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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit (ranked 232 p4p, 30 weight class) and Albert Ricci (ranked 918 p4p, 98 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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139 lbs
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172 cm
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140 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Ricci! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sitsongrit lands with a hook. Ricci tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Sitsongrit thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ricci if he has to take too many more of those.
Ricci moves out of range of the strikes. Ricci feints a counter leg kick. Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Ricci off balance momentarily. Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Ricci throws a nice inside leg kick. Ricci throws out a leg kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range and Ricci only half commits. Sitsongrit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Sitsongrit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Ricci 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 has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sitsongrit Gym in the buildup to the fight. Ricci throws a leg kick which misses Sitsongrit's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitsongrit tries to avoid it. Sitsongrit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ricci. Ricci circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Some bone on bone action there as Ricci checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Ricci looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Ricci's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ricci misses with a hook. Sitsongrit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Ricci now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Sitsongrit with a jab. Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Ricci checks it. Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ricci manages to avoid it. Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Ricci moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Sitsongrit jabs Ricci right on the nose. Ricci blinks but takes it well. A big right from Ricci misses. Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but Ricci avoided it. Ricci moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
Ricci avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice jab. Ricci misses with a jab to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand. Ricci swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Ricci moves out of range. Ricci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Ricci throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricci misses with a straight left. Ricci swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Sitsongrit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Sitsongrit wants to slow Ricci down by chopping away at his legs. Sitsongrit misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ricci cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Ricci keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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! Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Ricci saw that one coming. Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Ricci takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Ricci's head but Ricci sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Sitsongrit instigates a clinch. Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Ricci blocks it.
Ricci lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Ricci's head. Sitsongrit lands an uppercut. Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses. Sitsongrit tries to work over Ricci's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ricci misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Ricci presses Sitsongrit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A head punch on the inside from Ricci fails to land. Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Ricci tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Ricci back against the cage. Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Ricci. Ricci swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ricci presses Sitsongrit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ricci tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ricci working some nice short punches in the clinch. Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ricci swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ricci throws a head punch that misses. Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Ricci.
Ricci breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ricci misses with a wild body shot. As Ricci backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ricci.
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Ricci throws a nice outside leg kick. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses. Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Ricci moved out of range nicely. Sitsongrit takes a swing at Ricci's ribcage but misses. Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick from Ricci.
Ricci lands with a good body shot. Ricci steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ricci chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ricci pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ricci lands with a cross. Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Ricci throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Nice defenses there by Ricci. Ricci throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily. Ricci throws a leg kick that is checked and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Ricci tries to bum rush Sitsongrit with a series of wild strikes but Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Ricci scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Ricci looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ricci looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ricci lands a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Sitsongrit darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Ricci cracks the inside of Sitsongrit's front leg. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action!
Ricci throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well. Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ricci's head. Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Ricci's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ricci down. Decent striking displayed by Ricci there. Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Ricci misses with a low kick. Ricci lands with a right hand. Ricci ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Sitsongrit wants to slow Ricci down by chopping away at his legs. Ricci feints a counter leg kick. Sitsongrit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body. Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ricci was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit. Good leg kick by Ricci there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ricci looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot. Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Ricci moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ricci blocks a jab. A good leg kick by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit wants to slow Ricci down by chopping away at his legs. Ricci checks a leg kick nicely. Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far. Sitsongrit tries to clinch up but Ricci circles away and keeps his distance. Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Ricci lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. The fight stays on the outside here - Sitsongrit looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Ricci moves out of range of the strikes. Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Ricci ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away. A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Ricci scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Ricci. Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange. This has been an exciting period of action! Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Sitsongrit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Ricci's head but Ricci sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Sitsongrit is looking to slow Ricci down with leg kicks. Ricci swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ricci slips under a jab. Ricci looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ricci uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit. Ricci throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily. Sitsongrit misses with a looping right. Ricci tries a quick counter leg kick but Sitsongrit is wise to it. Ricci lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sitsongrit will feel that in the morning. Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ricci checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Ricci wants to counter with a clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him away. A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Ricci moves out of range easily. Ricci moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Ricci's ribcage but misses. It seemed like Ricci was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Ricci misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Ricci. Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ricci manages to avoid it. Ricci avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ricci manages to avoid it. Ricci misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit doesn't manage to clinch there - Ricci circles away.
Sitsongrit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ricci fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Ricci moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Ricci's legs. Ricci keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ricci bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ricci.
Jab by Sitsongrit. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sitsongrit throws a hook but Ricci avoids it easily. Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ricci paws at him with a jab and circles away. Ricci is trying to counter with his kicks. Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ricci. That did some damage! Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Ricci throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ricci tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricci swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ricci takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Ricci moves away and avoids it. A telegraphed right hand from Ricci misses the target. 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 Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit 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. And we move into the final round!
Ricci fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it. Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Ricci moved away. Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Ricci. An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target. Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ricci. Ricci avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Ricci fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it. Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ricci has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Ricci checks a low kick from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ricci. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ricci lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sitsongrit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sitsongrit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sitsongrit lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ricci has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ricci and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Ricci is out of range. Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Ricci counters with a good, hard body kick but Sitsongrit shrugs it off. Ricci blocks a leg kick. Ricci now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sitsongrit lands a jab. Ricci misses with a lunging right hand
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand. Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Ricci. Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricci drops his hands momentarily and Sitsongrit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Ricci slips a jab from Sitsongrit. Ricci looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range. Ricci throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Ricci throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick. Ricci tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Ricci gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ricci.
Ricci scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ricci was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ricci was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit. Albert Ricci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ricci, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Sitsongrit darts in trying to clinch and Ricci counters with a good, hard body kick but Sitsongrit shrugs it off. Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Ricci slips under a jab from Sitsongrit. Ricci tries to bum rush Sitsongrit with a series of wild strikes but Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Sitsongrit motions for Ricci to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Ricci's leg but Ricci calmly moves out of range. A bone on bone clash there as Ricci blocks the leg kick.
Ricci looks like he wants to counter punch here. Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ricci. Ricci looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range. Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Ricci's belly button to the back. Ricci misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ricci avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Ricci moves away and avoids it. Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Ricci's legs. Ricci is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Ricci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Ricci fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Ricci displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Ricci scores with a push kick. Ricci tries to keep at a distance but Sitsongrit has taken the fight into the clinch. Ricci tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Ricci uses good head movement to avoid it. Ricci swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it. Ricci tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ricci prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit. Ricci misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Ricci. Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Ricci's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ricci's gas tank. Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ricci has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Ricci working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ricci. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ricci. A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit. Still in the clinch, Ricci scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Albert Ricci. Well Sitsongrit 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit! An out of breath Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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