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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kongthoranee Sitsongrit (ranked 52 p4p, 263 weight class) and Macho Fantastico (ranked 5 p4p, 29 weight class). Fantastico has chosen Macho as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kongthoranee Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Macho Fantastico!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fantastico throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Fantastico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastico scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastico uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Fantastico drives through and clinches with Sitsongrit against the cage.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Fantastico lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sitsongrit is working Fantastico over against the cage.
Fantastico misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastico prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
I was talking to Sitsongrit's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Fantastico.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Fantastico wants to get back to striking at distance but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastico throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastico is trying to stall.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Fantastico escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastico throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fantastico was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Fantastico now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Fantastico blocks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Fantastico slips the punch.
Fantastico gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastico blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Fantastico.
Fantastico breaks from the clinch.
Fantastico throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with low kicks.
Fantastico takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a good cross that connects.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Fantastico as he checks the leg kick.
Fantastico throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fantastico sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastico tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sitsongrit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Fantastico sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Fantastico.
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. Fantastico shakes it off.
Jab from Fantastico.
Sitsongrit lands with a straight right. Fantastico didn't see that one coming.
Fantastico defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastico follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Fantastico.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Fantastico manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Fantastico ducked under it nicely.
Fantastico takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fantastico has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastico throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Fantastico's midsection.
Fantastico throws a head kick that misses.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Fantastico avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a low kick but Fantastico moves his leg out of the way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fantastico! But no joy.
Fantastico keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastico throws a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Fantastico's ribcage but misses.
Fantastico looks to land a body kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fantastico.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Fantastico.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Fantastico does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Fantastico's ribcage but misses.
Fantastico scores with a nice strike.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand right.
Fantastico will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fantastico throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Fantastico moves out of range.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut there from Fantastico.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico gets tackled into the cage by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fantastico misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastico breaks the clinch.
Fantastico throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sitsongrit wants to slow Fantastico down by chopping away at his legs.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fantastico has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastico lands with a cross.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fantastico.
Fantastico has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fantastico avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Fantastico cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circling - Fantastico throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastico throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fantastico checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Fantastico is just out of range.
Fantastico 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 Fantastico moves away.
Sitsongrit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fantastico under the eye.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Fantastico.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sitsongrit defending well as Fantastico loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit lands with an overhand left.
Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Fantastico.
Fantastico checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit gets tackled into the cage by Fantastico. Fantastico maintains the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Fantastico backwards.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Fantastico lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sitsongrit or not.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Fantastico and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastico shoots in and drives through. Sitsongrit sprawls well.
Sitsongrit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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 with a nice calf kick.
Fantastico slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Fantastico connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Sitsongrit as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Sitsongrit blocks the leg kick.
Fantastico looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sitsongrit tries to keep at a distance but Fantastico has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Fantastico avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fantastico can do to turn this around?
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Fantastico controls his hands.
Fantastico blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastico misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastico breaks the clinch.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Fantastico's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Sitsongrit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastico fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastico takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastico slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fantastico.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Fantastico moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit moves forwards but Fantastico connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastico fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sitsongrit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Fantastico does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fantastico's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Fantastico's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Fantastico.
Fantastico displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Fantastico swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastico lands a lovely overhand right.
Sitsongrit thows a body kick. Fantastico tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Good standup being displayed there by Sitsongrit as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Fantastico does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastico throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fantastico.
Fantastico tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice jab there from Fantastico.
Sitsongrit lands with an uppercut that bounces Fantastico off the cage and back into range.
Fantastico fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sitsongrit delivers a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fantastico throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastico connects with the punch.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Fantastico moved away.
Sitsongrit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fantastico on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastico lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
letting Fantastico counter with a right hand.
Fantastico steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Fantastico misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Fantastico moved out of range.
Fantastico throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Fantastico moved out of range nicely.
Fantastico pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fantastico lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Fantastico is out of range.
Fantastico moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastico counters with a body kick.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Fantastico jumps back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Fantastico shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fantastico misses with a head kick.
Fantastico lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastico ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit dominated that second 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.
Fantastico pushes Sitsongrit away with a front kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sitsongrit lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fantastico has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fantastico and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Fantastico is just out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fantastico looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastico throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastico looks to land a body kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastico connects with a solid leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Fantastico does it's job there.
Fantastico throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fantastico under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Sitsongrit.
Fantastico drives through and clinches with Sitsongrit against the cage.
Fantastico prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fantastico blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fantastico.
A short left from Fantastico.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sitsongrit as Fantastico tries to tie him up.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Fantastico scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastico pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastico throws a combination that misses
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
Sitsongrit thuds his right hand into Fantastico's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Fantastico.
Fantastico takes one to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fantastico.
