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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Madkhao Sitsongrit (ranked 66 p4p, 187 weight class) and Rimtas Kentas (ranked 11 p4p, 27 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Great wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Madkhao Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rimtas Kentas!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kentas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sitsongrit is able to avoid easily.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kentas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kentas misses the body punch
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kentas misses the body punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Rimtas Kentas has been cut.
Kentas jabs at Sitsongrit's body.
Kentas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kentas cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kentas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Kentas.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kentas throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Kentas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kentas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kentas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kentas misses with a straight left.
Kentas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sitsongrit lands a big uppercut and Kentas crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kentas looks OK. Sitsongrit waves Kentas back to his feet!
Kentas is rocked!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kentas has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Kentas shoots in for a takedown but Sitsongrit shows good takedown defense.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Kentas manages to avoid it.
Kentas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kentas misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kentas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Kentas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kentas works the jab nicely.
Kentas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Kentas's belly button to the back.
Kentas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and Kentas counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kentas.
Kentas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sitsongrit rather than just go for the knockout.
Kentas swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Kentas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kentas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sitsongrit defending well as Kentas loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
That has opened up Rimtas Kentas's cut even more.
Good work by Kentas as he checks the leg kick.
Kentas shoots and misses
and Kentas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Madkhao Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sitsongrit swings widly with a right hand
and Kentas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kentas is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Kentas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kentas seems to have recovered his senses.
Sitsongrit walks into a jab.
Kentas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sitsongrit sprawls well. Sitsongrit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kentas gets slowly back to his feet.
Madkhao Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rimtas Kentas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kentas scores with a punch to the head.
Kentas drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kentas pushes down on Sitsongrit's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kentas is looking for a kimura but Sitsongrit is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kentas to get the leverage.
Sitsongrit looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sitsongrit is trying to control but can't.
Sitsongrit is looking for a sweep. Kentas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kentas is working for a submission of some sort.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Madkhao Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rimtas Kentas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kentas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot
and Kentas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Kentas.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kentas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madkhao Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Kentas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kentas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Kentas.
Kentas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kentas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit walks into a jab.
Kentas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kentas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kentas misses the shot to the body.
Kentas scores with a sloppy right hand. Sitsongrit should have avoided that one.
Kentas moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kentas stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kentas throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Kentas.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kentas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kentas tries to clinch
and Kentas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The cut above Rimtas Kentas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kentas just misses with a punch to the body.
Kentas digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
Kentas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kentas throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Kentas throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a thumping low kick.
A swing and a miss from Kentas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Kentas steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kentas counters with a stiff right hand.
Rimtas Kentas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kentas shoots in and bounces Sitsongrit off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sitsongrit uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kentas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kentas misses with a double jab.
Kentas checks the leg kick nicely there.
It seemed like Kentas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kentas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kentas throws a sloppy body shot
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kentas walks into a jab.
Kentas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kentas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sitsongrit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice head shot.
Rimtas Kentas's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kentas ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Kentas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Kentas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kentas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
Kentas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Kentas moved away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Madkhao Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rimtas Kentas's cut.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Kentas.
And Sitsongrit counters with a quick kick to the body but Kentas blocks it.
Kentas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kentas throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kentas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kentas just manages to avoid it.
Kentas takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Kentas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kentas misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Kentas lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit misses the body punch
and Kentas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Kentas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kentas throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kentas just misses with a punch to the body.
Kentas misses with an uppercut.
Kentas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kentas misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit jabs at Kentas's body.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the head.
Kentas thuds a left hand into Sitsongrit's body.
Kentas tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Kentas is just out of range.
Kentas tries for a takedown but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kentas lands with a straight right. Sitsongrit didn't see that one coming.
Kentas lands with a shot to the body.
Kentas cracks Sitsongrit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kentas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kentas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Kentas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kentas just misses with a punch to the body.
Kentas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kentas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kentas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kentas closes the distance and pushes Sitsongrit back into the cage.
Kentas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Kentas tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Kentas back against the cage.
Sitsongrit trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
Sitsongrit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Kentas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kentas has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kentas managing to block the knees to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Kentas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Kentas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Kentas avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a knee to the head.
Sitsongrit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kentas avoids it.
Madkhao Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Kentas's head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rimtas Kentas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Madkhao Sitsongrit!
Madkhao Sitsongrit retains his lightweight title!
Madkhao Sitsongrit was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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