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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Matthew (ranked 1996 p4p, 1663 weight class) and Suriyan Sitsongrit (ranked 253 p4p, 217 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Patrick Matthew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suriyan Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit scores with the left hand. Matthew knows he should have avoided that one.
Matthew throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Matthew avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Matthew moved out of range nicely.
Matthew lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Matthew misses with a combination
and Matthew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Matthew moves away and avoids it.
Matthew jabs Sitsongrit right on the nose. Sitsongrit blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Suriyan Sitsongrit has been cut.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matthew lands with a cross.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matthew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthew throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a right hand to the body.
Matthew slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
A counter left hand to the body from Matthew misses its target.
Matthew steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sitsongrit. That one must have hurt.
Matthew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matthew misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Matthew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matthew misses with an uppercut
and Matthew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matthew takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Matthew throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matthew.
Matthew looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nice straight punches there by Sitsongrit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthew lands an overhand right.
Sitsongrit has closed the distance and engaged Matthew in a clinch.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Matthew and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Matthew's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matthew lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Matthew is looking to break free of the clinch but Sitsongrit has double underhooks.
Matthew scores with a hook to the body.
Matthew struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Matthew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matthew tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matthew tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Matthew back against the cage.
Matthew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matthew wants to get back to striking at distance but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Matthew prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws an elbow that misses.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matthew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matthew.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matthew was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Matthew swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sitsongrit tests Matthew's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthew pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Matthew misses with a looping left.
Matthew throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Matthew walks into a left hand.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Matthew throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a good cross that connects.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy body shot
and Matthew counters with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Suriyan Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Suriyan Sitsongrit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Matthew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Matthew looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Matthew thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Matthew throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suriyan Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matthew throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Matthew tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matthew throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a body kick that stops Matthew in his tracks momentarily.
Matthew throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthew uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Matthew moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
Matthew catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Matthew rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Matthew.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matthew manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit works the jab nicely.
Matthew keeps the fight on the outside.
Sitsongrit has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Matthew misses with a looping left.
Matthew scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matthew moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthew pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Matthew avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit pushes off an throws an elbow but Matthew leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthew throws a head punch that misses.
Matthew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matthew can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Matthew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suriyan Sitsongrit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Matthew works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Matthew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Matthew lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matthew throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Matthew scores with a shoulder strike.
Matthew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matthew misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matthew gets through Sitsongrit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matthew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matthew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matthew scores with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Matthew tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Matthew back against the cage.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Matthew's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matthew's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Matthew.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Matthew.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Matthew pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matthew lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Matthew working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sitsongrit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matthew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Matthew controls the action.
Matthew throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matthew blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Matthew controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Matthew avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Matthew blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Matthew digs a right hand underneath Sitsongrit's ribcage. Sitsongrit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sitsongrit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Matthew tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Matthew scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Matthew misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
A short right from Matthew.
Matthew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Matthew dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Suriyan Sitsongrit's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Matthew takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Matthew scores with a jab to the head.
Matthew works the jab nicely.
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Matthew fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matthew throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Matthew displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Matthew swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthew stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Matthew takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Matthew pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthew 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.
Matthew throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy body kick from Sitsongrit
and Matthew cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Matthew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matthew ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Matthew misses the target.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matthew.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Matthew moves out of range.
Matthew slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Matthew takes a jab right on the kisser.
Matthew moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Matthew counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Matthew.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Matthew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matthew.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matthew checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Matthew is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Matthew swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthew takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matthew blocks a head kick by Sitsongrit.
Matthew is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Matthew blocks it.
Matthew lands an overhand right.
Matthew just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Matthew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Matthew scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matthew throws a body shot but no joy.
Matthew throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthew looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Matthew wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matthew uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Matthew with a nice cross.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Matthew was well out of range.
Matthew moves in looking to clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthew throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matthew was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Matthew showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Matthew has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Matthew!
Our winner, Patrick Matthew, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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