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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Jun (ranked 1440 p4p, 80 weight class) and Little Kitty Sripituksakul (ranked 1590 p4p, 90 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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130 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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168 cm
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136 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhang Jun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Little Kitty Sripituksakul!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sripituksakul getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jun looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sripituksakul.
Jun closes the distance and clinches up with Sripituksakul, looking for a takedown. Jun pushes Sripituksakul against the cage but Sripituksakul circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sripituksakul throws a looping overhand right but Jun ducks down to avoid it.
Jun slips a jab and a cross from Sripituksakul.
Jun moves into the clinch.
Sripituksakul tries to work over Jun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Sripituksakul fails to land.
Sripituksakul misses with a body punch.
Sripituksakul swings wildly with an uppercut but Jun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sripituksakul swings wildly with an uppercut but Jun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jun is working for takedown but Sripituksakul is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhang Jun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Sripituksakul.
Jun blocking some punches.
Jun wants to take the fight to the mat but Sripituksakul manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jun tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sripituksakul smiles and moves away.
Jun has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Sripituksakul looks to land a right hand but Jun moved out of range.
Sripituksakul stuns Jun with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice jab there from Jun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sripituksakul is fending him off so far but Jun persists. Nope, Sripituksakul circles away and we're back to standing.
Jun on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jun tries to clinch up.
Sripituksakul lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sripituksakul takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jun shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sripituksakul sprawls well. Sripituksakul wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jun gets slowly back to his feet.
Jun on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jun fails with the takedown.
Sripituksakul gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jun misses with a body punch.
Sripituksakul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sripituksakul scores with a shot to the side of Jun's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sripituksakul tries to work over Jun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sripituksakul throws a head punch that misses.
Jun gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sripituksakul manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jun manages to get himself to full guard.
Sripituksakul wants to control from the top but Jun keeps moving.
Jun has a closed guard, preventing Sripituksakul from standing up.
Jun might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jun not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jun has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sripituksakul can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sripituksakul must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sripituksakul trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sripituksakul wants to control from the top but Jun keeps moving.
Sripituksakul content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jun looking for a guillotine here but Sripituksakul defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sripituksakul controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jun is looking for a triangle but Sripituksakul pushes his legs off easily.
Sripituksakul looking to sit in guard and control but Jun gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Little Kitty Sripituksakul dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice shot by Sripituksakul.
Jun shoots in and gets a takedown into Sripituksakul's guard.
Jun working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sripituksakul's head.
Jun working some strikes from top position.
Our spies down at at London's Elite Grappler's PLUS ($950) inform us that Sripituksakul has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Sripituksakul wants to get back to his feet but Jun is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sripituksakul has momentary wrist control but Jun slips an elbow through the middle.
Sripituksakul working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jun.
Jun throws a big elbow that misses.
Jun working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jun throwing strikes from guard but Sripituksakul blocks nicely.
Sripituksakul is trying to keep Jun in close.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sripituksakul holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jun content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jun scoring with some ground and pound.
Zhang Jun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jun postures up and lands a big shot to Sripituksakul's brow.
Sripituksakul preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sripituksakul works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jun with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jun postures up in Sripituksakul's guard and throws a big left but Sripituksakul blocks it.
Jun postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jun drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sripituksakul looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sripituksakul looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sripituksakul!
Sripituksakul wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jun keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul controlling the position.
Jun manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sripituksakul takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jun actively working from the bottom here.
Jun is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jun avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sripituksakul.
Jun looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jun is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul working over Jun with some ground and pound. Jun looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jun blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sripituksakul trying to control the action but Jun is working from the bottom.
Jun looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sripituksakul wants to take a breather but Jun is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sripituksakul throws out a powerful jab.
Little Kitty Sripituksakul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jun takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jun shoots in and bounces Sripituksakul off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jun got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sripituksakul has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jun has managed to get both his arms back between Sripituksakul's legs - danger averted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jun stands up over Sripituksakul, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jun scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhang Jun dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Sripituksakul looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jun fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sripituksakul avoids it really well and circles away.
Sripituksakul misses the jab.
It looked like Jun wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sripituksakul is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jun blocks a jab.
Jun wants to clinch.
Jun scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jun scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jun working the head and body with strikes.
Jun trying to control the action but Sripituksakul is working from the bottom.
Jun throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Sripituksakul works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sripituksakul gets full guard.
Sripituksakul manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jun manages to get himself to full guard.
Sripituksakul wants to control from the top but Jun keeps moving.
Jun has his foot on Sripituksakul's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sripituksakul works his way back into a safe position though.
Sripituksakul controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sripituksakul trying to control but Jun is working from the bottom.
Jun 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sripituksakul doesn't defend quickly enough and Jun has managed to lock this one up! Can Sripituksakul escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Jun on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Zhang Jun!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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