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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Surianglek Sitsongrit (ranked 131 p4p, 130 weight class) and Maurits Assndrop (ranked 22 p4p, 21 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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World class boxer
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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 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Surianglek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Maurits Assndrop!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assndrop jabs at Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Assndrop misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit scores with a push kick.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Assndrop.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Assndrop! But no joy.
A jab from Assndrop does it's job there.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Assndrop slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Assndrop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Assndrop throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Assndrop saw that one coming.
Assndrop has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A big right from Assndrop misses.
Sitsongrit has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
Assndrop connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assndrop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Assndrop under the eye.
Assndrop bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Assndrop looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
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.
Assndrop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Assndrop misses the jab.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Assndrop lands with a thumping leg kick.
Assndrop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Assndrop throws a big shot that misses.
Assndrop throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Assndrop connects with a solid leg kick.
Sitsongrit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Assndrop swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assndrop throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Assndrop's defenses.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Assndrop checks it.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Assndrop darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Assndrop ducks down to avoid it.
Good shot there by Assndrop.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Assndrop checks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Assndrop.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit defending well as Assndrop loads up on a big left hand.
Assndrop checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
An inside leg kick from Assndrop misses.
Assndrop looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Assndrop is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sitsongrit had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Assndrop checks the leg kick nicely there.
Assndrop takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Assndrop slips the punch.
A head kick by Sitsongrit misses
and Assndrop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sitsongrit ducks right into an uppercut from Assndrop.
Assndrop misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Assndrop uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Assndrop.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Assndrop steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Assndrop! But no joy.
Assndrop misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Assndrop moves out of range.
Sitsongrit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Assndrop.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Assndrop connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A good leg kick by Assndrop.
Assndrop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Assndrop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Assndrop throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Assndrop misses with a body shot
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the body
and Assndrop counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Assndrop throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assndrop slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Assndrop attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assndrop moves away.
Assndrop sizes up Sitsongrit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assndrop moves away.
Assndrop looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assndrop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Assndrop throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maurits Assndrop will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assndrop.
Assndrop looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Assndrop connects with the punch.
Assndrop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Assndrop. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A leg kick checked by Assndrop.
Surianglek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Assndrop blocks the body kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Assndrop's midsection.
Assndrop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Assndrop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Assndrop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assndrop lands a glancing blow to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Assndrop misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maurits Assndrop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Assndrop does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Assndrop connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop scores with a jab to the head.
Assndrop connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Assndrop slips the punch.
Sitsongrit blocks a low kick nicely.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Assndrop throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assndrop walks into a left hand.
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Assndrop.
Assndrop with the inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Assndrop ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Assndrop throws out the jab.
Assndrop throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Assndrop lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
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 changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop lands with a straight right. Sitsongrit didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Assndrop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Assndrop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Assndrop.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Assndrop just manages to avoid it.
Assndrop throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Assndrop's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Assndrop! But no joy.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Assndrop shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Assndrop connects with the punch.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Assndrop misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with low kicks.
It seemed like Assndrop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Assndrop throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Assndrop.
Sitsongrit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Assndrop lands a glancing blow to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at Assndrop's knee but Assndrop avoids it well.
Assndrop swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit defending well as Assndrop loads up on a big left hand.
Nice jab there from Assndrop.
Sitsongrit scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Assndrop moves out of range.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Assndrop is able to avoid easily.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Assndrop with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Assndrop misses.
Sitsongrit walks into a stiff left hand from Assndrop.
Sitsongrit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice leg kick from Assndrop, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with low kicks.
Assndrop checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Assndrop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assndrop connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sitsongrit's hands.
Sitsongrit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Assndrop scoring well with a low kick there.
Assndrop misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses.
Assndrop swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Assndrop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Assndrop! But no joy.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that Assndrop semi-blocks.
Sitsongrit misses with a head kick.
Assndrop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Assndrop slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Assndrop loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Assndrop moves out of range.
Assndrop tries a quick counter leg kick but Sitsongrit is wise to it.
Sitsongrit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Maurits Assndrop will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Assndrop blocks a jab.
Assndrop throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Assndrop lands a jab to the nose.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Assndrop is out of range.
Assndrop moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Assndrop checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Assndrop is trying to counter with his kicks.
Assndrop slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Assndrop looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Assndrop at a distance.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Assndrop.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Assndrop avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
Assndrop lands with a cross.
A big left from Assndrop misses.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Assndrop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Assndrop's ribcage but misses.
Assndrop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Assndrop moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Assndrop's ribs.
Assndrop lands with an uppercut that bounces Sitsongrit off the cage and back into range.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Assndrop throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assndrop was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Good exchange - Assndrop coming out on top.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit works Assndrop's body with a nice hook.
Assndrop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assndrop throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Assndrop avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Assndrop scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Assndrop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Assndrop moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Assndrop strikes.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Assndrop.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Assndrop, as that shot connected.
Assndrop throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Assndrop sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sitsongrit misses with a double jab
and Assndrop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Assndrop's ribs.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Assndrop throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Assndrop misses the jab.
Sitsongrit thuds his right hand into Assndrop's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Assndrop's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
Assndrop looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Surianglek Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Assndrop chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Assndrop lands with a cross.
Sitsongrit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Assndrop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Assndrop stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assndrop.
Assndrop connects with an inside leg kick.
Assndrop slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Assndrop lands a lovely overhand right.
Assndrop avoids the head kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Assndrop counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit lunges at Assndrop with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Assndrop's hand.
A jab from Assndrop finds it's way through Sitsongrit's defenses.
Assndrop blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop lands a leg kick that knocks Sitsongrit off balance momentarily.
Assndrop takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit needs to keep his hands up - Assndrop had a free shot at his head there.
Assndrop scoring well with a low kick there.
Assndrop lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Assndrop avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Assndrop! But no joy.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Assndrop.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Assndrop.
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sitsongrit scores with the left hand. Assndrop knows he should have avoided that one.
Assndrop scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Assndrop counters with a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Assndrop scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maurits Assndrop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Assndrop 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maurits Assndrop!
Maurits Assndrop thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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