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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Maung Maung Thu (ranked 24492 p4p, 552 weight class) and Snorri Sigfusson (ranked 7269 p4p, 528 weight class). The key to victory for Maung Maung Thu has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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139 lbs
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Great elbows
Good chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maung Maung Thu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Snorri Sigfusson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thu connects with an inside leg kick.
Sigfusson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thu is out of range.
Sigfusson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thu tries to score with a low kick but Sigfusson moves his leg out of the way.
Thu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thu landing knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sigfusson's brow.
Thu trying to land knees to the body.
Sigfusson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thu.
Thu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sigfusson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sigfusson avoids the elbow strike from Thu, against the ropes.
Thu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thu avoiding damage as Sigfusson throws knees to the body.
Sigfusson misses with an elbow over the top.
Thu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sigfusson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thu managing to block the knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thu is defending well for now.
Thu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sigfusson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sigfusson takes an elbow to the forehead.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sigfusson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu managing to block the knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson missing with knees to the body.
Thu lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thu.
Sigfusson avoids the elbow strike from Thu, against the ropes.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Thu avoids the damage to the body.
Sigfusson dodges an elbow strike from Thu.
Sigfusson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Thu avoids the damage to the body.
Sigfusson is working Thu over against the ropes.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Thu avoids the damage to the body.
Thu misses with an elbow over the top.
Thu tries to land knees in the clinch but Sigfusson avoids the damage to the body.
Thu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sigfusson trying to land knees to the body.
Thu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sigfusson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thu is defending well for now.
Sigfusson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thu lands with a right to the head.
Thu missing with knees to the body.
Thu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfusson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thu is defending well for now.
Sigfusson misses with a punch to the body.
Thu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Thu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sigfusson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thu throws a punch but it's blocked by Sigfusson.
Thu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sigfusson is defending well for now.
I was talking to Thu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Thu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thu throws a head punch that misses.
Thu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sigfusson.
A short uppercut from Thu.
Sigfusson working Thu over with knees to the body.
Thu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sigfusson backwards.
A knee to the head by Sigfusson.
Sigfusson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Thu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sigfusson's elbow.
Thu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sigfusson tries to land a knee to the head but Thu blocks with his arms.
Thu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sigfusson backwards.
Sigfusson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maung Maung Thu dominated that round.
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.
Sigfusson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Thu avoids the damage to the body.
Sigfusson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sigfusson managing to block the knees to the body from Thu.
Sigfusson landing knees to the head.
Thu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thu landing knees to the body.
Sigfusson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thu throws a punch but it's blocked by Sigfusson.
Thu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thu misses with an elbow strike.
Sigfusson avoids a wild elbow strike from Thu.
Thu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thu prevents a body shot from Sigfusson.
A short right from Sigfusson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sigfusson obliges.
Thu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Thu avoids the damage to the body.
Thu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maung Maung Thu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sigfusson missing with knees to the body.
Thu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thu can't find room to land a body shot as Sigfusson controls the action.
Sigfusson lands a knee to the body.
Thu lands a good knee to the midsection. Sigfusson won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Sigfusson - that landed with a thud.
Sigfusson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thu is defending well for now.
Sigfusson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sigfusson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thu avoids it.
Sigfusson dodges an elbow strike from Thu.
Sigfusson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sigfusson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thu is defending well for now.
Thu managing to block the knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Nice elbow from Thu.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sigfusson's brow.
Thu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sigfusson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sigfusson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thu managing to block the knees to the body from Sigfusson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfusson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thu.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Thu avoids the damage to the body.
Thu misses with an elbow over the top.
Thu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sigfusson missing with knees to the body.
Sigfusson scores a nice knee to the body.
Thu avoiding damage as Sigfusson throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thu.
Sigfusson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thu avoids it.
Sigfusson trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thu throws an elbow but misses.
Sigfusson blocks a body shot from Thu.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Thu avoids the damage to the body.
Thu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sigfusson trying to land knees to the body.
Thu lands a good knee to the midsection. Sigfusson won't want to take too many of those.
Thu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sigfusson avoids it.
Thu lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Maung Maung Thu will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sigfusson misses with a low kick.
Thu tries to counter by clinching up but Sigfusson breaks away and moves out of range.
Snorri Sigfusson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sigfusson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sigfusson misses with a straight right.
Thu ducks under a wild hook from Sigfusson.
A head kick misses from Sigfusson.
Thu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sigfusson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sigfusson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigfusson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigfusson misses with an elbow strike.
Thu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thu tries to land knees in the clinch but Sigfusson avoids the damage to the body.
Sigfusson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thu misses with an elbow strike.
Sigfusson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thu is defending well for now.
Thu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thu pushes off an throws an elbow but Sigfusson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thu misses with a punch to the body.
Sigfusson dodges an elbow strike from Thu.
Sigfusson dodges an elbow strike from Thu.
Sigfusson tries a knee to the head but Thu blocks it.
Thu throws an elbow but it misses.
Sigfusson takes an elbow to the temple.
Thu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sigfusson's defenses.
Sigfusson avoiding damage as Thu throws knees to the body.
Thu managing to block the knees to the body from Sigfusson.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thu throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thu takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sigfusson is defending well for now.
Sigfusson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sigfusson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thu is defending well for now.
Sigfusson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thu blocks the elbow strike.
Sigfusson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sigfusson takes an elbow to the temple.
Thu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thu lands an elbow that stopped Sigfusson in his tracks for a moment.
Sigfusson throws an elbow but it misses.
Sigfusson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thu is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thu throws an elbow but misses.
Thu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson lands a hook that snaps the head of Thu backwards.
Sigfusson managing to block the knees to the body from Thu.
Thu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thu lands a damaging elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maung Maung Thu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maung Maung Thu!
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energy
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FIGHT
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