right by Pendragon.
Good leg kick by Pendragon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sitthichai tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pendragon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pendragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitthichai is just out of range.
Sitthichai is looking to clinch but Pendragon is avoiding it.
Sitthichai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pendragon.
Sitthichai moves into the clinch.
Pendragon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Pendragon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pendragon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Giant Sitthichai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pendragon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sitthichai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon tries a body shot but Sitthichai blocks it.
Pendragon swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitthichai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pendragon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pendragon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pendragon tries to break free but Sitthichai pushes him back against the ropes.
Pendragon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pendragon is trying to maintain a safe position but Sitthichai gets an underhook and turns Pendragon into the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pendragon.
Pendragon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pendragon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pendragon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pendragon struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitthichai controls his hands.
Pendragon tries a body shot but Sitthichai blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pendragon.
Pendragon struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitthichai controls his hands.
Sitthichai takes a shot to the head.
Pendragon misses with the head strike.
Pendragon lands a body punch.
Pendragon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pendragon misses with the head strike.
Sitthichai tries to land knees in the clinch but Pendragon avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Sitthichai.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Pendragon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sitthichai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giant Sitthichai!
During a confident post fight interview, Giant Sitthichai thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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