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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit (ranked 5 p4p, 28 weight class) and Ben Crispian (ranked 1 p4p, 3 weight class). Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Crispian!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crispian misses with a hook to the body
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
It looks like Ben Crispian has been cut.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Crispian has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
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 Crispian has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crispian and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Crispian misses with a looping left.
Crispian throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Crispian with a nice calf kick.
An inside leg kick from Crispian misses.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Crispian let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Crispian throws a solid leg kick but Sitsongrit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crispian.
Crispian misses with a kick to the body.
A lazy left from Crispian finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Ben Crispian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crispian throws out a leg kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range and Crispian only half commits.
Crispian misses with a double jab
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Crispian throws a right hand that misses
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian scores with a hook.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Crispian walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sitsongrit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A counter left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses its target.
Nice body kick from Crispian.
Crispian lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Crispian throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Crispian throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Crispian lands with a nice body punch.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Crispian.
Crispian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Crispian scoring well with a low kick there.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crispian.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crispian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crispian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crispian misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Crispian strikes.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Crispian throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Crispian misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Crispian needs to keep his hands up - Sitsongrit had a free shot at his head there.
Crispian throws a lazy uppercut
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Crispian misses the shot to the body.
Crispian misses with a low kick.
Crispian misses with a looping left.
Jab by Sitsongrit.
That has opened up Ben Crispian's cut even more.
Crispian misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian thuds his right hand into Sitsongrit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sitsongrit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crispian.
Sitsongrit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Crispian lands a glancing blow to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Crispian scores with a hook.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crispian connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sitsongrit momentarily.
Crispian scores with a leg kick.
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.
Sitsongrit changes levels and scores with a jab 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!
Crispian scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crispian misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Crispian misses.
Crispian connects with a leg kick.
Crispian drops his hands momentarily and Sitsongrit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crispian connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Crispian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crispian lands the left hand.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Crispian slips the punch.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Crispian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Crispian is out of range.
Crispian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crispian.
Crispian throws a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Crispian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Crispian's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crispian lands a slapping body shot.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crispian scores with a nice strike.
Crispian lands with a hook. Sitsongrit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Crispian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Crispian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crispian misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
The cut above Ben Crispian's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Crispian.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crispian.
Crispian throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crispian throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crispian scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crispian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crispian misses with a hook to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crispian scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks.
Crispian throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Crispian.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crispian scores with a body shot.
Crispian misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crispian.
Crispian throws a sloppy body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Crispian is out of range.
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crispian is rocked!
Ben Crispian's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Crispian jumps back.
Crispian throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crispian moves into range and connects with a jab.
Crispian throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crispian.
Crispian throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crispian.
Crispian connects with a nice looking jab.
Crispian avoids a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sitsongrit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crispian throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Crispian!
Crispian will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Crispian tries a quick counter leg kick but Sitsongrit is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crispian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Crispian falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Crispian is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ben Crispian's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit!
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit retains his featherweight title!
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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