Fantastico connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastico tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Fantastico.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Fantastico.
Sitsongrit jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastico has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit. Beautiful body shot.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastico throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Fantastico lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastico fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastico blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab from Fantastico.
Sitsongrit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastico defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastico looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit defending well as Fantastico loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Fantastico moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Fantastico.
Good work by Fantastico as he checks the leg kick.
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastico blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Fantastico saw that one coming.
Fantastico throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fantastico checks it well.
Fantastico moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Fantastico is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sitsongrit with a body shot.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fantastico is able to avoid easily.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Fantastico's ribcage but misses.
Fantastico scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastico takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastico lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastico attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Fantastico does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fantastico! But no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Fantastico uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastico throws a right and a left that Sitsongrit avoids nicely.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit with a jab.
Fantastico tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Fantastico throws a wild body kick that Sitsongrit sees coming a mile off.
Fantastico steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Fantastico chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Fantastico dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Fantastico sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fantastico counters with a body kick.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Fantastico strikes.
Fantastico doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fantastico thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sitsongrit if he has to take too many more of those.
Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fantastico drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastico takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of Fantastico's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice takedown defense from Sitsongrit. No joy for Fantastico on that attempt.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that Fantastico ducks under and follows up with a left that Fantastico also avoids with ease.
Fantastico slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Nice shot by Fantastico.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fantasticos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastico closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastico lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sitsongrit or not.
Fantastico blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Fantastico.
Fantastico manages to break the clinch.
Fantastico throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastico checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fantastico avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastico throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fantastico.
Fantastico lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fantastico moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Sitsongrit moves forwards but Fantastico connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit swats away the attempt to clinch by Fantastico.
Fantastico keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Fantastico takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastico cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastico moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Fantastico checks it.
Fantastico gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Fantastico avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Fantastico backwards.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Fantastico controls the action.
Fantastico works on Sitsongrit's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastico lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Fantastico avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Fantastico controls the action.
Fantastico fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastico misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Fantastico controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fantastico blocks an uppercut.
Fantastico pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastico doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Fantastico sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastico fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sitsongrit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastico throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Fantastico throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastico throws a head kick that misses.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Fantastico connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Fantastico sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fantastico misses the jab.
Fantastico takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Fantastico missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fantastico uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Fantastico lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fantastico.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fantastico is able to avoid easily.
Fantastico is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Fantastico waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Fantastico lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fantastico's head.
Fantastico throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastico thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastico missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fantastico. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy right hand. Fantastico should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left and a right from Sitsongrit both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Fantastico's head but Fantastico sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastico throws a front kick that sends Sitsongrit stumbling back into the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Fantastico was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fantastico ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Fantastico uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastico shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sitsongrit as he jumps to the side.
Fantastico slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice head shot.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Fantastico counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastico chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Fantastico.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fantastico.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Macho Fantastico will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Fantastico moves away and avoids it.
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastico works over Sitsongrit's head and body with a nice combination.
Sitsongrit takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastico takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fantastico.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Fantastico is just out of range.
Fantastico takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit works Fantastico's body with a nice hook.
Sitsongrit cracks Fantastico with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastico chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fantastico throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastico throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Fantastico moved out of range.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Fantastico uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastico misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastico takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastico's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastico takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sitsongrit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sitsongrit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sitsongrit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Fantastico moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fantastico.
Fantastico throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit avoids them all with ease.
Fantastico's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sitsongrit under the eye.
Fantastico shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fantastico throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Fantastico throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fantastico misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Fantastico's ribs.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Fantastico avoids it.
Fantastico now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
Fantastico looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Fantastico avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Fantastico.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit throws out a leg kick but Fantastico moves out of range and Sitsongrit only half commits.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Fantastico fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it well.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Fantastico misses with a double jab.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit blocks a low kick nicely.
Fantastico misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastico uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitsongrit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
A lazy left from Sitsongrit finds it's target.
Fantastico needs to keep his hands up - Sitsongrit had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastico turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastico tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by Fantastico.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fantastico throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Fantastico uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Fantastico moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Fantastico loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fantastico sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Fantastico ducked under it nicely.
Fantastico lands a glancing blow to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Macho Fantastico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastico connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
Fantastico loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fantastico tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sitsongrit defends well and Fantastico ends up having to push Sitsongrit into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastico misses with a hook.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Fantastico tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Fantastico.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastico uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Fantastico misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Fantastico misses the target.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
A low kick from Fantastico misses
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastico pushes Sitsongrit away with a front kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Fantastico.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kongthoranee Sitsongrit.
Well Sitsongrit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kongthoranee Sitsongrit!
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Kongthoranee Sitsongrit rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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