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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Heung Min Choi (ranked 20 p4p, 114 weight class) and Suriyan Sitsongrit (ranked 5 p4p, 15 weight class). Choi comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Bruiser. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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World class boxer
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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 30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heung Min Choi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Suriyan Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choi throws the kick towards the body but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Choi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Choi throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice kick to the body.
Choi 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 tries to clinch there but Choi circles away.
Choi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sitsongrit takes one to the chin there.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Choi saw that one coming.
Choi misses with a wild body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Choi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choi breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Choi.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choi.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Choi is just out of range.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Choi lands a front kick.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch up but Choi keeps it at a distance.
Choi throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side.
A bone on bone clash there as Choi blocks the leg kick.
Choi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy body shot
and Choi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heung Min Choi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Choi moves away and avoids it.
Choi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Choi cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Choi just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Choi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Choi avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Choi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Choi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Choi.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Choi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Choi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Choi. That one must have hurt.
Choi blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Choi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Choi slips the punch.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Choi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choi was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Choi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Choi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choi throws a right hand that misses
and Choi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Heung Min Choi has been cut.
Choi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Choi half committed to a counter leg kick.
A good leg kick by Choi.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Choi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively.
Choi throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Choi throws a solid leg kick but Sitsongrit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Choi.
Choi avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Choi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Choi.
Choi motions for Sitsongrit to come forward. Choi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Choi with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Choi's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Choi blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Choi has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Choi lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Choi throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Choi lands a shot to the body.
Choi misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Choi controls his hands.
Choi working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Choi's elbow.
Choi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit cracks Choi with a nice body shot.
Choi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heung Min Choi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heung Min Choi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Choi cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Choi.
Choi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Choi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Choi swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Choi avoids the punch easily.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Choi 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 Sitsongrit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sitsongrit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice straight punches there by Choi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Choi.
Choi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heung Min Choi is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Choi strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Choi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Choi is just out of range.
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Choi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Choi scores with a shot to the body.
Choi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Choi with the inside leg kick.
Choi moves into the clinch.
Choi taking a breather.
Choi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Choi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Choi tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi looking to slow down the pace here.
Sitsongrit has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Choi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sitsongrit can turn it around.
Sitsongrit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Choi throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Heung Min Choi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Choi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Choi's ribcage. Choi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Choi.
Choi pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Choi fails to land.
Choi throws a head punch that misses.
Choi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Choi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sitsongrit can do to turn this around?
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Choi.
Choi working hard to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
Choi lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Choi misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
Choi blocking some punches.
Choi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Choi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Choi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Choi blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Choi lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Choi avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Choi blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Choi's head.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Choi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Choi's gas tank.
Choi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Choi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sitsongrit gets through Choi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Choi.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Choi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Choi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Choi's efforts to push away.
Choi blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Choi is struggling to control the position.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Choi misses with a punch on the inside.
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 Heung Min Choi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Heung Min Choi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Choi throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Choi counters with a nice uppercut.
Choi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Choi throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Choi throws a body kick that misses.
Sitsongrit was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Choi's head.
Sitsongrit pushes Choi away with a front kick.
Choi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Choi to score with a decent uppercut.
Choi moves out of range as Sitsongrit throws a body kick.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Choi lands a nice looking body kick.
A jab from Choi misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Choi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Choi moves out of range.
Sitsongrit defending well as Choi loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Choi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Choi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sitsongrit needs to keep his hands up - Choi had a free shot at his head there.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Choi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Choi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Choi down.
Choi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Choi swings widly with a right hand
and Choi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Choi catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross.
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!
Choi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Choi.
Choi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Choi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit ducks right into an uppercut from Choi.
Choi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Choi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Choi cracks Sitsongrit with an open hand slap.
Choi lands with a hook. Sitsongrit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sitsongrit takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Choi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Choi strikes.
Choi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Choi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choi. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Choi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Choi swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Good exchange - Choi coming out on top.
Choi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Choi.
Nice shot lands for Choi.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Choi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Choi.
Sitsongrit tries a quick counter leg kick but Choi is wise to it.
Choi throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Choi.
Choi misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Choi is rocked!
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Choi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heung Min Choi clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Heung Min Choi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sitsongrit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch but Choi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sitsongrit misses the body punch
and Choi counters with a nice uppercut.
Choi tries a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Choi misses.
Choi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oh Choi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Choi misses with a hook to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Choi's knee momentarily.
Are you kidding me?! Sitsongrit ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Choi clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Suriyan Sitsongrit!
Suriyan Sitsongrit is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Suriyan Sitsongrit made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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