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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Thongthailek Sitsongrit (ranked 23768 p4p, 22102 weight class) and Brendan Quiniou (ranked 562 p4p, 536 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thongthailek Sitsongrit !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brendan Quiniou!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Quiniou.
Quiniou throws a counter combo.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sitsongrit defending well as Quiniou loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Quiniou moved away.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Quiniou.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit dodges the punch combination from Quiniou.
Quiniou throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Quiniou takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Quiniou looks for the body kick but Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Quiniou lands with a hook. Sitsongrit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quiniou lands a glancing blow to the side of Sitsongrit 's head.
Quiniou moves out of range of the body kick.
It seemed like Quiniou was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sitsongrit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quiniou throws a body shot but no joy.
Quiniou on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Quiniou's body.
Quiniou cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Quiniou moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Quiniou avoids a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Quiniou is out of range.
Quiniou comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Quiniou doesn't seem phased though.
Good leg kick by Quiniou.
Sitsongrit takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Quiniou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quiniou avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quiniou cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quiniou moves away.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Quiniou lands a glancing blow to the side of Sitsongrit 's head.
Quiniou loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quiniou was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Quiniou blocks the low kick.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quiniou keeps the fight on the outside.
Quiniou's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sitsongrit under the eye.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sitsongrit .
Quiniou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Quiniou shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quiniou changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Quiniou scores with a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Sitsongrit .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Quiniou is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Quiniou dominated that round.
That's time! Sitsongrit 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Quiniou ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit .
A combination from Quiniou does no damage.
Quiniou takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Quiniou slips under a jab from Sitsongrit .
Quiniou throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Quiniou jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sitsongrit is looking to wear down Quiniou with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Quiniou lands the left hand.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Quiniou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Quiniou lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sitsongrit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Quiniou can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Quiniou finds it's way round the side to connect with Sitsongrit 's head.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Quiniou moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Quiniou was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quiniou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And Sitsongrit counters with a quick kick to the body but Quiniou blocks it.
Brendan Quiniou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quiniou lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brendan Quiniou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit .
Quiniou misses with a body kick.
Quiniou buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quiniou loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Quiniou.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Quiniou's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit moves in looking to clinch but Quiniou pushes him off.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Quiniou is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
Sitsongrit tries a head kick but it misses.
Quiniou throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Crunch! Quiniou slams his shin into Sitsongrit 's torso.
Quiniou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quiniou throws a counter combo.
Quiniou throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quiniou takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Quiniou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quiniou lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sitsongrit 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Quiniou connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sitsongrit scrambles back to his feet.
Quiniou misses with a few strikes there.
Quiniou turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Quiniou is out of range.
Quiniou with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Quiniou throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Quiniou checks it.
A jab from Quiniou does it's job there.
Sitsongrit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Quiniou avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit .
An inside leg kick lands from Quiniou.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Quiniou moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit 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.
A solid body kick from Quiniou.
Quiniou throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Quiniou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Quiniou is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
Quiniou throws a body shot but no joy.
Quiniou checks a low kick from Sitsongrit .
Quiniou appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Quiniou scores with a jab.
Quiniou ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit .
Quiniou stalks Sitsongrit and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sitsongrit 's face. Sitsongrit staggers backwards, shaken.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Quiniou manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Quiniou strikes.
Quiniou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Quiniou connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sitsongrit momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quiniou lands a right hook to the body.
Quiniou takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Quiniou looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brendan Quiniou is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Quiniou throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit .
Quiniou moves out of range of the body kick.
Sitsongrit takes one to the chin there.
Quiniou paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quiniou throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit 's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Quiniou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a jab to the body
and Quiniou counters with a nice body shot.
Quiniou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Quiniou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit moves forwards but Quiniou connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Quiniou throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit . Quiniou does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Quiniou.
Sitsongrit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sitsongrit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Quiniou stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit .
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quiniou looks to land a combination but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Sitsongrit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
and Quiniou counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Quiniou checks it.
Quiniou misses the jab.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Quiniou just manages to avoid it.
Quiniou with the inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Quiniou moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit throws out a powerful jab.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Quiniou is just out of range.
Sitsongrit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sitsongrit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Quiniou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Quiniou darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Both fighters circling a little - Sitsongrit finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A lazy left from Sitsongrit finds it's target.
Thongthailek Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quiniou connects with a looping right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brendan Quiniou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Quiniou has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brendan Quiniou!
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