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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sven Johansson (ranked 4894 p4p, 5482 weight class) and Pornthonglek Sitsongrit (ranked 237 p4p, 248 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pornthonglek Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sitsongrit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johansson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johansson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johansson cracks Sitsongrit with a good jab.
Johansson digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Johansson throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Johansson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit moves forwards but Johansson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johansson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johansson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Johansson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Johansson connects with a crisp jab.
Johansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johansson scores with a nice strike.
Johansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at Johansson's knee but Johansson avoids it well.
Johansson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Johansson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Johansson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson misses the jab.
Johansson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Johansson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
Johansson scores with a jab.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
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 kick to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Johansson slaps the foot to one side.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johansson doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit moves forwards but Johansson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch but Johansson is avoiding it.
Johansson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sitsongrit clinches with his opponent.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Johansson digs a right hand underneath Sitsongrit's ribcage. Sitsongrit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stalling in the clinch from Johansson.
Johansson working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johansson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johansson throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Johansson blocks it.
Johansson lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johansson stalling the fight.
Johansson lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johansson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Johansson.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Johansson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johansson pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johansson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johansson blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Johansson misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Johansson.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Johansson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Johansson.
Sitsongrit cracks Johansson with a good jab.
Johansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sitsongrit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
Sven Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johansson. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Johansson down.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
A jab from Johansson does it's job there.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit counters with a body kick.
Johansson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johansson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Johansson.
Sitsongrit is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Sitsongrit lands with an uppercut that bounces Johansson off the cage and back into range.
Johansson 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.
Johansson scores with a hook.
Sitsongrit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Johansson loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Johansson misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sven Johansson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johansson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
Johansson scores with a nice right hand.
Johansson throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johansson misses the body punch
and Sitsongrit counters with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy body shot
and Johansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sitsongrit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johansson misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson controlling the action here for a moment.
Johansson blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johansson lands with a left to the head.
Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johansson blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Johansson fails to land.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johansson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Johansson blocks it.
Johansson prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johansson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Johansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Johansson controls the action.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Johansson blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johansson wants to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Johansson.
Johansson misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Johansson has Sitsongrit pushed against the cage.
Johansson blocking some punches.
Johansson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Johansson avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Johansson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Johansson controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johansson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Sitsongrit wants to stall.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch.
Johansson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Johansson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch lands to the side of Johansson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Johansson slaps the foot to one side.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johansson misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sven Johansson is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johansson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johansson throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
A jab from Johansson misses.
Sitsongrit only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Johansson throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Johansson throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with an outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Johansson scores with a decent looking hook.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Sitsongrit tries to land a body kick
letting Johansson counter with a right hand.
Johansson misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pornthonglek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Johansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johansson scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johansson looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Johansson throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch up but Johansson keeps it at a distance.
Johansson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit jabs at Johansson's body.
Johansson moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Johansson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johansson cracks Sitsongrit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johansson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit scores with a push kick.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johansson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Johansson's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Johansson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sitsongrit doesn't seem phased though.
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Johansson moves out of range.
Johansson throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Johansson lands a right hook to the body.
Johansson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johansson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johansson moves away.
Johansson misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Johansson sees coming a mile off.
Johansson throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Johansson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johansson misses with a double jab.
Sitsongrit appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
Johansson walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johansson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johansson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sitsongrit has time to react.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Sitsongrit scores with a spinning back kick!
Johansson throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Johansson moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johansson is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Johansson.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Johansson moved away.
Johansson doesn't manage to clinch there - Sitsongrit circles away.
Johansson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Johansson sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit looks to throw a body kick
and Johansson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johansson misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Johansson misses with a hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Johansson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sitsongrit - the referee stops the clock and Johansson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sitsongrit. Johansson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Johansson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab, jab by Sitsongrit - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
A nice left hand lands by Johansson.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johansson.
Johansson prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Johansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johansson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Johansson avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Johansson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johansson pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow.
Johansson stalling the fight.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johansson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sitsongrit 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pornthonglek Sitsongrit!
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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