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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Sigit (ranked 96 p4p, 16 weight class) and Lee Sin (ranked 328 p4p, 45 weight class). Sigit comes to the cage accompanied by Gie. Sin has chosen Original Nuttah as his entrance music. The Sigit had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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172 lbs
38 - 22 - 2 |
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178 lbs
19 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 22 - 2, fighting out of New York, The Sigit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Lee Sin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sigit moves away.
Sin is looking to land body kicks.
Sigit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sigit doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sin counters with a right hand to the body.
Sigit shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sigit throws an elbow but Sin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sin sneaks back into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sin is refusing to be controlled, as Sigit sits in half guard.
Sigit is pressing down on Sin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sin is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sin controlling the position for now.
Sin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigit not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sin tries to get to full guard but Sigit has control of the leg.
Sigit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sin defending well though.
Sin trying to control from the bottom.
Sin is staying active underneath Sigit, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sigit prevents Sin from improving his position.
Sin has his hands clasped together around Sigit's back. He's all about the action.
Sin is trying to get back to full guard.
Sin is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sigit lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sigit tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sigit.
Sin keeping moving, preventing Sigit from controlling successfully.
Sin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sigit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sin pulls Sigit in close to his closed guard and prevents Sigit from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sigit's guard.
Sin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sigit is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sigit prevents Sin from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigit is not content to let Sin control the position.
Sigit is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Sigit's face as Sin controls the position.
Sigit tries to bench press Sin off him but Sin keeps the position.
Sin is looking to take a break and control but Sigit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sigit is trying to improve his position.
Sigit 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.
Sigit regains half guard.
Sigit tries to get to full guard but Sin has control of the leg.
Sigit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sigit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sin pulls his head out easily.
Sigit regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lee Sin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sin.
Sin throws a shot from downtown. Sigit moves away and avoids it.
Sin throws out a loose jab but Sigit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sigit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A low kick from Sin misses
and Sigit counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sin!
Sin regains half guard.
Sigit is pressing down on Sin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sin is holding on for now.
Sigit passes to full mount!
The Sigit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sigit avoids the attempt from Sin to control.
Sigit looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin is in a horrible position here. Sigit smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sigit lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sigit trying to control but Sin is having none of it.
Sin tries to reverse the position but Sigit maintains control.
Sin keeps trying to improve his position.
Sigit is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sigit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sin is refusing to be controlled, as Sigit sits in half guard.
Nice strikes from Sigit there.
Sigit working over Sin with some ground and pound. Sin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sigit looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sigit looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sigit is thwarting Sin's attempts to control the position.
Sin manages to get to full guard.
Sigit landing some decent shots from guard.
Sigit looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin pulls Sigit in close to prevent any damage.
Sigit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sin has Sigit pulled in close to control his posture.
Sigit stopping the sweep attempt from Sin.
Sigit works over Sin with some ground and pound from guard.
Sigit trying to control the position from guard on top but Sin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sigit is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sigit stopping the sweep attempt from Sin.
Sigit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sin is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sigit scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sigit postures up.
Sigit postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sin can't keep his opponent in guard - Sigit advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sigit looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sigit slips a nice elbow through Sin's hands, connecting with Sin's forehead.
Sin keeping control of the position.
Sin is trying to maintain the position but Sigit is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Sigit dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sigit gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sigit misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sigit shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sin counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Sigit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sigit with a poor takedown
and Sin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sin throws a jab when Sigit was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigit tries for a takedown but Sin circles away easily
and Sigit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice jab there from Sin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sin is looking to slow Sigit down with leg kicks.
Sin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sigit is looking to clinch.
Lee Sin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sigit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sin throws a hook but Sigit avoids it easily.
Sigit tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sigit somewhat.
Sigit tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sin swivels and escapes.
A countering left hand to the body from Sin misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin stuffs the takedown.
Sin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sigit misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sigit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sin circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sigit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sin circles away.
Sin connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sigit tries for a takedown but Sin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sin lands an overhand right.
It looks like The Sigit has been cut.
Sigit fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigit gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sin counters with a nice body shot.
Sin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sigit has his takedown stuffed
letting Sin counter with a right hand.
Sin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sigit.
A good leg kick by Sin.
Sigit tries to clinch
and Sin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sigit shoots and misses
and Sigit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sigit fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sin dips to his left and cracks Sigit with an uppercut!
Sigit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sigit shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sin as he jumps to the side.
Sin throws out a counter right but Sigit avoids it with no problem.
Sigit shoots in but no luck this time.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sin.
Sin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sigit under the eye.
The Sigit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sigit with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sin connects with a looping right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Sin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sin 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Sin!
A relieved looking Lee Sin 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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mgr
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RATING
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