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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pocket Rocket (ranked 1528 p4p, 1447 weight class) and Kaewfah Sitsongrit (ranked 127 p4p, 119 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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Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pocket Rocket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaewfah Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocket wants to clinch up but Sitsongrit keeps it at a distance.
Rocket fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rocket takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sitsongrit lunges at Rocket with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rocket's hand.
Rocket throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rocket closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rocket misses with a takedown attempt - Sitsongrit sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sitsongrit works Rocket's body with a nice hook.
Rocket takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sitsongrit delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rocket scores with the left hand. Sitsongrit knows he should have avoided that one.
Rocket tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rocket fails to land the takedown.
Donk. Rocket catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocket scores with a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from Rocket.
Rocket misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sitsongrit instigates a clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Rocket has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rocket fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Rocket.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rocket swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rocket misses with some punches.
Rocket lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rocket is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pocket Rocket. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rocket backwards.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocket swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit works on Rocket's body with a couple of short punches.
Rocket wants a takedown but no success here.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
Rocket blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Rocket is working for takedown but Sitsongrit is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rocket has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sitsongrit is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rocket working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Rocket's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rocket's gas tank.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rocket backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rocket.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rocket backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocket lands with a right to the head.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit is pressed up against the cage. Rocket has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sitsongrit down to the mat. Sitsongrit avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Rocket's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rocket down.
Rocket drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rocket tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit thinks about the counter body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Rocket's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rocket down.
Rocket throws a right and a left that Sitsongrit avoids nicely.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body kick there by Sitsongrit.
Kaewfah Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rocket tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rocket is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sitsongrit's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit is controlling Rocket's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rocket wants to work for an arm triangle but Sitsongrit is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocket is trying to work for a kimura but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Sitsongrit keeping hold of Rocket's head, controlling as best he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rocket is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sitsongrit is just riding it out for now. Rocket eventually gives up the hold.
Sitsongrit is staying active underneath Rocket, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaewfah Sitsongrit dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit clinches.
Rocket wants to take the fight to the mat but Sitsongrit manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Rocket working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Rocket.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rocket seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sitsongrit can turn it around.
Kaewfah Sitsongrit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Rocket has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rocket.
Rocket fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rocket blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Rocket's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Rocket controls the action.
Rocket swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rocket backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rocket misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rocket backwards.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rocket.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rocket.
Sitsongrit works on Rocket's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rocket wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pocket Rocket. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rocket backwards.
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 blocking some punches.
Rocket gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sitsongrit moves into full guard.
Sitsongrit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sitsongrit is on top in guard.
Sitsongrit controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocket is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sitsongrit is aware though and is defending well.
Sitsongrit is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sitsongrit's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rocket keeping full guard, as Sitsongrit tries to pass.
Rocket is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sitsongrit defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sitsongrit gets to his feet - Rocket follows without any prompting.
Sitsongrit keeps Rocket at a distance using the push kick.
Sitsongrit lands a head kick!
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick and Rocket moves out of range easily.
Rocket tries to bum rush Sitsongrit with a series of wild strikes but Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit defending well as Rocket loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rocket's sensitive parts.
Rocket misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rocket takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sitsongrit dodges the punch combination from Rocket.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Rocket slaps the foot to one side.
Rocket throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaewfah Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Rocket down.
Sitsongrit thows a body kick. Rocket tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rocket misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rocket chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
No luck for Rocket with that takedown attempt.
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.
Sitsongrit thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rocket if he has to take too many more of those.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab. Rocket acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rocket has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Rocket throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rocket has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rocket is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Rocket sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit thows a body kick. Rocket tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sitsongrit lands a head kick!
The fighters circle momentarily. Sitsongrit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rocket swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A solid body kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Rocket with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pocket Rocket. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rocket takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rocket on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Rocket misses with a double jab.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a series of punches.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rocket will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sitsongrit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sitsongrit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rocket will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sitsongrit rushes Rocket and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rocket misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Rocket.
Sitsongrit gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rocket.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocket throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch.
Rocket misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rocket backwards.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pocket Rocket has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rocket wants the takedown. Sitsongrit is fighting it off but Rocket persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sitsongrit's guard against the cage.
Sitsongrit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rocket has gone for a leg lock! Sitsongrit slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rocket's guard.
Sitsongrit's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocket is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sitsongrit slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kaewfah Sitsongrit has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rocket has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sitsongrit can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kaewfah Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaewfah 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaewfah Sitsongrit!
After the fight, Kaewfah Sitsongrit was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Pocket Rocket had this to say: 'Oh, noooooo. FUCK!'.
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