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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Petchuanglek Sitsongrit (ranked 6 p4p, 156 weight class) and Bardia Farrokhzad (ranked 1 p4p, 16 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Farrokhzad's choice of entrance music: Rastak - Hele Mali (Iranian Fisherman Folk Song). Petchuanglek Sitsongrit is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petchuanglek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bardia Farrokhzad!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the body.
Farrokhzad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Farrokhzad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Farrokhzad misses the jab.
Farrokhzad lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit moves into range and clinches up with Farrokhzad.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farrokhzad or not.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
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!
Farrokhzad trying to land knees to the body.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Farrokhzad misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad is leaning against Sitsongrit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Farrokhzad throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Farrokhzad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Farrokhzad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farrokhzad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Farrokhzad moves into the clinch.
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 misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Farrokhzad's head.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Farrokhzad on the inside.
Farrokhzad tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhzad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farrokhzad.
I was talking to Sitsongrit's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Farrokhzad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks with his arms.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sitsongrit's face.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Farrokhzad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Farrokhzad's gas tank.
Sitsongrit works on Farrokhzad's body with a couple of short punches.
Farrokhzad takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhzad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad trying to land knees to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Farrokhzads head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Farrokhzad blocks it.
A body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farrokhzad throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhzad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Farrokhzad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
Farrokhzad scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
Farrokhzad lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sitsongrit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farrokhzad misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Farrokhzad moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Farrokhzad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bardia Farrokhzad will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad moves into the clinch.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Farrokhzad.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farrokhzad.
Still in the clinch, Farrokhzad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit takes a knee to the side of the body.
Farrokhzad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Farrokhzad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Sitsongrit avoids the damage to the body.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sitsongrit blocks it with crossed arms.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Farrokhzad and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Farrokhzad takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Farrokhzad is breathing heavily.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Farrokhzad missing with knees to the body.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
Sitsongrit works on Farrokhzad's body with a couple of short punches.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farrokhzad.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks with his arms.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Sitsongrit avoids the damage to the body.
Farrokhzad takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Good body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sitsongrit presses Farrokhzad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Farrokhzads head.
Farrokhzad is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Farrokhzad is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Farrokhzad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farrokhzad can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Farrokhzad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Farrokhzad's gas tank.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Farrokhzad with a big uppercut! Farrokhzad tries to clinch up but Sitsongrit pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Farrokhzad to the mat! Farrokhzad covers up and Sitsongrit unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Petchuanglek Sitsongrit!
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit retains his featherweight title!
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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